Arizona weekly citizen., 1894-12-01
HOW TO IMPROVE TUCSON AND CONVERT IT INTO A NICE,
 MODERN CITY.
(Communicated).


 Now that the election is over and th
 political excitement has subsided, 1t
 our duty as citizens to turn our eye
 to the material welfare of our con
 munity and see what we can do withou
 regard to party or color, to improve ou
 city and start new life of prosperity
 Individual efforts seldom succeed in nc
 complishing even the best conceive
 ideas or projects. It is, therefore, nee
 essary that whatever plan we may selec
 or propose to carry out in the improve
 ments of our city, it should be careful.
 studied, discussed and ungDimC usly sup
 ported by our citizens. The unity O action, good will and unselfish ends, car accomplish wonders and realize suct great changes in a community as they can hardly be dreamed of.
 The prosperity of our city depends to some extent on some national legisla, tion, territorial or state developments, and principally on the activity and en- terprislng spirit of our citizens.
 If we wait until some one comes to put the bread in our mouths for our eustainaDce and growth, we may find ourselves to death before this good thing happens. We must not wait, therefore, for others to come to help us to build our prosperity. Let us start ourselves to work first and others will help us where they see that We help our selves.
 We know that statehood is coming, that silver has every day more friends, that the North and South railroad is fast approaching, that reclamation of our lands by irrigation schemes is daily increasing, and that capitalists have an eye on our lands and our mines, but nevertheless let us go to work without regard to those good things. Let us start the improvements ourselves and be prepared independently so that these good things shall seek and follow us, in- stead of we waiting for them. Let us all put our hands to the wheel from this moment without any urther delay and See what we can do for the improve ment of our city.
 We all know that our city, notwith- ssandIdg our wonderful winter climate, presents no attractions, nor comforts for the thousands of strangers who visit us and would like to stay with us on ac- count of their health. The streets of Tucson are mass dust which raised by the wind mixes with the atmosphere and hangs like heavy cloud over our city, makIre the breathing of it very irritable and inc outdoor exercise very unpleasant i5 not hurtful for the invalid and even for healthy people. There IS not single park or place of recreation where sun, pure air, clearness and yer dure would change the present dry. dirty, gloomy sight. If We add to this the bad condition of our sidewalks, the unpleasant sight and bad odor of cur cesspools and Water closets, the poor Rp- pearance of some of our adobe build ings. the scarcity of water and vegata- tion, etc., we shall have a complete tableau f the present condition of our old pueblo. Is It any wonder that un- der such conditions the city should re- trogsde, have our property constantly reduced in value, our taxes increased and DO stranger to be willing to buy, build or stay with us?
 We need good sewerage system, a market, large park with plenty Of wa ter to irrigate the trees and our streets; we want our streets and side walks paved like those of other modern cities; we want street cars, good shady roads around Tucson kept in better condition than what they are now; we want to change the appearance of our adobe buildings and walls; we want 8 ssnits- rum and large hotel with modern &C., commcdstions; we want more railroads and the establishment of large reduction works, and new industries and manufac furies; we want finally large immigra- tion and capital to develop water and to reclaim and cultivate the immense fer tile lands of our valley; we want also some new blood. and men of brains; we want au active chamber of commerce to push our improvements and to look to the welfare of the city.
 We admit that we cannot realize all those improvements at once nor alone. We know that we need time and the aid of outside capital to accomplish some of them, but many can be accomplished by our own effort, and after We start in earn est ID developing them, capital will quickly come forward for the rest.
 Let Tucson have an efficient sewerage system, s market, a nice park and the streets and side walks paved like in Los Angeles and other modern cities, and thousands of health seekers will come to build and stay, then a sanitarIum, hotel and other important buildings will be built because it will pay the In- yestor to build them.
 Every citizen feels undoubtedly an in- terest ID seeing these improvements done, but they will say, Where IS the money to start them? From where shall we get it?
 This is precisely what we intend to do in this article, as we are we'll aware that nothing can be done without money.
 In our mex. issue we shall deal with tae solution of this problem and demon strate how easy and practically we can raise the money necessary for these im- provements, requiring no sacrifice of