Show TOWN BANDS wo we wore were surprised a tow days ngo ego and wd bellevo believe the average citizen will bo as much surprised ns wo we were that 12 mat aoatoa have laws permitting towns to lovy levy small tax ua as bossmon Boss moh ta on 0 their citizens for the support ot of municipal bands tile states having anch laws fire iowa michigan maryland illinois dobras ka a texas kinsau west virginia now mexico montana and south dakota tile tho result Is that friall towns that could not ifford nf aford ord it band it if any had to domond an popular subscription havo have good ones roady to furnish music for all occasions occa slona it strikes us ua fw being a pretty sensible law for foe there la Is noth ing that affords niom inor zoni thic pleasure and that serves to blitter bitter addor a than t t good muni chial band call it bo 0 bat t those 12 states aro are away alizad of uio the oeners in recognizing tho the value vailuu of i A band or Is it that the other 36 anro balting to soo see how tile the law borks out before thoy they decide to join in tho the procession enjoys their wednesday evening balad concerts to a great do de gree hut but they should realize that tho niom mon hors ibers ot of tile band only receive a paltry sum oum for their sor borvice vice toneto transcript ballatin |