The daily tribune., 1907-10-23
THE FToKENcE B. 4. a.

Fiofsnue hss a sctive Business
Mons association, but 1t needs lar
eer membership, which would give
II better-co. .operation Of citizens snd
greatly inSrsane its influence
No one will deny the good that
can be accomplished by such an asso-
ciatlon, and this one should be en-
coursged. Citizens Of the city
should take an interest, become mem
bers and take An interest.
Asa matter Of fact very much de-
ponds upon good, Active commercial
association in any city that is trying
70 keep abreast Of the times. Al.
though It may not be generally known
In Florence, the last Legislature pass.
cd law authorizing the county COM
missioners In every county in this
state to levy q tax Of one.1fth Of one
mill on the taxable property Of y
county to create fund for advertis-
ing its resources and products. The
aot reads ~ follows:
Section 1. The boards Of county
commissioners Of the several counties
WITHIN the -stste1 Of Colorado, or any
Of them, are hereby authorized and
empowered to levya . special tax on
the taxable property within their re-
spectivs counties for the purpose Of
creating fund not exceeding $4,000
In any one year to be used for adver-
tising the county for the purpose Of
encouraging immigration and increas-
ing trade in the products Of the state
of Colorado, provided the total tax
levies for suoh purpose in any one
year shall not exceed nth Of one
mill on each dollar Of taxable prop
erty according to the asseasment roll.
and provided further that tha mnnav,s
AWrUpylAyed under this act shall be
expanded only under the direction Of
regularly organised and incorporated
boards of trade, ,chambeu Of CONNER.
orcs commercial associations, eithel
state or local in character. !"
since Elefs.cs mas not been advsr'
tised oue.twentieth part enough Il
tl,s outside world. and since all TIN
taxpAyers would be . direct bensa
oiary In the results which would 40
orus from the advertising. II proper
lydone, Il wouid> BE- = good tde9 ID,
ttesmsmnsrv.of.tise. lossls' suuuoias4ou
70 try and get the commissioners Il
ct some action in,SssAltis % tlis Law
and set the advantaeeg a 'shn c6rnlhu
nifty right tDeSls ths pnblio.
Properly ~tlteen adsSrtisins matte
plassa n thsrSiuht channels in som.
oi ti,s Easesru seAtss would result l,
. blessing for this community
Thsfs's not ono person In I. 900 IN th'
East who knows snything about Flor
enoe and her environments Thi
condition Of afAiu should not be tol
Grated any longer. Florence ooul'
b made one Of tho best towns In TIN
Middle West but her citizens in tn
main arc not trying TO do anything
to advance the community.
This thfxU Of sitting IDLY by AM
allowing opportunities to ra. Is no
the right spirit. II can be notices
that many oities In the state mucl
smaller than Florence arc getting bus,
and booming their country. Capita
10 coming In and the places arc flour
ishinG. Nav industries arc beini
located and the population IL on th'
inorsass. II now Industries are :,
come 70 = town. tl,e promoters mus
Asst know something about the com
munity and abost the only way Flor
enos Will evef como Into tho lime
light ID BY . thorough system OF I'd
vsEt;sins. It il safe 70 ny tha,
ssvsn .tewm ont Of every ten In ths
s>AtS q shis .stss are basy o. N East
sss advsstislhg 6Ampsisn. And they
viii 81 The results from this Advsr.