Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1906-04-07

Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
Dear Sir:
In reading your paper OF March
10, | notice that you say that it l.
estimated that the road district in
which you are situated has lost
something like 100000 by reason
of the failure to collect the Road
Poll Taxes from the men wor king
on the grading camps, and from
the entire article you seem to infer
that it has been my fault that this
amount OF money has not been
collected
To begin with, the person who
gave you the information in regard
to this matter was verv much mis-
taken in the amount of his figures.
Mr.. Leslie, your road overseer has
sent me a list containing
Just forty six names Of PARTIES
who were working for the Winters,
Parsons & Doomes from whom to
collect this tax Of four dollars each,
and the only reason that an action
has not already been commenced
to collect the amount coming to
your district from these people has
been because | have not been able
to get the necessary information
from which t. base complaint.
The entire amount that your dis
trict would have received from this
company would have been S18400
and from this amount the C SITS Of
the action would have to have been
deduc'ed, so yen can readily see
that the party who gave YOU the
estimate OF 100000 was extremely
wild in his estimate.
The reason the sc.;on has not
been commenced has been, that /
have been unable to find out wheth-
or Winters, Parson & Boomer are
a co-partnership or corporation,
and also If demand was made
upon them for the money after the
notice was served on them and if
the demand was made. when and
where it was made These things
you will readily zee are neces airy
t me to know bef re / can draw
a complaint, as they must be alleg-
ed in the complaint or the com
plant is not good. l have written
several letters, and made a person
al trip to B 1ers Ferry to get this
information, but was unable to
obtain it, and that is the sole rea-
son that this action has not been
commenced and pr, secuted to
judgment.
Deducting from the list sent me
the usna per cent II those who are
not liable to pay Road Poll Tax,
and counting the costs OF the pro-
ceedings ara the lowest estimate
possible, and I am free to say if a
favorable judgment had b en- re-
covered in this matter your dis
triat would rot have received to
exceed one hundred dollars.
At Hope the same conditions,
and | think the same number OF
names, prevail as il your district.
The nece ssary information was
furnished me and ] brought an ac-
ton against the Hope Lumber Co..
and secured judgment, and the case
is now pending on appeal, and !
doubt very much if the district will
receive 800 as their returns from
the case.
From the reading of your article
it seems to me that it is q censurC
OF my office, and as | think you
have ben misinf rmed relative tc
the matter / take this opportunity
to orrect the same and trust that
} you will make the correction in
; yo paper so as to not leave {
: wrong impression in the minds o
the p ople.
Do not understand me thinking
that you are making a n.aliciou
attack on me, as | do no mea tina
but simply think that you have
been misinformed as to the facts il
that case. think that you vii
understand my side of this matte
fully from thi- letter and if not
will be glad to give you any fur
Their information regarding th'
matter you wish. Trusting tina
you will set this matter right,
I tor,oin