Gunnison news-champion., 1921-01-28

o. the Lsg.slatqre vas concerned, sN-
c.pt that the legislature do n they
-..- U-CryB0Iy I-.-at do this coming
gsar n cutting out all unnecessary sI-
p-udltures 20 that the taxes may b.
lower FOR 1921 In this connection ]
ash 20 suggest that those Uf you Eho
feel that the 1920 taxes are unusually
high. study your Assessments and
.esIss- think you wIl tnd that TINS
is the case. Only over q little more
than three mills Is levied FOR state
purposes. There Is no levy for na-
tional purposes-the Federal Govern
msnt derives it. money from income
excess profit and corporation taxes,
tariff, etc.-and about Is per cent of
these taxes are for teachers salaries
and EchOO! expenses. ] am one of
those who believe that teachers must
receive adequate salaries, and that our
school children shall have every ad-
gantage we can give them; but we
must realize that when We give them
these advantage, We have TO pay
for them.
All Of Us who are interested in the
Gunnison Normal are ambitious 20
procure money 10 sh the new Nor
NAL School building After many
conferences with the Attorney General,
State Land Board, Governor ShOup,
Lieutenant Governor Stephan and
others, IL has seemed 20 me absolutely
impossible to get any money for this
purpose at tins time by direct appro-
priation. They informed me that il
was understood that when the presi-
dents Of The various Institutions met
with Governor ShOup and decided up
on the amount OF money they needed
/ for their work out Of the mill levy
which 'ga, passed blythe vote Of the
people last election, no further arpTo-
priatlUn would be asked for. In talk
ing with the heads Of the other in
stItutr0ns find that the STATE Uniyer-
=Ity says that they will BE- $500 900
-hy Of their needs out OF this mill
Levy, and DR.. Lory Of the Agricultural
College informs me that they are 50
crowded at the College many Of their
students are forced to live in cellars
and 20 have their classes under the
most unfortunate conditions. Accord
ing to the Budget Commissioner re
port, GunnisOn Normal will receive
. $4,000 more in 1922 than II will in
| 1921, which, with salaries paid by the
Gunnison High School and other in
come, will amount TO a total of sl7O,-
$50, not counting the 10000 a year
set aside for building purposes and
the additional 500 900 which should be
available on the unappropriated lib
part which has gone to Gunnison the
last two years. As | understand the
condition, this is ample money for all
! tho Inning expenses OF the Normal,
with some twenty TO thirty thousand
dollars year available for building
The only bill which has passed both
houses is the Short Appropriation Bill,
which pays the expenses Of the en-
ployccs of the state from December
1920 to April 1921. Bob Curtis dis
covered that they had omitted the
full salary and expenses for the Com
mission Merchants Inspectors. AS
soon as he called my attention TO il,
got together with the two chairmen
Of the Appropriation committees and
persuaded them TO place II back as Il
was | suggest that all who consign
fruit and vegetables 20 be sold for
them and who are not familiar with
the present Commission Merchants
Act, read Chapter 81 Of the Session
Laws Of 1915, regarding bonding.
licensing and responsibilities Of Com
mission Merchants.
Yours very truly,
r. +. ROCKWELL.