The Executive Committee Of The State

publishers' association met at Detroit, yesterday, and decided to have theannual excursión, July 26th, pobably down the St. Lawrence. The editorial brain of Michigan will need a week's rest and recrcation after the spring campaign, the adjournment oí legislatura, and other matter pertaining to the welfare of the natlon which it has to look; ader. We trust that the committee who are soliciiing subscription8 to build a fruit drying and preserving iactory in this city, will meet with a hearty reception from the gentlemen who are iuterested in the growth of Ann Arbor. There ia do doubt but what such a factory is needed in this city, on account of the vast amount of fruit grown in this vicinity. The increase in business from this enterprise will benefit every business man and real estáte owner in this city, every farmer and fruit grower in this vicinity, every fruit consumer, every boy and giil that can piek a berry or "pear" an apple. It will opeu the way for other manufactures. The republican state convention, which met at Detroit yesterdpy, was one of the most enthusiastic and successrul meetings of the kind ever held in Michigan. Every republican present - and the delegations were well filled from al! parta of the tate- was very enthusiastic in his belief that he was working in the interest of the winning tii ket; and the nominations ,were iuch as will commend thiünselves to the people of the statp. Judge James B. Campbell, of Wayne, was re-nominated on the first ballot. Col. C. D. Long, of Flint, receivtd the nomination for the long term for supreme justice. For regents of the state University, Chas. A. Hebard, of Baraga and Roger W. Butterfield of Kent, were nominated. Judge Campbell is too well known to need any mention at this time. CoL Long is a lawyer of Flint, 46 years of ge, a gallant soldier with an honorable civil and military record. Mr. Butterfield is one of the brightest liwyers of Grand Rapid?, He graf'u&ted from the literary department ol Prineeton college in 1804 and tour years later from the law department of the University. Mr. Hebard is a thorough going, upright and successf'u! business man, and was the choice of the entire Uppi-r Península. , Therk are persons in our city who still believe that a city will manage its water supply much better than a private corporatk-n. To such we recommend the following editorial from the Detroit Evening News: "Grand Rápida is all torn up over the water question. The citizens refuse to drink the Coldbrook craek water which the board of public works furnieh. The doctors say that it is unüi for use, and three times during the past two yearg the TOters have defeated propositions to issue bonds for enlarging the works. For 35 years the hydraulic company, owned by private citizens, has been furmsliing the city with pure spring water from a system of welk, but last fall when the company atarted to lay ten miles of additional pipe they were enjoined by the board. The courts havejust dissolved the injunction aud declared that the company has the right, under its old state charter, to go on supplying the city with iure[water. Now the board has asked the legislaturp to take up their side of the fight and compel the use of creek water by repealing the hydraulic cortipany'a charter. Three of the four daily papers oppose the repeal and lay there must be no monopoly in the water business. The presa and people of Grand Rápida are wím in their generation. The example of Detroit' experienoe ihould make them stand firmly in their present determination to support the private oompaiiT. Our water board, after getting a million dollar from the city to build settling and filtering basins and worki, imply dug a big hole in the swamp. Into tbii dirty hole the pure water of the river it let to be contaminated by the ooie and muck, and thence is pumped into the pipei. Thera is neither setlini? nor filtering. For the work of contaminating the water on its way to the coneumer the board charges a round prie, and besides maket the consumera pay in the form of a direct tax the interest on is bonds. It is as irresponaibla and impudent as if the members owned the property in fee indeed, much more so. They make the people pay for property, and then turn the city off of it, and rent it to private parties. When they see a good real estáte bargain they buy it with the people's raoney and go into the business of renting offices. Id fact, there is no body l.ke unto our water board. They gripe the people's pockeU with a tax and gripe the people's bowels with malarial water. For a week past the stuff they have been pumping out of the hole in the marsh has been hardly.fit to wash in."