The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1919-02-22
ia, Community A S k S
Hesitation to Increase
Taxes Above 65
Cents Limit
!. c.udents Are Asked to Com
s.re the Difference Between
Tax Rates in Texas Towns
and Morgan City

-. article reprinted below is TAX
.,om the Cuero, Texas, Daily Rec
n .nd NAV contain some astounding
asS..mation ~ for those tax payers 81
q. state Of low taxes: Cuero; lex
= "a city of about 4ooU population
=. used up every bit of its Legal
~ ,.sources and is asking for more
-. q little city has beautiful streets,
III. & ways. curbed Blankets, arc.light-
i ~ Irrossings, and many conveniences
y. ~ citizens which make them ap.
.s.,ate - their city and want to con
snre in their efforts to make it per-
M istt IN every particular. The little
,srn is supported by cotton-tarn'
10 country 1t has but little in the
~ 81 industries except cotton gins
"A cotton oil mills, perhaps a duck
mi and one or two other small en-
,rOrises The majority Of the en-,
,,rorises have been created by local
s.oole but outside industries looking
im home are made to believe that
mir business would really be appre-
rated This town pays IS mills tax
s now, believes it has its moneys
Sorth and asks the Texas Legislature
d make it possible for them to pay
more taxes.
Cuero has fine cotton country on
vo sides of the town ana scrub oak
d black jack waste for miles on the
cher sides of the town. Its city
nter is obtained from artesian wells.
Il has two railroads, bur no water
uys except the Guadalupe River. a
afeam Of little use except to furnish
nter power for the electric power
! Iant To make it navfgable would
utail an expense probably prohibi.
line
Now consider Morgan City. Here
/ spot particularly favored of
hovidence. Its surrounding country
j fertile beyond the widest dream
| u The central Texas country. It has
x most wonderful opportunities to
dier to industriee because of its un.
r1lleled waterways and shipping
ttlities It's climate is more agreea-
X II is more directly IN touch with
= markets of the world and its in
dstries now are represented by a |
Hide range of production and con.
unity growing. Its population is
Miee that Of the Texas town and its
4portunities are hundred times as
gat Yet it pays but a total taxa
toa Of IS mills-half that of the Tex
y town which is now asking permis-
iiun to pay more taxes.
Morgan City people are going to |
nse an opportunity in short time to |
.csease its tax payments in exchange
- the greatest townbuilding i'm.
Ecvement which has yet peen put be-
Z .eie its citizens. Mayor Shannon and |
City Council are meeting the
!. - ct their constituents by plan.
~ 70 give them the street and land
Improvements which will be a
=! step toward the upbuilding OF |
mdustrial resources of this city. |
" z Morgan City is equipped with 4 |
- and landings service to match |
/. . splendid sidewalg, water works,
iisAting and lighting facilities |
I, la !. ts citizens may hold up their
. Just pride and say to all COM
Nd h a.t this Is city which backs up !
3 as'ns Of greatness with deeds a.
Z = words.
::sa what the little Texas town is
seFetary Nau has interested IN.
, Seooncii IN asking Senator Bale,
splesentative Lackey to support
~ ~! = Deans bill which would sub.
salendment to the Texas Con-
WI 70 ~ to hermit fnv,rns