Arizona republican., 1908-08-28
WHAT PHOENIX NEEDS.

To the editor of The Republican:
 Sir-A much mooted question in any lcommunity is what the community
 most neets?" It was the propoundine
 of this question followed by a dis
 cussion of the same in the pres
 ence of the writer that has called forth this article.
 Everyone present seemed to be oi
 the opinion that Phoenix needs: | CD To be cleaned up.
 | @ Paved streets
 C3) Better street car service. | (D Fewer knockers.
 (5) To complete the Y. M. c. A
 as her citizens pledged to do.
 One of the most noticeable things
 to visitor to any town is the sani-
 tary and aesthetic conditions of the town. It matters not how many
 beautiful public buildings, churches
 libraries and business blocks a town
 may have if whole blocks are cover
 ed with tin cans, stable refuse and
 brush the town will look bad to one
 who comes from some of our neat
 well kept northern cities. The city council should not allow the open blocks of our little city to be made a public dumping ground as is some times the case in Phoenix.
 It is less than a fortnight since a 1 lady from one of our California cities said she would invest her money in 1 Phoenix property if they would pave the streets. We need not shrink from this because it is too expensive The expense of paving can be assessed against the individual property own CTS payable in say four years, one fourth each year. So gradual would the change come about that no one would be worked a hardship and the town would be taken out of the anti que country style and placed in the city class. It is absurb to expect Phoenix to become anything but an OvergrOwn county village till we pave our streets and beautify our lawns. These things are the ear marks of a city and must be found in Phoenix by our tourists if we would get the reputation abroad that we wish.
 l think everyone will confess that We need a better street car service Street cars and plenty of them are the necessities of the modern cities Perhaps we stand a little in our own light in this matter. The writer is informed that the owner of the street car system has been ready for some time to give us better service on the avenues, but every time the manager breaches the question some one threatens him with an injunction and all the citizens of the various ave nues sign 2 petition against putting line down any of them. We can not have the accommodation of hour ly street cars unless we are willing to let them go down our streets. The writer would probably be damaged as much as anyone by a street car line Soing down one of our avenue, but is willing to make the sacrifice for the future goOG of Phoenix.
 We cannot expect people to buy homes and settle down here while our citizens are knocking each other The real estate man needs to give the mining man a boost and the min ing man in turn needs to help boost real estate. It is difficult for any enterprise to succeed while part of those who ought to be inteersted in it are knocking. The old adage put your shoulder to the wheel and push should be the motto of every one who lcVeS the interests of our little city. Help push along every legitimate enterprise that will de velop the valley. We work at crUss purposes as long as the real estate man knocks t;'e mining man and vice-versa 1t is equally as bad for mining mer or real estate men to knock each other
 There is plenty for all and it be- Looves us to stop our knocking and go to boosting. The board of trade do all the boosting. It should 1 te done by the individual citizen.
 Last or all Phoenix needs to quite l