The Springdale news., 1919-02-28
"OLD TIMER" AGAIN HEARD FROM.

marks on some subjects that are now agl- tating the minds of good many oprlng- dale people. and then don't think l Will bother you again.
 I have had bushel of fun over my former contribution, listening to peoPie talk abollt it. I have heard numerous people say they had no idea there was person in Springdale who would give eA- pression to such sentiments, ana some have gone so far as to lnslnuate the autn- or should be hunted down and invited to leave town The more severe the cfatl- cism, the more have enjoyed 1t. 50 lar as l have heard, there has been only one man who endorsed what l said, and l am sorry to know there was even one.
 The purpose for which the article was written seems to have been attalned: The arguments against water works and sewerage were along the lines offered by opponents to the enterprise ln the past, only of course carried to extremes. The criticism which followed the publication of the article indicates very clearly that the people of Springdale are practically unanimously in favor of system of wa ter works and seWerage-and so am L!
 am not only in favor of water works and sewerage, but 1 am in favor of that new post office building am in favor of that new Frisco passenger station; l am in favor of an armory for Battery A I am in favor of free city deliverWof mail; 1 am in favor of better roads and streets; I am in favor of cold storage and ice plant; am in favor of wholesale gro- eery; am in favor of poultry dressing establishment; am in favor of any en- terprise or movement that will add to the growth of Springdale and to the prosper ity of it's people.
 All of the things enumerated above are within our reach if we will only go af- ter them Men of Springdale, wake up! Let Us get busy and do something! This town has been entitled to free city deliy- cry of mail for eight months by simply complying with certain conditions rea- tive to sidewalks, numbering the houses etc, but so far as l am able to judge we are no nearer meeting those conditions to-day than we were eight months ago Free city delivery would be a splendid advertisement for the town. besides fur nishing employment at good wages to at least two people, to say nothing of the convenience 1t would be to the public. Everybody says they are in favor of free delivery of mail, although 1t may take away some of the social features of the town, such as the early morning pilgrim- age to the post office where politics, the weather and the results of the war can be discussed among neighbors. Then why don't we get it? Simply because there Is apparently no one willing to step out and take the lead and say come on. boys, lets get busy and do this job There Is too much of that disposition to let George do it.
 l venture the assertion that a careful canvass of the citizens of this town would show that nine-tentbs of the people are in favor of water works and sewerage. Wlll go further and say that the good Eo- men ot the town are 100 per cent for wa ter works, for l have heard of some of the things said about me for what I wrote before. The women are always flght, God bless em, and if they had their way wed have water works and sewerage Ill thls town before another year. The Pfeponderance of sentiment being so largely in favor of the enterprise. then why IS 1t We don't get those thinps? Same old story, "let George do it." If I am correctly advised all city officials rom the mayor down, are in favor of if the buslness men, so far as have been able to judge, all vote "yes," then for the love of Mike let's get busy. It has been sald on good authority that if Sprinodala mad system of water works the Frisco would in all likelihood construct 2 ten1 e,1 stall round house and make this div lslon point for local freight trains. if wa had water works and sewerage the non ulatlon of the town would be largelvp pip ip