Semi-weekly herald., 1913-01-06

demonstrated on many occasions, in
the Civil war and since, that the ne
gro makes brave and faithful
soldier and there is no tenable reason
why he should be thus Disseminated
against. Certainly the government
cannot afford TO be influenced by race
prejudice.
The people have no right to kick
or call newspapers grafters when it
comes to legal, city, county and state
printing. The newspaper men initia-
ted bill to reduce the publication
of initiated and referred measures
to two publication, one in each of
the leading county papers. This would
cut the cost about half and given wild
"a publicity But the people voted
Gown the newspaper proposition by
over 1000.
Dslta is figuring on having sn-
gar factory. The people say Gra I'd
Junction factory had to cancel at least
one third of its contracts the past year
being unable to handle the beets.
The people of the Grand and Gunni-
son valleys have found that sugar
beets pay far better on an average
than fruit and other farm products.
And Durango might have had a sugar
factory had it not been for fake pro.
meter.
The Denver Republican outlines nine
or ten principles for 1913. The sec
ond asks that speaking Of evil of Den
yer be cut out, that the onslaughts
by newspapers is injurious to which
we all must agree. We know how
Durango has suffered in the past.
Newspapers are splendid agencies foi
good and they fill the same field foi
retrograde movement. Have some
thing good to say of our country and
people or keep still
Grand Junction is like other towns
and the chamber of commerce of that
city, which has been active in keep
ing that place to the front, has its
knockers the same as Durango. The
world is about the same, only in large
cities like Chicago, Pittsburg aud
New York they are not noticed, br'
they worry all smaller places ever
Denver suffers from the man with
the hammer. To this end that city
has organized club of 1o) 10 i1andl
the knockers.
In talking with Durango merchants
they say they would have not the
slightest fear of outside competition
either by parcels post or any other
nature, if the people would pay them
cash the same as they do outside firm!
Its worth quite sum to carry ;
customer one or more months. Mean:
making out bills, sending collector
and probably the goods ordered haG
to be delivered in driblets, while tn,
outside house received the cash with
probably good sized order, or a
least, the time of a bookkeeper was
dispensed with and no chance taker
| or the money. The Herald is conf
dent that Durango merchants will
meet any cash competition on earth.
1t appears that John b. McGuaren
president of the board of supervisors
of Denver, and would be boss of the
board, only pays $3.50 taxes. Th'
charter provides that aldermen mus
be taxpayers. While McGuaren may
come under the head of taxpayer hi
is doing SO by the grace of owning
lot in University park, which hi
received as premium on a set oi
books some years ago. Now comes
Alderman Congressman Rate Buster
Kindell and says McGuaren has eyer
failed to pay the small tax assessed
against hi and lis therefora rot
qualified to serve as aldermen. Den
Yer is sure blessed with 10. Of mei
who banker for office with thing
back of them except gall.
Denver aldermen took hunch the
other day. When Eley found he was
lup against recall he had SENSE
enough to resign. Mayor Arnold ther
appointed the leading candidate
against Eley to fill the vacancy. Ther
at the next meet of the aldermen the
citizens franchise was taken up reg
ulating the telephone company und
passed easily, but not only Eley's sue
ressor voting for it but one OF two
other recalcitrans. The measure was
Immediately signed by Mayor Arnold
thus doing away with the necessity
of holding special election to vot,
on the proposition. The recall is ar
important factor and is one Of the
safeguards to decency and honesty
Denver Post sees profit of $4,000.
900 for Denver during the year ow-
ing to the parcels post being estab-
lished. The profit means the selling
of at least $1O,0OO,OOO worth of goods
over and above the usual amount In
this it looks as though the Post had
raised its eye sights. Continuing, the
Post figures the benefits at ten mil
lion in five years. Give one pencil
and paper and they can soon get rich.