, 1888-03-03
THESE FIGURES

Now, that business Is depressed with cat
tie companies breaking up and banks clos
ing their doors, with poverty staring many
a good man and woman in the face, and
the list of uncollected taxes in each county
for 1887 covering a whole page of the
county paper, it is proposed to add to the
already oppressive burdens of taxation,
and for what purpose? The capitol build
ing as it stands to-day is large enough for
all the requirements of the territory for at
least SIX years to come. The expenditure
of q few thousand dollars to complete it
within and fit it for occupancy would be
wisely spent, and would receive the hearty
Endorsement of all the people, but [ do not
believe that the expenditure of 1925, 900
will meet the appreciation, at this time, of
one-third of the people. am compelled
to present these ugly facts, so hat the
issue may be fairly presented. Were [ to
enter into the details of the financial con-
dltion of nearly all the counties, and pre-
sent the rate of taxation now and what
must follow, the picture would startle the
thinking taxpayer looking to the tenth
legislative assembly for prudence and
economy in dealing with the property of
the citizen for public purpose. The ques-
ton then involved is, economy without
parsimony, casting aside local desires and
uniting for the public welfare. If one
tenth of the sun here appropriated for
the capitol building was prudently spent
in encouraging and directing immigration
to all parts of the territory daring the
years 1883 and 1889, there would be a re-
turn from it in wealth and population
which would make it easy to enlarge the
capitol building and bring with it joy and
good will instead of tears and curses.
CHAPTER TWO
makes provision for locating a peniten-
tiary at Rawlins and directs the build
ing commission, provided, to procure
a site by purchase, a donation or other
wise. What shall the site be, ten acres
or one thousand? Who can tell? The
cost of the penitentiary is TO be
500, 900, and $50, 900 of the bonds of the
territory arc to be issued to purchase a
site, and commence erection of the build
ing this year. Under the act of congress
restricting the bonded debt of the terri
tory to one per centum of the taxable
property, there can be issued only about
$50. 600, as the last legislative assembly
authorized the issuance of $3.50, 600, aud
this added to the 100000 makes up the
sum total OF 1920, 900, which swallows up
the one per centum. This act appropri-
ates $50, 600 to the penitentiary, $50, 600 to
the insane asylum, $25, 600 to the univer-
sity, and $1,000 to the poor asylum build
ing, at Lander, this consuming the 500
900 available under the act of congress.
Where is the remaining $40, 900 to come
from, to build the penttentiary :? The OK
penditure OF 100000 to purchase the site
and the building of a peniten-
tiary is money thrown away unless the
balance of the 500, 600 can be raised.
How will it be secured q? Just as the
1925, 900 is to be raised by this enactment
for the capitol building-jy direct taxa
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