The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1908-04-04
Our New York Letter From our Regular
Correspondent.

Here is an item Of interest about
now when so much is being said and
written about Corporations.
The first one organized chartered
in this great country was by Aaron
Burr (of a certain memOry)it was the
Manhattan Water Company (now the
Manhattan Bank of this City Burr
was a Schemer a power in politics in
his day or at least until up to the
time Of his disgrace. The promoters
proposed supplying water to the resi-
dents of New York City. Little at
tention was paid to the measure so
simple merely a water bill" and at
that time water was an object to the
growing city. 1t was found after
wards that Burr had incorporated in
the bill broad privileges-eXclusive
rights, not only water rights, but all
manner of things were granted bank
ing, trading, specializing anything,
everything could be carried on under
the protection of law and to the ex-
cluSion Of others. The water company
is defunct and has been for years, yet
the far reaching charter is preserved
ard under it a score of enterprises are
today operated.
The great Manhattan Banking In
StitutiOn takes the lead among the
many under the wings of this fran
chise. The Law makers at the time
Incorporated in the measure OF a
clause requiring the daily pumping of
water and the minimum was placed
at ] gallon, from that day to this,
water has been pumped daily and now
every day l gallon is forced through
the pipe, to W. the valuable fran
chiSe.
A good man no matter what his
politics or religion is, deserves The
commentator of his fellow men,
Governor Charles f. Hughes Of New
York State is the one your cores
pondent has in mind at this time.
This is not written to further the
political chances of Governor Hughes
but simply and solely to give honor to
whom honor is due. Hughes is a
man a make up such as the writer has
never before seen and it is a truth
the man does not care whether he is
further favored or not politically; he
is a natures nobleman who does right
though the heavens fall-letS fly the
chips no matter whom they hit, his
first and sole thought seems to be the
right. A Christian tried and true,
son of a Baptist preacher his training
was correct and he has never deviated
from it. AS some one put it novel
ty is a great asset in politics the peO-
pie at large have an instinct for dis
covering the new thing, and the
Hughes method is unquestiOnably
new. Joining the stiff OrderlineSS as
ISOLATED with extreme conservatism
to an uncompromlSing ~radlcalneSS of
idea, disregarding alike the appeals OF
friendship and Of party using nc
weapon except those drawn from the
arsenal of reason, here is a man OF
whom anything is possible, even the
permanent lifting of American public
life to a higher level"
The young nan of today will dc
we'll to watch the life and dOings OF
Charles E. Hughes.
Among the number Of letters SEM
( me asking for information from al
oyer the country regarding the new
discovery German Grains" for th'
cure without drugs Of Indigestion
etc , there were some who failed t.
give addresses and If they see Thu
they will understand why the New
York end Of this paper did not com
NV.