CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1898-03-24
Mr.. HOWELL ANSWERED.
A Communication of Facts and Fig
ures Signed by the Repre-
sentative Men of the
City.


ihe article oy L. M Howell emitted
some Cold Facts which recently ap-
peared in the Canon City Clipper is a
strong ILLUSTRATION OF the saying tnat
statistics are certainly very misleading;
not that they are necessarily false IN
themselves but that il Is extremely easy
10 stale detached facts omitting otber
equally essential facts and thus make
the facts stated appear to support con
clnsions which are absolutely untrue.
We, the unde.sIgneu, having Yith
interest," III canon, ieei called upon 70
correct some of his reckless criticisms
est they attract the eye OF prospec
i've resident.
In the case before us Mt Howen
inis-states one oil MS facts, iof II Is not
true that Canon City had It's largest
number OF saloons IN 1872 as there
were nineteen licenses issued IN 1881
Mr Hcweh really struck boom.
erahg when he tackled the year 1879
Tor ne omitted an inportani iact ~ re-
gard TO the surplus over me eHpendi-
tnres oil sa'54a42, when IS put ior-
ward as PROOF OF the great superior
ity oil the town government ot iSSs,
we are ieit |" lhier tlat the town
trustees were 90 very eeohonlicai III
those DAYS that they were aoie 10 Keep
wlthin thelr income from taxes ana
saloon licenses 70 that extent oh-
fortunately ior Mr. howeli, there Is
not q particle OF lruti ~ TINS inference.
Inc exact truth Is tii.t ior many years
pflor 70 1879 the Town goFerillheht ne
sl''ie i's income from s''ioo'i- ii'u st''''i-
ny run IN ueot, every year showing q
aeilcieiiey uutli the acculn''iaieu isiiei.
a. SHOWN of outs'ahuiuB ieeiSlei 'u
variants "As pu' il''ie suoi' VI y!
,hous'iiIii aoila's- puEing 'ne year io77
~ o'd'l 20 ue'ie''ss we - 'ei es' eii''i go
10 variants 'i'eh u'e" ueh per oiit
oo,ids 10 'ie extent oi i"''y thouSiDu !
uoiia's were iss"eu io' li'e purpose oi
'e'iiihs 'ile N"'i'"'s d"u 'hiS i''"ci'
'huiileu surplus was ~ part NhaV Was
'eis u 'iie p'"es'''s oi 'iia' oo1u ISSUE
%i'ei '''i''is ~ oitss'ii'ei'iis Naii''i,ta
'iie q peuses % io'o DeilS Just nae TUE
Ai''''i7ss VI many PieVt'li'ls years 3 oo'i
s'uei''o'' ~ eAe''as ol eiie income IiViii
''Ass anu ioeiises Auu ihiS surplus
Mds f.iy soon used up ny iiie 'ius'eeS-
E'en this y l.p' tle N.o's ruin Aoi
,i'ae Pi"s inci"ueo u0tes o. q
'olinef ueia'liling elefA Tor s''''-io
sl'u 70 pe uie iF"h the county.
i'less notes s tiieh hollie"iiy represent
tis $500 ''o" "a 'lo, '''aiig tei'ea''''
i'''' -, a'ii no" a. tl'e'i arg aDsoli.e-
y Nui ''''eAs paper 'eliieSeu.iils 'iie ue-
''ii'a'i"li "u'eh NHs eo'e'ea up " sue
o'ssi' 'o"si oo'ius ioi gea's sliie '4'e
eie'h "AS iesuiafis fe-ei'''i'ea oS voters
VIZ Wv "eie y s'ioiSo' ~ 'Ne lacis- me
'S'9-'a % 'ne'i uae if"ih the county TOT
uie'''sc'ea laAeS was represented al
sile Gnu "i ~. " iAe l'etn % '4o.t=o.'
:. u "i''ci ef,--l - Is que 70 Tue gene
"a .,a, iuhu a''a '-Oo 70 'he water iund
itl tl,ese CURES ptIoLe us laAe Mr-
iios'eil ; ils''Its OF siz-'V"' OF recelpts
s'lo Sio'goo OF expenditures anu treat
'ieili as .he axe hsuies OF issS are
4 . 4 Al = - y.
ueaseu, uiat is' ~s tle a1,nuh' aue
l'"ni sne County !" Rehera iuna oi
anu 'he amount oi 'iie oei iauit.
'ts e'e' n i'o.es' % De eouiitea
a. iiieo',ie q as d oaiaiiee ol naila'
anu we nave ufpius Oh es'--o-'-'
anu no bonus issif'i 70 iunu 'he sue
oessi'o uehe''s "' previous years "h'oh
makes this surplus more genuine tnah
.ne one 50 i"udl! uuhpted oy Ar
iioNeh lfue' ooeh receipts anu eh-
leiloitures are greater thin taey were
~ isss oul tiie then town mas grown 70
pe a e,'y ana Just ior one item Mr,
ao"eil can ascertain oy inquiry IA ms
own oiiioe no" eousiuefauie an item oi
'ie present eApenuiturvs Is tequifeu 70
pay iot e'ee,fle ishts' three ioot'ils oi
"lileh nave oeeh 'iltto'iaeeu since lSe9-
hight mere we Wish 70 say lhat we
lnas' not oe understood as attaeking
tne integrity oi any past Town ooara'
"i'h 'ne sihsie exception 81 .ie ueial-
ch'ion i. "' Tue cie'A aire''oy aliu'ieu 70
"'heh was kep' 'o'lcca'eu itoih 'he
puoiie IN lhe f'''h nope 'iaal " eouiu DC
'isde sooo' We nave no reason TOT I'M
putting uisnohes'! 70 any pSst euie'aA'
~ iaet the management OF the shairs
Of our '"Wh mas ever oeeli as we ues'
II long may continue sihsuiafls Tree
from uv'h schllua anu suslhclph Win