The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1902-07-12
cf Secretary II. 7. Crosby Shows a Past
Year Of Good Work.
4 Years Work Mapped Out-.-Report Of
|ers and committees important New
Industry to be Secured.

body, where the interest Of the mer
chant, manufacturer, professional man,
laborer, or planter, can appeal, and rc-
ceive hearing and II same II found
worthy. enlist their support In its
cause, appeals to every one and cansed
In the last year to be erected in the
city, two hundred residences, at a val
ualion Of 100000; seven business
houses, at a cost S20, 900; compress at
s1O0. 900, hotel at $4,000, a new cleo
trio light Iplant at $4,000; while the
amount estimated as expended on inn
provements throughout the city will
amount to at least $4,000, making a
total Of 100000
hat the ficers OF the League are
ever watchfuI Of the clty's interest and
look after it, is demonstrated by the
fact that for them, the Government
Fleet, that now lies at the foot of the
city, would have been moved to some
other city and suffered loss of two
to four Thousand dollars per month.
Again employment Of an attorney and
the prosecution Of the man who was
supposed to have set the restaurant
on fire on Poplar street, Is another
demonstration that their work is
wholely In the interests Of the city and
and for the public good.
PUBLIC ROADS
The arteries Of trade, the public
roads, which act TO q city as the arter-
les of the body act on man, supplying
| life TO one like the other, also received
some attention 10 the past from the
League, and have been benefited there
by, but the chairmsn Of this committee
informs us that his committee would
take up the matter Of public roads,
during the present month and see
what can be done as to the improve
| ment. Every road now trayested,
| leading into the city win be inspected,
and those not found in proper condi-
ton, will be brought to the attention
Of the League, the Board Of SUPERVISOR
and the grand jury. This is done in
the interest Of the planter, as well as
city, for the prosperity Of this class in
u large measure means the prosperity
uf the city.
Again, they will investigate the
| country adjacent TO Greenviiie' tnAt
| want public roads, and II on examina-
tion. find snch is needed, petition
win at once be circulated, and present
ed to theBoard Of Supervisors for;sheir
action. This will be done from tne
fact that one section Of the county
today reports to the League that there
are as many as three thousand people
in one neighborhood cut Of from tne
city to a certain extent because Inc
board refuse their people . public roao
on account OF threatened suits.
SCHOOLS and cHURcHS
Education and morality of city
should gohand in hand and the beau'i
ful churches now erected calls for
new school building where our children
/, can be lcomfortably cared for AMI
given the advantages children OF otnel
cities Of the state now enjoy.
I SANITATION AND WATER
Every movement looking TO the com
pletiou Of our sewerage system ana I'M
| improvement Of and extention OF tn'
water works, has had the Leagues un
divided support and endorsement =
the health of the city can only be pre-
served through such channels,
THE INDUSTRIAL CONVENTION
The Industrial convention, we tnini
will prove an important factor IN tn
development of the Delta, and we sus
pest those 10 charge to take the matte
up, so that everything can be arrange
for it by October; that those VINO ga
attend, may have the. pleasure Oh see
inc the Delta in its best form
FACTORIES.
! AS we stated in the beginning, Io .
. the first year, the work done Dy "
League is credit to the omcers ~
, members Of the organization Ous -
beginning Of another year. 1--WE IsnOu,
strive harder to reap greater narsel
) Of success, is one Of the aims 1a.Gs q =
? wears should be the location q cns y. !,
2 more factories. TheraIlroad iaclnH'
and natural resources OF our s ccuns'
? has made il Jhe home Of the cos'on,
wood manufacturing plant and We =
|, zee no reason xhY. If proper snO,s u !,
J exerted, we should not secure suOu !
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