La Junta tribune., 1913-10-04


10 ride In II was heaven: he ran
across piece OF glass-&lisI. He
took a friend out for ride, twas
good To BE- alive. the carburator
sprung a leak-bli 1885. He start.
cd ON little tour. the fines, sort
OF fun he stopped too quick and
stripped his gearS-bill Ssb.ol. He
took his wife down town to shop. To
save car fare was 80 great. he jam.
med into a hitching post-bIll fl'.7s.
He spent his little pile Of cash and
then In anguish cried: I'm put a
mortgage Oh my house and tak. just
one more ride
Brcathcs there man with soul so
dead
WAC n-,-r to himself La,h sain:
Ms uai- v! ''tc 3 ..t .ns bad,
III try Rup'E-r eight .noh ad"
II sucn .1sro be- 20 marx him well.
For him no bank accounts shall swell
No angels watch the golden stair
To welcome home the millionaire.
The man who never asks FOR trade
By local line or ad displayed
Cares NOR" for rest than worldly
gain.
AHa patronage but gives MIN pan
Tread lightly, friends. let no ruI'
sound
Disturb his solitude profound.
H"-, l"t him live IN calm repose.
trsought except by men he owes
Md when he dies. go plant him
deep.
That Haugnt may break his dream
Ices slr.i--
Ware n, rude clamor may lhpl
Th- quiet tha, he loved 40 sell,
Md phyn the world may kn,a IT'S
loss.
place on nif grave wreath II moss
And ON the ston. above, Here lies
\ chump who wouldn't advertise ''
Oirro county Will come eighth In
the list Of counties for high tax as
s"ssm"nt. according Ia the dope hand
"d out by the state tax commission.
Denver comes first. Of course. with
an assessment valuation g $500. 600
400 md more, and the state tax
commission wants to Increase this
amount floo.o0o 600 Thie year the
valuation for tn. state will be a,
least 81 200, ooo. 600 as compared To
s2s 600. 600 las, year With the four
mill levy last year IN. states shar"
Of the tax was Si.7,o.ooo II the
stat. makes levy Of on. and one
half mills this year on the 81 .,o0. !.
GOO 600 valuation II will yield = rev.
cnuc of 81 500. 900. practically the
sam. as last year. and II they make
a levy Of two mills. which IL high.
y probable considering the d.plor-
IN. powers thai be- at tn. state cap
i'al viii hay" 5000. 900 To blow In.
besides the 81 800 900 derived yearly
from Licenses. inherl,anccs. sales Of
stat. lands etc. II will max. some
difference In Oi.ro county whether
m" state makes a levy OF l i.s mills
or two mills for stat. purposes,
o,cro county's valuation is practical.
~ i.oeo 900 II the stat. make. a
l"yy OF / i.2 mills o,-ro county .
shar. Of III" stat. tax viii be- t37..
900 and II two min levy Is made
our share Of the state tax will b.
$50 .0oO. or diffcrcnc. OF 81. 600.
Tho individual taxpayer who pays
taxes on an ssrossed valuation OF
$1,000. win pay 81 80 state tax
with n levy Of is mills. and s,
stat. Ia, II the levy IL two mills
Win N. individual taxpayer I, viii
rot amount 10 much. but In tho ax'
grnga'e IL viii amount To \ consid.
ernblc sum c1ourh to put the rad
b't~e"n Ia iun'a and Rocky Ford
IN first class shape. and there docs
not s"cm To be much prospect al
having the road put In first csass
>harS, unl'-~ ~ have = windfail sucf
as this would b., II N" rssse De-
cid"s To make the iow levy. ths
county commissioners would be- jusu
fled In making the road levy one
half mill more than ,hey expect q
make h--~hassver that v. Anyway
sstsr he nv. ess tA1es caneoe y
us"rs than iIfsssa ~ cset hlghe'
han ihey wsre lAst ysas. saA 49,
h about ~ ~ ~ - heoo ~.