Arizona republican., 1920-02-02
BOND ISSUE FOR HIGH SCHOOL IS AN URGENT NEED
Present Accommodations of School Are Wholly had equate-Must Meet the Growth of City, Say the School Authorities

The year 1912 was momentous for Ihoenix for several reasons. This was the year that Arizona was admitted into the Union as a state; this was the first year that the summer fair was held in Phoenix; it was the first year that long staple cotton was grown commercially in the state of Arlzona, and it was the year that the present high school group of buildings was completed and opened for school purposes.
 Possibly the casual reader would see little connection between these three last mentioned events. Nevertheless It will be shown that there was some connection. At this summer fair there were a number of speakers The governor of the state and many other prominent state officials addressed the cltizens on the city hall plaza. During the afternoon of the second day of the summer fair, among the speakers was the late Professor Alvin K Stabler. at that time principal of the Phoenix Union high school. Professor Stabler was justly proud of the Phoe- nix Union high school group, which was just completed and ready for the fall term.
 In his talk to the people assembled on the city hall plaza that afternoon he stated that this high school group would be ample for the requirements or the high school needs for the next fifteen or twenty years; but if Pro- lessor Stabler had prophesied that the city Of Phoenix in this year 1920 would be a city of 35.0O0 to 40.000 people; if he had told the assembled farmers at that summer fair that eight years hence they would be growing $20.000 900 worth of long staple cotton: if he had told them that the total crop pro- duction of Maricopa county would amount to $40,O00,000; if he had hinted that the growth of the city would be such as to require double the capacity Of the high school and other buildings. he would have been hooted in derision and regarded as a lunatic.
 PopuIation's Growth
 At that time the population of Mari copa county was approximately 40,- 900. It is believed that the census figures for this year will show popu- lation of between S5.000 and 90000 The population of the city Of Phoenix was then 1S,000. The assessed valua- ton of all property in the city of Phoenix was $I259I70S. The Valua- ton for 19192O is S33,246.975- The as- sessed valuation of Maricopa county was $2S,O07.S00, while last year the valuation was S1OO.650. .667.
 Building permits that year in the city of Phoenix amounted to S662.2 while last year they totaled $2.3SQ.00S. The postal business for the city of Phoenix for the year 1912 was d little less than $lUV,OOO While for l3lS- the last figure available. it was $227, ,923.3I.
 There were at that time 400 automo- piles registered in the city of Phoenix. That was at the period when vehicles were registered in the cities instead of by states: and this included all cars in the country adjacent One might travel all day through the country dis tricts of the Salt River valley and at night count the farm houses where there were automobiles. on the fingers of one hand, and last year there were registered in MaricODa county 11,216 automobiles.
 At that time the Adams street school had just been completed: the Wash fnEton school and the Grant school