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“a*’LETTER TO ED Editor of Ledger:I read with some interest—but more amusement— the article in your recent Issue about the band tax by one who signs himself '•Another Tax Paver,” Part of his argument was very good—from his view point, but I don't think so good from Uncle Sam's point of view. He says that the 133rdBand is paid by the state with tax money) which - Is-not true, they are only paid for servicesrendered the Federal Government and not paid for public concerts. The United States Government furnishes all the equipment and also the pay-roll.Now another thing, this tax question was voted in the singular and sayR for the support of band and shall not be divided. Now, Mr. Another Tax Payer.” some members of that so-called Municipal Band (whoever gave them thut name answer it themselves) are in business and some of them are employed in factories, and by the government and all are getting paid for it, so why should they have any tax money? if they're entitled to anyof the tax money, any other fly-by-night band is also entitled to it. Mr. Another Tax Payer” is like a small minority of people in this country. In case of trouble, they whoop it up for the soldier boys and shout that nothing is too good for them, but as soon as the trouble is over, a soldier in uniform is just about as welcome around that class of people as a bum with the smallpox.The 133rd Band is a very oldorganization. It was organized in18B1 or 82 as the Fairfield Silver Comet Band. In 1884 it became the C. B. Q. Railroad Band, until about 1887 or '88 when it became the Fairfield Band again. (I was a member ofboth bands.) In 1891 it becamethe Charter Oak Band, then the K. of P. Band, then the Fairfield Iowa, Band,then in 1919 it became the 133rd Band.Now if the 133rd Is not entitled to all of this money, it should be refunded to the tax payers, if the city council wants to divide this money in a right way, which would be a wrong way as they have no right to divide it.Now let us go the limit and divide it in five equal parts. Have a concert five nights a week. I would suggest the Parsons College Band Monday night, the so-icalled Municipal Band Tuesday night, the High School Band Wednesday, and the 133rd Band Thursday night, and on Friday night that great attraction, the famous Billy-goat Band The High School. Parsons College, and Billy-goats have Just as much right to a division of that tax money as the Municipal Band has.Yours turly,Just Another Tax Payer”
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Fairfield Daily Ledger
Fairfield, Iowa, US
Mon, May 17, 1937
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