The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1914-10-02

line of figures holds good in Haakon
county as we'll. In the east end-or
the part that will remain a. Stanley
county perhaps the feeling may be
that the division Of the county will
not help them in the respect of the
election expenses-that with the coun-
ty seat in the same location as at
present it will cost them just the same
a. at present TO have their ballot
boxes delivered and the election re-
turns brought in. That is trne. but it
Ia also q fact that the election ex-
Eenses are paid out of the general
fund OF the county and while the
election expenses of the east end OF
the county are not as great i'm proper
tion rs those of the western part of
the county. the taxes for the paying
of these bills are assessed against the
entire county and the taxpayers of
the eastern part of the county must
pay their own election expenses and
also assist with the paying of the ex-
penses OF the western part of the
county. From an economical stand
point the dividing of the county
and setting off the counties of
Jackson and Haakon il the only
possible chance to get away from
these excessive costs and make a
sayings for the taxpayers. As long
as Stanley county remains in its pres
ent size the great costs of conducting
the elections of the county will re-
main rs large or larger. For their
| own sake and tor the sake of their
neighbors and friends every voter in
Stanley county should vote YES tor
Jackson and Haakon counties.
| Another instance where great
savings could be made by having the
smaller counties instead Of the one
big county is in the costs OF the Clerk
of Courts office-which includes the
costs of holding the terms of circuit
court, with witness fees, jurors fees,
stenOgraphers. etc. In twenty-seyen
counties of the state the costs of this
necessity of every county ranges from
81. 10000 in Douglas county on down
to 5000 in Mellette county, while in
Stanley county the cost of this office
was $6,5sS.s0 or oyer four times that
of the highest of the twenty seven
counties, and over seven times the
average of the twenty-seven counties.
In the expense of this office the ex-
cessiye mileage that must be paid to
witnesses and jurors in the present
unweildiy county of Stanley is entire
ly the cause of the great costs. Here
again is another place where a great
sayings can be made for every tax
payer In the county by voting YES
for Jackson and Haskon counties.
Another place where a great saw
ings will be made by county division
is in the costs of running the offices
and paying the salary of the county
officers. We could take the various
offices of different counties and quote
figures, but will content ourselves at
this time with the totals paid by some
of the counties of the state. In Ben
nett county it cos. them to conduct
the various Offices of their county,
including the county commissioners,
only So. 279. 20; Buffalo county paid tor
this same purpose but 81, 7s2. 80; Jer-
suld county SO. .sl4.94; Mellette county
$8,2S7.24, Miner county $9,7S0.27;
while Stanley county dug up for this
same purpose $S2, ,sO6.97. Take these
figures and look thom over carefully
for they mean that the county Off
ces of the three counties to be made
out of Stanley county could be run
and money saved ont of what we are
now paying in Stanley county for the
one set of county offices. Seems hard
to believe. doesn't it? Yet 1t is a fact
ss the little black book above referr-
ed too shows. Besides running the
three sets of county offices the money
now paid for that purpose in Stanley
county would leave nice balance
for each of the three counties to
be turned back to the tax payers in
lowering taxes.
Besides these few items mentioned
Is Q manner in which money will be
saved and taxes reduced by dividing
the. county. there are many others
which space forbids us from mention
ing ;at this time. but we believe that
from these figures alone. which are
presented aboye, every thinking per-
son in the county will see that the di-
vision of Stanley county will mean a
great sayings to them and lessening
of the tax burden they are now COM
PEELED to carry.
On November 3rd vote for your own
interests. Vote YES for Jackson and
Hsakon counties.
Philip Reyiew:-When you hear a