El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-07-31

has done more to equallze
the valuation of property in this city
than was ever attempted before on that
line When the board has finished its
work it will not show any material In
crease in valuations over last year, but
it will show that these values have been
equalized. In many instances values
have been increased, in fact some valua-
ton have nearly doubled over last year,
while in otner cases the valuations
have been cut down, and in this way
property owners are paying taxes on
equaiized values, which is the only
just way to levy taxes. There may be
some kicking at present, but as time
goes by everybody will see the business
of the acts of the present board OF
equalization.
Mayor Magoffin seems to think that
the city of Ell Paso can get along with
IT, @ str. ct spripklers. The mayor will
find out that there will be heavy roar
go up if he attempts to cut off the street
sprinklers, even a greater roar than it
he ehould cut down the police force, al
though the latter body is now small
enough for city the size of Ell Paso.
A city as dry and dusty as Ell Paso
needs the sprinklers bad, and ii they
are not kept constantly in use mer-
chants goods will be ruined, or they
will be required to put on q street
sprinkler at their own expense. which
would cause them extra taxation and
this would hardly be fair. The cutting
down of the city's expenses is Diff
cult piece of business. especially so as
the city is growing. and public improve
ment should keep abreast with private
enterprise. The HERALD will not OPP
pose any curtailing of expenses inau-
gurated by Mayor Magohin, unless it is
something that would mi ure the growth
or retard the prosperity that is fast re-
viving in this city.
1t is reported that Schwartz who has
just opened up with stock of goods
in the Hammett building On Overland
street has decided to disregard the
agreement of other merchants abou,
the early closing movement and will
keep open store after O'Clock at
night The Knieh's of Labor have
appointed committee to wait on
Schwartz and they.will try to induce
him to follow the example of other
merchants and close at an carly hour.
If he cannot be induced to do this 9TH
err steps will be taken to bring about
the sought for rest for the overwOrked
clerks. The Knights of Labor are in
earnest on this move and as that order
is growing fast it will be power in
securing rules and regulations for the
overwOrked labOrer, and those who
care to test its strength will find they
are butting their heads against brick
walls.
The secretary of Albuquerque Ter
ritorial fair association wants an Ell
Paso base ball team to contest for the
premiums offersdby the fair associa-
ton Ell Paso and Albuquerque have long
been rivals as TO which city could pro-
duce the best ball player and low is a
good time to decide the question. The
premiums offered for the ball tOurna-
ment amount to 81, 800 which is divided
into four parts of 5000, $500, $500 ard
5000 each. Now if Ell PasO will secure
a ball team that can play ball they can
carry off those prizes The Waco ball
team can be secured by little effort
and can undoubtedly wipe up the
earth with anything they will have to
the prizes. By securing this team it
would not be necessary for any extra
practice as the team has been together
all seas on and now stand at the top in
the Texas league. The fair occurs
about the middle of September.
The report that the insurgents have
made another attack on Havana is
probably lite premature. Havana
occupies an impregnable position on
peninsula between the bay and the
gulf, and Maxine Gomez is too willy
general to attack city that is so well
prote ted. naturally and art ficislly. If
the insurgents should gain all the rest
of Cuba in all probability Havana
would still remain in the hands OF the
Spaniards and could not be wrested
from them until the Cubans secured
fleet of war ships and attacked them
from water By land attack on the
city it would be almost impossible to
capture iG even though the iusurgent
army were three times as strong as
IL Ose of the Spanish.
ROUND ABOUT.