Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-12-03
WHAT SHALL WE DO.

It is not @ question of what shall we do with our boys. nor w5at shall we do with our girls, but what shall we do with Tucson. Shall we dig her grave deeper with ''inncuous desuetude," or shall we with the persistency of an office seeker force her to the front where she of right belongs.
 Her opportunities for improvement and growth are abundant and cheap, and her possibilities are is lImitless as those of more progressive towns.
 The place is old and sleepy and like an ancient maid she lives in the wsrmless sunshine of by gone days when adobes were valued at dollar 3 piece and beans two bits pound. But she must be lifted out of the ru9 and aroused to 6 sense of wakefulness.
 She needs better water system, bet ter hotels. good sewerage system, cleo tric lights and car lines.
 To do these things she must have ca pitaI and capital must have inducements to seek investments within her corpo- rate limits. The latter she can give and the former she can have, if she will.
 Mossbacks will have spasms of pros peotlve indebtedness, and high taxation Kickers will klck till they split at the go aheaditivinees Of the men who are will ing toput their shoulders to the wheels and move on with the times.
 We boast the finest climate in the world, the clearest skies and the most invigorating winter air, but we dare not say come to those who are weary and heavy laden with disease for we have not where they can lay their heads.
 We advertise the unlimited resources of our city but we throttle capital when it seeks home among us and scare 1t from us in the petty restrictions, and so we stand and live of one another and eat each other up, But let us not die of ennui and waste our opportunities in the vail of dull times. The present moment is suspicious.
 
 A mayor and three councilmen must be chosen from the body of the people. Let them be well chosen. If mistake IS made the city vii pod along ID its an- cient ways Be chary of this.
 We believe in the elevation to power .os men whose ideas are abreast of the co .asion. We believe in the building of water and sewerage systems, we believe in better streets and better buildings, and we believe ID having these things right now.
 The only way for us to get them lies through the coming election. We want @ mayor and common council that has the nerve to meet the issue and pledge the credit of the city if needs De to make city of it.
 Every dollar so expended, will not be taken from us but will be invested here and will add just that much more to the taxable wealth of this conmunity, but whether it does or not the venture is well worth making. Things cannot be worse than they now are and if we get on the wagon and ride there is every possibility of their betterment. Let us make trial.
 The Board of Trade is made up of the representative business men of this city and all have like interests involved There are TO politics in their delibera tione but business and trade are alone involved.
 At their meeting tomorrow night we suggest that they put in nomination candidates for mayor and city council If this is done the best interests of the city will be represented and an assur. saoe will bs given that the city will be lifted from the dust and ruts of the dead past and will get nineteenth century move on herself
 With proper officers at the head of Oul municipal affairs a statement can be made setting forth the necessities of the city and solicit bids for water works sewerage system etc, and to tho parties offering the most advantageous termr issue bonds and pledge the credit ef the city for their payment,