Williams news., 1912-03-09

1ittle benefit to the town of Will lams, but it will be costly to the Taxpayer Statehood is bound to bring increased taxes for the sup port of the state government and county division will add to this burden "-Tucson Citizen (ReP.)
 When the doctors disagree it is propitious moment for those affect ed to use little old fashioned com mon sense. The only argument thus far advanced in the east end of Coconino county by opponents of county division is the fact that state government and the new con stitution will reduce taxation, and we are ssked to permit matters to remain in statu quo in order that we may obtain our proportion of these future benefits Now comes the prophet of Tucson, who tells these new-found friends of state government and the constitution 
 that they arc wrong, that taxes will be increased. Get together, gentle men, get together! If you can not, then come and reason with us for short space, while we discuss the financial resources of the proposed new county. Examine minutely every statement we shall make. Scrutinize closely every authority we shall quote and, after doing so, take your pencil and paper, make a simple calculation in arithmetic and then tell us frankly whether or not the new county could be run upon a tex rate of $2 75 on the $1OO, instead of 8 20. the present rate it's citizens are paying. We have told you heretofore that it can, and here is the proof. If you have anything to the contrary bring it forth. We are the ones vitally affected and if we are wrong we want to know it. Mere asser- tion is one thing, but facts and figures" are another, and speak much louder than words:
 The western end of Coconino county possesses 45 6 per cent of the total assessed property in the county. Add to the west ends proportion of the valuation that of the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon railroads property in the west end at $2OOOO and $7,500 per mile, re- spectively, and the west end would have, in the event of county divis ion. an assessed valuation of over $2,990,00O The Southern Pacific railroad, a single-track line, at present is assessed at $17 ,000 per mile, and the territorial board of equalization placed a valuation upon the Grand Canyon railroad of $7,O0O per mile in 1907. (See "Schedule D" of the boards pro. ceedings for 1907, p. ID.
 Aside from county taxes. Lees Ferry tolls, manual training school tax district No. 1. etc, items which in the event of county division the new county would not receive. the receipts of the treasurer of Coco nino county for the year 1911 from sundry sources, such as road taxee poll taxes, sheriff's collections, re corder's fees. hides etc.. were $52, 539 (See D. 6. report of clerk oi board of supervisors for 1911)
 With an assessed valuation ot $2,99O,OOO, at the present rate o $3 20 on the $100, and after deduct ing 10 per cent for delinquencie, {and this is high. for in 1910 they did not amount to 6 per cent) tht new county would have a revenue from taxes alone of $86,112. Ado to this 45 6 per cent of the treas urer's receipts enumerated abov' and the total revenues of the new county would be $110,070 "A.
 The bonded indebtedness of Co conino county at present is $159 900 and it has cash on hand, dis tributed to various funds, the sun