The Greeley tribune., 1909-10-28
Banquet to Realty Men

The banquet rendered the State
Realty association by the local organ
i2ation at the Camfield Thursday
evening was interesting from the firsr
mouthful to the closing address by
Governor John F.. Shafroth.
At least seventy-five local and Wis.,
iting members were in attendance.
The banquet hall was especially and
handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion and the tables were weighted
with the very best that the big hos
telry affords.
The addresses of b. ID. Sanborn
on Greeley Under Prohibition" and
the paper OF w. h. Mcclellan on
Feeding Sheep" will be given in full
by the Tribune, as both are of excep-
tional merit.
Ex-senator Clayton was assigned
the subject. Greeley as Railroad
Center" and lie erected such net
work OF steel about the city that
those who were not chasing turkey
in their sleep were being runover
by railroad trains.
Governor Shafroth spoke for some
thirty minutes and stated that he
had declined an invitation OF thirty
Oue u luc ucep
waterways convention at New Or
leans in order to be present at the
banquet OF the State Realty associa-
tion last evening. He eulogized the
real estate men and said they had
an organization that would elevate
class of men who had it in their
power to do great good for the state.
and call the attention of the whole
world to our climate. soil and great
values. He spoke of the present
growth and activity in every branch
OF industry throughout the state,
which was emphasized by the great
increase in revenue in every state
office where fees accumulated.
In the Office OF secretary of state
the fees for August last were $4,000.
as compared with $4,000 for the
same month of the preceding year.
For last month the fees we're $1O4.-
600 as compared with only $4,000
for September last year. When the
appropriations were made by the last
assembly it was thought that there
would not be funds to fulfill half OF
the obligations, but the governor saws
that the great increase in revenues
will be ample to meet every appro-
priation. Only yesterday the state
treasurer stated that he would honor
all vouchers up to the full appropria-
tion, which is 100000. for the erec-
ton of the new training school at
the Normal.
Upon the question of taxation.
which was the subject upon which he
was asked to speak. the governor
suggested a remedy for an equitable
assessment as between county and
OF 2 he a1; ,f,
annual strife between the county as
SCISSORS and the state board of re-
view. He suggests that instead of
4 mill tax rate for state purposes to
be leveled upon valuation made
by the different assessors, and as di-
verstied as are the number of com
ties. that the state be given a certain
per cent of the total revenue raised
! 10y each county for tax purposes. This
he said would have the effect Of
keeping the local officials conserva-
tive.
His theory means that the greater
| the burden of our debts, the more in
terest we would have to pay. If Weld
| county wanted to erect a 5000, ,0OG
court house it would have to contrib
ute certain per cent of that sum
to the state before 1t could do So
| The governor also went over the
system that was used this year by
the board of equalization In assessing
the railroad companies. He demon
strated the manner in which the val
uation of the companies was deter
mined and says the corporations were
assessed upon one-third of that val
uation, system that was agreed
to by the county assessors. He claims
that this system brought a great deal
more revenue from the railroads this
year than ever before.
After the banquet the governor as
sumed the martyr role and subjected
himself to a half hour of hand shak-
ing.
The Messrs. Charles Tew, II. Tim
othy and A. L. Mumper. who were
on the program. we e all out of the
city and sent their regrets.
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