The Ronan pioneer., 1917-06-15

by reason of such an Improvement"
Lemire Bros, pioneer merchants
I'VE are surely endorsing the city
council for putting in the water sys-
tenn for Roman, "The Hub City of
the Reservation" Improvement
means Increase of population, fifty
per cent reduction on your insurance.
Anyone who will vote against a
water system at this time will vote
against his own best interests. With
a water system, electric lights and
power, grading and gravelling the
streets, Roman will have a population
or 1000 persons before three years.
Let US work together and boost Ro-
nan for the Hub City" of the reser
vation."
George Salisbury, proprietor of the
Roman Repair Shop.-"Ronan needs
water and light and needs them both
now. We find these utilities essen
tlal to our business and will gladly
pay our share of the cost attending
their installation"
Earnest Landquist, general black
smlth1ng and repairing-"We will
not be an important town without
water system and electricity avail
able for light and power. If the
bonds fail it will mean that the
present administration will drop the
subject and a delay of a couple of
more years. My own business could
be conducted much more proftably
and agreeably with electricity avail
able for power and lighting"
Z. f.. Rathbone:--"I am in favor
OF early action by the town of Ro-
nan as regards theinstallation of a
mun1clpaly owned water system, and
electric lights from any source pos
slble to secure this utility. Person.
ally, ] would favor municipality own
| ed utilities of all kinds, but where
the available funds are limited,
prefer that the people should own
the water system and that any COM
pany which would do so be permit
ted to install the lights. If Roman
Is ever to show progress and spirit
worthy of the people who have for
seven years pinned their faith to
the future of the town, the year 1917
| is the one in which those in author
lty should speedily construct and put
in operation a water system. As to
| the grading and graveling of the
streets and the construction of con
crete curbng this also meets my
4 approval. The installation of the
greater assistance to the growth of
Roman than anything which has oc-
CURED since Roman became a town."
Ernest kering, proprietor Roman
Fashion Shop:-'l am very much in
favor of municipality owned water
system. Roman has to move now i'm
order to keep apace with the develop
ment of the Flathcad valley. With
water there will come to us many
small Industries necessary to the
community but which are not pos
slble without water supply. The
need of an adequate water system is
imperative.'
F. A. Brown, proprietor Montana
I Pool Hall:-"We cant get along as
a town without water and light.
1 Now is tie time to get busy and sec
that the bond proposition carries
and also that an electric lighting
system is provided"
Cash Coulter:-"I am in favor of
an adequate water system, any kind
of a water system so long as a sys-
TEN is provided. We must have
water and lights; therefore, ~ap-
prove of the issuance of the bonds
and the proposed granting of fran
chise for a system of electric lights" :"
Fred Potvin, of the Roman Mere
antile Co.-"Anything which will
necessarily improve the appearance
of the town and make available the
first necessities of the people. water
and light, means progress. If we are
going to- progress as a town, now is
the time to begin"
James O'Brien, merchant:-"I am
heartily in favor of water system
and electric lights. We can't have
a good town without these public
utilities. These systems should be
provided at once. The projected
street improvements are also desir-
able and should be inaugurated at
once"