The Benson signal., 1918-10-26

dHyUu0 cares TO see d patent at LnlS
institution he or she must time his
or her visit to the prevailing wind,
for the poor inmates live in a con-
slant pail of birthstone fumes. The
war may not have been fought in vain
for perhaps enough gas masks may
be left to supply each new victim of
charity with one. And the Smoke
farm" adjoining is such an asset to
the county; it's attendants, i. e. the
inmates, fall easier prey to the raw
ages of disease and smoke combined,
and then the county has less charity
to dispense.
Let us now see from patriotic
standpoint why this is the very pro-
per and opportune time to do these
things in the interest of Douglas. Our
government, at present engrossed in
the mightiest struggle of all history,
some time ago asked that each COM
munity refrain from issuing bonds,
making improvements, or spending
money except where such is absolute
ly necessary The logic of this was
that if one bought municipal bonds
there would be that much less avail
able for Liberty Bonds, and Thrift
Stamps. Ask the Douglas Chamber
of Horrors if their community has full
filled their allotted share of Thrift
Stamps, or else consult their local
press. Cochise county, in the face of
this request from our government, i'm
mediately proceeded to issue bonds
for a million dollars for road improve
ment The difficulty of disposing of
these bonds ds we'll known, and but
for the rescue of large private finan-
cial interests in the county the road
bonds would be justly begging for.
home. AS voters and citizens, would
it not have been better to have spent
million dollars in Liberty Bonds?
Even large corporations cannot buy
both with the same million. Further
more it is suggested in this connec-
ton that you look at the mar ~ The
county and sec who is to get n hey
eft of these paving" bonds more
than anyone else. AS patriotic citi
zens it is our duty to refrain at least
for the present, from further financi-
ally encumbering ourselves to the
detriment Of the Federal government
Remember that only half the road
bonds have as yet been sold. Are
your removal bonds, backed by the
same assets as the road bonds, 60
ing to find freer market Perhaps,
but we think otherwise.
Has Douglas better train service
from other parts of the county than
any other place? You are respect
fully referred to the railroad SEIZED
ules. 1t has NOT. Then what does
it offer in return for this gratuity that
it is asking? Just what any number
of other places can offer, just what
is offered by Tombstone, and not one
iota more.
am sure that there are many citi-
zens who do not care to be further
burdened with taxes when so many
other demands are made at the pres
ent time for the support Of truly
worthy causes. People should be
LITTLE careful when they go to the
polls and not make themselves will
luS CuduuSl iOI d SIdIu NlCJCIy lOl
a small group of men (the Douglas
C. of H. to their own dot-iment. The
strategic retreat is sure in order for
Douglas. The pulse Of the voting
public has been felt and it seems to
me it is spelling that the county is
just getting back into shape to con-
duct it's affairs without consulting o
certain address on Eleventh Street.
Douglas Those that are calling loud~
est for the change are either not tax
payers or else they ARC tsaso -
want to build tbs naw 'tA v7 III
furnish the material
In conclusion let nc ~
a great ad'nirsr oe An
but sometimes tt seems
his savings incomplete. III
he is given credit Tor 1