MLGW-TVA: Crump’s political power brought electrical power to Memphis
The political boss believed in public ownership of utilities from the dawn of his considerable influence over the city when he was a city commissioner. And Crump saw private owners of such utilities as political adversaries.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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