The Teton peak. [volume] (St. Anthony, Idaho) 1899-1904, 1904-11-03

generations come along and pay for
them, which would be the case
should the county bond for suffic-
lent to erect suitable abiding
place tor the valuable records be-
longing to every person owning
land here. A mans S home is often
times all he may possess in the
world, and he should not be placed
IN predicament whereby he may
lose years of hard toll, because of a
loss of title to same. Some have
offered as an excuse to oppose the
building of this necessary domicile,
that the amount is too large.
Those people, to my mind, have
not given the matter sufficient
thought, or they wilfully misrep-
resent. Certainly our county com
missioners, in whom the people
have given their confidence, will
not spend $4,000 if they find that
a suitable structure can be erected
for S15, 900. Personally, l believe
that it would not be necessary to
incur all Indebtedness greater than
$40, 900, and l for one would inter-
est myself in seeing that the struc-
lture should cost no more. Bonds
yes most certainly, and every
, man who votes no will be offering
UP declaration to the effect that
he has no respect Of regard for all
the hard earped accumulation Of a
life time, and through the hardest
toll covering the best period Of his
life. He should vote yes for the
protection Of himself, his wife, and
his children. It would cost this
!. rapidly growing county perhaps
,, , half million dollars should those
insecure records be destroyed at
this time.
Q ]. Nj. Anderson, Of Island Park,
3 who is one Of the largest stock mer
III the county says:
"Want to see the bonds carry
d while the county is in prosperous
condition. We need a court house
d and certainly the bonds should be
0 voted at this election.
s Mr.. G. T.. Bowerman, cashier o
II the First National Bank says:
Z. II am certainly very much il
IS favor of voting yes on this bono
It issue, and feel that every property
owner in this county should give
the matter the very serious con
sideration the importance of the
-. question warrants. 1t is not {
a question of location, nor a matte
J that is of special benefit to any par
! ticular community, but it is for th'
:, use and benefit of every single
:, man and woman in this county
!, and for the protection of the prop
cry of all of us. 1t is not goln9
i. to increase the taxes to an eXten
= that will be noticed by any resi-
= dent of this county. | understand
!, the county commissioners hav'
a pledged themselves not to use owe
. . $25, 900 for this purpose, and OF
:, this basis the annual increase o
= taxes will be but twenty-five cent
= on the average assessed valuation
- - of $500. That is so small amoun
!, that it removes the question OF III
- - creased taxes, and that point
=. not factor, and has not been Sine
- the matter was explained, and
hear no objections on that score.
:. "About the increased debt
- - Well, the payment is twenty year
= hence, and by that time your bo,
. and and mine will be old enough
- = to help pay it. Let's some OF Il
-, ~ old men get the use of this cour
=. - house while we live, and let th
u bows hustle twenty years hence t.
assist in paying for it. The great
est necessity, however, tor tn
building, aside from the pride w
he take as a community IN having
re suitable building for our count
n officials, is the protection OF on
1t county records. l do not think tn
he people fully realize the actual valu
Il of these records to them, nor do
think they understand the conse
ouence to each individual, shoul
they be destroyed. Think OF an
NJ property holder taking the chance
y, when by paying about twenty cent
It each year it can be avoided. !
Sc there is any feeling whatever l
p this matter it should be put ASIDE
dis and let each one vote bonds, yes.
A there by not only protecting tnel
III own personal interest, but 1t VIII .
a vote cast in the protection OF tn
~ property of the entire community.
rd f'
NJ Mr.. John D. c. Kruger, cashie
of of the Commercial National Ban
,s- of St. Anthony, says;
n. II am most emphatically IN Ia
rd vor of the bonds to build coui