Graham guardian., 1913-12-19
DECEMBER 10. 1918
SAFFORD.-MoDEL TOWN

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Electric lights for Stafford are nov
assured and in few weeks we vii
witness the installation of the plant
With the introduction of the
lighting system Stafford will take
another step forward in its march
for civic improvements. Cement
sidewalks, which took so long to gel
started, have certainly made great
improvement to the main business
street, as well as to the leading
residential street of the town. And
wherever the progressive citizen has
provided cement sidewalks in front
Of his property and for walks thru
his grounds, he has added to the
beauty of his town and increased
the value Of his property.
We will now have the electric
light system, not only for our homes
and business houses, but our streets
at night will be as bright as day and
one can travel anywhere without
fear. Especially will this be true
on the railroad crossing and side
streets.
The business center of town, now
dark and lonesome and not inviting
to visitors at night. will take on new
life with the introduction of the
electric light and it will be like liv-
ing in real town to be able to go
out at night.
The electric light plant will be of
sufficient capacity to meet the de-
mands for lighting purposes for
some time to come, so that the light
ing system can be extended to every
point withing the corporate limits.
The women folks will find many
uses for electricity. 1t is far cheaper
and much safer for one to use an
electric iron for ironing clothes. 1t
can be used for cooking purposes
very successfully, and there are
many other uses to which electricity
can be put that will be practical as
well as economical.
The first great improvement to
come from the introduction vf the
electric lighting system and one
which should be attended to at the
earliest possible moment, is the
lighting of the streets. The cost
would probably be about one cent
an hour per lamp and the additional
cost to the taxpayer would be about
two mills, perhaps less.
1t means so much now for Stafford
to keep at the head of the progress.
sive movement that no one can seri.
ously object to improvements that
go to the making of better town
to live in.
We have a good water works sys.
tenn that supplies pure water for
family use and for fire protection,
and in the latter case has been the
means of reducing the insurance
rates. We have cement sidewalks
and at the present time we are con-
structing cement culverts on several
streets. Both these improvements
are bound to be continued until the
cement sidewalks will be placed on
every street and all surface water
drained through cement culverts
With the coming of the electric
lighted streets, it will not be long
before we will have sewage system
All these improvements follow one
another in a progressive town and
Stafford will not stop until she be.
comes the model town of Arizona.
What a great advertisement II
will be to send out to the world;
Stafford, the center of the mos,
fertile valley in the State Of Ari.
zona; the best climate on earth;
clean streets: cement sidewalks; pure
mountain water for family uses;
water for fire protection; perfect
sewage system; best sanitary condi.
tons; electric lights"