The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-03-13
THE IDAHO REPUBLICAN
How to Buy Goods and Materials

Let each commissioner and the county clerk have order
book and have materials purchased except upon the written
order of of these officials and require him to keep duplicates
of his orders Then when the bills fled the members
really check the bills purchases authorized Under
the present system lack of SYSTEM the bills from
many road purchasing the can
only be of hng-who bought it, Where it goes and
what used Hor they do know except general
They ought know detail and their predecessors did know
detail because they had system in their buying No order
should be issued authorizing purchase until the commissioner
knows what is for and where going That his business
know and that what he hired to act commissioner tor
he willing devote his personal attention to such details
let him aspire to the office
Stop Buying Machinery
There is little machinery needed be added the county
property The things that needed for
keeping the roads smoothed and repaired should be about the
limit of expenditures There little need of agang for or
building macadam roads for the present. and sandy patches might
better be covered with clay and pressed with the steam roller
la little road work done when it will pack and care to keep
smooth and condition drain should be the total or Work
on of the roads.
Close the Fairs tevo Years
The county has been approprang $4,000 year for fairs
and the business of the and villages have added thou
sand that gift plan mcaled advertising lot OF
the best of the county spend from to two weeks dong
the work of the fair and lot of energy used trying to get
the farmers bring in exhibits When they bring them they
usually feel like they have done somebody greater favor than
themselves and then in order to have the tar great
effort made get people attend and pay the admissions
the gates Substantial sacrifices made the way OF induce
ments for attendance
When thing becomes such burden that everybody rou
bed with when people have be coaxed to unite to do thing
when half of them question the advsaby of doing all
then the time CUT 1T OUT. Lock up the fair grounds
for years. Rent for horse pasture and let people find out
whether they fair want chance to work that week
spend their money paying their debts and putting away some
money for By the campaign they will have reached
conclusions about it and twill not be guess work.
Whats4vas it for AnysVay?
If the fair has been conducted for showing people what they
here they have been pretty well shown and
it for the purpose of getting people the country it'll
has failed of its mission If operated make business it'll
like burning candle both ends for everybody quit loser
and tired If the fair has any proper for existence the
people will find out by being deprived Of for two years
there not the we find the better Make AMI
issue in the primary whether not appropriate for them
or nothing at ALL and let people vote on it.
49,. 'T'. % Put hUo Offices Into
The office ofSchoo superintendent does pay enough o
dce ave competent person to seek the place and have
had capable person the place 1910 The result has
been additions of deputies and assistants until the expense of the
department has risen from $I497S6 in 1910 to 1885 nl
with less than half much territory and that all in bunch
We suggest raising the salary year with the under
standing that VIII be advanced for the second year
if good Administration given the first and get somebody
who will get out the morning and show life all day and dol
all that being done by school superintendent and probao
officer. s5a&
1t might be best make change and elect this
place instead of young with proper getup and
ambition would take good saddle horse and visit all the hooks
and of the county, all the Schools go into fields and
anywhere is necessary trustees denquents and nde
en and put life the school system year than
present cumbents could with double the expense There will bel
objections raised and will be said that this ob belongs the
of the land that the custom and has be
pected and that be elected the place. etc. but
people at the parting of the ways and it reduction
of they looking for with increased efficiency of service
the time and all human probability they get
stroke Let and 60 into the for the
nomination. put in the primary and let the de-
eide the ballot box! That is what elections held for
Cut fe1O Expense Bills
The county has been paying heavy expense bills for
trips of officials Boise for conventions and these might be left
There have been annual conventions of the assessors the
commissioners and county clerks each taking least
year Boise and back charging everything the county from
the time he the depot buy his ticket until he got off