The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1902-04-05

ION III the otdtS. ~ LnSoe Will uOuDL-
less be added furniture factories and
kindred interests galore.
Another splendid specimen of the
lumber section Of the State Is taken
of DR.. o. B. Quin of McComb City.
DR.. Quin is not only at the head of
his beloved profession, but is "a man
Of affairs" as we'll. His knowledge of
mercantile matters, his repeated terms
as high officer in the cotton mills and
other public enterprises of his town;
his exalted position in the great secret
orders of which he is so devoted and
intelligent a member, and the staunch
love that his people in State, county
and town have often shown for him,
by ~elevating him to some Of their high
est Offices, all give ~indisputable proof
of his ability to do well the work that
lies before him, and to put his wise
intelligence into 1t. More than that,
DR.. Quin is a man who can deal with
men such as will be found in charge
Of this grandest of Southern enter
prises.
From McComb to Senatobia Is q
long stretch, but within the many in
tervening miles, all filled with our
good citizens, no better man could
have been found than that man Of
superb physique and a mind and heart
that fits 1t to perfection, Hon. v. B.
Still of Senatobia. Mr.. Still is a suo-
cessful nan of wide business interests,
whose word Is as good as his bond
with any man who knows him. He is
also somewhat of a politician, having
been chosen frequently to represent
his people in various positions Of trust
and importance, in all of which he &C.
quilted himself with honor. But with
all the good things that his friends
can say of him, it is the great work
that this noble man has done for 9th
ers rather than for himself in which
he finds his truest pleasure. He is q
Mason and lives true to its beautiful
faith and its high requirements. A:
a member Of other fraternal bodies ht
has frequent opportunities to put theii
rules Of mercy and charity in practice
and to the faithful observance of these
is due the fact that he is not a ricl
man, despite his successful business
career. A man of clean hands and
pure heart is this splendid Mississip
plan, and it speaks well for a Stat,
when her Governor makes choice o
such men for positions Of public trust
With the other member of the bu
reau, Hon. Frank Burkitt, many o
my readers are familiar. because o
his long connection with that reliabl
paper, the Chickasaw Messenger, AM
because of his long and devoted publ
service. In many positions he ha
served his people, and always with
fearless adherence to what he believe
to be right and just. Capt. Burkitt
a man of much more than usual abb
ity, and few men have left a cleare
imprint of their own personality O.
the times than hus this courageou
son of Mississippi. He comes of a fan
lily that ranks high in matters of IL
%tellect, principle and devotion to tn
cause which they espouse as RICH
And even those directly opposed t
him on political questions are boun
to bow in acknowledgment of tn
mans loyalty and honesty Of purpos,
There are few men in the State wit
more friends in all the walks of lii
than Capt. Burkitt, and this wide a,
q%uaintance, this knowledge of tn
people and familiarity with the State
resources will stand him in good stea
in this position to which the Governc
has so wisely appointed him.
The first duty of this bureau wi
be to organize and choose a commi
I sioner whose duty it will be to collet
our State exhibit and who shall r
ceive a salary therefor of 81, 900 pr
annum, with an allowance for e,
penses.
Quoting from the act creating tn.
bureau, we here give a few of the in
: portant items which follow after tt
directions for creating the bureaI
= These members serve without salar
a except actual expenses. Our Peep,
? should remember this and should hel
/ them in every possible way, and, abo,
q all, should refrain from baseless cri
icism. The law says:
THE said exposition bureau is her
by vested with full power and a
r thority to do any and all things whic
r they may deem necessary and props
to carry out and accomplish the er
n and purpose for which it is created.
l. "All disbursements On account
said exposition shall be made upc
9 the certificates issued by the expos
ton bureau at a regular session Their
!. of. Upon the presentation of the sa
certificate to the Auditor Of the Sta
d of Mississippi, he shall draw his wa
n rant upon the State Treasurer upC
n the fund herein made for the amour
~ statad and TO the order of the DerS(