The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1910-10-22
Plight Of This County
After Years Of .Nisru|c

Mr.. Citizen of Lincoln county.
Just pause a moment In the midst
OF the excitement of this political
campaign and let us have heart
to heart talk about conditions. You
know, of course, that poor old Lin
coin county is burdened with DEBT.
In fact, she is on the very verge of
bankruptcy. Her credit and HONOR
are almost destroyed and the ex-
tremely high rate of taxation makes
capital HESITATE to invest in our
midst, in addition to the S42S.-
600 of bonded Indebtedness it has
fioatin debt of $4,000 which
is increasing every month. 1t owes
its officers, its Jurors and its witness
es 1t owes the banks, the merchants,
the newspapers, the doctors, the in
disents and nearly every body else.
It's SCRIP has no market
Last year, your taxes were SO high
that you felt like moving away to
avoid them, but this year they are
HIGHER still. An enormous sum
pours into the County Treasury ev-
cry year, but however large the sum,
II is insufficient to pay the run
ing expenses.
The taxpayers of Ormsby County
ara nomnla In iror btttarl,, thio- ,,,... 4
cause their tax rate is $377 on the
500 valuation. Many of Lincoln Coun-
ty Taxpayers will pay over 81 on
the 500 valuation. Ormsby County
says it Is in "Deplorable Finan-
cial Condition" If that be true re-
garding Ormsby County, what word
can express Lincoln Countys finan-
cial condition? If Ormsby County
is in the positive degree, Lincoln
County is in the superlative degree
financially.
Now, what is the cause OF our con-
diuon?
INEFFICIENCY REIGNS
1t Is because many Of the county
officials, during the past years while
the Democratic party has been In
control OF the county affairs, have
been inefficient, non-progressive and
unfaithful in their public offices. Be-
Ing inefficient and unfaithful they
could not possibly be ECONOMICAL.
Extravaganza has been habit with
them. Tney have not worked for
the interests Of the county. They
have had no regard for the tax
payer. There have been too many
ciiques and rings; too many fayorites
and too much favoriteism. Poor
OLD Lincoln County's business affairs
have been shamefully mismanaged
one has been sadly neglected by both
ne officials and her freeho ders, who
are now sroaning under the burden
oi her debts, but who are now awak-
enlng to realization of their true
coalition.
WHAT RECORDS SHOW
The county records furnish an
abundance of proof of the inefficien-
cy and extravaganza of her officials.
Take the INDECENT fund for example.
This fund was created to feed and
clotne and care for the poor, the
sick and infirm within the county
AS We understand it the law requir-
es a person, who is without means
or relatives to care for him, to ap-
pear before some officer and take
the pauper's oath. If he has any prop
erty, he must forthwith convey the
same to the county Then, after a
satisfactory investigation by the
proper officials, he is entitled to be-
come county INDECENT.
AWFUL EXPENDITURE q
The records show that during the
year 1905. 1920 was paid out for In
dieents; during the year 1906, the
sun of s2944; during 1907, the sum
of s3323 and during 1908, the i'm
Baense sum of $3.50 An average of
S12s per month, or s2742 per day
Curing the entire year One would
naturally suppose that we were about
tae poorest people living Yet II
ono sisrslt indgent complied with the
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