Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1916-05-26

to be suppressed. Now it is my pre-
diction that there Is another big
boom coming to this city, and when
1t does Bryan Is going to Jump to
city Of from 10000 to $4,000 people
before we can realize 1t. The CUES
ton that confronts us Is what we
must do to grow? We must develop
the town and the country around the
town. While In conversation just
few days ago with our tax assessor
was informed that there are 2l.0OO
people living In Brazos County and
that little less than onefourth OF
the land is In cultivation. Now, IN
order to take care OF what is to de- |
yelop In Bryan and Brazos County,
we must get our lands In cultivation.
OF course, agriculture will only do 30
much toward making our town, but
the good old Woodworking farmer Is
the man who puts the money In circu'
lation and gets started what Is needed
most In Bryan right today, and that
is the big long trail Of husky honest
men carrying dinner pals up and
down our streets. or course, as
said. agriculture will only do 80 much
toward this, but my friends we must
prepare ourselves. We must build
factories. In Racine. Wis, which
lust few years ago was never heard
OF, there are now rs wagon factories
and It Is a modern city. II we bring
Industries to our city we are just 80
certain to bring people here to live
In closing Judge Doremus gave four
good reasons why 1t was advantageous
to live In Bryan, namely: THE social
standard OF the city; the educational
advantages that we have; the rslig
ious influences under which we are
constantly thrown. and the opportu'
mites for the development OF large
city"
The next speaker for the evening
was introduced just after the guests
mad partaken OF the best part OF the
dinner. which was broiled squat
chicken. with lemon butter. This
speaker was Hon. l.. l.. Mclnnis, who
.old those present why the City o
Z Bryan should have q new charter
A air. Mclnnis said In part. When the
! town OF Bryan was Incorporated th'
only charter that was available wa
. procured and that Is the one we nov
nave. In recent years we have dc
, seloped here the business OF CIT
and not the business OF the smah coun
al try town that we had then, and
puts US In a bad way to handle GU
r business. The business OF business
man is to run his affairs In bus
ness way and a city should take step
/. also to progress as II becomes neces
!. sary. Some years ago an amendmen
!. was put through the legislature abou
|. city charters which allows cities tina
!. have grown from villages to owe
|. 5000 people. by a majority vote. t
/. arrange their own charter and put !
4 into effect. Now what greater priv
4 iege could we as citizens want thai
e that OF making our own government
9 Gentlemen. Bryan has grown to 1t
Il limit under the present charter an
G we are right now facing a problem
n that is absolutely impossible to han
Q die, and that is the one OF publ
@ school building. Why can't we as cit
/. Gems adopt a charter that Will be some
n thing, that will mean big things 10
r usg Some OF our citizens have tn
o idea that when charter Is frame'
e the taxes will 10 skyward. Now W
|. do not put one penny OF taxation o
,fl ourselves In voting new charter
"a But We can. after We have the char
10 ter, do things by taxation that ar
y necessary to be done II Bryan pre-
s crosses any further. Now the que'
10 ton is, are we afraid that we will bu
N den ourselves with taxation II tn
81 charter 10 passed. l say no; as real
ID enable minded men We should be abl
ID to take care OF our business as cit
II the same as we do our private affair
Q. We must make civic improvements
ID be proud OF our town. but we cann'
" do this with our present charte
ID With our unsightly public building
~ think that today new charter
It. what we must have. our church'
As In the city are the only things TIL
n. are up TO the standard. There
,e nothing fair In public building exec
c. through taxation"
I'd Mr. McInnis enumerated quite