The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1912-02-01

hours, or even days travel to
railroad; an indirect interest in
developing the country and Sc
curing it's advantages and com
petitive markets; a mutual inter
est in the reduction of individual
taxes; a civic pride in the County
Seat, and n more convenient way
Of reaching it; and in the admit
ted raise in the value of real
estate.
This road through Beaver
| County will add about S2,000,000
to the taxable valuation, which is
about one third of the present
valuation. 1t is estimated by the
Excise Board that the county
must raise S57, 5000 for ex-
penses, and this road would pay
about one third of that, and thus
save the individuals that amount.
This county must sign One
Hundred Thousand Dollars in
bonus notes, and this is a big un-
dertaking. It's hard job to get
that much in notes gathered, but
Beaver County must do it if we
get this railroad; and as it comes
through Beaver City, the first
question naturally is, and should
be, What is Beaver City going
to do?" AS this place has al
ready spent $4,000 in cash, and
has not seen any direct, tangible
results, some might think we
would get discouraged and faint
heartedly give up the fight. But
such is not the case, and for this
project an assessment of % per
cent on all real estate and ) per
cent on all personal property has
been made in Beaver City and
donated to the effort of getting a
[ railroad. The assessed real
, estate is S73,000.00, and % per
cent of this lS,250.o0; and the
, valuation of personal property is
t S13l, 10000, and per cent of that
> is S6,575:00; thus Beaver City will
r raise S24,925. 90 in cash. Besides,
{ her citizens are donating their
{ time, labor and energy, without
money and without price.
{ As to the bonus notes, no part
!. of them will be payable until the
i, railroad is in actual operation,
0 either from Alva to Beaver City,
( or from Hooker to Beaver City.
}, When the road is operating; one.
5 third of the note is due.
The people of Beaver County,
). above every people in the world,
feel the actual necessity of com.
/. petitive markets in which to buy
r and SELL The price of lum Der is
practically the same at all points
3 on the Rock Island, and it is prac-
!. tically the same at all points on
, the Santa Fe; and yet there is an
Z immense difference in the price
> on the Rock Island and that on
, the Santa Fe. If the Beaver
/, County man is within Is miles of
a railroad he is fortunate, but
doubly 50 if he is within 10 miles
Of two railroads; for he then can
get the best possible market for
there will be competition. The
question is so plain as to require
/ its admission that the price of
Agricultural land prominently de-
; pends upon its convenience to
market, and this road would add
TO every farm south of the Bea-
YER river, at least, one third of it's
: present value. The people should
respond to the visit of the solic.
itors for bonus notes very liber-
ally. They will never be out one
penny until the railroad is in OPP
GRAFTON and it's incident advan.
tages realized A hearty re,
sponse and cooperation between
the people TO be benefited will
result in many mutual advan-
tages and development of this
country until it reaches the high
est state of convenience and