The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1914-10-30
COUNTY DIVISION
FACTS AND FIGURES

Past history is, as rule, more re-
liable than the estimates made by
interested parties and the following
figures may be interesting to those who
imagine that smaller units are always
managed more economically than larg
er tracts. The total valuation of the
county for 1913 was 500, ASS, 223.00. The
Bull Highway District, which compris
es the western part of the county and
whose boundary line is 21s miles west
of the east line of the proposed new
county, had an assessed valuation of
$3,649, $4,000. This road district re-
ceived from the county, the road tax
es paid within the district and at tne
levy of mill, would amount to $3.50
SO. In addition to this they made
special levy of 31s mills which brought
them additional revenue amounting to
$12,77335, or total for Bull High
way District of $16,422.SS. Deduct
ing the valuation of this district from
the total of the county, leaves $16,-
1886 $4,000 and at / mill, produced a
| revenue of $16,S3569, or in other
words, the levy for road purposes in
Bull Highway District was Az mills,
while the balance of the county was ]
mill, or still further, it cost the Bull
Highway District for road taxes, S16,-
422.S 8 for territory considerable small
| Ter than the proposed county, while the
balance of the county with more than
five times the valuation, paid in road
taxes S16,S35.69 or only $412,S1 more
than the little highway district in the
west end.
On the item of railroad taxes, the
Oregon Short Line paid state and coun-
ty taxes in 1914 amounting to SIT, l3l.-
so. With a divided county, the pro-
posed Bull County would receive 81
S39. 05, Twin Falls County would re-
ceive $14,292.45. Here is one item
alone that shows that the property
of the heaviest tax paying corporation
is located in that territory which would
remain a part of Twin Falls county.
Twin Falls county would still receive
the benefit of these taxes without one
cent of extra expense to handle it,
while the proposed Bull County would
get less than one-sixth of the revenue
to pay the expenses requiring just as
many officers to handle.
A few weeks after the County Treas
urer had taken charge of the tax col
lecting office, prominent west end
newspaper man wrote him that he I'M
derstood it was to be the policy OF the
| Treasurer to concentrate all funds
in Twin Falls banks and that the funds
| in outside banks were to be with
| drawn, adding 81 have investigated
and found this to be true" He gave
the Treasurer's office two days for
] defense or threatened to expose him.
: In answer the Treasurer sent him the
following figures taken from report
made just few days before.
Filler State Bank .......... S2,000.OV
: Bank of Hansen z,ollsd
I Bull Bank and Trust Co... 10000
Citizens State Bank, Bull $1,000 "
Bank of Hillister .......... 2,000.0t
y Bank of Kimberly .........,..3, O0o,ol
Twin Falls Bank & Trust Co.. 2,55S.21
.. First Natl Bank, Twin Falls. 2,112.91
II Total Cash and ch'ks in va'e.. 537.2G
. Total cash on hand ...... S20, 220.3 81
y The aforesaid newspaper man, ha!
e. up to this time, failed to make an,
exposure"
l. Under the law, public funds shall b'
II deposited with banks in amounts pro
L. portionate with the capital stock ant
o. it has been the aim Of the Count.
le Treasurer to keep them divided al
u equally as could be done.
II Would it seem from these figure
y that teh funds are being held in Twill
= Falls?
81 The above figures were made OF
II MAY 81, 1918, and to show that it ha
Il been the policy to be fair at all times
~ the following figures show balances Il
IL County banks on August 81, 1914.
- Filler State Bank .......$ 3,ooo.o
~ Bank of Hansen ............ o,ooo.o
81 Bank of HOLSTER .......... 3,o000
u Bull Bank & Trust Co... 10000
- Citizens State Bank, Buhl... 10000
s., Bank of Kimberly .......... I0oo.o
y Idaho State Bank. ........, 15,93s.o
- First Nat. Bank .......... I4'ol q !
u T. f. Bank & Trust Co $50. 11,007.6
.s Total cash on hand ...$ l3,2 3I.o
~ Apy of the officers of these bank
~ ~ will tell you that the funds have nc
IN been iuggled to make proper show
% ing. These figures are given to offse
VI the statement frequently made at Bur
!. that the Buhl Banks have never bee
:. able to get any of the County Funds
u The assessed valuation of Twin Fall
- County is approximately $2O,50Ooo
- The assessed valuation of the pre-
~ posed Bull County would be approx
:, mately $4,000.
"a Proposed Bull County -. $5,10O,Ot
81 Balance T. F. County ..... $14,SOO,0t
$2O,500,0t
'ae The amount of salaries of TW1
Falls County officers is, at presen
s13.775.OO. Should the county be d
y;dad law Of O0093 in Twin Fal
is County would produce a revenue
$13,764.00. In case of division, Bu
"a County would have to support Il