The Opelousas courier., 1895-02-09
NAME IS LEeioN-Nor SMITH
And AL Pay Taxes,

IN 1881 John Smith came to Chieago.
ne was an architect Of considera hls
ABILITY, and had no fear that he should
wan. 1or means of subsistence. Nor
was ne disappointed. Mr.. Smith rerf.ea
an once near the city hall and a house
m Englewood. His coming to Chicago
q to the value of real estate in I'm.
glewood; he was one more to b,6 and
compete with other bidders for q Mace
OF residence there; he also added TO
Inc value of land in the heart Of the
city; because ne oficed there, taking
space there. John liked to sleep at
nome, and he liked to work at his place
OF business, 50 that it was nece,~arv for
MIN to travel to and from his Office
from and to his house, every day: his
coming to Chicago therefore added to
.ne value OF the Chicago & Eastern
illinois railroad franchise, as he was
one more to contribute from sac to $50
per year for transportation; it was also
necessary for him to use the cable cars.
the cross-town electric, and the elevat.
cd railroad. So that merely by his
coming here and engaging in his
business he added to the value OF all
these transportation privileges.
In his Office he used both electric
hight and gas, thereby adding to the
value OF the privilege of supplying
these commodities. Like a good citi-
zen : he uses water and contributed
slightly to the comfort of the gentle
men who gather the revenue for the
supply of the same.
Smith mas a good many neighbors
and there are six groceries and markets
near enough, and every time Smith
goes to one he finds the clerks wide
awake and deferential, he always finds
what he wants in stock, that the
butcher finds it no trouble to get him
just the proper cut or the particular
joint of his fancy-thcy will be pleased
to send for his order and he shall have
the goods right away. And these store
keepers pay big rents and try by every
little art of cleanliness, politeness and
alacrity to get ahead of their COMPETE
tors, and John Smiths coming is n
reason why they will pay more rent
and put on nor frills, pay more for
clerk hire and sell provisions cheaper.
This is one effect of his coming, but
John added to the cost of maintaining
the police department-he was one
more to be watched, one more to be
protected, the same with the fire de-
partment. Two years ago the street on
which he lived was graded and paved,
fh1c hIp nVNnnra xr~or nanAcc1%n&n| 1p
part by Johns coming to the city. Sum
days he very often goes with his family
to one of the parks, and in order to
have them attractive and beneficial
the city incurs great expense to
plan and maintain them. But
John does not think of these
things; he is an architect and has his
own business to look after; he is like a
great many others, who go on adding
to the ground values, adding to the
value of every general utility, the sup
ply of which is limited, adding also to
the necessity for a public revenue, add
ing to both simply by being here and
pursuing their own duties, seeking
their W mean of qualification and
gain, who never think that the one
and one-half million Municipalities
crowding here with one and one-hat
million ends to accomplish create, on
the one hand, these values, on the
other these necessities for disburse-
ment, and that what is created by the
million and a halt should be taken by
the million and q half for the million
and a halt.
hope John Smith will read this and
think; If he does the triumph of the
takers is Immediately assured,
for he is a host in himseif-his name is
John Cleare, in Chicago