The Forrest City times., 1913-07-04
WHY NOT EXTEND THE LIMITS 1,

corporate limits of Forrest City. la every way except the imaginary me which puts them outside, they are citizens Of this city. . II asked by a stranger or others where they live, they will answer "ln Forrest City"
 Ihls Is their poStofiice this is where they live and get their mail; this is where they get. their money this Is Where they do business; this is. where they have the means of a livelihood thfs IS, where their neighbors and friends and patrons reside; this is where their children go to school and Sabbath-school; this is where they % to worship God, where they 20 to church, prayer-meeting, reyivals: this IS where their pastor lives and gets ms living; this is where they are em- pioyed; this is where they are enter tained and amused, and go to theatres and picture shows and circuses; this Is where they earn and get their liy. ing this is where they get their bread their water, their light, their life this IS where they take their train when they go abroad; this is where their fathers and mothers lived before them and before there was any i'm. aginary line which puts them outside this is where they go to court-law and love; this is where their children were or will be born and married this is where everything that is valuable to their welfare, comfort, health wealth and happiness is and has its being.
 We could go on at great length ano enumerate long list of other ad vantages they have and enjoy by living In Forrest City-for they do live ir Forrest City-and which they coulc not we'll do without. They need For rest City, and if it was a high wal around 1t which shut them out in stead of an imaginary line, and they had no ingress, they would sell theiI homes or give them away and nov, somewhere else. They need Forres City and Forrest City needs them Forrest City is the groom and the, are the bridegroom.
 Now we think we have made il plain that they do live in Torres, City: that they want to- live in For rest City; that they are a part o Forrest City and Forrest City is 1; part of them and their life, and tn, only thing is this imaginary line tha shuts them out. Why do they no, want that line removed?
 WHY DO YOU NOT?
 Is it because it effects you in an, way? No.
 Is 1t because il effects your family your convenience, your advantages your habits, your living, your wor ship, your education, your content ment? No.
 THEN WHAT Is TT?
 Will it cost you anything?
 Very little. Not so you can notic, 1t. Five mills on the dollar of what you own. Not penny more.
 Some say they are afraid they vii have to pay improvement tax on thu waterworks and light plant This i. not true. They would pay no i'm provement tax of any kind unless the, organize an improvement district themselves, and extending the lin, does not affect them in this respec, one way or the other. We know what we are talking about.
 They ought to come into the city | ixo pay mills tax to help the city thai gives them everything. It is base in gratitude to accept all these favor! from the city and give nothing in re turn. They are barnacleS, so tC speak. cinging to the sides of the cit, that feeds them, but giving nothinI in return. They are otherwise goot citizens, our friends and neigbbors We love and respect them. and W, want them 10 come into the city limit so as to swell it's population and hell to put 1t on the map and gain for i all the advantages that will accrue under the law ana prestige by reason of larger population and greater i'm portance in the eye of the public ant | the state.
 We would like to hear from thos, who do not wish the corporate limit extended and learn their reasons fo the faith that is within them. We firmly believe they have no given the matter intelligent con sideration: that they have not weighed the benefits and that they have exag gerated the objections, for we ar sure there are no disadvantages [, them, and they must be laboring un der misapprehension of the facts. Let's get together on this proposi tion, and have an understanding When this is done there is no doub that every progressive, hberal-minde' and enterprising citizen Of the sub urbs will eagerly join in the petition to extend the limits and create ant 1 rz,Arlx for O q E,0r Cifr