The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-09-13
NEW MANAGEMENT OF HATTlEs-
eUee TRAcTIcN CO.'S Sue
q cEssFul CAREER.
THEIR COMlSG MEANS PROGRESS
Properties Here to Be Given Large
Development. Close Alliance Be-
yeen ~ People and The Company
~eut.

sale of some public utilities in
burg to the Henry l.. Doherty
any of New York means a great
more for the community than the
sale and transfer of so much
perty. It means that all the prop
IS are TO be extensively and sub
ntially developed, the purpose Of
Ihe new owners being to Immediately
pegin an expenditure OF $4,000 in
Extensions and betterment.
Willis S. Thompson induced Mr..
.Doherty to open negotiations which
;ulted in the purchase. Mr. Thomp-
,on came here primarily to engage in
the work of colonizing cut-over lands.
This public utility sale is next in i'm
Dortauce to the settlement of farm
.nds adjacent to the city, and the
starting of large colonization move
mt, which appears near to concln-
4, will work well with the improve
at Of the public utilities in building
the community. The one will en-
rage and contribute to the success
of the other.
Henry L. Doherty, who is the head
and moving spirit of the Doherty Com
papy, is recognized as the leading man
pf the country in the gas and electric
Held. He began his remarkable rise
In this work when he was named as re
,eiver for the Denver Gas & Electric
'op'/ of Denver, Colorado, about
en- s ago When that property
aHed from receivership it was
.drchased by company organized by
Mr. Doherty and in which he held a
arge majority of the common stock.
AS receiver he had shown such
marked ability that it was not difficult
or him to secure all the money he
anted on a bond issue. He 'mgae
eoQd" as owner of the same propertie
10 such remarkable degree that he
Don had what was recognized as 'n
ing one Of he best properties rs
United States. He has developed tAi-
Ind several years ago, under his e:
a"rprisr q progressive mana ,'o'a'
)eny 4 me known as "Tac Clv
LIN : jhat being adopted ~ q
ity motto.
The very brilliancy of the strect-
md business houses has dor NOR
han any other single agency 10 ea
= ourage the spirit of enterprise II
many other lines that has made Den
er one of the greatest and most lalk
4 Ii about cities in the country.
Following his success in Denver Mr.
7 |oherty has purchased the gas anc
Iectric companies in over thirty 9th
y. cities of importance all over the
puntry, and the Henry L. Doherty
Company, with headquarters at Sixty
Kan Street, New York City, are rec
gnized as one of the most enterpris
hg and financially strong banking anC
berating combinations in New Yorl
&sy.
1t was only couple of years ag'
hat Mr.. Doherty turned his attention
buth, among the cities, where h
Y irchased the same utilities that h'
ls in Eattiesburg was Meridian
\ IDle of Hattiesburg who have beer
\ {aIl observing of what has been TAX
place in neighboring cities know
HAT Mr.. Doherty has done for Meri
Ian He has developed three time
patronage for these companie
at existed when he purchased. TIT
an who has been responsible for tina
,arkable development is Mr.. A. t
tefsSn.
re noherty Companies never a
property to stand still. the
L. olways growing and their enter
dso and push are always directe
encouraging and helping the OIL
fellow grow 1t is mutual ut
,lopment of the whole community
Mr. Doherty was one of the mrs
N IbIc utility men in the country
Icognlze that It was to his advantag
let the people have something
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