The Forrest City times., 1914-08-14

oApenSe per county, or s3.75o to, state. Thus, we have a tots' iof the TOT the state under Act NJ 'Apehse the year 1913 as basis, of or,, T, 1aslng .oo; and who will say thai tt .' sl' li's to the people will m, I9 oene' thls expenditure It costs ,osEnt "@rrant maintain state universities. agrie., gisy to. ral schools, charitable institntioac eultu- even a state government bD4 g4' ana wants 10 eliminate these ba,os;.-. Nao
 Now, there are some s.',S' city publications provided for a4sy and tlon to those enumerated .a :. aaai- state, Our Publicity commit,a 'As' been collecting data from th na8 ous counties in order to acog ag van determine and inform the noo-,a riae'y the matter of cast. Takinq cs', p.g Oa county for example (aud ot a,ialQ Garland will have more onbIin.. .aSe under Act No. 3 than 4ha ,-,,Ons ar.. countD, the publication of inc,oa o.ass and decreases in assessmants ues 'es nave cost in the last year s7o ru Tp publication of all claims aqairs. -10 county and road districts 4 ca. 'is alp would have cost $25G Tho lication of all claims against tho p1O- try and road districts (49o5 i, % an' would have cost S250. The nnklio. ton of the report of the comro;sa;sS CTS of accounts would have cost ,-.n
 Does anyone believe that Car,... county would not have profited bv ,ba publication of changes in assessmorts which would have a tendencv . A. courage honest assessments, mt nn assessed property on the tax rolIs o,. otherwise help to equalize the bn,do. of taxation?
 Does anyone believe that no,b,,. would be saved in single county b~ publishing all the claims, to whom paid and for what purpose? Doesn't Colonel BroaGnaY know that tbor sands of dollars slip away from ina 1 taxpayers every year in graft and ey. travagance and under the old similar services fee system, simply because the people do not know?
 Who can estimate the results that will follow the publication of the re ports of the commissioners of AT. counts, which will inform the peonl4 as to the shortages and irregularities and tend to promote the vigorous pros. ecution of collections, etc?
 In the fore-oing we find an ey penss in Garland county of s32950 per year. Is it any wonder that Car land county wants Act No. when such benefits can be had at 30 little expense?
 Aside from the state and county publications. the cities are also brought into the hmelight All an. nual reports of special improvement districts must be published and this would have cost in Little Rock last year the sum of s4950 The detailed financial statement provided for by Section 10 would have cost title MOCK SIbIoO.
 Tt seems to me that the public gen. erally will appreciate such law which will cost so little in compari' son with the results that are bound to follow. If the state is on a scrip basis. why? Haven't the people been taxed sufficiently to meet the reason ak Af r1pDt0 II IS my opinion that if Act No. 2 had been law 10 years past. Arkansas would be on a cash basis today and so would various counties and municipalities that are now bankrupt graft-rldden and otherwise embarrassed. Act No 2 turns on the light and when inc pep pie know. they act and do the rlgn' thing
 Colonel Broadnax was wrong III saying that Act No 3 provided TOT 'he publication of these various measures and reports at 50 cents per inch' H provides that only one-half the legd' rate shall be paid. and that is 90 cene per squ0 a for the first insertion anu 25 cents per square for each supSV Quent insertion. In many couh'ies, where scrip is worth only 50 !" 'Y cents on the dollar. the newspapers will hardly get rich at this rate u'' the people will get the publicity Iu'' the same.
 q hope 1t will be remembered thS' never in the history of the sta's ha' the press come out 'flatfooted TOT '4 act that would prove a pubic ue'', ment Never has it advocated V'i, inimical to the financial advantage VI the state. On the other hand 'H' press has always advocated and p'@y ticed publicity, giving freely ol 10 space to the public good, and no" w urge mandatory official publlci,y "' a sure cure for many pubic eFn',
 "On the other hand, the press n@. helped valiantly in causes for Wh'ea the Farmers Union stands. we na,' helped in furthering farm demolSuS ton work crop diversification anu im proved farming methods we "~ helped in the development ot the as cultural schools. good roads ana o'u.. i.a improvements that make farm IL, worth living, and we have gwen Inc little aid to the upbuilding VI