Mohave County miner., 1916-09-23
CFrOm oatman Section Daily Miner.)

 vor. It has accumulated momentum until at present it is hard to find any one in the business and professional life of the camp opposed to it. Such was the experience yesterday of the Daily Miner representative, who put in the day interviewing the people, and their talks were so enthusiastic and extensive that it proved to be task for more than one day. For want of space their interviews as here repro duced are brief, but expressive, and in a general way there are all as one.
 The main points in favor of the proposition are made by all. The up- permost subject in the minds of the people is the street situation. Main street is in bad condition in various ways, yet there is nothing which could not be improved at comparatively slight cost. It has no drainage and is, as previously stated, about the rough est piece of road in Mohave county. Aside from that is the fact that there are no sidewalks nor places for pedes- trians to pass without walking directly in the middle of the street in the way of innumerable autos and trucks. The constant danger to life from this source is terrific and several accidents in the past have been due almost sole ly to this condition. Be as careful as he will, an auto driver passing through the street is running risk of injuring somebody. On account of the rough places he has to change gears so often and to change from low to high his car must have headway. His speed varies with frightful irregu- larity and lives are jeopardized.
 The street and all territory adjs- cent are in a bad way as to santa tion. There is nothing resembling a sewer and no system of hauling of garbage. All, while professedly will ing, are inclined to look at it in a way that there is no use of one doing it where others are not required to do so, and refuse. There is much determina- ton upon the part of the people in general in favor of anything that will prevent a further spread of typhoid.
 Fire protection is matter that has been expensive to some property own CTS, who now look at the question as one not to be tempered with longer by popular subscription. It has proven ineQuitable and burdensome, and a financial hardship on even the mem bers of the department, who have had to help pay for the apparatus they use to protect the property of others, and owning none themselves. The present equipment is good as far as it goes, but will have to be enlarged as time goes on.
 On one point there is general agree ment that of streets and sanitation, and it's effect on strangers. Upon that point each speaker lowers the tone of his voice and says he hates to speak of it, but if he were visitor without a dollar at stake here he would be inclined to get out of town on one of the first stages.
 q am certainly in favor of incorpor- ation," said T. E. Fisher, owner of the T;rIo,. b,,;IJ;,r sCXUo Jo ,,o+ ,r-or+ m, expensive local government, and it does not need to be expensive. We can regulate ourselves and make it as cheap as we care to. The cost of put ting Main street in condition would not be so very much and we can have a sewer at a slight cost. This is the most admirable place for sewer drain age that you ever saw. And we can filter the water at very low cost. I am always willing to pay my share, but when you raise the money by pri- vate subscription it is never satisfac- tory. It might cost me more money under town government for taxes than it is costing me now under the sub scription system, but I do not care for that. am willing to pay my share, but want to get something for my money. 1 might be paying more for fire protection under a town govern ment than somebody whose wooden building is a greater fire risk than the one that I have spent a lot of money to make as nearly freproof as pos sible and in which a fire is less likely to originate, but I do not object to that. These are only a few of the many reasons why I favor incorpora- tion, and I believe you will find the majority of the business people and property owners look at it in the same way"
 "You can say that I am in favor of it" said M. H. Force, owner of more b,,ciracS 7,,-oror+xv Ebon op1y ofbar in