The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-09-21
HON. SHED HILL IS SEEN
Body of Citizens Discuss
Matters With Him.
PROTEST MADE AGAINST NON-DRAW BRIDGE
Cleaning Out Yalobusha River Seems
to be an Assured Fact-Mr. Hill
was not Correctly Informed as
Proposed Bridge.

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citizens went down to Greenwood
Tuesday to see Hon. w. s. Hill, who
was engaged there in the Kirby trial,
relative to securing federal aid to open
Yalobusha river to navigation, ,aS men,
toned in The Sentinel Of last week
and to protest against the building or
a bridge without a draw across the
same river near Harkin's landing. 1t
was found Mr.. Hill was not in posses
sion of the real facts about the bridge
matter and that he had been led to
make recommendation to the Sec
retary Of War at Washington for the
building of a non-draw bridge at
Harkin's landing upon the aSSump-
tion that the board of supervisors of
this county had passed an order for
such bridge when as matter or
fact no such order had been passed.
Mr.. Hill.took it for granted, of course,
that if the supervisors had ordered
the building Of the bridge that it
was a matter of public record and met
with the approval of Grenada county's
citizenship and that he was acting on.
ly in obedience to the wishes OF the
people of the county in making the
recommendation he did to the War de-
partment at Washington. He was
very much aStOniShed when shown
certificate from the chancery clerk
showing that no such order Tor a
bridge had been passed. Mr.. Hill
as undoubtedly unfortunate in the
source Of lis information and had un-
uuestionably been misled and stated
that he would at once take steps to
nullifv the recommendation thlt he
had made to the Secretary OF War.
In discussing the proposition to get
an appropriation to clean out the riv-
er. Mr.. Hill showed from the congress
iOnal record bill he had introduced
in a previous congress and speech
made by him on the subject and he
stated that he would enter heartily
into the work of securing congreSsion-
al recognition and that if Grenada
would unitedly and earnestly get be-
hind the scheme that it could be &C
complished- He outlined the plan of
procedure and gave many helpful sug-
pestions that will be Of no little value
to Grenada in furthering the desired
end.
While in Greenwood these gentle
men consulted the representatives of
the business organizations Of that
progressive little city and the Mayor
and found that Greenw BOD would not
only willingly but gladly enter into
the movement to make YalObuSha
river navigable for steam craft and
that she would use her best efforts to
secure her congressman Mr..
Humphrey, cooperation with Hon. w.
5. Hill of this district.
Before leaving, Mr.. Humphrey, was
seen in person and he stated that he
would certainly cooperate with Mr..
Hill and that he believed there would
be but little difficulty IN getting the ia
vorable ear of congress. Mr.. Hum
phrey is himself member of the Riv-
ers and HarborS' committee aud has
been very successful in securing SINH
lar appropriations for his district.
Hon. John Sharp Williams has also
promised cooperation and altogether
the prospect is favorable for having
YalobuSha river under the constant
care of the national government which
means that at least eight months in
The year Grenada will have steam
boats carrying part of her freight
and lying at the rivers edge.