Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-10-21

LEY? HOW MUCH FOR ROADS
AND BRIDGES?
We will let you answer those
questions.
Some. who do not understand
the conditions, say. that if
Golden Valley county is organized
large sum will be spen: for a
court house and that this will
increase taxes. But this is only
an argument used by those who,
for personal reasons. do not want
division, and we are sorry to say,
some people believe it will be
fact. Increased taxes is always
used as an argument against any
change in county affairs. but
when you get down to figures it
becomes no argument at all: es-
pecially is it true in this case.
Say court house for Golden
Valley county would cost $50, 200.
By bonding the county for 20
years it would cost the new coun-
ty $1,000 per year. The live
stock association alone would cost
Billings county for like period
$4,000 and in the end we have
nothing to show for it. while an
investment in county court
house in the Golden Valley will
be permanent investment.
Or, figure it another way: there
are 1902 manifestations Of land
in the proposed Golden Valley
county: by bonding To-, 20 years
fo, a $50, 600 court house ii would
just cost an extra 25c per year on
each quarter-sect;on in the county
to pay for the building, and this
is not figuring in the personal
property, building Improvements
and city lots in Sentinel Bate and
Beach-which would more than
pay the interest on the bonds
without extra taxation.
II will mean q saving in taxes
any way you figure it-and figures
don't lie.
In the past i've years il is safe
to say that the Golden Valley has
paid one-third Of the taxes coll
lected by the county, which IS TO
say that we have paid into Me-
dora one-thirl OF the So. 100000
which has been paid for special
taxes. This would have been
more than enough to have built
three court houses as GOO. as the
one in Medora. which cost the
county about SO, 600.
Are we going to continue to
pay into Medora thousands of
dollars each year and get
nothing in return-and continue
to let our taxes go higher each
year?
Are we going to continue to
spend our good money 10 help
support the live stock associa-
y tion and build roads and bridges
+ in the bad lands, and go with
J. out local Improvements Of any
p kind?
= Are we going to ct the
I bogy man scare US with the
q thigh taxes c:y and forget
4 that taxes are getting higher
every year under the present
/. condition.
il Are we going to continue to
IS pay the bulk of the taxes 70
IS support Billings county and get
J, nothing in return except "al tax
$ receipts?
IS Are YOU going to be disin.
j. terested citizen and let the tai
X end Of Billings county control u:
h by staying away from the poll:
A. and letting your neigbhe,s sta,
,e awayo
ID Are YOU, as Golden Vale,
citizen. satisfied with present
X conditions:
10 If not, see to it that you d
ID something toward division as out
So lined in the Golden Valley ant
IN Slope petitions.
IN Remember that Bu;te an,
es Roosevelt projects are on!.
re stumbling stones and put On tn
ballot to confuse the voter an,
as defeat division. If you wan
e. Golden Valley county. lowe
nd taxes, better roads aud bridges
something more than tax receipt
en- tor Your money, so % the poll
and see that your neighbor goe
mt there on Nov. s1h and vote Fol
,lf GOLDEN VALLEY and SLOPj
n. COUNTIES and AGAINST HOOSE
lie WELT and BUTTE.
or Following is the opinion Q
co,,,o ~ rn3l.