Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-03-08
What Judge Scott and
His Colleagues
Are Doing
Policies Pursued That Have
Reduced Tax LeyieS and
IInprOYep Con-
ditiOnS

ing manifested In the personnel O
the probable candidates who VII
constitute the republican ticket upo
that occasion. In this county. II nov
seems likely that the entire list o
county officials will be renominateI
not only because they are competen
officials. but because Of the accept
cd custom Of giving every good Of
fetal a second term. All the ofIlcer
are republicans, excepting the sheriff
and that gentleman having only serv
ed one term, will also receive Z
second nomination for his party If h'
wants II. In the case of the county
court there is probably more interest
than any Of the others. Judge Scot
and County Commissioner Needham
are the two members whose terms ex
pire this year, and as there Is no for
midable candidates against either one
is is more than likely these two
gentlemen will succeed themselves
Be this as It may, It will be of in
terest to every tax payer to review
the records Of these gentlemen dur
ing their first term.
II will be remembered that they
made their canvases on the proposition
OF reducing county expenses and these
gentlemen refer with pride to their
record in the matter When they
went into office Morrison County was
about $4,000 In debt. This large in.
debtness has been wiped out and this
year. before any Of the 1908 taxes
were collected, there remained a bal
ance of nearly $4,000 in the county
treasury A system of economy has
been introduced into the various de,
partments Of the county, which has
produced excellent results. Among
other things, the pauper account has
been reduced about one-third and no
one has suffered as a result and this
this has been brought about largely by
a business-like scrutiny OF claims and
the wedding out of undeserving
charity. The court has kept up gener
al improvements OF all county proper.
~, including the court house, poor
house and farm, highways and bridges.
In addition, a system Of book.keep-
ing has been introduced. which will
In time be great saving to Marion
County, and put It's records on par
with the best o in any state.
OF course in addition TO these
things the court has adopted a policy
concerning public roads which Is
meeting general approval As far a.
possible, no extra money is beinG
expended for good roads except
where such improvements will be of
a permanent nature. AS a result of
this advance communities in tho
county have been inspired with a 10
cal pride which is proving TO be worth
a great deal In more ways than one
Many public meetings have been held
for the discussion of good reads aud
much local enthusiasm has been IN. |
spired In different sections OF lhs |
county,
The court proposed IN sense tc |
apply the maxim attributed 10 tho |
Lord in undertaking 10 help those |
Nho help themselves. This Is best
Illustrated by what has been done
m the Liberty neighborhood. as It is
Tell known there have been built thers
'bout four miles OF crushed rock road
IA order to secure this. the people of
hat nelghborhood, raised a large sum
n money and labor, and less amount
vas then contributed by the eounty
curt AS a result they have a per
nanent roadway from that thriyine
Ieighoorhood 70 town, which is pas.
able with heavy loads at ali seasons
{ the year A similar movement Is
nder way az Mt Angel. sootfs Mills
hubbard Monitor and Silverton. and
result o. the work. the CONNER
isi Club Of Salem has undertaken
contribute purses, amounting 10
soeo TO the communities that win raise
le iarsest sums Tor building other
ornament roads into the city. These
dependent donations viii be sapon
'ented by liberal all from the eoun.
? and everything points 70 grea.
'ture possibilities in the way of road {
aproFemenss FOR Marion County
he PRAYER of every progressive clti Ii
"a Is let he good work 30 on.