The Winslow mail., 1913-03-01

evidence of the results which follow the loss the liquor
Kansas City, No. Jan. 80, 1913.
Il told you facing there in Wnslow an election to
decide whether you will adopt prohibition remain wet
For years have traded less real estate largely
in Kansas City and vicinity but also in Arkansas and other
lands Some few months ago owned tract of land only three
blocks outside of the present city limits and very close the
Kansas line An acquaintance of NINE Mr. Virgins by name
owned similar tract of land only larger the line in
Kansas He had been trying dispose of this of land for
time but could not do and get anything like
able price. In conversation with him. told him try
ing to sell my bunch of ground wished to the money
for other purpose He mmeday said Let's make
trade want Missouri property and will trade you
two for of property in Kansas for the tract of
land youown ! Iaughingly told him NO. don't want
Kansas land His reply Wel it is nothing than
expected Confond til tseems though is impossible
this Jonah Of Kansas land off my hands If had land in Mis-
could sell for fair price time and better than
fair price of the time but cannot sell this blooming land
in Kansas for half the at These prohibition laws in
Kansas have boosted taxes until is almost conscaon and
if get rid of what property have in Kansas you
send to the insane asylum if ever another dollars
worth My slightly three times what they
years and they have been constantly increasing such
extent that of neghbos who have always
been prohhonists would be delighted at the opportunity
of voting Kansas wet.
This only little incident that came under my personal
notice and in the above described but friend of
yours felt duty to write you the facts connection
with this little incident
IF of your property would take the trouble
personally investigate the tax question and the prohibition
actually ruins real estate Values he would the pro-
hibtion ticket in the world But floating voters who
taxes whatever and make their getaway hours
tce different proposition and usually they get
away
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 80 1918
This morning overheard conversation here Kansas City
that thought might be worth while repeating to yo although
would not be fair repeat the parys name who learned
prominent grain in the Exchange Building here this
city,
telling friends of his of purchase had
short time wherein he bought five and half of
ground only eight miles from Kansas City and within
throw of the Missouri line There very nice house this
property large and roomy and made of White Pine little
of repair but still good condition. surrounded by large
and beautiful and within 100 yards of the Santa Fe Trail
which fine rock road and also within two three minutes
walk to the lnerrban making matter of but few
minutes ride from Kansas City He said the only thing that
bothered him the fact of having buy in Kansas the
temptation the price He paid about 81 90 for the pro-
pey while less than mile the kind of property
the line in Missouri could not be bought for less than
So, 10000 per and unimproved at that After list
conversation grew interesting explained the
why he could buy cheap account of the ter
rife by being in dry and the natural
aversion of good business to invest in home in pob
ton state where the taxes continually growing into
thing fierce He stated the taxes several times high
the Kansas side the Missouri sde that the Missouri
and always have been very reasonable while the
Kansas jumping all the time and the state passing
crank laws regarding prohibition that he hesitaed
sometimes before buying at that price which would be
about onhd the price asked for the land the line
the Missouri side.
Here real object lesson the prohibition affects
the value of real estate. -
The testimony of the above letters indicate in forcefu
the financial embarrassment that follows the wake OF
attempted prohibition 1t presented for the earnest consid
GRAFTON of the of WnsloW and Navajo county at large
who called upon decide whether shall
experiment with law which has disastrous Wher
has been tried The history of the past the best cr
teron by which Judge the future and that the results attend
ing the passage of IN law in this county would differ essen
TALLY from those throughout the country to be reconed
(Contnued Pare Sixl