The Springdale news., 1919-02-07
EVENTUALLY, WHY
 NOT SOONER?
Pertinent and Timely Sugges- .;ors Worthy the Thoughtful Con ,,oxat;an of Every Resident of Springdaie.

Springdaie.
 faw days ago our congressman ,u, this district introduced in the Not;onal House of Representatives a ,in nroviding for an appropriation of S756Oo S- to be used in the construction ff federal building in Springdale .. ,ye look about over the district ora nered to opine that with prop =. oo-operatica on the part of our k,,sirass msa ae have a chance far skova tbe average of seeing the ap- nronriatioa allowed. From the mum to. of towns asking such appropria- .:ons and from the number for which d. oonoressman actually asked that computations be made, we know that snr;nrdala has far more than an even hyeak with the majority of them. The fond dream of our public spirited .;+;,a,s concerning the erection of .,;table structure in which to house o,y ever increasing postal business is at last on the way to realization.
 Although t is q concession on the nart of the government to which we believe we are honestly entitled, that fact does not stint our gratitude, and ,..o sball indeed be grateful when the huildine is placed at cur disposal. However. We are in duty bound to show OUT appreciation in a more con crete way-in a mort tangible and practical way than mere expression in words.
 We have always heard and leng recognized that Heaven helps only those who hen themselves" Even should the point be argued we must admit that the traism expresses but common iastiee Not one of us be- lieves in alyinq entirely upon charity for our well being, for the fruits of victory ore robbed of their sweetness when they come to us without honest and strenuous effort on our part.
 But the point of how we are to I've up to our nart of the truism.
 The great armies of the Gni.ed States and our gallant allies have just finished q struggle, arduous and nerve-raekae in it's continuance but glorious in ifs conclusion. for the of ten-expregsed purpose of making the world d safe and decent place to iive in. All through the long dark hours of the conflict our gallant dough boys" were constrained to "carry on" with smile in the face of every hardship, for the one reason that tEey were striving for noble ideal and were confident that their efforts would not be wasted nor the high purpose of their labors lost upon an indolent and indifferent humanity. They had faith that in the days ot reconstruction and postwar progress humanity would bestir itself in ere ating throughout the world a more in- telligent and : more righteous en- xronment for Gods masterpiece to labor and to worship in. Springdale as composite part of a free world faces the duty of doing it's full share m this great obligation, and if we are to 1.-Two t,t, to c,,r booctad ,N,.Auraco iu ism we must do it promptly. We can render service to the world and to our country, and not by any means in the least sense to ourselves, by mak- Ing Springdale one of the very best communities of the world in which to live.
 oi the many improvements which We are Tn sore need of probably the one most vital to our existanee and to our advancement at the present time IS the installation of water system. We are forced to admit-an admis sion that we regret to make-that in the matter of an adequate and whole some water supply We are far behind other towns of even smaller popula- tlon and less imposing bank deposits. We wonder if the people of Spring dale realize that it is impossible for d traveller to even get bath in opringdale. We wonder if they re- ailze the extreme care with which travelling men avoid the town as a ''opp'ng-over point for this one req son We wonder if they realize the ioss to the town, not only in the mat ter of money left with us for hotel