Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-03-25
NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS
AXES TO GRIND

When you hear fellow vociferouJly roaring his head of against the bond issue, conforming the members of the city council and the water company and questioning the motive of every out spoken person in favor of the bond is- sue and the subsequent purchase and extension of the water system and the construction of sewerage plant, you can safely put it down that he has an axe to grind
 There is a clique in Globe with al legged water bearing ground to sell. They have had dreams of a fortune for some time. Agents for this little band of good samaritans'' are scattered here and there and everywhere, blattsntly proclaiming that the Pinal Mountain Water company hasn't sufficient water to carry the city through the present summer; that they are trying to unload a lot of rotten, rusty pipes upon the taxpayers at an exhorbitant price, and to come out from under with snug sum, leaving Globe to hold the bag.
 They will tell you that the only real solution of the problem is for the city to ignore the water company, go ahead, and put in an entirely new system and plenty of water will be found at the right time.
 The water company, just at this par ticular time, is perfectly willing that the charges against it remain unchal- lenged. They don't care to sell their plant for S16o,0o0, or for any other reasonable sum. They were forced to make fair optional price and they did so reluctantly. They would probably be willing to join with the croakars in this silly ortcry in order that the bond issue will meet defeat The water com pany wants the people of Globe to go on record as saying that they do not want to own their own water plant. 1t would insure peace for at least time in the conduct of the water company's business. En brief the water company wants the bond issue defeated, and any man who votes no, votes with the water company and for its perpetuity.
 There be other people out with dull axes waiting for position at the stone, and while in line they are improving every opportunity to knock. Of course there be taxpayers in Globe, misguided though they may be, who are consci- ent.ously opposing this bond issue. In the main, however, these people object on the false ground that an increase of taxes will follow municipal ownership of the water system.
 Regarding the water supply the sil- yer Belt is informed by disinterested experts that the water company now has sufficient water to supply city of 30,000. This information was given out by officers of the water company last fall when their last we'll was brought in, ard was printed by the Silver Belt a. that time as lead story on the first page. Later insurance men sent to Globe for the purpose, made thorough examination of the water supply and verified the water company's story. On the finding of these insurance men, rates were reduced something like ten per cent. It is true that the water plant will have to be improved in some re- spects and extensions made. Mayor Kinney and members of the city coun- cil were cognizant of this fact when they decided upon calling the bond cleo tion. AS evidence of their full under standing ir the proposed issue they pro- vide for contemplated expenditure of SI0,Ooo for the purposes specified. With some slight improvements and exten- sicns made Globe will have a creditable system and one capable of supplying tie demands of the people winter and