The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1912-10-24
Julesburg News Lead Astrav

Since Mr.. Finch has had charge of
the Julesburg News that paper as
rule has been good straight forward
clean sheet and has stated facts and re-
mained within the bounds os truthful
ness. Mr.. Finch is new man in Seog-
wick County and prehaps takes for
granted TO much of the Information
handed to him by his Democratic friends
He was certainly led astray in his issue
of October 18th. Some people seem
to be having fit because Treasurer
Car!son's Semi annual statement show
ed on hand in the road and bridge fund
$6,3l7.7 rs and at the same time there
was outstanding warrants in the road
and bridge fund $S,636.s9 They at
tempted to show that the Treasurer
should have paid part of the outsand-
ing warrants with the cash on hand.
purposely or through ignorance they
overlooked the fact that there was at
the same time warrant call on this
fund published in the Julesburg News
which taken with the amount of
warrants previously called and which
had not at that time been presented
for payment with interest on the same
amounted to the amount of money in
the road and bridge fund, in other
words when Mr.. Carlson made up his
semi annual statement at the close of
Business June 30. he Immediately call
ed in all of the warrants that could be
paid from this fund. If the News had
taken the pains to inform itself cor
rectly in this matter instead of taking
somebody's word. We doubt If this
misleading statement would have been
made, If the gentlemen who spent
week of his valuable time searching
the Coq-...y Records endeavorins to dig
up something that might be used against
Sam Carlson at this time, had spent
just a few more hours at the job he
could have found that Mr.. Carlson
has saved the County great deal of
interest, many many times in carrying
overdrafts in the several funds. Why
did not the News informant bring
some of these to light.
Oct. 81, 1909 Overdraft Ordi-
nary fund S799. 45
Dec. 81, 1909 Overdraft Ordi.
nary fund 1908. SO
July 80. 1910 Overdraft Ordi-
nary fund 1902
Sept 80, 1910 Overdraft Ordi-
nary fund 2l7.S9
Sept 80, 1911 OverGraft
County High School lund 1859. 72
Dec. 30, 1911 Overdrait
County High School fund 1906. SO
Sept 30. 1911 Overdraft Jules
burg Irrigation District
fund 42S. 53
These are few of the examples of
interest saved the people of this County
by Treasurer Carlson in temporarily
carrying overdrafts. There are many
others but we have not the bsuntiful
supply of time to spend in searching
the records as has the informant of
the News.
We say again that it is too bad that
they did not spend few hours more in
their search for they would have then
found out what they know to be facts
that Mr.. Carlson is a most carful off
icer and has run the Treasurers OF flee
in amost economical manner. He is
correct efficient because he knows how
The article in the News unconciously
orlc tYh
1t contains nothing of truth that is &C.
trimenta to him and this in the face
OF the fact that one men spent nearly
week and arc h mans everal days in
an earnest endeavor to find something
to use against Mr.. Carlson.
Mr., Taxpayer, investigate carefully
reports which wrongfUly attempt to
injure faithful public servant.