, 1874-10-29
COLORADO,
DcEalcntion Of a City ColIecior.-.
Cloutlng Rcal-Es!ate Titles.
Injurious Determinations Ia Assess
menls .-- The Cattle and
Sheep interests.
"Craoe Greenwood "---Lilo at Denvor--.
Journalistic ROWS.

"Craoe Greenwood "---Lilo at Denvor--.
Journalistic ROWS.
Special Correspondence ef Tie CAtto0o Tribune.
DENVER Col, Oct. g. 1874.
Within the past wcol, dclalcation las boon
discovered III tho funls Of
the CITY coLrrcToR.
Ills bocEs Geiacd, and ho del,ostd ahroNB', the
election OF Il succensor b7 the Board Of Alder
men. last evening. So far rs hsa boon aacer-
tainod, the deficiency amounts tn S5.72l.aG; but,
as tho accounts arc marc thoroughly inycsli-
Ea.od 1t ID likely tha. it will ncGrcsnto gront
deal more. Tho delinquent party IL named
Oscar II. Whittier, and his caroor III this city
l,as been ons markcd hy much peculinrlty. From
MI Ordinary policemen. ho waa elevated to Jus.
tlco Of tho rsace. Boon nfter, he announced
himself as au ntlorHo--at-lGw. aud, almost SIM
,.llauno,lsly will, this, vas elected Collector Of
I'll city ,nouo,s. For d tlino, nil wont
we'll, nnd tho o!rondcr made many
1rienls through taking q prominent part in
clurc!,-tuattors. Daring tho past year, how
over, tho sanctuary s.as abandoned for rcsort. Of
pleasure, aud statra!l, tho ,nan who. III abort
time, acqlrcd wealth md position ut tho lands
ot hio ieilow-citi:ens, was sliding into q slough
from, which ho Is unable to oxtyicato hnaBclf.
Ills boutlsinen viii mako ,lp tho deficiency as
foon as 1t is :niy aacc:taiItcd; but, notwitt-
utanding this. his shortcomings viii work great
Inconvenience 10 many Of our cisizcnp, wl,ouo
taxes have pn.God through his haaia and boon
carelcest, rccoraod. Tho EXPORTS vino aro NOW
Engaged upon Liz books declare TINT nlatcru aro
very much missed, ind that It will ho n long tn,o
before tic city will bo aAic to determine fully
who of its pcop!o ara inleLted ID il, and who ars
not.
The queulion Of
T1i1i,s AE1siso o5r or TAx-slLra
Is Il matter whicI, is going 10 a%ccl Dcnve: quito
Gcrously in iho fttro, anil this ariseo primarily
fron, flc fact that tho eovcfsl naapY nqdo Uf tie
r!as Of tho city arc greatly ut vuriassco, aid
partion who pny tncir taxes promptly find tisst
tDeir moneys lave been applied OIL tho wrong
lots; ana, to eavo themselves FROM being ojoct-
ed from their own property, they a:c aubjectod
to much expense and troub.o TO lcmoyo tho
cloud thai haa bccn put upou Tho ti!lo Of ther
rcnl estato through tue carelcsarcss and gnor-
Gtco Of oiiicals., Re*iGoiir, lti'is tn,n 'ie
srht1nd, can rast ultul:t!tts nsel, th!ter ttaa
i!'oso living ut . d,atnncc, WIND lihve iiisottei!
their money in dlyluts NIL sui.hruily complied
,s!i4 tho provisions Of tho laarI ouly tb find tla:
the blusMiets q Aomq oilc!;1 lla;s ct:tsca theit
lands to be aold, a,ld seine, "roal:rsta:a shhtp"
ecckins ci;ler to fst larao a,npui,a Of lnoier il,
the wEy OF colp onrp. Or etitit1yorl,,s to dis-
rcseess absolutely thnsd WHO III eUud faith have
uald thci: ,.I1ney for tl.b i'rdperty.
Another cril IN lila contect,on that liaB to bo
tou.ciidcd wil Is lAb
llAS:,E. OF a1AEI:;a A5sissNE.rs.
