The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-04-26

In the third column under amount raised we
have taken the two years into account and the
amount given is the total raised in salaries for the
two Years.
In this we have not included the special creations
such as Collector" Checker, etc. The collector
We understand gets $4,000 per month when he works
but we also understand that he does not work all
the time. II estimate that he works half the
dine then for the two years he will have drawn
$50 The Checker" will perhaps draw less, and as
the amount is getting large let's leave that out en-.
tirely Then we have not taken into account any
raises in the electric light department but 1t will
be readily seen that it easily foots up to the $4,000
mark.
Our attitude above the recorder may require
some explanation. 1t will be remembered that I'M
der the old administration the present recorder was
both recorder and auditor while the treasurer held
her office separate and apart just she does under
TIE present administration, and for the same money
that the treasurer now receives. Under the new
law the office of auditor was created and made efec
tive and the salary fixed. The auditor now is the
chief in the office and has all the powers and author
ity that the hitherto auditor and recorded possessed,
and in fact takes the place of the Hitherto recorder.
but notwithstanding this the present administration
has seen fit keep the recorder Just the same and
at the salary. OF course 1t may be handy to
have recorder to record the minutes in fact 1t is
the work in the Office is heavy, is so much more
than it has ever been before, that 1t is necessary
to create this extra expense IN other words cou'd
not tho same amount of office force, especially since
the office of auditor commands a man thor
oughly competent and skilled in that particular line
OF work. do much work, and little more II
necessary than the same amount OF office force ala
under former administrations? We have heard
comments this by the commissioners themselves
anG while they admit the extravaganza OF the once
they Justify themselves in the fact that the law
created the office of auditor and forced 1t upon
them Well now while it is true the law did create
tae office OF auditor and name the salary yet the
law also gave the commissioners the power t"
clcate such other places and hire such other help
rs was necessary for the conduct OF the c''
fairs In other words the new law did not say that
the commissioners should keep in tact all Offices
that had hitherto been in operation at the same
salary. do you get me, Steve" Does s"eh sc'
tons confirm the statement made just after cleo
ton, I'VE will conduct the citys business with the
same care and attention II it were our own"
II these figures are not correct shall be srd
to correct them, as have desire to misrep.
resent or place any one in false light. 1t Is fScts
we are after and after get all the facts lets
have water lets have light anil let's hav" paving,
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PUTTING TOO LITTLE BACK.
Mr. b. Harris, in the Essentials of Farm Credit
tells how the farmer should conserve both his soil
and credit. He says:
Our earnings or rather our farm income have
been greatly increased in fact, in the last ten
years values OF farm products have advanced two
20 four fold with scarcely any increase in the guam
tity, the increase in price being fortyseyen times
the increase in quantity. Few Of the farmrs are
putting much or any OF this increase back into the
SOIL and at the same time they borrowing more
money, which goes to show that they are specu-
lating in land instead of feeding the goose that
lays the golden egg,
Most of the apparent profit in farming has been
in the advance in the value OF farm land, and
some OF this advance comes the basis Of the sell
ling price per bushel instead Of the basis of the
bushel yield per acre, which is not being main
tanned. These the things that the money lend
er very properly considers and that we farmers
must consider, for they fundamental
Building up fertility builds up the yield Fol-
instance the profit in crop is in the exces
yield above thirty-hve forty bushels for the