Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1913-07-03

Il have been asked repeatedly if the tax commissions
work would effect reduction in taxation said Mr. Robertson
81 tell you that it won't 1t only equaize taxation
The matter of reducing taxation up to the citizens OF
the state 1t cannot be reduced while we are spending spen
ing, spending
Down in nv own country in the Weiser valley boosted
the big red apple until boosted land values to Io ana
5000 which farmers paying 81 ana
So That is almost confscaory for farmer can
make money and pay that tax
We have land values too high We trying to pat
after older We have had to have all the state
situations which the older states have all nice but entirely
beyond pockebook the counties the condition has been
BETTER with local taxation high counties as sou
hundred.
We bond expenditures only paying the inter
these bonds and when begin redeem these
bonds the tax burden will be still greater
Mr. Robertson is of the best posted taxation
matters in the state and prior the creation of the tax
he served tax the state board OF eua
been identified with the problem of solving the tax question in
Idaho and his views the subject expressed at Standpoint
along the right line
Idaho reduce her while unwarraned expen
ditures continue 1t is both impossible and ehca to
money and spend it at the same time
Referring to an unaffected president" writer in the
Boston Globe says Thomas jefferson is being hard pushed
by Woodrow Wilson exemplar of simplicity For
fury the former has been held model Of unaffected
ner and president has wresed first honors from him. but
just he has rival in the of chief executive Mr.
Wilson, to be rides in automobile instead of horse
back but he goes about his business in such quiet
The latest incident illustrate his simplicity happened
restaurant The place crowded the waiter busy and
the identity Of the party disclosed attention
paid to the inquiry for seats The presidential party
ed time but promptly went hotel where accommodations
were certain Most people would have gone away in huff
The Wilson's very quietly retired better quarters without
comment Unobrucveness is the Wilson rule Neither the
president any of his family have put any rs
they occupied the White House. They setting the
good example by doing their daily work without ostentaon
and in their dealings with other people quite the same
the Wilson plan unless be urged that the sage of Monticello
II living would insist running his while MIR
Wilson is content to be piloted by chauffeur.
War reports don't necessarily depend on which country
they FROM but this the they read Report
vlaThe Servian army made the Bulgarian army do 100
yards in less than ten seconds Report from Bulgaria
Nothing to it. Servian army backing up all place
From the revolution headquarters in MexicoMexco soon
will be have to fight out for the next SOC
years. Report from Mexico CyHuerta government in to
stay Can't be pred loose Report from Mr. Aguinaldo Jr
1--WE guess We'll take the Philippines Uncle Sam
Guess again."
the Philippines had better stir up job himself and 90 tc
and become useful member Of the Philippine population
In his personal property return at Cleveland John
Rockefeller lists his nine horses worth $500 apiece There
differences One that John has pretty poor