The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-05-23

We nave presented n a series Of editorials the rea
which induce to advocate the issue of bonds
By Brunswick Glynn county for permanent i'm
provements-good streets and roads, drainage extern
sion Of sewerage system, and the like We have in
yed expression opinion either for their
against it from any citizen, but two have so far re-
sponded
Deeming this, DO, the vital question which
confronts people ,oday, certain that at distant
day it will be submitted the people the polls
trust that such expression of opinion will forth
coming and repeat offer publish any expression
upon it.
VINO doubt the desirabiity of making them
Improvements?
Who can doubt the desriabiHty Of making them
quickly?
WAC doubt the attraction II outside capital to
city and county Of $5500O0 invested in such i'm
provements?
Who doubt increase in value of taxable prop
erty sufficient pay the interest on the increased
debt and provide sinking to pay the bonds in
the period thirty years they are to run while at
the same time lowering the tax rate.
Who does not know that the Limitation upon ndebt-
edness OF but OF taxable is perfect
ly safe limitation WHAT business can be successfully
conducted upon any such Limitation of Indebtedness?
The writer, talking to citizen about this bond is
sue the father OF family children who is against
the ISSUE met with this objection Il am not in favor
OF bonds because do not wish put any added bur
den OF indebtedness upon city county that my chill
dren will have to help pay Take his reason and ana
yze it. 1t compels him and his children to go without
good roads and streets they simply cannot be had
except by the issue of bonds
Every ton of freight hauled over bad road or bad
street 10 cents per ton mile more than il would
cost over good road street That is a cost that
yearly directly indirectly he and his children have
to pay.
1t is conservatvey estimated that in this county we
have been paying yearly privilege of hav-
ing bad roads and streets than all the money we paw
as freight to all the arilroads of the country
1t is cOnservatively estimated by men of great abil-
ty that 40 per cent of all who die this country die
from preventable diseases and that these dying ere
loss to the country of s10OOOOOOOO per year
1t is estimated high authority that of the sick
OF any year 40 per cent needlessly sick large
proportion by maarial diseases due want rroper
drainage, want of sufficient sewerage, of proper
sanitation and that the of this in loss of service
alone is staggering
A single city in the United States offers complete
answer every against the issue OF ponds
Los Angeles, Cali. in 1880 had a popua eli OF / OOO
and was practically dead The people determined to
try new methods; they bond to 20 per cent of al
'"Adole values IN cam oha IEey bonde1 to the lint
They made Los Angeles attractive They invited peo-
/ pie from abroad. In $3.50 she had 53 900 in 1900
io1,454 people in 1919 504136 people. Sn4 has more
than 600 miles of electric str ,et railway.
The bonds they issued under the 20 per limit
| 1880 made but small comparative y In 1905
they found the city Grown such proportions that
they We're threatened wi:h water fannie
The engineering problem gigantic 1t called for
| bringing supply from mountains nearly coo miles
away. BY Overwhelming vote tn y bonded for
$2SoO0,0Qo to secure the End are securing it,
| Any progressive city which has bonded or perm /
nent improvements will in PERHAPS less d5zte4 tell the
same story Of development.