Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-26
w,rnIiulDIND lnt. .ntrH

: y, ~ = rsplt IL republican arguments
ItNatlu ssatc ~ TIE lower tax ie,y for
7 l'su ,,ge people ~ this comfy wli! tais
car - oal j upon ior innn' f,Nehue
thab ever niorr ~ the history ~ koo-
tenai county, Whiie the railroad cor
i-35..s4s.,ss ss.ll pay irss thau ever b.
iu5e. lbs article Is remarkable onls
+ f,sr t,,s unreasonable Gilseh0tds il con
/ taias ~ F'laa's
/ Fails nus Nh l. says ''fhc levy
ier lsssl, Yiih is $40. viii yield
s754lf -. iiS Sc anaut that. The
! tatai assessed Valuation Is an pr.party
: ia thi, coduty iug lAs Is -, taa.a54. Is;
i ll. ityt II - - en each one hundred
dollars. As,., take a pencil aud see II
/ lhis will not WELD more than $40, ~.
4 Ia Will fleid jusl So, H. L., or =. a9e. II
more tuan the loyai lusIon organ says.
10 you suppose the editor ~ the local
Z g0guc, can make a mistake OF 'thous-
and> d dollals iii this simple problem,
Or Is lie trying 10 deceive YOU r.! Is
/ there any use ia refnting the state
mcnts ri such an unreasonable liar:
4 fine oreauS object was 60 discredit
I cur statement 10 the effect that i
lmcr TAX ley5 This year Will produce
many thousands OF dollars more reye-
hue th.tu the highest levy IN the his
\ pnf} ~ hoptcndi county. produced III
ises. IL 1893 lcyy Of $500 on the
one hundred dollars produced s7l, Js6 !;
~ ltn0 i levy of 81 TO viii yield So
ne. - We defy he lying fusion organ
t. rctHto these record figures
| We nev come 10 lalselood No. , in
the l6ral ta>iGA organs famous article.
inan article published IN The Repub-
lean Il fcw weeks age, we proved by
record facts and i'gurcS That notwitn-
standing he fact hat the lower levy
~ 1900 Vii yield more revenue than
was ever before collected from the
, taxpayers Ia koutcnli county, there
will be large dcicIt AZ the cnd Of
this year large enough 10 affect the
credit Of The couuty's paper la reply
ta this, tlle olElu SANS. The current
iand road expenses are not maintained
alone by Tie tax levy Other sources
OF revenue are salpon licenses. poll
taxes ana fees collected by Offices,
Witch viii amount toat least $50, 900. $
y u the Total amount Of revenue
these sources viii produce we are not
prepared G. state, hit Tor The sake oi
! argument 1T Us admit that Tie items
. H~ili total *5d,Nn Now tt us sea
, What proportion al this Sp6, 600 each oi
! tle three sources VIII Yield. Pol
taxes viii Weld about $}.We This
goes u The toad fund. The neXt
source Is fees collected by county ofli
Gers, only three II the county onlctrs
+ collect fees; tia clerk IL court, who i.
+ cN-otlicio auditor and recorder, It'd
probul. Judge and the sheriff. W
have already illustrated, in the ease Oh
thc probate nudge, BON profitable thesI
I, fec otliees are to the men Who occnpI
them. hut mol 10 the county. rht
probate judges Office nets the coulifA
iess thau $40 per Annum. and wheE
/, tie arNpeuses" - fusion otacers af,
/, considered L IS quite safe ID say thai
. the other tWo offices a. not net thg
: county much more han does the prb
/, bat Judge oAieo. IheSe fees. which
s NY reader can See. Viii amount 10 i
+. very iucan9.darahle SUM 20 t. I'd,
: current expense fund.
Ths balance of that sib. 200 mu. II
rome from saluon lieeuSaS Eifty phr
= cent e( ali salepu license money pe| /.
: tolue school 9und. 10 poe cent epes +,
:. The state and 90 per cent II MI,
a license money collected from sllao y,
!. situated II Incorporated towns goes I,
towns, Will 10 per cent III the mon \,
Il collected tnm tie stlnons outside +,
Incorporated towns got, 70 tile rabd
i taud bun moi uac dollar al sata Rt
u aeeH>e mooney saas tp tha current X
j petAss fund
:. There Nil this year bs deficit In
: TOE current expense fund alone 1T ID A.
: stdcfthlf mere than ssn 900 80. \ "a
+. the fustwitsts hope q 0tpe tits ia
3 With tic fees e!lerfed Is three on,, e
= oae ~ Whist yields rs thau Ssoo E.
s tuu1uI
- Is the Juggling With Hsu r.
j. "taeh thf tts,ents's aa q" viii be-
z rstate ihc> convincing mets
The ra,caa1 corporations hn " /. ia
. ttN "aA t9Nts Uh tGetr property In
> tif'> regatf "a tNa". the last sesr IT.
: republican control Nt.l tuls year ss
!, "alt Sis.544.ei ..ad ,et the t5,al r. Il.
i ne, e','set0 fr7m tic people SIS
I seaf viii 1e nsae thousands ot del al,
more than wa ever hsiore cellg1ts, ma
& TINS caaHte.
VITAE arscr amount IL rsyepes III