Arizona republican., 1913-06-29
GENERAL SENTIMENT FOR 4 CIVIC CENTER
 ABROAD IN PHOENIX

the Central school block. The fol- lowing are a few of the gentlemen }.ho freely expressed their opinions
 CHARLES GOLDMAN-'We cant have the work begin too soon upon the proposed civic center. I would he glad if the building proposed fpr the city anG county jointly Were erected and in use at the present minute. By all means, the city end county should buy the Central school property and get right down to the work of erecting the building"
 EUGENE REDEWILL-'I am for the selling of the Central school property to the city and county joint k and for the erection of build ing which shall always be credit to this community. As we build 50 will the visitor to Phoenix form dn estimate of the community and the people of this city. The propositio as it is now presented appeals to me for it will provide the funds for more and greater schools and will give an impetus to the business development of Phoenix greater than it has ever experienced before. l would insist if had the say SO that the work of erecting the new buildings for the city and county be begun within q year at the latest.
 CAPTAIN EARL HILL-'The time has come when Phoenix must awaken to the necessity for more modern ideas in her construction in the busl- mess section. With handsome building occupying central polnt' such as that proposed for the city
 st e 1s.ssc in keeping with the surrounding edl- fices will begin to rise and in a short time the civic center will be reality hope the proposition to br,v central school block carries and that the building is begun within q short time
 CHARLES KORRICK-"The civic center idea could hardly be improV- ed upon I am for 1t strongly This talk of leasing the Central school square reads good upon paper but It wouldn't work out in practice. The fact that one or two lots could be made to bring in good rental does not mean that the entire square could be made to produce it's pro-rata re- venue We must build for the lu- tlIre and l am sure that the CIVIC center would be a credit for nun dred years to come to those orlglhal l- ing the idea and the citizens who carried it out"
 RTUDING INSPECTOR H F. rI.AFrTE-"T sincerely hope that the civic center plan will be approved by the public spirited citizens of Phoe- nix No one other proposition could nossihlv work out for the betterment and adjustment of so many condl- lions obtaining IL would solve for years to come the school question hv providing money at once for school purposes It would give the citv and the county modern offices in a structure that would one day be the center of q group of the clty's greatest buildings would never think of leasing that property ana reIegating it for years to come to cheap structures, for no man is going +a build substantially except upon ground to which he holds clear title.
 COU-ECILMAN CLAUDE CiSNEN -"Tt would be a mark of the broad mindedness of the citizens or fhoe- nix if we establish the proposed CIVIC center We cannot afford to be cbaaD in a city where progress Is our v-atchrord We must build lof the future and with the idea of the lu- t1Ire greatness of the greatest cltS III the southwest We can make of the civic center such an attractive dis trict that the cities of the country will turn their eyes to Phoenix for ideas. I doubt if there has been more live question before the people of this city in the history of the municipaIity I want to see the proposition carry.
 c H. \. LUHRS-"Cites must nlan for the future the same as in dividuaIs. If we want beautlul attractive Phoenix in the future we must lay our plans and probapF spend lots of our money right now one thing is very certain, the Cen ter street school block would have Continued on Page Five)