The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-08-28
J. T.. KING WILL SAVE OUR CITY
 SINGLE HANDED
Republican Boss Addresses Letter to the Voters Fell
 ing What He'll Do.

The King-John T., to be sure has spoken.
 And so. those tinid folks who've going to do when it gets to be one of the biggest cities of the east, may lay aside their fears The safest surest, slielxest way out of the forth coming municipal maze is pointed out in a four-paged, printed pamphlet, just issued by John T. King. and ad- dressed ITO the Citizens of Bridge port''
 The text of the pamphlet makes liberal us of the pronoun ''I- Or iginaIly. it was intended that the pro noun 'We'' be used. For. it was planned that the Manufacturers As sociatfon, the Chamber of Commerce neat little political campaign doeu- ment evolved by the astute Republi- can leader of the city.
 But there was a hitch-in fact, there were several hitcheS. Every body baked. They wouldn't help save the city. So says John IT., he says. aI,Ii save it myself A few corrections in the text, and John T. stands forth as the only one whose willing to undertake to point out this fact to Bridgeport: The only road to municipal happiness and prosper ity must be Warrenited-
 Face to face with what MT. King says is actually in the nature of a. crisis.'f Bridgeport citizens need have lis to follow a simple plan outlined in warned is to be followed by others of similar nature.
 : In the pamphlet, which was spread broadcast over the city today, MT. King says that the sudden growth of the city. due to industrial expansion, should cause folks to wonder what they're going ito Ydo about paving, lighting. grading and sewering of new streets: policing, sanitation and oth-l CT civic problems.
 To solve these problems, there are1 going to be some public discussions, : financed by MT King and others whose names can be seem at my of fee by any person interested 7
 The list of contributors to this fund, however. isn't closed yet, the panph- let says. Any good citizen who wants to help save the city can climb aboard the municipal rescue ship by forwarding his contribution" to MT. King.
 In this connection. it nay9 be said that MT. Kings offices are in the new First Nationals Bank building. and contributors are urged to maintain order and not crowd or push in their efforts to get attention. The gentle manly assistants in the cause will endeavor to take the money from all who desire to. give, but the rule of first come. first served undoubted- ly will be adhered to in the interest Of fairness to all
 MT. King. in his pamphlet, says the city has a sound financial rating, and urges that bonding be resorted to in paying for Improvements of 3 per manent nature. 's
 Stepping lightly over the finances of the city, Mir. King calls the special and undivided attention of the public to the streets of Bridgeport After reviewing experiments with different kinds of pavement, Mir. King comes to grab,'' where several hundreds of thousands of dollars of ssthe city's money was turned over to Warren Bros.-without etition-for fix ing up some of our streets.
 The reason for this as pointed out by MT. King. is that Warrenite can be laid by only one company It has patent rights on the preparation. and the public is urged to beware of inaitators Seeking competitive bids on d patented paving material would I be futile says Mir King
 MT. King takes a waltop out of l Hassamite, Aniesite. wood block. com crete, Topeka specifications. and l every other brand of pavement in this and surrounding nations. The only | place getting Warrenite cheaper than Bridgeport. says the pam mph1et, is l Multnomah county, Oregon That county gets 1t cheaper. because the | asphaltuna, used in the pavement, is | caught in those waters and the War; ren Bros, don't have to pay trans | continental freight on it.
 Says Mir. King in his pamphlet, the fOF s desirable form of governments" Then5 he swats it a walIop right in the mid de of the charter by telling what | critics have said of the management | of Nashville. Tenn. under that form of government.
 The perorationa of MT Kings print ed address to the public, is couched I in these few kind words:
 'tIt has been my lot in the past to be criticised by those who have dis agreed with me. It, is possible that I my addressing you as herein will be the occasion of further criticism, and that political motives will be attri- buted to me. In reference to this pos sibfltty, I give you the assurance that no political or partisan object is in voIved, and that and those associated with me in this movement for the bet torment of the city of Bridgeport will | welcome the opinions or assistance. of | any citizen, regardless of his party . politics or lack~of it. If any citizen | knows of any locality improvement suggestion which he would like dis cussed at any of the locality confer ences and will communicate inforfna- ton Of it to me, will see that he is given full opportunity to place it be- fore the conference which will be held in the section of the city in which he resides.
 ''I expect to address you. in greater detail, in the future on the matters of | schools, fire protection, streets, sewers. street lighting, sanitation and other matters related to the government of our city.
 s.Respeetfully submitting these sug- gestions to your consideration, l am,
 Very truly yours,
 JOHN T. KING.''