The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1891-03-05
CORRESPONDENCE.
EDITOR Sun:

" III you pIeiISc allow hc SAH"II
space IN your paper to make Few
comments, or give the opinions or
farmers and tax payers, on an article
which appeared IN the Morris Tribune
January 2Sth, under tho heading
County Printing. Not that ! wish
to enter into any controversy With
the Editor Of the Tribune, but to
show that men differ in their OVin.
IONS; land AS the Editor Of the Tribune
has gwen his opinion with much can
dor. | Will do the same.
First, the Editor says. There is
no reason under heaven why the pub
Usher Of newspaper should do work
for the county less than the rate al
lowed by law etc.
Now, Mr.. Editor, we farmers claim
that we pay more than our share OF
the taxes Of this county, because we
pay tax not only on all tho property
Ne own, but also OH property owned
by other men. 10 illustrate. | boz
row $500 OF man living III Morris.
Other farmers living in the cOunty
borrow money Of the same man in
amounts from 5000 to $500, III All
amounting to $4,000. Now. the man
who loans TINS money does mol own
any real estate, anu the larAets pay
his taxes on the @o'"oO no has '"A"oN
them consequently ho HAS "o '"A ~
pay Ag"'"' We hoI Only pay more
than our snare VI tho taxes "a III"
county, out we ou'H"In0vi 'Le VOICE."
living III the 'l'l"eeS' 80 VIZ say '''"'
We nave Ile"I 10 cay NJ" '"0
money we pay as taxes Shall 10 ca
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40 our "olA III on0 e"A A0l - o''''"
Tie OIneI VIII w 'Ne '"'N0 ""t Aot
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less V""'' II 40 "o' '''' '''"' 10 NV ""'
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soou "S TIE ot"o' '"'''' we wa 0'1A p'"'
hlm' Inns illuStl"'eS o"l views o''
county Pl'HI'"s'
huU 'he hl"'l''el VI 'e''l"s 'ne
county pruning - o''lS ono VI "o'0' az
errors whlCh our county cOillLllSSlOh
ers have made. Inc salary "hlch
the AudltOr ana County Attorney
receive is not IN accordance with lht
service rendered. Now instead OI
gong 10 the couhty-Seat coIlectl'eIS
we SEM our servants GcaIIeu county
otticers) to do our business, ana tear
ing they might become eXtortlOnate
in their chargeS,the state legislatures
{Cne people SeiNalllSj Hd'c P"SSeU
law granting Them sum not 10 tx
coed certain amount inns IS
protection IN large counties thlcLII
settled but not IN county SPArSelN
settled. The county Commissioners
nave uSurpeu the Tlght 10 give 'heS'
unWarranted SaiaueS' lhsteau 0
complying with the known ana eX
pressed wishes OF Inc tax payers o
the county Inc county commission
ers are EOt our hlhgS OF Sz"Ts' Ou
Servants Melch"hIS' business "le'
al" A"l ihol" ''''0 A'o''0S 9
upon ""Ic" ''oy ''i"0' ""'0 00i '''''
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