The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-11-01
CASS|A COUNTY
IS PROGRESSING
Removal Of County Seat to Bur-
ley viii Benefit the Tax
payers Financially
BUSINESS TRANSACTED
IN BURLEY AND OAKLEY
Consider Your Own Interests Care
fully Before Voting on This
Important Question

When the average voter goes 10
the polls on November 5, the first
question that will confront his mind
Is, viii the removal of the County
Seat from Albion to Burley entail |
greater expense upon the taxpayers
than the benefit to the county will |
be worth? Every citizen and voter |
stands for progress and the up-build-
ing Of his county so long that such |
progress and development does not in
cur a burden and hardship upon the
citizens of his County.
Ninety per cent of the voters of
Cassia county realize that the coun-
ty seat located in town which has
railroad connections in all directions
will be a benefit to them, and the
only question that can possibly en-
ter into their minds is whether or
not the removal win cost large sum
of money.
Wish to show you, Mr.. Taxpayer,
that the removal of the county seat
from Albion to Burnley will not en-
tail an expense to the county, but
will be a means of saving a. large
sum OF money every year. You all
know that Cassia County is now
practically without any County Seat
buildings or court house. What we
are low occupying rs d oudIut dllu
Disgrace to any County assessed at
forr millions Of dollars. The Home
of Cassia County is not as good as
that occupied by some of the poor
est of Cassia County's inhabitants
Burley proposes to give you a new
home. A modern brick building with
large rooms for each and every coun-
ty officer, with a large room for the
purpose of holding Court, a room to
be used by the judge as chambers
and something that Cassia county
has not, room TO be used as
jury room. In this new building, ev-
erything will be taken into consid-
Grafton that will add to convenience
in the transaction of the county's
business. This building will contain
two vaults for the keeping of the
records of the county.
AS you know, Mr.. Taxpayer, the
vault now used by the county is
only a sham and make-shift, besides
it is too small and inadequate to
hold the records of this county. Go
into the County Recorders office at
any time and you will find volume
after volume of valuable records ly-
ing upon tables and in racks. If
you ask the Recorder why those
books are not in the vault, he will
Immediately tell you there is no room
Go into the Probate Judges office
and you will find all his records up
or shelf. There are no records as
valuable to the property owners Of
Cassia County as those of the Pro-
bate Judge Everything of every de-
scription and kind, concerning the
administration of estates, the parti-
ton, division and sale of real es-
tate is lying exposed to the ele-
ments, and if the box of finder that
represents Cassia County as court
house would suddenly catch fire ev-
cry probate administration as well
as every record of transfer in this
county would be burned to ashes.
You know, Mr.. Taxpayer, that many
of the citizens of Cassia county have
been careless and have not protect
ed themselves by means of abstracts
nor have they in every instance filed
the deeds to the property they own.
II these records should be burned,
it would be impossible for these cit
tizens to get clear chain of title
to their property. You certainly can
see the necessity of new vaults.
Burley proposes to give you two.
One accessible from the County Re
corders office and one accessible
from the probate judges and Treas
urer's office, and mind you, this new
building and these vaults VIII not
cost the taxpayers of Cassia county
one cent, because the people Of Bur-
ley have gone down into their peck
cts and raised sufficient money IL
give you such building five years
without one cent rent or charge
The cost of removing the books Of
the county from Albion to Burley
would not be any more than the cos
OF four or five loads of coal to Al
bion for heating purposes. The new
building which Burley proposes t.
give you will be heated by electricit,
at a very low rate, saving the coun
ty the high cost of fuel and th'
large amount expended annually TO
that fuel being hauled from Burle.
to Albion, by freight teams. Nov
the saving in fuel is a very small
item considering what the county viii
save in the execution of its bust
ness. Eighty per cent of the bust
ness of Cassia county is translates
in and around the towns of Burle,
and Oakley. If the county seat wa
located at Burnley, a great savini
could be made in the sheriff's office
If you look into the bills allowed b.
the commissioners you Will find
large portion Of the expense of tn
sheriff's office has been for liver,
teams and for the expense of keep
ing those livery teams while ava.
on trips and for hotel expenses o