Show ao 1019 19 21 while the year 1320 1920 was a disturbed year in business and social relations yet somo some definite results have been attained during that period to enumerate somo soma of them the scarcity of commodities which prevailed in 1919 due to the absorption of 0 the people in the work of if supporting their armies have been I 1 relieved the inflated price level has been broken and a good start has been made toward getting prices down to a normal level labor troubles have largely subsided many other things could be mentioned which ire aro laying foundations foor a hotter better order and a greater prosperity after the foundation has been laid I 1 it will be our duty to continue the good work in 1921 in considering what besa bean can be dono done in this respect it occurs to the mind that elections were held last year and the duty will fall mostly upon the he shoulders of those who have been elected we will look to the national government in washington for certain moves to better prevailing conditions wo we will look to our state government and lastly to our county government which after the elections is composed of entirely new men our government is entirely republican even those who disagree with the result of the elections feel it is better for some one party to assume re responsibility and secure positive action of some kind the people of sevier county will expect ea hect it from their new county government there are arc several s varal things that are badly needed in the county we need better roads and will look to the county commissioners to give them to fo Us wo we know that in somo some cases chey are or better have been bandi handicapped di by the actions of the state road commission but our commissioners will be able to prevail upon the state road commission to give us what I 1 ia coming to us in building more mora good roads and properly maintaining those we have wo we need it a county hospital of some kind in the whole county there is no other hospital than the privately conducted small mail institution in salina As excellent as it la is it is ia entirely inadequate to the needs of the county we need more room in our courthouse we do 10 not expect the commissioners to go to work and build us a nev courthouse but e expect o hect them to add to the old one so more floor space can he be given to the offices ot of the lie clerk the recorder the assessor and the court reporter they all are badly in need of it these are just a few of the things we need and that can bo be had without burdening the taxpayer too beav ily ly and some action ought to be taken to do those things because they are indispensable to the development of 0 our county in ill this connection also a little glance might lie be thrown at our city government which was not affected by the last elections but from which also so a few good things are expected in the present year there is needed clr first t of all a better water supply supple I 1 I 1 there is needed a building for housing our fire fighting apparatus there is needed some more street paying paving and some better care of the streets that are not paved it is quite a bit that is expected and tax burdens are pretty hard anyway but all that s necessary is that the respective governments lie be it of county or city show in an earnest intention to do things that they show a determination of will and where there is a will there will be a way |