Less Taxes, Higher Wages (Pueblo, 1911)
LESS TAXES, HIGHER WAGES
A FEATURE OF THE commission system of government that should appeal to all laboring men is the fact that, though in practically every city were the system has been put into operation taxes have been reduced, wages paid labor have not only been lowered, but have actually been raised.
In Des Moines, for instance, the saving of $224,000 the first year of the system's operation was accomplished despite the fact that the tax rate was lowered three mills and the wages of day labor raised to $2.25 per day, - a considerably larger wage in Des Moines, of course, than the same sum would be here.
The same thing was true in Grand Junction. The charter itself raised wages there from $2.00 to $2.50, - and yet the commissioners of Grand Junction, paying these higher wages, greatly reduced the running expenses of the city and increased the efficiency of the government.
The commission system should receive the support of every laboring man in Pueblo. It lowers taxes, and it increases the wages of those who work for it.
~RM M'Clintock, Pueblo Chieftain, 1911
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February 28, 1911 Headlines
ONE OF PUEBLO'S VERY OLDEST PIONEERS CALLED BY DEATH; John Stokes Came Here in 60's and Took First Census - Had Not Had Doctor for Fifty Years.
Canton Fair to Close Tonight
SUNNY MONDAY
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS EXTRA LONG SESSION; Little Important Business Transacted by City Fathers - Fire Trucks Are Again Considered
TODAY'S QUESTION IS "ARE YOU REGISTERED?"
A FEATURE OF THE commission system of government that should appeal to all laboring men is the fact that, though in practically every city were the system has been put into operation taxes have been reduced, wages paid labor have not only been lowered, but have actually been raised.
In Des Moines, for instance, the saving of $224,000 the first year of the system's operation was accomplished despite the fact that the tax rate was lowered three mills and the wages of day labor raised to $2.25 per day, - a considerably larger wage in Des Moines, of course, than the same sum would be here.
The same thing was true in Grand Junction. The charter itself raised wages there from $2.00 to $2.50, - and yet the commissioners of Grand Junction, paying these higher wages, greatly reduced the running expenses of the city and increased the efficiency of the government.
The commission system should receive the support of every laboring man in Pueblo. It lowers taxes, and it increases the wages of those who work for it.
~RM M'Clintock, Pueblo Chieftain, 1911
xxx
February 28, 1911 Headlines
ONE OF PUEBLO'S VERY OLDEST PIONEERS CALLED BY DEATH; John Stokes Came Here in 60's and Took First Census - Had Not Had Doctor for Fifty Years.
Canton Fair to Close Tonight
SUNNY MONDAY
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS EXTRA LONG SESSION; Little Important Business Transacted by City Fathers - Fire Trucks Are Again Considered
TODAY'S QUESTION IS "ARE YOU REGISTERED?"
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