The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-11-13
THE TAXES
Chapter Forty-seven


We the that all of readers have
when they read about the public printing and what
the county We think this applies the county officials
themselves, and admit that has been of great
prise the he investigated the We believe
the public printing and stationery for the Offices several times
much the average official and business would guess that
does We believe that costs from twenty times much
would be estimated guessed by the average In order
this for YOURSELF just stop and make your estimate
guess about for the several county offices and mark down
and then go reading
The average likely remember that requires letter.
heads and envelopes and scratch paper typewriter paper stamps
and pencils and few blanks besides the big books that
things written in land the voter is right
The average business by of his experience will
think of bill heads and day books and edgers great
quantities of eerhead envelopes and stamps typewriter paper
typewriter ribbons filing ooseeaf Devices bnders and
he is right.
The average county official will think of the of the big
books he and has buy year otener quantities of
ruled Sheets blank FORMS filing devices of kinds and much
correspondence materials and he is right
We have decided tell readers just what used by their
officers under the of printing publishing and stationery tell
what they cost and what quantities. they used nearly
After we have done that going point
the leaks that be avoided and the greater leaks that
be avoided
Our investigation covering period of four years lacking
three months, shows these costs follows:
1911 S5'494oo
1912 o'92o'5o
1913 S,517S7
1914 ~~-.~~-~~~.~~. o,Io3.8I
Average per year since county division, $oo72 about
$22 for each working day For the present year
ing about $2965 day. 1910 hour This amount of money
spent the six Offices sheriff. county clerk school superntend
probate judge county attorney and assessor and than
their salaries.
Not many of readers thought that the printing and
onery costing than the salaries of the officers and
among all the persons have heard talking about how reduce
the years have heard any of them suggesting
investigation of the printing business though hundreds have talked
much and often about the great expense of salaries.
Two years ago the printing business stood seventh in the
worlds great industries Now stands SIXTH but in Bingham
county ocaldom ranks closer the front than that Roads and
bridges make the greatest expense BILL
This being should have attacked the expense of this
department long ago instead of letting till the
chapter of this SERIES We have attacked in sections several
and each time have had fight be roasted boh and
that helps convince the writer that vital subject and
worthy of further attention.
We shall the subject of legal blanks first Most of
them kept the office of the county clerk and the probate
judge The county 2o years DID, it has been the custom for
officials buy blanks when they wanted them and the increased
kinds of business makes necessary enlarge the list at times
The widows pension law made forms necessary did
establishing the office work of probation officer and there
another surprise for readers when tell how many
kinds of forms in these Offices The reader
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