Daily Arizona silver belt., 1910-03-04
SEWERS SHOULD COME FIRST


 The installation of an adequate sewerage sys- tenn in Globe would be the signal for longer forward stride than any improvement at pres ent before the people of the city for considera- ton
 Sewerage has been what might rightfully be termed a hobby of the Silver Belt for num- Der of years past and we expect to ride this hob- by, not to it's death, but to successful issue, and to win the glory and honor of the victorious before another year has passed.
 As the Silver Belt so often has stated in the past, it wishes to reiterate this morning, a sew craze system would come to Globe now that the revenues of the water plant are available, as a precious gift A system to cost from $lOO,OOO to $150,000 can readily be constructed from the proceeds of a bond issue for the amount neces- sary and the revenues from the water plant will take care of the interest and sinking fund for both the waterworks bond issue and bond issue for the construction of sewers if the bond issue for the latter purpose does not exceed $150000. This will leave plenty of money at hand for water extensions and water improve ment purposes. This statement can not be sue cessfuly challenged. The books of the water department of the city are open to the public for full verfcation.
 But this claim has never been disputed. In fact the mild opposition to sewerage system will admit that the money for interest and a sinking fund is at hand that the installation of sewerage system would not cost the taXpay- CTS one penny more than they are paying at present -but-and then they give their shoul- ders a significant shrug, which in most cases is interpreted by the Silver Belt as meaning that they are mossbacks from habit and that they feel in duty bound to oppose anything that re- sembles progress. At the best this faction should be quietly ignored and progress assert its full strength.
 In the past, Globe has been fortunate in es- caping an epidemic of typhoid fever. This can be attributed to the watchfuness and pains taking of the health department, possibly weather conditions and the prudence of the peo- pie as a whole. But because the city has es- capped a scourge of this kind in the past is no reason to believe that it will in the future. The city may be- at this very minute, on the eve of catastrophe of this kind. Globe has been growing very rapidly during the past few years. There are twice as many people in the city to- day as there were five years ago. There are five thousand more this morning than there was on the fourth day of March, 1909. And the growth of this city promises to be phenomenal this year and for number of years to follow. Filth and disease breeding refuse naturally follow in the wake of a rapidly growing population and more closely settled community. The chances for an epidemic of typhoid fever are much bet ter this summer than they were last and they are going to be intensified with each succeeding mile stone unless we get busy and provide for the disposition of this refuse matter-an incu bator for typhoid germs. Don't console your self with the false belief that Globe has escaped typhoid in the past for it hasn't. The hospitals are filled with it every summer and the numer- ous private homes harbor the dread malady The newspapers do not give publicity to these cases for the very good reason that it would be poor advertising for the city. An epidemic of the dread disease, however, such as many Hri- zona cities have suffered, would not only cost the city much in sorrow and remorse. but would cause an actual loss in the shape of develop ment that would amount to hundreds of times more than the cost of a irst-cass sewerage svs- tenn.
 A sewerage system is safeguard that every taxpayer should throw about his family and zealousy fight for. We heed the rattle of the poisonous serpent and speedily seek point of