The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-12-06
, FROM THE PEOPLE,
rnicipn; ownership.

.vas. December 1.-THE Post OF
po criticlses a correspondent who
elf Poverty for declaring In
ali public improvements are re-
the value Of land and such bene-
sorbed by the owners OF land in
fent.
that is no reason why municipal
of lighting plants. water works.
4 not be advocated.
RVS" contention is true expert
broye 1t, while q step in munich
will have been taken.
bwing from a Glasgow, Scotland.
Id prove interesting TO the read
Post at this juncture:
ooming more and more apparent
n reformers who interest them
municipal and National matters
that each improvement, every
land all progressive legislation
tering the condition Of the peo-
rallied by an equivalent increase
et the community purchase the
n new park or for any other pur-
one set of landowners, and i'm
he value of surrounding ground
bd another set of landowners In
rents in that neighborhood, co
eople pay swice for the same
as community, and again AZ
that community. II taxes were
the land value and not upon
increased value of the land
new park site would pay for
hat is, those getting the advan-
ID pay for it, but only once. Our
istreet railway system Is
the city and has been a great
nccess. The extensions carried
expense OF profits have enor-
reased the price of land on tho
In this way our tramway profits
appropriated by these owners.
has been brought into touch
ty. Quicker service and reduce
|es In our townhead district in
rents within the sphere OF the
and we are forced 10 the con-
/ II the entire car system We're
hid only reappear in increased
khen Glasgow would be a better
business in, and for that reason
population would set in that d.
influx would increase competi-
uses, and the demand for houses
p until all inducement to change
hbsobed by the landowner. We
kaper gas and water supply than
but higher renis balance the
thus are the benefits of our
sucked in by the sponge of land
he increase were taxed we would
immunity use what we have made.
Aings are the landowner says:
h to me, and wEl. we have to do
our camp. or course there's no
only you have to do it. that's
BAT expenditure Of city funds to do
slum property has improved the
Increased the land values around,
the people out further on the
u The rent OF land for building
Ind our city money finds its way
"a IallAAON iiFA . kipGhtls IL Lut
Re taxed back into the city purse,
employed in carrying ont other
|Ibr bet,ering the condition OF tho
Dareholders of the West Highland
company expended their money
down a railway along the Care
the result that land increased IN
other words they paid the land
being allowed make his land
able. Great scheme, isn't It? OF
shareholders are business men.
will IL they can--make the pas
BY for it; but then, the great b.
h public are able to pay for a
fresh sea air. If 1t is too dear
write to the papers about the eX-
The railway company. 1t never
e B. P. that it is the landowner
Rels the railway company to put
les, as can be shown, for the rail-
ends are not high, and in many
hl capital has disappeared. Rail-
d greatest aid that mankind has in
Host, have 10 buy at inflated value,
4, the liberty TO confer a Benefit
NY; yet. wlthal, our smart busi-
Ecan not see MAT tho qreatsst oh.
&ln the way of progress is the
Is, Tor he can make the punish
&ent) fit the crime (of heinfr nrcs
raising thu rent The fact ia
Respectable husinese man 10 en-
be- the drope AZ tha snirot tbot
time to attend ~ the fai1ow who
3 off the nrofits ot Tho hungbota
of land yallles' viii ronedS his
&c which tue community pro
Is a pronosaI to n,,,.;t,, 4,,o c,,so
4 500, 900 hounds s,arlipg 70 n,rN
he Improvement In tho hoai,b =,
ID the comfort Of the ci,izens viii
htal value and witho,,t do,,ht wa
to pay an incressed rart J haoa,, "a
lis vast sum to imnrova nc it,
Clyde bank shinhuiidine 10 ,ooJ
trade has causad da,rarJ SI sor
d there Won aro.,ha admantora.
ade' are scooned IN h~ ,ha lasd
Ak the increase ana ~ vol .a A w.,
livery lmprovament hoMef,s ~: ,Sa
a new undergropnd rajlw. n
treases rants in ~ 49, '.,o;, ,an"aS
a new civ imnrouero ,t" ~ so
lem fro 't b,.i,, safer py better
ID service nnrlrv ~ go 81, ,',ss
nlation. and n yin onnna ~