The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-02-09
LET US
HAVE THEM

LET US
HAVE THEM
Does Greenville need park?
Yes!
Does Greenville need City Hall?
Certainly!
Should Greenville be the Delta
Fair City?
Without a doubt!
Does Greenville want $4,000 peo-
pie in 1910?
Of course!
Well, it can have all these and
more, if it can get the money to foot
the bills. I will admit, we have no
Carnegie or Fields among our citi-
zenship. That our city treasury is
low and times are hard. But there is
no denying the fact that they are
each needed, and needed at once, for
the future life and advancement of
our city.
A park for the pleasure and recre-
alton of our women and children
which would mean saving of thou
sands of dollars to its business in
terests that is now spent away each
summer
A city hall, place for the proper
handling of every branch of the
city's business and one in keeping
with the other city improvements,
instead of the small, cramped up
residence quarters that they are now
using and dubbed our City Hail.
The city for the Delta Fair, which
organization will advertise the city
and Delta and draw thousands an
nually to the city, many of whom will
return and engage in business or
planting interests.
And in IoIo-the climax of our
work and sacrifice to be reached by
population of $4,000 citizenship.
means millions of dollars increase in
all city values
But to get these somebody must
pay for them.
Who7
The present or future generation,
the taxpayers of the city.
No doubt, many who are reading
this, when they come to the word
Taxpayers, think the last straw has
been laid on their backs this year,
and resent the very name of taxes.
Our plan to secure the first three
measures will not increases taxes but
in two years reduce them. Our plan
is this-for the Park and City Hall,
issue bonds not to- exceed $40 900,
payable in twenty years. For the
Delta Fair, for every patriotic citi-
zen to take a share or SO OF its stock.
Then let an honest and equitable as
sessment be made of the city and
next year, of the lands in the county.
Let all be required to make a full,
fair and complete return to the as
sesors of all the taxable property
and l dare say, that the tax rate will
be reduced and the taxes of each tax
payer will be less than they are to-
day.
We are told by reliable men that
there are thousands of taxable acres
of land in the county today in culti-
walton that not a cent of taxes are
paid on and these will be brought in
under the new assessment in 1908.
Do you object to this plan? If 50,
for what reason? Is it oppressive?
If so, upon whom? Is it unjust?
Does IT wrong anybody? Are not
your wife and children entitled to
some consideration as well as your
self? Do they not, in their way, help
you pay your taxes? Then if you is
sue bonds to purchase park for
their life and pleasure, should you
not help to pay it without a rnurmur ?
We. commend the above sugges-
tons to the prayerful consideration
of every citizen and the open discus
sion of the City Council. If it be
true, that we have untaxable prop
erty in the city and county today thar
will add to .Greenvi1le, without in
creased taxation, these improve
ments. which make it a Bigger, Bette
ter Greenville, we can see no reason
why they should not be had and
had at once, so that the city may re-
ceive the new Government building
and City Hall the same year, and our
citizenship park for their pleasure
and recreation during the long sum
mer months