Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1895-02-01
FRIDAY, FEB. !,

Republicans are in the min
ority in congress. but they should
take the lead in rescuing the
treasury from peril.
The cry that something
must be doner to relieve the Unit
ed States treasury is becoming
painfully monotonous.
The property owners in the
tenth sewer district are raising 4
fund to test in the Supreme court
the validity of the ordinance under
which the tax is assessed.
The city council did a wise
thing when it reduced the official
salaries. Another generous slice
taken off would be appreciated by
the taxpayers.
President Cleveland and
Senator Sherman both claim to be
friends of silver. \ little action
now instead of words, would make
this professed friendship less sus-
picious.
II any property owner In
kirksyille feels that his taxes are
not high enough he should move
into the tenth sewer district and
get special tax bill issued against
his property.
The snow Stolm which reach
ed here Thursday night and ragged
all day Friday, was general over
the entire country reaching from
the Rocky mountains to the Allan
tic coast.
Don't think that you can
only work during the summer. The
winter should be a season of study
and a time for balancing the sue
cesses and failures of the past
year and the planning for next
season 5 work.
We believe the true solution
of the control of prices for the
farm products lies in the farmer
himself. If we take the pains to
learn how many pounds of grain
will add a pound of flesh to an an
imal we shall be in position to dis
pose of our crops to the best ad
vantage.
Willie Green the sporting
editor of the "Star Sayings" ha!
been mortally offended by Edito
Scurlock of the Glenwood 'Phono
graph and the way Willie goe.
at Scurlock, in the Star Saying.
of last Friday, reminds one Of ;
feather weight attacking John L
Sullivan. Willie should not at
tempt to fight out of his class. OF
attempt to get the reputation of 9
heavy weight until he has fairly
earned it.
Did you ever hear the story
of the man whose goat was taxed
for $500. He complained to the
assessors. They informed hin
that anything that abutted on the
road must pay tax-S2. 90 a foot
Tn? sewer tax in the tenth district
is not so high as the goat tax, but
the property is assessed, whether
it abutS on the unfinished sewer OF
not, and the assessment calls for a
good, round sum for each proper
ty owner.
-BusineSs conditions in
American are all tending to cen
traliZation. 1t has been shown
that great factories can produce
at less cost than small ones and
a great business carried on at less
proportionate expense than a
smaller one. Saving in the cost
of production means in the end a
saving to the consumer, as compe-
tition results in keeping the mar
gin of profit as small as can safely
he depended on for returns to the
proprietor. The cost of produc-
tion is leSsened TO the farmer who
studies the better methods and
makes the most of land and pro
duets, and he only is in proper
condition to meet the close compe-
tition of the present age.
THE President sent special
message to congress Monday urg-
ing the speedy enactment of q
measure for the relief of the treas,
ury, and the depressed condition q