The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1912-08-30
4 POINT TO BE CONSIDERED.

In considering the advisability and
advantages of county division those
living in that part of the county which
vast majority of the residents are
DESTROYS of seeing set aside as new
count, should not lose sight of the
great saving in indirect taxation that
such division would be to the people OF
the proposed new county. 1t has been
plainly shown by figures taken from
the reports of auditors of the smaller
counties of the state that the expense
of administering the affairs of the
smaller counties is far less than that
of running OkanOgan county, and
moreover the tax levy is very much
less. Reducing the territory to
smaller area would result in a saving
i'm direct taxation but the saving in In
direct taxation, drain that Is seldom
taken into consideration in consider
ing county division, would be far
greater. Every man who is compelled
to make trip to the county seat from
the north part of the present county,
and scores of them have to do so ev-
cry year, can realize what that indi-
rect tax really means, and how great
it is. No man can go to COnconully
from Oroville, around OrOville, or from
points east and southeast of Oroville
without consuming three days, no mat
ter how trivial the business that COM
pells him to make the trip. Not only
is there a loss of three days from
business or work, which represents
value to any man, but the cost OF travel
and expense incidental to travel runs
well up in dollars. Take it in year
and the total amount that the people
of this section pay out for the privi-
lege of living in big, unwieldly cOun-
ty, and remote from county seat diff
iicult to reach any season OF the year,
foOts up to thousands of dollars. That
is the indirect tax that some have to
contribute more than others, but 1t
comes out of the pockets of every man
who for any reason connected with
county business is compelled to travel
80 to 100 miles that separates him
from the county seat. There is an
other loss that many people are now
compelled to sustain every year that
they would escape if the county was
divided. Very, very frequently, and
with just cause, people find that their
assessment has been excessive, and
would like to appear before the board
of equalization to have their assess
ment rectitied. If the county seat
was near at hand they could do so,
but under present conditions 1t Is
cheaper to submit to excessive taxa
ton. the result of excessive assess
ment. than pay out twice as much as
the increased taxes comes to in order
to lay their case before the proper tri-
bunal This is no suppositiOus case
manufactured for argument but has
frequently TRANSFERRED in the north
part of the county, as many who have
suffered from that source can testify.
The actual saving in direct and indi-
rect taxes that would result from
division of the county is so great, and
the fact that such saving can be made
is undeniable, that it should rally ey-
cry property owner in the north part
of the county to the support of county
division
Charlie Jones, who has lived in THE
Cove. on Palmer lake, almost ever
since that aquatic gem was first dis
covered. spent two or three DAYS in
Oroville the latter part of last week
1t is seldom that Mr. Jones gets this
Tar from home, and he was very much
surprised to see the improvements
that have taken place in the town and
valley since his last visit.
Much interest is being manifested in
the projected fair to be held in Oro-
vllle on the 9th of September. The
business men are taking a lively in
terest in the enterprise, and have en-
gagged space in the hall for exhibits
and demonstration booths. Great care
and pains will be taken in the decora-
tions. and the hall promises to be beau
lliul TO behold when the fair opens. 1t
Will probably mark the beginning of
regular annual fairs for this part of
the valley.