Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1910-10-14
A BRYAN WOMAM's APPEAL
TO BRYAN men
GovERNM ENT BulLDING SHOULD
BE LOCATED WHERE IT
CAN BE SEEN.
What Can Be Done to Make the
City More Attractive-A Dallas
Mans Opinion.

Men of Bryan, what has become oI
your vaunted civic pride? An inspec
tor came all the way from Washing
ton TO Inspect proposed sites for a
government building In our town: and
who met with him? Only a few mem.
bers OF the Commercial Club, Was
the press Of business so great that
the merchants and other representa-
tive men did not attend? Men, you
should have turned out en- masse and
had voice In a matter OF such i'm
portance. Are you going to let a few
self-interested parties locate such a
building away back on a side street,
where II can not be seen from passing
trains? What more beautiful and ap-
propriate site could be chosen than
the lot on Regent street, west OF
Bonneville house? Or. IL preferred
the one where the fire station now
stands? That building could. with lit
tie expense, be moved to the north
corner of the same block, where 1t
would look well. Then with the fed
eral building in the middle of either
of the two lots, with well kept park,
and the other lot for a Y. NJ. c. A.
building, which Is so much needed by
strangers and railroad men, and is
sure TO come, can you imagine the
Let us secure a desirable site, even
If we fare the fate of the Waxahachie
postoifice building. Get the site. then
whoop up the building.
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mess League" the building and loan
association and sewer prospect (?)
But. first of ALL let us get several
buildings on that sandy
plaza so that the travelling public can
see what a desirable and enterprising
town we have. Why If you locate II
On Regent street In a months time
one could not tell the rear of the bust.
ness houses from the front, and the
will be planting ferns and
palms on that street while now il is
The dumping ground for everything
under the sun.
A short time ago ! heard a sensible
man from Dallas, our largest Texas
city. SAYS that he was astounded at
The business done in Bryan. He said
Why, ! never saw the like of Il: II
Dours IN from all adjoining counties.
But there is not much enterprise. If
lnly few progressive. enterprising
men would take the helm OF affairs
md plunge ahead, Bryan will be big
,ity in few years"
Have YOU ever noticed from the cars
he approaches into Bryan? Old.
unpainted sheds; lime
houses, etc; weeds as tall as trees:
md little ratty shanties, only re
leemed by the busy ice factory, the
handsome warehouses, lumber build !
ngs and offices on the north end of !
Vain street, and little further down. |
q water and light plant. Citizens. | |
mplorc YOU not 10 sleep upon your /
tights till It is too late Let your i'm |
show when you have such /
fine opportunity. viii some one else I
peak out?
Now. upon the advice OF a neighbor- /
ng city. ! want TO say something that /
Fill please every one: The obnoxious I
'ile of old tins on Washington street
las all been removed, rhe Carnegie
ark has been raked and busted
The conglomerate accumulation of
ges in the courthouse yard has been
Iauled away,,. All things now look
idy, praise to whom praise is due.
'he beautiful cement walks in and
round the south and west sides of the
ourthouse are finished and are a
redit to any city. But do you know
hat the north and east sides are
qually as handsome? Why not con-
inue them on those sides and make
he job complete? Let the good work
o on.
Bryan and Brazos county forever