The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-03-12

listen much to people who advise
waiting till the prices of materials
come down, for when that time comes
those same people would say it was
too hard times to be going to any ex-
pense at all; they would be afraid Of
a panic and their advice would pre-
vail. p
If the city could use its credit to
the limit for water system, and for
such purpose the sky is the limit,
it would be justified. If the credit of
the city were not sufficient to eX-
tend the system as far as it was
needed, then citizens should use their
individual credit to secure the
prompt extensions.
With the water and sewer prob
lens disposed of, no matter how
much Indebtedness were created, the
paving of streets should follow
quickly, and then the rapid growth
and rise in values would rescue the
taxpayers from the weight of the ap-
parently unbearable tax burden con-
fronting them, but payable thru a
long term of years.
In order quickly to relieve the
troubles Of housing the population
that is determined to live in the
town, a large addition should be laid
out with plans for sewer and water
service to be supplied as soon as
possible and without waiting for the
completion of the systems. Con-
struction of homes on approval plans
in relation to the sewer and water
systems should proceed just as soon
as possible. If Mr.. Kennedy or Park
inson or some other capitalist or near
capitalist cannot undertake such
task, then the commercial club
should get the town together to sub
scribe the funds to form a big build
ing corporation to buy the fair
grounds or some other tract close in
and plot the whole thing and start
building. Every house while in
course of construction should be sold
at profit and the money put into
the building fund to keep the work
moving. If any houses fail of being
sold by the time they are finished and
ready for occupancy, they should be
rented with the privilege of sale and
possession on some reasonably short
notice. In order that the enterprise
might have the moral support of
the whole town, the men who sell
building materials and the men who
do construction work, the people who
take contracts, the people who work
by the day, the plumbers, the electri-
clans, the people who sell groceries
and clothing, the newspapers, the
pious, the unbelievers, the farmers
who raise and product. the stockmen
who raise meats and produce milk
and cream, all should be pressed to
take some stock in the building cor
poration so they would be interest
ed in making it a success; so they
would be interested in not letting
Il be made the victim of any strike
Dr. hold-up that local people could
prevent, and If the whole community
shared the same wish that the enter
,rise should succeed, it would sue
iced; they would make it succeed |
while yet supplying steady demand
or standard article-the dwelling
,lace of families.
II Blackfoot people really want
heir town to double in population
ma very short time, they can bring
to pass by quickly getting into a
position so they can advertise up and
lown the line that Blackfoot has
,OOd modern dwellings for sale or
ent and can take care Of all corners.
hen the folks who are trying to get
zones in most any town up and down
he line for fifty miles will hear Of it
nd locate in Blackfoot. The town
,ould fill up as fast as modern
ouses we're built, and Blackfoot