Tovn-lota thGt aro held for .sprara ion by cap-
naliBt3 a.c booked NJ shout ol,o ift' OF their
value. wno MI cd joititg 1o., Held py n pobr
inan, III frequently "setsssa Up tt lin full vhae,
ILoao If liniscd mca!ia holding but n smhli
amount Of rtcpolty. and not acquainted Ait. Tho
1na,cuvrcs to secure Il rcdncliun befoo tho fIoard
OF Equalization, put u win :Ac Htoug altd purik-
ct tho os3 luther tAasl n:uhe fight which, no
tin cB oat Of ten, woill .osGit llsa ttounlY TO
them. Tue elf"ct Of ttlis will Vo to e;oEl many
people Of moderate tnnanu ous of Dehycr. At
present, sbme bf tia toay homes OF Tho i,iitlao
hud poorer clnascs asseGkod at OH1trcs tMr no-
yund what they would bring Mt flrco.l salo; yet,
III coutr.d,ssinc iol. to ti,tr, much corporation
pro; crty is doeketed ut oven cBs thnn oIc-sixih
Of isv Tslac. As I'LL ii4s;auco II ti,, may TO
mentioned tue tnct tl,at ti,e Pinto Water Com
rary IL offering to sell its wo:ks and fsancl,lscs
10 ;i,e city fer GU tGU; vet tlay aro rclleduIcd
n only 340.1a0 on tho lax-?ias. einnlar ant! t,ll
,"e' 'o'o ';1atn'lccs cat, be given; n::; .Gce'tls
1uakeA .:..tiy Of tic weatthier PERSONS and cur
porlionB appear nt oron less tcaa ouc~tentl It
their actual wcesh.
-GrAHr Ed AnIsTocnAcY
Is growing Up In t..;n ctr t[:ut WILL orc long, TO
ua much f>r,luno through the 1nan,cr Il, wica
-'' "'~sass BY mating
alton. 4 great essl ot Tho pro'srty hrrs-l rsb:.
ntly fuiar h.if OF its rhdttgegad up to two.
thIra itn yalae. md n,ost OF lnis upon capital
Eorlowed from Tho East Owing to this, it i.
feared that, bekacei, now and next ppri.E, ln,'h
yaliahle propetsy wi!l 6h au3d ulidor tho Shbsifs
1liInn,er Tt i,liiouB tlrntcu.
InAa;iou l,as been tho ottlor here for the past
few yeare aud tho bubble must ere long burst.
fortune upon fortune Inns been maio here dur
I'M: thS ".grod tinles;"1tho 'hh1eh Of h.Eh
eolid hasis; and tie ex'tavnsant arcculatlotn ii,
rcal estatn be done away With. lu two years
lima, many lots hayo advanced from $1,000 to
S5,uUO; ana tho city pow 10 spread over D apaco
ll9iIee enonEll for city tsehty tttass its sizd.
0EEAr ruMniE
in prices hotweei uow apl spring. There is one
thing tliat pui1its htrosy to t!iia mid It s tut,
r' nrs ot5 s {o5 {as aag sns sas HS ssa hss s
bang rented Of aoll. Mechanics aud iaborois,
tinding thst therc tomanB little Or hatli6g moro
fer ho ID a. wi dfa tintet hating tl'sm
roriia ana vthtf Pots. lii exploitation Of obtain-
Ing employment. Alahy, Of tlleso c,asseA Of
people arS also lsaylhy from tllrit Inability to
ucsy tsx I a fis sss LIN ta saes % 0 Borrowed
Az to tli5
.otSrFAi. rFr11sd III THE rEnn1Fonr
outside Of Unuver, caiitiot do Gettet than quote
Dtief editorial .pnlAPrhpn from the l'ocGy
Moa'.tdfs Nc,r$, OF this city:
In Colorado. The year has not been ono Of rsyersep
nor yu Of tlrcat prohbnsty. Tllo mining hdary Inns
not ouy tainaiilcu It'll owtl, hut oxtendcl lis ilo-
dustol; tat tho yield Of bulol for 1871 will not
fal! far thort Ut sdUGJ uU1 The catllo intereas
never IN more promising condition The crop bus
tse. lsss s,lst sosc Of tho Grains end vegetables
bsi! ~ enrs fnilurc. We shall lave wheat enough
WIN which to feed OUR people, but nothing htare.
s,as ans % 9ts9s tings 5l hive % ns n.Eoste This
arc Arc }nst bvsiniug in OUT Tes,stnr thun upon those
VINO hnsa lived hcrc longer ald are better prepared 10
Stand a = This much for our ird.stra[ condition.
stare o monetary Htfairs las prevented any vrry
EIee Expenditures or luvestMcnta Of capital. Most
mon .ye heen dtawing III rather t!lah uxteIng their
rpusoQueuct.
:, THE cot%tlr.MEx or THIS CITY
recently authorized, ,iMuur L. revision OF tlcIr
orilnaares the se!ling Of liquor 10 boys over'l5
years Of asu antl, g cap tlu u!iulax, lesisutod
softa'n city olicorb Tito plaee and power iur tho
tcin OF tAreo years, wien they isavo recently
been elected by Tho proplo for hut ono yeai,
In esvat,9n t,I"t ,a 9f os!als wna no gang amt re-
lcuriLldpd hiitl nurniiouuhlo latiaiatiur hnu