The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-09-26
Next Wednesdays Election.

site SelecIeu Dy the treasury uepdrtLch'
for the same or not. The site has been
selected by the department after all
those offered have been considered from
every possible standpoint and after a
personal inspection of each by an agent
of the department, who, during service
extending over number of years, has
not been in the habit of having his rec
concentrations turned down. The site
selected does not suit every person in
the city. None of those offered did.
The question now simply becomes, are
the citizens who would have preferred
one of the other sites willing to sacrifice
the whole city by refusing to sanction
the purchase at this time of the site
selected? Do they wish to put off to an
uncertain future the time when the
erection of the building can be begun.
Thirty-fve thousand dollars, gift out
right it may be considered, for public
building which would be an ornament
to any cityl 1t would hardly seem pos
sible that any Owosso citizen would care
so little for the city as to vote against
the purchase of the site selected simply
because it was not the site favored by
him. If every one should follow out
that plan a two-thirds majority could
not be obtained for this or for any of the
other sites had one of them been chosen.
Are Owosso citizens who are public
spirited going to permit others to
do this without making a careful
consideration of the injury they are
doing the city? Will~,the organized
labor of the city stand by and see the
opportunities lost for their fellow work
men to receive portion of the cost of
the building in pay for labor which will
be matter of pride to them because of
the high quality of work required and
because their work will help to orna-
ment the city? Other cities have ex-
pended hundreds of dollars in sending
to Washington, in prepar-
ing numerous and expensive maps and
in almost countless other ways in their
attempt to secure the passage of bills
money for their post
office buildings. Several years ago
In another congress Owosso ex-
pended considerable amount in the
mere hope of securing favorable re-
port This year Congressman Fordney,
with his customary regard for the needs
Of Owosso and the post office service
here, and with his customary good luck
in getting whatever he starts after, has
secured the passage of the appropriation
for the Owosso building without calling
On the city for the expenditure of
single dollar to pay for any expense of
the matter to the building |
committee in the best light. He did the
entire thing himself and so quietly but
did he work that outside of a
cant half dozen who had to know in |
'rder to make good guarantee that a
lite would be provided no one in the
,ity knew that there was even a remote
possibility of building being secured
Until the congressman himself an
in Owosso that he had secured
he appropriation. Then, too, are even
hese men who signed the guarantee
hat Owosso would furnish the site, to
,e put in such an embarrassing position
because some of the voters favored one
II the other of the other sites offered2
There are more things to be taken into
than the mere fact of
whether or not the site chosen is the one
which each individual voter wished to
zee selected. To reject the proposition
10 purchase the site selected next We'd
lesday would be to make Owosso the
aughing stock of the entire state as well
Is to make her run the risk of losing
he public building altogether in the
nd, and still there are some who are
working to defeat the proposition. Give
he matter serious consideration. Let
-our own public spirit override any dis
which you may feel in the
hoice of the site, and see that your neigh
,or's and your associates public spirit is
lroused before next Wednesday, Do not
ct Owosso seem so ungrateful for the
lift, and do not cause a long delay in the
ime when she gets it. See that the