The enterprise., 1914-08-20
Richland County.

The following, taken from the Sid
ney Herald, tells the history of the
new county of Richland that was ere
ated about three months ago. The |
article states that the levy in the new
county as made this year is Is mills,
while in this county it is something
like 43 mills. If the new county of
Phillips is created there is no reason
why the tax levy here should not be
as low as that in Richland county.
The people of the proposed new coun-
ty are requested to make a study of
1.-THE article below and see where the
people Of the new county have pros
pered:
I'VE have been thinking Of late
what Richland County stands for.
1t HAS been represented on earth
less than three months. We have an
area on an average about 30 by 80
miles in extent, some Is townships,
giving us over 400 farms of 800 acres
each. capable of growing almost any
thing we desire to raise.
Our commissioners are good men,
careful business men, capable Of
handling their own affairs, amply
able to conduct the affairs of Richland
county. They have done we'll.
Their policy of administration has
been to let the majority rule; believ-
ing this, they represent the people as
a whole.
They were named and elected from
three extreme points of the county.
They have accomplished a great deal
in the time since the organization.
The contract for transcribing the
, records of Richland county is, with
; out doubt. one Of the very best in the
5 history of the state. This task, being
nearly done, is exceptionally good
work, absolutely correct in detail.
neat in workmanship, and extremely
low in price, and will be delivered to
Richland county in record time.
I They have supplied the county with
e neat, sanitary, temporary quarters,
9 wherein have been housed the offices
for the snse of the county officials, at a
rental value which cannot be ques-
toned by any person competent to
- judge of values.
> The equipment is better than good.
Throughout it was suggested by the
county clerk, with whom the commits
sioners co-operated good, roomy
fire proof vaults for the protection OF
the records have been supplied, and
the quality Of the books are of the
best.
The officers of Richland county art
! spective offices show. The clerk an(
recorders office is making 24-hou:
! schedule in recording and comparing
Instruments of record, which can onl,
m be accomplished by absolutely com
petent service>
- The fees of this office have beel
N more than 1,2O0 since it's inception
making it protit-sharng proposition
for the county. More than 1000 in
struments have been filed and record
;, ed. This office, has, besides, the Ell
tire equipment for the coming primar
= election on hand, and the ballots AT
y now in the hands of the printer.
This work alone was an exception
a. ally hard proposition, as the primar
law is being tried out in our state TO
the first time, and is full of techni
calities.
We have 2,4Sl registered voters TO
the primary election, with quite a fey
~. more for the general election. w
7' have a school fund of about S35 600 j
Y. the treasury for the schools: it has
besides this, almost as much NOR
r, which will be available for genera
y use in very near future. Its tax rat
for the coming year will be Is mill
m for general purposes, giving the roa
the limit allowed by law for the cor
- struction of roads. Its commission
m ers have acted on and appointed view
ers on about ninety road petitions
and has distributed three carloads q
steel culverts for improving the roads
Se The work in all the other offices ba
he been handled we'll.
w AS a matter of fact, we are mighil
40 pleased with Richland county fo
Y. what it now is, what it's people hav
IS done; and we have magniticeI
lv faith in it's futura -