The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-07-14
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY, JULY IA, 1892.
In his article in the Citizen some
time ago Levi Allen saws:

time ago Levi Allen says:
"The assessed property in The Sew.
en- Devils in 1891 amounted to $21,
070, and at the tax levy for that
year the actual taxes amounted to
$6lf, to say nothing about the great
number who pay taxes on vast
amounts of property in other sections
OF the county and who have interests
in the camp and are anxious to have
a road built to it. For the last three
years previous to 1891 the taxes each
year amounted to as much as in '91
or grand total for the four years of
$2444. l have not ascertained the
amount Of taxes the camp paid during
the many years previous of these four
years but it is safe to assume that it
amounted to one half of the above
amount or total of SO. 666. This
amount the Seven Devils has paid
into the county treasury which has
been used to defray the expenses of
the county government and made
improvements in other localities, but
not one dollar Of the countys money
has been expended to build roads or
make any other needed improvements
in the camp"
Mr.. Allen is man who knows
whereof he speaks, and the above
are sufficient facts to convince any
man, in his right mind, of the business
Of good road TO the camp. Yet
how will such weighty facts be
received by the commissioners? Will
it be by sneering contempt as in the
case Of the Mineral road2 The case
of the Mineral road was Just as
forcible only little more so. Seven
Devils certainly contains enough tax
able property and contributes funds
to the county sufficient to entitle the
camp to all recognition. Yet Mineral,
with a far greater assessment and
population, and paying several times
as many taxes received no recognition.
Seven Devils gets no return for the
taxes she pays, but considering the
weight the same fact regarding
Mineral had with the board, we
tremble for the fate of the Seven
Devils road at their hands. 1t is a
necessity, however and though its
breath be uselessly wasted the SIGNAL
adds its voice to the appeal for county
aid in its construction and improve
ment While there is some difference
of opinion in the choice of routes
and selection of grade, etc, it is
plainly evident that the expenditure
of money on some one of them is an
absolute requisite to decent thor
oughfare. The simple declaring of
the stretch of road from Bear creek
to Indian creek to be a county road
will not better matters much unless
there is a good substantial
appropriation made also. Outside of
the untold benefits the road would
be to the county, it would be a
satisfaction to see the board, in
acknowledging the necessity of it and
lending aid, have their opposition to
the Mineral road crammed down their
throats. To use common expression
they would be chewing great big hunks
of crow. In concluding his article
MIR. Allen says
"Let the county pay us back the
money it has taken from the camp in
taxes and we will build our own
roads"
An answering "Amen" comes
waited back from oppressed Mineral.
And should Seven Devils meet the
same reception as Mineral, the copper
camp will have the sincerest sympathy
of the silver camp, and on the other
hand should she be successful no one
will rejoice more over her good fortune
than the people of Mineral.