The Elk Mountain pilot. [volume] (Irwin, (Ruby Camp), Gunnison County, Colo.) 1880-19??, 1921-07-14

1t is growing pretty clear that the highway fund SO
cheerly voted by the people is be expended by the
highway commissioner mostly for concrete high
ways leading of Denver. The balance of the state
will find out little later how they buncoed with
that bill
The dispatches bring word of the serious illness of
Congressman Ed T. Taylor. In with other ac-
quaintances deeply the fact However, it is
encouraging that he is improving and that his
physicians consider him well the road to recovery
Hard work is given the of his ndsposition.
The local editors of the Minor and Pilot seem be
able to take of Henrietta Lake without any aid
from the old man, will confne ourseH saying
that when a feels himself slipping he usually foun-
ders around much like Henrietta is doing If attend
strictly to business discriminating public will attend to
him without either advice or encouragement.
Among the first acts the new state highway en-
gneer, clothed his position is with autocratic power
appointing assistant highway engineer in each
of the highway districts of the state apparently
because loophoe in the law creating the highway
mission admitted OF such appointments 1t said of
these assistants will draw salary of $4,000 year. State
highway engineers high, but must have them
and plenty of them.-Lake City Silver World
The President very much put at the army
reduction bill passed and approved by him under
He felt that it breaking faith with the enlisted
to discharge them before expiration of their But
when voluntary discharges rendered the three
quarters of them Fort Russell asked for discharges
Looks if the President mistaken regarding the
Ttuoe OF enllSteu MOST OF them want quick
they stuck There will be trouble reducing
the soldiers to the limit of 10000 men,
The wages of railroad employees the first
day of this month twelve per cent That
that who prior that date drew $780, had SIP
cut off his check if he made 5000 before he
SIG, and SO on down the line That will millions of
dollars Tor the railway companies to spread out their
watered stock, and just watch them do that with
Not single one of them will make a twelve per
provement in either roadbeds rolling Stock but will
the old outfits long they make train
roll over the tracks and stand up its wheeSan Mi
guel Examiner.
good many papers working themselves into a
state of great indignation the slackers military
service and those who evaded that service
divers dependents but why silent about that class
which made lottery Of the nations business for
their own pecuniay advantage and those today who
specializing and gambling in the countrys financial diff
cultes and business depression There's entirely
much wrath wasted the former classes enough
reprobaton melted out the latter bunch, the most
treacherous type of traitors nation be afflicted
with-Lake City Silver World
The of President Harding in antagonizing the
soldiers bonus bill hard understand. We can
easily that he is right in saying that its passage
would embarrass the country financially But how about
the pledges loudly made? 1t
that President has taken much from his pre-
decessors conduct and adopted it his The peo-
pie defeated Mr. Wilson, rather his party for deceiv
ing them the party's attitude Mr.. Harding is
repudiating solemn pledge the soldiers.
1t not perhaps good pledge to make, but it
made and reputation going be expensive
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The Temperance folks bewailing the fact that
France shipped $4,000 bottles of champagne this
try during the last few months and complain
ing because the amount not larger. Neither one
satisfied it To sanctiied brethren would
say that you separate the rich folks their
booze Even President Wilson moved barrel of Scotch
whsey from the White house his cellar, and
is is probable that the White House cellar
dry 1t is pity that French cousins peeved
small purchases but they must remember that
only the very rich deal with them The liberal
Of moderate must either distill their
purchase the home made product
If the taxpayers of this State. County and Munich
palty knew what cooking up for them when they
their tax notices next spring. they would be looking
carefully the in which the money is being
expended Taxes in this county going be horribly
each of the three departments Of
partially responsible. The eves not going to be APP
probably raised but the valuations being boosted
ABOVE THE PRICE THAT CAN BE OBTAINED FOR
THE PROPERTY IN MANY CASES. Land values, chat
tells everything in the shape Of property being boosted
enable the State for military display and other
the Couns pay for salary grabs road
grabs printing grabs and every old form Of grab the
municipalities for all these and extras When you
get your notice next spring recall this statement and
don't say you not warned