The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-07-23

present hospitality, Hon. Clarence T..
Woods, mayor of the city of Rich
mond.
| Cooperation OF X. T.. A. Asked.
There is perhaps no greater need
In Kentucky than that of the enact
ment of an up-to-date uniform ac-
counting and inspection law. No
higher duty devolves upon the lead
ers of thought within our state than
that OF helping to bring about at the
next session of the legislature. the
enactment of such a law. We must
not weary of rest until II is enacted.
Because of my official intimacy with
] the subject. II is my purpose to pre-
pare a bill for presentation to the
next legislature.
In this work / ask the advice and
help OF your association, or of any
person or committee which you may
Lame. / assure you that / have no
selfish interest to be served. | have
realized in the past year and a half
as never before, the absolute need
for such law, and regardless of
what person may be chosen to install
or carry out it's provisions. hope to
see IL speedily enacted.
willing to Cooperate.
! will cooperate with any person
or persons to this good end. and
those of us who have studied the
subject and who are most Jealous in
this case, call upon the press OF Ken
lucky 20 Systematically agitate the
question, educating the people to
this great need. and pledging candi-
dates for the general assembly. of
whatever party, to work and vote
Tor such a measure at the approach
ing session.
Our failure to have had such law
in the past is nothing short OF Grim
inal negligence. and to further delay
it's enactment will be to compound
our crimes. appeal to you to assist
in this matter. Our need is great
let US do all within our power to
keep Kentucky from tagging in the
March OF Progress.
What Reports should Contain.
This annual report will contain the
full. accurate history OF every coun-
ty, city. town and taxing district in
the state for the fiscal year. Thus Il
will be known how much each county
lof the state collects in various reye-
nues; how much each expends for
bridges. for culverts: how much for
roads: how much for criminal prose-
cutions: and how much for each and
every other class OF county expense
Similarly. II will be known how
much revenue is collected In each
city or town OF the state. and how
much each expends for streets. how
much for bridges. how much for po-
lice and fire protection. and how
much for each and every other kind
OF municipal expense.
Estill county can thus compare It's
receipts and expenditures with those
of any other county. or with all other
counties; and Il may compare them
most probably with those Of other
counties. whose wealth. population.
physical situation. and revenue condl-
tons are similar to its own.
Taxpayers VIII soon Learn.
II other counties. possessing sub
stantlally the same wealth. resources.
population and physical situation
lhave a much lower tax rate than
Estill county. set build more bridges
and culverts. construct more miles OF
good road, and bring about greater
public Improvement than Estlll. the
Taxpayers here will soon learn that
there is something wrong in the ad-
mlnistratlon OF their public AFFAIRS.
and by analysis OF these statistics. by
comparisons thereof. by agitation.
will. sooner or later. locate the weak
spots in their own county and correct
them.
True of Other Communities.
And what may be true OF Estill
county and Irvine under the proposed
law, will be true OF every other coun-
ty, municipality. or other subdivision
lin the state. Thus. indeed. the ex-
perience OF all becomes the expert
ence OF each. In consequence. there
will spring up a friendly and ex-
ltremely beneficial rivalry between
the various counties. cities and towns
of the state Each Will desire to Sc
leure the largest returns at the least
lexpense; each will strive to emulate
that which Is best in the others, and
to avoid that which Is worst: and
this mutual study OF economic condi-
tions will bring a consequent result
OF what Is even better, closer study
and comparison Of educational and
moral conditions that shall prove a
benefaction to- all.
Renders Inspection simple Task.
Uniform accounting in all public
offices will render the work OF OH
cially inspecting those Offices sim
pie task, when without II such in
spection would be diHicult. Uni
formity OF accounts reduces public
accounting to an exact science. and
Irpndprs n the nprfpctiou of gimnlicitv