The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-08-01
COUNTY VOTER TELLS
why BONDS ARE NEEDED
SHOWS FROM TAX RECORDS
HOW EVERY FARMER WILL
VOTE THEM TO OWN INTEREST

MIR. Editor: Relative Co the bond .
issue for Carter county the election /
to be held August 18th | find that .
many and varied are The opinions K
of the voters. and much discussion f.
both pro and con- Is now being In T.
dulgcd in After most careful and /.
studied examination of the effects
this bond issue would have ON the /.
taxpayers OF the county especially /.
the farmers" whom We all know to
De- largely tenants. | can not help but F.
believe the opposition to the bond .
issue is due largely To the fact that
many Of our people have not studied
the proposition and figured out in de.
tail the great benefits To accrue
tnerefrom. while others are opposing
purely from personal and selfish
standpoint.
Now know that some OF our hes,
men and some OF my closest per.
sOnal friends are opposed to tNis
bond issue and are using all their
influence 10 defeat same yet am
persuaded to believe that their oppu.
sitiun springs from the fact that they
are opposed to any form Of debt,
other than for the necessities of life
as matter OF principle and that
tncy are blinded by the real issue,
viz: The condition of the country,
It's citizens. and law to better them.
! always try to be tair and liberal
in my views and grant TO every one
honesty of purpose and good inten.
tions when they disagree with me,
but this is a question which in my
Judgment vitality affects our people
stood in order to enable US to vote
intclligently and to our best inter
ests on August 18th. This is the one
and only opportunity that has been
afforded the farmers of Carter coun.
" to build good roads and bridges,
which all agree that We stand badly
in need of, at mere trifle of cX
pcnsc to the average farmer as |
shall show from the tax records of
the court How any farmcd can
oppose the road and bridge bonds un.
| less he be blind to his own interests,
Is more than ! can understand and
why any voter should oppose prop.
/ osition that will eXpcnd some two
/ hundred and fifty thousand dollars
for home labor and material in this
county at this time, when We are
/ confronted with the shortest crop
for years is beyond my comprehen-
sion. It's true this bond issue
sounds big and at first thought looks
I like saddling heavy debt on the
people but let's get into the gist of
this matter. and figure it out, pro
and see If II does not look different
If you wild take the trouble 10 dc
as | have done and go to the tax
records of the county you will find
that this years assessment gives Car
ter county q taxable value of $4,000,
10000 The city of Ardmore alone
comes in for $5,153 10000 or nearly
one-half of the total amount, ado
10 this the amount OF taxable land
in the county held by very few
men and you will see that about al
-. the average farmer and laborer ha'
TO do is to vote for these bonds anC
make the other lellow pay them.
For interest on the entire bon,
: issue for the first ten years, at th'
present valuation. and we all know
that taxable values will increas,
' from year to year, il will only re
Quire an annual levy OF is mills
or about eleven cents on 800 valu
alton.
The records show that $500
have already been spent out of tn
!, treasury of Carter county for road
p. and bridges and no doubt had all IN
: roads in the county received thei
, propOrtiOna'e share as compared {
the roads leading to the county con