La Junta tribune., 1915-01-02
our PROP0sED bond ISSUE.

Rlain Citisen ard Taxpayer Makes
soase Pertineat Observations On
Municipal Ownership.
One Of our leading citizens here
With presents what we hope will be
the first Of series Of articles on 4
subject that Il Of vital interest to
the taxpayers Of La Junta. We In
vite. urge and request articles Of
similar nature. either for or against
the proposed bond issue for 4 mu-
nicipal light plant. The views ex-
pressed in the article below are In
accord with those held and expressed
By the Tribune, but we are open to
conviction II the necessary argu-
Aents are presented by those who
believe that bonding the credit Of the
town and taking upon ourselves
more burdens would be q wise in.
vestment for La Junta. The obser-
vations Of the plain citizen and tag
payer are as follows:
Editor Tribune:-I like your stand
on the wasteful proposal to bond our
selves for $75.000 or $4,000 to
build an unnecessary and duplicate
electric light plant. You are GER
tainly trying to be fair In this mat
ter. and am going to take advant-
age Of your offer to state how this
whole proposition looks to me as a
plain citizen and taxpayer who Is
deeply interested In La Junta's fu-
ture.
In the first place we have no mon
ey or credit to throw away on any
thing which we do not actually need
rs = community. II we are going to
mortgage ourselves up to the neck.
let's do II for some praiseworthy OBJ
ject land there are plenty OF them)
which We do not already possess.
La Junta now has q first grade
electric service. aud the present man.
agement at least has shown signs Of
being reasonable and fair. The
company 10 town booster first, last
and all the time. The rates ssem
eaite fajr compared with other citi-
- Il TITS sisss ~ n ne thihk they
are rot nov enough. ws certainly
ought 10 - able to get action throu
tAs Pebble Uellity commission. which
everyone of ~ Il told 10 support.
What 10 IL uss Of naintaining such
. eomaissssa u ws are going 70 t.
noee II and rush Into the doubtful
sxpsrinsnt Of municipal ownership
oe . complex Industry?
Il seems 70 me that some people
oacs fascinated with IN idea cannot
let 60 Of Il. no matter what changes
take place IN circumstances aud con-
ditions. That's the trouble with
some Of our municipal ownership ad-
vocates nov. who do not realize that
Colorado has adopted the policy a
evaporation regulation rather than
corporation extinction.
Who will really own our light
plaat n re issue $4,000 OF SIX per
ceat bonds and sell them to this
Dsavsr boad firm which seems 70
have such deep interest In the pro-
fee1ingss Not the people-not for
, ninuts. TIE capitalists Who buy
boads VIII be the real owners and
tAe whsls city viii b. mostsassd
uatil thsy are paid. We viii have
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bot iaesesse day and ssttlemsnt day
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