The Raymer enterprise., 1914-10-29
"Jack" WyIie

,up on farm, vert to the country
school, later graduated at the West
Elizabeth High School, then took
business course at Duf's Business
College at Pittsburg. He was employ
ed in commercial business until the
year 1892 when he and his wife moved
to Colorado and bought farm north of
Platteville where he farmed and raised
stock until he was elected assessor on
the Republican ticket in Nov. 1901
which office he held for several years.
Mr.. Wylie succeeded E. H. Stevens,
Democratic Assessor. The Assess
ment made by Mr.. Stevens in the pre-
cedlng years was so erroneous and so
unequal that the county commissioners
IN order to adjust taxation equally
among the taxpayers of the county
were compelled to rebate more than
$50, 600 in taxes at great loss to the
county, towns and school districts, oc-
casioned by Mr.. Stevens erroneous
assessments.
The records Of the assessors office as
left by Mr.. Stevens were left in such
defective shape that in order to make
proper assessment Mr.. Wylie was
compelled to reappraise and equalize
every item of property in Weld county.
This work was SO well done by him
that during the last half of his term of
office there was scarcely tax payer IN
Weld county VINO was not satisfied
with the valuations put on his property
as well as those placed on the property
of his neighbors Mr.. Wylie's whole
term OF office was administrated not
only efficiently but economically. Thd
total expenditure Of his office during
his last year as assessor was but tri-
file over one-half of the amount spent
by the present assessor during the
present assessors first year, the only
year for which there is complete data
upon which to base comparison. The
amount expended by each during these
years is as follows:
John c. Wylie, assessor
1908, total expense of
A. l.. Mumper, assessor
1913, total expense of
office SIP, 409-02
When Mr.. Mumper first run it was
on pledge and platform that he
would give an economical administra-
tion Of the Office How well he has
done SO appears from the foregoing
figures. The expenses of his office for
1914 will greatly exceed 1913 as he
has favored with jobs this year many
additional clerks. At times his offices
are so crowded with clerks that tax-
payer could hardly enter. All idea OF
economy has been discarded
Mr.. Mumper, present Democratic
assessor and candidate for reelection is
owner of two tracts of land under No.
2 ditch about one mile north of Greeley
adjoining the Eaton road which during
the year 1918 he assessed to himself
upon the following values as appear
from the tax-roIl in the hands Of the
county treasurer:
A. l.. Mumper,~ El-2, SEl-4 Sec. 80,
TIP. 6 NJ, r. 65 W. so acres, total val
uatian, SIC, ,240, Schedule No. M-620.
A. l.. Mumper. 35 acres in NWl-a,
NWl-4, Sec. 32, TIP. 6 NJ, X. 65 w.
total valuation $3.50, Schedule No.
M-6ls
1t is reported that he has been of
feree and refused $500 an acre for the
first described tract. Part of the 35-
acre tract is cultivated and the bal
ance pasture land. He has refused an
offer Of sl75. an acre for ten acres
thereof but said he would sell ten acres
for $3.50 an ac"e. The last statement
is supported by an affidavit in the pos
session of 7. A. Nixon, chairman of
Republican county central committee.
Both of the above were cash offers.
Mr.. Mumper's deliberate disobediance
of the law has been the sole cause of
the tax troubles of the past year with
all its attendant expense to the tax
payers.
How well Mr.. Mumper has perform
ed his duties as assessor and how well
Mr.. Mumper has performed his duties
as assessor and how we'll he has equal
lied assessments and valuations of
farm lands throughout Weld county
and how good he has been to himself
can easily be determined by any tax
payer familiar with these lands, or by
an examination of the valuation of his
own lands as is shown by his own tax
receipt on taxes paid during 1914 on
assessed valuation of 1913. We urge
the taxpayers of Weld county to get
out their tax receipts and compare
these valuations with the valuations
placed on their own lands by Mr.. Mum
per last year.
II is well known that the small home