Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-08-31
TO TONOPAH VOTERS

contend the general election for state and comfy
offices will held tomorrow the administration Of county
affairs concerned the vote will decide future Of Ne county
BY the process Of elimination viii good from the bad
the from the strong the the willy and
cunning politician will with the people of Tonopah if thy
are have duplicate Of the expiring administration they
are blessed with business management of the county
with end nm view OF securing benefits than
we have had before.
The should approach the polls with sense of the deep
responsibility vested in their ballots They give careful
consideration the requirements county unite placing
only the best men in office
Taopah has suffered long indifference and the tax
PAYERS have paid dearly for this crime With population of
scarcely 900 Nye county conducted at an expense of approx
mahb SOS 900 a year.
Do you signifies that for every man
woman and child in Nye county the $50
collected defray the of administering public affairs
moving and children and confnng operation
adult males Of the county that every such person
either produce $50 capita for the privilege of
living the desert If you think this much for the privilege
enjoying the best climate earth you say
polls Ii old home you would probably
raise you had pay onewenteth of Why
then should submit in silence continuance of the abuse
There mistake about these figures which reproduced
of and who complaining Of the
high costo Of living Here facts digest:
In 1913 the total amount of realty collected in Nye
county $17 563s7 OF this total Tonopah contributed $97
2@1O
takes lot Of and toll with the muckstick to earn
NgZb4 II your you VIII the COST ol county
administration shown by increasing county tax BUT
Y0U WILL NOT FIND ANY BENEFITS DERIVED FROM THE
PAYMENT OF THESE TAXES TAKE AWAY THE SCHOOLS
AND INTEREST AND THERE is NOT ANOTHER FUND WHICH
COULD BE REDUCED FROM FIFTY TO SIXTY PER CENT.
This would reduction Of your few officials might
dignity by being compelled work for living you
doing They the only ones who would suffer
You and taxpayers would be gamers The cost of
conducting Ny county be cut down you place the right KIND
Of n office II S up you voters
However foregoing accurate idea OF the
rapaey the hearts of the and women the
fathers mothers Tonopah If the county commissioners were
satisfied with spending the $77568s7 would not be such bad
extravaganza what do think when they succeed
squanderng an additional $30523 onehrd of $95S239 re
bullion making grand total of $2o8Os which
they have the winds Perhaps you think these hgureS
exaggeraous compiled for political purposes but they VIII
Test investigation at the county easures once
This is not all Pile top this $92493l collected from per-
you grand aggregate of S2l4oSl required
TO pay for the conduct Of Nye county
If YOU want business administration it is time to act
and act quickly The tail wagged the dog and now is time
for the bio end of Nye county get together and what must
be Shepmen and peanut butchers have
keep the public wallet long enough BUSINESS men
who of their affairs should be placed III
Office Just to see they the wasefune of the past
two years
Tonopah pays major portion of the taxes Last year out
of of $77563s collected in Nye county lonopan pau
$97264 On top that there bullion tax oil $9ozo'
paid by mining companies of which operate IN lonopa
since ononab paws close to per of the it does moi
seem unreasonable to ask Tonopa be recognized by the e
ton of majority of the county officers IRON TINS TOWN. "ash
sn has n he transacted county should not be put to the
expense of sending Belmont Manhattan or Round Noun
for one commissioners order to have quorum Inn
involves mileage of automobile to convey the
commissioner Taxpayers often find necessary 10 'us
acro tho desert without luxury of auto but their servants
can ride in smpous and then charge the taxpayers lo
service
In the conduct of bank OF any other msutuuoh mNoN
the handling Of large of not customary 70 en
sph osoonhlitv "a man wholly devoid of experience Le
the present board of county commissioners answer W
possible TO find man capable of assuming the duties OF
without any qualifications for the job except hat ne wouo "
sevie instrument TO for the reelection OF the present po
80 ;s;ono Voters should they represented by
qualified accountant competent to assume the duties OF tne ue
urers office -,
The county has contracted for two automoohes one o me-
is ready for the junk pile after less nan " SIN "Ol'lo -
n;, h;o of tbs machine been carrying passengers