Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1910-08-19
FACTS ON DIVISION
AND TAX RATES
The Fairy Tale" Concoctcd by The
Go0ding Leaders Answered by
Straight Stuff


come most remarkable contribu-
tion 10 campaign literature. says
the Wendell IrrigaiIonisl
Remarkable because the author
seeks TO prove that the people of
Lincoln county and the people who
oWn property in this county, can
save money by building two addi-
ticna court houses. equip and main
tain them. employ u county Off
cials in addition 10 the Y now sat
isfactorily handling The business Of
lIe county and a horde Of deputies
along with them.
Remarkable because il contends
that Lincoln county, with a voting
strength of less than 5000. already
one OF the smaller counties iG the
state Is too large. and should be cut
into three counties any one of
which would De smaller than Ada
county. which confirms lhe state
eapHs and a population of 2J.00J
people, hundreds OF old established
farms outlying villages, factories
and great wholesale houses.
Smaller than Laiah county With
her - towns and postoffiees, old
ranches timber interests. and man
ufac.orics
smaller lhan Ncz perce county
thai has 80 towns and posloffices
and with the richest fruit belt in
aI Idaho.
Goodias county with her $50
compared with Canyon county in
which is located Caldwell. Payetle
and Emmett with their old estab-
Iished and paid for farms, sugar
factories. crcameries. canning plans
and the like.
Linroln county il is true has re-
sources that in time will make two
or three counties. But you know
and | know that these resources
are yet in the raw.
Ninety per cent Of the farms of
Lincoln county, Idaho, are govern
ment or Carey act lands and as
such have yet to be paid for by the
farmers. On these deferred pay
menls. the land holders are paying
six per cent interest and in most
instances are depending on making
these lands pay the principal and
interest.
1t would be criminal eXlrava-
gance to establish two additional
county seats and along with these
expensive institutions, maintain two
sets of office holders, all at the eX-
pcnso cf the property owners, the
only possible benefit from such ac-
tion being to increase the profits
of speculators in two villages III
Lincoln county and afford a saving
of a railway fare of one dollar for
anyone who might by some rea-
sen be- compelled to go to the coun-
~ seat
The intimalion is made that the
II new sheriffs. clerks, assessors,
etc. would work awful hard. They
would economic: take their dinner
with them to save restaurant bills:
they would save the taxpayers
money by doing their OWN steno-
graphic work: they would write lei
ters on both sides Of the letter
heads: use postal cards wherever
possible and all those SORT of stunts
if they were working in Rupert and
Goodng.
May be they would.
But politics are politics and poll
ticians are politicians the world
over.
They would work as hard and no
harder in Gooding than they donow
in Shoshone. Deputies and clerks
would he employed long before
they were really necessary. \ horde
o' misguided individuals. many of
them with promises of Jobs are al
rcady in the field spending their
money to got Il new county seat At
,.ooding. Once ON the Job and they
set their money back. Don't fcrgei
ihat they have friends and as fast
as the tax rate permits The friends
nris have Jobs.
Already have these Jobs been Of
lered 10 men in Wendell. Doubtless
lie same jobs have been offered M
oihrr towns. But let no Lincoln
county man be deceived
These jcbs in the new counties
arr al appeiniive. Legislators have
to vote to make county division
possible. To many legislators
nothing apreals so powerfully a.
jobs for relatives who have failed