La Junta tribune., 1913-03-01
posrorFFlce PORK BARREL
Ia Junta Now Has $4,000 Coming to
II for = postoffies
Building.

The pork barrel finally got around
to La Junta. Last week We were ad.
yised by telegram from John A.
Martin. our congressman. that he
succeeded in having $4,000 addition.
al tackled on TO the public building
bill in the lower house as AN appro.
priation for thc La Junta postoffice.
and five days later there was anoth.
er telegram advising the great fam.
| lily Journal that the senate commit.
tee on public buildings and grounds
had agreed to Increase the limit OF
cost OF the La Junta postoffice $l5..
600. this being In addition To the
$4,000 Increase given by the house.
and bringing the total authorization
for the cost Of the La Junta build.
ing up to $4,000.
The first appropriation OF $4,000
passed the house and senate two
years ago. and the site on the north.
west corner OF Colorado avenue and
Fourth street. l25xltO feet in dimen-
sions. was purchased by generous
citizens OF La Junta and donated TO
Uncle Sam-a fund OF abou, $500
being raised for this purpose. An
effort was made to have the appro-
priation increased to $4,000 at the
last session of congress. but there
was nothing doing as no government
building appropriations We're made
at that session.
At this session. however. We were
more fortunate. and our representa-
| lives In congress succeeded In land
ing plum from the pork barrel
/ The bill appropriating 5000 for
the La Jun,a postoffice has now
passed both houses OF congress. and
unless President Taft vetoes the
bin this sum viii be available for
La Junta some time this year. In.
formation has been received from
the chief architect in the treasury
department that work vii be com
meneed upon the La Jupta building
during the last three months OF the
present year. The public buildings
are on n seniority list being TAX
cn mp In turn. and II k said that
La Junia will be reached during the
latter moAhs Of the present year.
President Taft may take notion
To veto the public building bill pass
I'd last week. although We hope not
but In the past our distinguished
president has achieved quite n rep.
,t,.t Snp IN Int hot,
unexpected. and no, quite IN lin.
with what some Of Ms hoped for
Tney say that such a carnival Of
riotous extravagance In the line OF
postoffice buildings AS the bill that
passed the house last week was
never before experienced In the
country Evidently the democrats
are going to improve each shining
minute while they have a chance. Its
new experience. you know. They
say that the blu hasn't even the mcr.
II Of systematic apportionmen, VII
lages Of less than $500 are get.
ting over 3iO0. 900. while cities Of 20.
buildings. For instance. Glcnwood
Springs get 100000 for a postoffIce.
and there isn't anything there
hut big summer hotel According
Ia the last census II did not have
population of 1000. but that " IN"
place that Congressman Ed Taylor
calls home. OF course. the La Junta
appropriation is all right There isn't
ANYTHING We need more than n SIS.
200 postofficc bnilding-except n S?i..
900 opera house. and Uncle sam
won't build national opcra house.
ni'hou"h We really need II more than
"" do n pos'off1cc building.