The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1907-05-16
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means tax upon the citizens Of Sal
mon with addition OF their regular
taxes OF the neat little sun OF 81 In
the Item OF fuel, Just TO support a
hobby OF the president and TO keep
up few hangers on OF the republic
can party. These figures do not take
into consideration the large amount
OF mining timbers required for the
mines These estimates are only for
the financial end Of the proposition,
but does not take into consideration
OF being annoyed by forest reserve
riders who have all the authority
over the people OF an absolute mon
arch.
Yes, the forest reserve Is a good
thing for the county--it helps the
people TO get rid OF nearly 800, 900 OF
their hard earnings. In addition to
being taxed TO death TO support the
ordinary expense OF the county. In
the item OF fuel and lumber the city
OF Salmon Will Lave 10 bear the
blunt. IL will mean an additional
tax To this city of over $4,000. IL
will he a bllghting curse to the city.
II will retard It's progress. Building
willcease. and the population OF the
town will decrease In place OF In
creasing. In place OF the people
moving here to take advantage OF our
splendid schools they will move TO
railroad towns whore they can invest
In property ana proc IRE fuel cheaper.
There arc other ways In which the
progress OF the city will be retarded,
hut Ii will effect tho entire county.
The ranchmen are disposing OF
their stock as rapidly as they can
find BUYERS Where the stock men oi
the county are bearln. theit share OF
taxation this year, next year they
will have several thousand less stock
upon which to pay taxes ana all class
Of realty viii be taxed higher. The
cattemen will 70 out OF the stock
business. and devote their time aud
energies to the raising Of hay aud
grain. There being less stock To iced
there viii he no market for their sur.
plus hay aud grain. The inevitable
result will be that the price Of farm
products will depreciate, and the
burden of taxation will be doubled
and thtlbbied TO what II has been for
the past three or four years.
To look at the forest ies rive propo-
sition as IL relates To the Salmon
River country II Is going to he a
| hlighting curse. II will Kill the
stock business. IL sill anuihilate the
ranching business, IL viii tetard the
growth OF our city, and inevitably
will drive some of the existing bust.
ness houses out of business. When
impediuents are placed In the way of
anchiue and stoekralsing the busi-
ness OF the country Is injured to that
extent. The price OF stock has de-
preeiated In the past three months
twenty-five per cent. This Is due to
the fact that there Is more stock on
the market tnan tncre are buyers.
There is no more necessity for a
forest reserve In this county than
there is to keep large regular army
TO protect the people from the In
dams. We nave no timber TO pro-
tect. We have all the water To irri-
gate every acre OF land that could by
any possibility be placed under irri.
eation. AS II relates to this country
1t Is II hnmbug and farce, and a d.
rect tax upon the people from which
they receive no benefit.
II Is said that Pincnot will be here
next month. lie comes expecting
/, that the policy will he earnestly sup.
ported. and that the people will fall