The Elk Mountain pilot., 1923-03-08
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
By c. T. kAwALT


understand there is much worry concerning the six
million dollar bond issue for good roads The bill en-
this week Now this measure does contain paragraph
that will allow tax to be levied to pay of the bonds
but it inserted merely to guarantee the payment OF
bonds and in of dire enable money to
and the interest on the bonds and the principal will be
paid out of the vehicle license agreed and will
course, emergency. which highly imp rob-
able do not feel in the least that the highway COM
paragraph allowing to be necessary
trey precautionary to insure the quick sale of the bonds
every year and this will be matched by equal amount
by the federal government
Brother Cowan is exhibiting too confding dispos-
tion for legislator. He is extending confidence
the bunch of abominabe liars who told the
pie if they voted the bonds they would not be taxed to
pay them. Mr. Cowan the clause inserted
ly to guarantee the payment and intmates that the
bond buyers would have purchased the bonds the
state had not guaranteed them in this manner This
it pretty clear that the bond buyers not de-
ceved if the people They want the taxing power
of the state behind the bonds About two from
after begin pay those bonds and interest,
tablish sinking fund for the purpose will again
call attention this. And while the subject
call attention the fact that bonds paid
with taxes when they motor vehicle taxes and
gas taxes and dog and other blamed form of
taxation Do let the eaters fool you into belev
ing that bonds be voted without mortgaging and
your children.
WE observe that Charley Chaplin and his prospective
new BRIDE the temporamental Poll Negri, have had
spat and mighty deciding not to try living
together They will both we'll make the quarrel
permanent. People who cannot get along together dur
the first of attraction cannot hope to dwell in
and harmony after the domnee has tied the knot
Also divorces dearer than weddings and Charley says
he afford get married his present salary
of $4,000 week skirt that costs her share of that
much is too expensive anyway
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| JUDGE LOGAN has set Monday, the 18th, as the
time for taking testimony touching the merit of the in
junction against the Board of County Commissioners
and sundry other officers consumatng the purchase of
the fifty feet of the Eastman garage for county
At this hearing it will be proved whether the conten-
tion of the Empire is we'll placed not At that time
thoroughly posted valuations of Gunnison city
will be examined to their views values of this
property 1t will be we'll for many of those interested
to be and hear the testimony and observe the
contentious of those who seek to muct the county.
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i ANOTHER bond issue for school purposes is sought
this spring informed 1t is not too early to
begin considering whether another debt of huge proper
tions shall be saddled the taxpayers long
the people have seemed consider the voting
bonds vertable pastime to be enjoyed at each
curing election Be it remembered that every bond
voted must be paid in increased taxation 1t is
prudent to go in debt if avoid doing What
applies to individuals is equally desirable for municipal
tie school districts counties and states The editor of
this paper believes justified in adding the
tax burden at present We believe school facilities
are good afford to make them We told
member of the board he will resign We would
gest that if annual bond issue is necessary keep
him in office the people doubtless better afford
lose his valuable services
SOME of the members of legislature are going to
have hard time explaining to their moral minded
stitutents why they voted premit gambling horse
An enactment of that is keeping with the
spirit of the times and of them imagined would
get past the Governor If passed by both houses
What the big idea?
in the matter of the ship subsidy That
dead And along with it for the being the at
tempt to invegle into European politics
other there will be time Europe
not important to There must be reconstruction
Europe and they might we'll quit fighting and go
work.
SOMETIMES effect whatever. For
several days now have been striving arrive
reason logical reason of to why the repub
can legislature refuses give Governor Sweet his
quest for appropriation for prohibition enforcement
II to the legislature doubtful
you could find honest enough admit that he
opposed to enforcing that law Still it probable
that than half of the body drink and
on drinking. But why write public indictment of
INTENT to assist in law enforcement? this editor
is absolutely Indifferent to whether the enforced
or not, but If a member of the legislature we
ould not throw stones in the Governors way try out
all his plans for enforcing the law. We think he