The Arizona champion., 1890-03-22
FACTS ARD TJGURES. That Show Up the Do. ingS of the Pres-
 colt Ringe " Taxpayer" Comes to the Front Tn Good Shape.
UNASWERABLE ARGUMENT.
EDITOR CHAMPION:

|
 Where Is John Marion and his
 two adopted orphan boys, (Price
 Behan and Morris Goldwater), ol l perhaps, I should have said, the present Board of Supervisors? Why do they not repair it? It is out oi
 Uncle Johns reservation, and it
 will be overlooked.
 Price, the chairman of the Board, was in Flagstaff some time ago, and fed the people on tafy in the way Of new jail. Yes! A brand new Ijail, with brown stone front. He also promised to give them a. new county next winter, when the Leg islature convenes. How grand that would be.
 Uncle John took his boy, Price to task about 1t, and said: "Price, my boy, y u should not have been so reckless and extravagant. Re member, that is off our reservation, and thou shalt not squander county money so far from home. You must remember that we need all the money for repairing our roads run ming into Prescott.
 There is the Verde road. It will need repairs so that people can get into Prescott.
 There is the Black Canyon road. The county has spent great amount of money on it, but we will let that go to destruction, for if we repair it, people will go to Phoenix for their supplies, and leave Prescott out in the cold
 There is the Tip Top road, which cost the county $20,00O to build four miles The appropriation of S20,000 was to build the road to Bradshaw City, distance of over 20 miles, but the manipulators of the poodle got as far as Rowe's store, distance of four miles from the shute, and there the "boodle" gave out, but as this road is outside my reservation, we'll let it go to destruction. If it was not for the interest we are paying on the S20,- 900 bonels, we would try to forget it entirely.
 There is the Howell shelter road. It cost the county S5,000. The shelter is gone, but We must keep it repaired, as it runs directly into Prescott. It is of no use, but we'll keep it as landmark, so as to show it to taxpayers when they ask us where the money is gone.
 There is the road running to the United Verde copper mines, which cost the county Si5,000. Prescott has lost most of that trade, but as it is on my reservation, it must be kept in repair.
 Now, Price, my boy, you see we will have to be careful of the county cash and net spend dollar of it on the outside.
 1 learn there has been a mine struck on the top of Granite noun tain, and therefore the county will have to build a wagon road to 1t, which will cost the taxpayers $I5,- 900 or S20,000. That work will be near Prescott, and the town will get the benefit of that, so it wont be SD bad.
 Now, Price, there is two more roads to be repaired that have quite Ia history. You were young when they were built and don't remem- Der their history. One is the Iron Springs road. It was built by a man by the name of Sam Miller, who was big freighter in early days. He freighted from EhreL- burg, on the Big C5Iorado, to Pres colt. Sam built the road for his own convenience, and then made toli read of it. Aboat that time Sam was elected to thc Legislature for the parpoae of moving the capi- tai from Tucson to Prescott. The Prescott dala5Gtian got vvrything ready for the removal of the capital and all went well un5il Sam hucked ! Yes, bucked clear oGt of th, har- ness. He said to tue balance of the Prescott delegation: Give me S16,- 000 for my Iron Springs road, and make 1t county road and 1 will vote for your bill The bosses from Prescott said: Well, it is a little tough, but we must have the capital and if it Is the best you can do, We will allow you the Sl6,000.' And the road became an eye sore to the taxpayers of the county. It is of little use to the public, but we must keep it in repair as a historical relic of the county.
 There Is the Prescott and Peck | mine road. It is in very bad con dition. You must repair it at once so Shull & Austin can get over it twice a week with blackboard for the purpose of carrying old man Donlan's mail to him, as the old man is an old pioneer at the Peck, and certainly is entitled to his mail. Now, the history of this road is: At the time Sam Miller was elected to the Legislature, there was mtn by | the name of Ed. Peck elected at the same time. He was the great GGNzl- -e II Il