La Junta tribune., 1912-05-18

,fsio AID hoAp IN NAV JAnott.
state The prin' ip.- ~ stat" aid l.
that tn. state couiribut. Z" rsad I'M
pnovement out OF ~ general fund to
which NIL taxpayers contribute. The
fund does not come from farmer
alone. but from all the people. aud
especially from those that nr- snOr"
as,snAs atty st',~ tS ,~sv she lssssAra Of
taxation A great Injustice has i~vo
done the farmers 81 this country In ~
Is.cting them skD- 10 shoulder th. -n.
tire -xI-nsr and responsibility ~
huildlug country r',a.i> The ~ d-nss
Of ciiic, have -lnnir,ssi greater viii
ingn.~. to contribute Ia this fund thsn
tho-~ who live in the rnrni districts.
not wiihsiandinv the fnr that prsc-
ticnliy all the state aid laws rrohibN
the u.~ ~ the money within ID. liinits
Of elite. and towns State aid tend. "
-qusli the burden Of tsAaiion
Every one who uses = highway q
receives ANY b.n-ft FROM II should %.
tribute To the cost Of its tmpro, -m-nt
The farmer |. not the ouly Que who uss~
the country roads or n, eises b-usat
FROM them. They are also u~rsi 10y tte
country mer bsui. the iuub~r d-sIes.
the itin-rant I.,,idl-r. the villas. dor
/ tor. the CONNER, .iai salesman. 10y the
~hccimRn and the nuloinobtlist. sud to
greater or lesser ext~ui by the go
tire PEOPLE The city dw-ll-r ,auu0s
! i've without hi. daily supple, fnn
I the farm. and he must pay dtily sud
I In cash III. greater share Of all -xtsu
cost attcodinr their 'rnnsportstion
Some of the state highway d-psgt.
rpenis are oi-rsis,d gu 4 purely poitti.
cal basis. aud 1t very Frequently hap
pens that the highway commi> ,ionesu.
ss we'll ss their sui,ordinat~>. are ~
moved from once for purely poliii~sj
Z rs-~ons. M matter how ~sfici.ni or c00
serious defect In our state mid sysi-m.
Any Inv providing for state .uise.
vision aud state mid should h.. -
framed ss To remove Its ndministeD.
ti"n ~ fnr ~ POSSIBLE FROM ih. II.
nu.nre of partisan politics tIau
that seems To h~ meeting with g.nesai
approval l. one whi h provide for .
nonpaid. nonpnrtisan and ie hnieally
competent commission that cpn.lsen.
Tor insinnre. ~ n professor Of riyil en-.
ninc"rinr from aus uf til. leading uni
,"rsiti.> OF college. of the slate. tks.
stat" rsploris, aud on. civilian u,pw-
h-r 10 lie appointed 10y III. s,.,.ruur.
commission thus constituted hns =
majority of it, mrinhrrs selected -
cause u their training aud ability ard
Without rfcrrnr. 10 their tniil..aI n
il1iious. The 'i,i'iFn metni..r an
biin'"i 10y tho governor should b-inG
I" IN. commission 10. huslne.s ahIitty
essential To th" rro'.r aud aaop.snlr
Organization md prusccuriou ~ M
work. ~ the -airc ilm.. ~ long ~
, III" governor could appoint only, ~
minority ~ the commission and ~
sam" 'clnr nonpaid. there would -
little indnccfD"pt to mskr III. t.,sitann
o,- of i"lifi nj pr-f~rmeni.
The rcfuni work ~ n state hitch u,av
Department should i.~ under the 49,.
ss"n OF one man fs~.~>-ins :. hsvoeul
qualifications. ~st'~rI~nc~ and esenu
} uvs ability. This otne.si should ~ =
pussted by the commission n. ssur1h(
- civil enGiueer. skilled and exdnf
sersd ID read ceosirwc'iou aeA 49,
eseaoes. aDl NJ salary sAould b -
~ ~ es00ssaeea. t1is rssstvs Z
- 1os0esssa. ah1 ~ sAssh M =
oeseo ssespe ~ taesapsesses = 4
o1oon0oD = -