Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-27

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emphaticaily. and We wish Il distinctly
understood. that we are not fighting the
cattle men. either individually or col.
lectively. nor are we fighting the cattle
industry In any Of its phases. We are
thoroughly alive 10 the fact that the
cattleman's interests are ours and II
would be the height Of folly TO throw
any obstacle In the way Of his progress.
With that thought clear In your mind
the next statement. which In, I'VE are
not In favor III the coliseum" may
sound like fiat contradiction.
We have moved forward several
notohes since the time when womnn's
only reason was because" and have
what we consider. plenty of good and
sufficient reasons for our opposition.
IL would be useless and foolish
waste Of time Ia enter into a discussion
Of any Of those reasons. but one. II
covers the whole question and excludes
discussion.
The law In very explicit on the ques.
ton Of bonds, 70 clear that even women
can understand. The Attorney General.
the City Attorney. and other local law.
yers have declared In no uncertain
terns that q coliseum cannot be built
with bonds voted by the taxpayers Of
the. city for the erection Of Public
Library. Auditorium and Municipal
building. Now, why discuss the matter
The word Coliseum does not appear
In any place either on the petition for
an election. on the ballots or on the
bonds. and how the word crept In and
how all this agitation and discussion
started is beyond our understa nding.
We admit that we had accused the
catticmen of taking an unfair advan.
tage ~ Us: but after consulting with
several whose cattle interests are large.
We learn 10 our pleasure that they do
not think the project Of uniting a cattle
show and Public Library as desirable
or feasible. and that they would prefer
that the money raised from the sale OF
cattle donated for that purpose. be ap.
piled on q building ~ their own, ono
which would be entirely under their
control and management This Of
course. could not be the case were the
funds invested In a Municipal building.
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the whole thing under the control u
the City Commission.
The bonds call for Public Library.
Auditorium and Municipal building.
Seeing the crying need % library and
auditorium. the people came out with
an overwhelming majority for those
things at a time which everybody rec.
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thing. The need OF these two In 30 mp.
parent that Il would he a reflection on
the intelligence Of the taxpayers 70 re.
peat or discuss any Of the arguments In
favor Of them.
We have been Informed by good au.
thority that recreational feature may
be legally included In this building.
This. OF course, would provide quarters
for the Legion AZ well az n place for
recreation for the boys and girls 81 the
city. Everybody who IN interested IN
children an d have the welfare 81 our
young people al heart, are heartily In
favor Of this
Even u Il were legal and We had the
necessary funds % build and maintain
this immense coliseum. where fat cattle
could be exhibited. We do not believe
that u would be practical or desirable
In connection with a library. AZ best Il
would be an experiment. and we feel
secure In making the statement that the
taxpayers are not willing To risk three
hundred thousand dollars on an expert.
ment.
As Mr. stinnett suggested In his ar.
ticle last Sunday. Il In a lamentable fact
that We have no place 20 exhibit fine
cattle. With the funds obtained from
the sale Of these cattle. ample arrange.
ments could be made for such shows;
hut that IL a question separate and dis.
tinct from the one concerning n library
and auditorium and should never have
been associated with u. II we persist
In introducing the arcan feature. Il il
quite certain that some irate taxpayer
win enjoin the whole proceeding and the
last state win be seven times worse
than the first. because u will be neces.
sary 10 outlivc the unavory and unfor.
tunate impressions which will arise
from our failure. and then again. go
through tho long uphill pull for a u.
brary and auditorium.
For years and years We have talked.
planned and worked for a library and
recreational building. and an auditorium
where our conventions might he held;
where we and the people from all the
surrounding country might be comfor.
tally seated 10 see the good plays and
hear the great singers who would un.
doubtediy come oftcner had we n decent
place for them. The man who L. strug.
Cling 10 pay for his little home. does
not want an Increased taxation on that
home TO provide n place for fat stock
show. hut he has slgnified his willing.
ness by means OF the ballot. for an In.
crease to provide for place where he