The Forrest City times., 1913-05-09
Two Sites Offered.

IOoAbdStcI l. V. I1lLpdtliOh ih- forms The Times that two sites have been offered the government upon which to erect postotlice building in Forrest City, neither one of which, so he says, comes up to the require ments, and will not, in his judgment, be accepted.
 One of these sites is the old Forrest City Hotel property, next door 10 The Times office, owned by Mrs. Johnson formerly Miss Hooper, now of Mem- phis, and contains three lots, total ti6 feet front by 132 feet long, or SIP square feet. governmentr requires approximately 16,60o square feet We didn't learn wherein this site does not come up to the requirements of the government, except in size, but in our humble opinion it is the best available site in the city, if large enough, and if it should be accepted by the government, and a building put on it, The Times will immediately re- move it's frame building, join the government in the cost of it's west wall, if agreeable, and build a two story brick office. Others on the South Side, would probably follow suit and build slightly brick buildings on this side, and it would put the town on great and solid boom.
 There is another vacant lot adjoin- ing this hotel property, which could probably be purchased at the same time, and this would give the govern ment approximately 12.000 square feet.
 The North Side is full-groNn: '' that is to say, it is able to take care Of itself. It will continue to grow by reason of its natural and other ad- vantages, and does not require any auxiliary, or other outside induce ments or influences to keep it going right ahead as it has done for fifty years, by expanding, replacing old buildings with more and better build- ings, etc.
 And no good citizen ought to oppose the South Side site on selfish grounds. Our own greater interests are on the North Side, but we are loyal enough to the town as whole to pass up our personal interests in favor of the in- terests of the whole population, which we think would be equally benefited by the location of the building on the site above mentioned
 All who favor the old hotel site on the South Side between The Times office and Madame E. Boyles milli- nsry store, should get busy with MT. fitzpatrick and other government of- hcials, and lay it's advantages before them
 We think the J. W. Williams prop erty and the Dennis lot men, tioned below are too far out and in convenient to the business men as a whole, and, we understand, are not for sale, except, of course, at fancy price
 The other site is the residence prop- erty of the late Dr. J. E. Stone, and 1t Is stated that this will not be con- sidered by the government because of the title being in question between Mrs. Evins and Mrs. Eula Horn, and suit now pending in the courts.
 There are two other sites, however, that have been mentioned, and that are said to be available for the amount of the 5000 appropriation, and, they say, are admirably situated, and, if offered, would, without doubt. prove acceptable to the government. One of these lots is situated on the corner Of Rosser and Hill streets, west of the Episcopal church. This is said to be the most desirable site that has been suggested. The other lot that is said to be available for s50OO, is To- cated on the corner of Washington and Hill streets, where the residence of MT. and Mrs. T. c. Green now stands. MT. Fitzpatrick says that neither one of these sites has been offered, but that either is about what is required.
 Some steps should be taken at once to secure one or the other of these four sites, and the matter of getting a government building for Forrest City should be gotten under way al once, and pushed to a climax. GalnmaI ss Rad