Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-10-22
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Editor ~ The Advocate WIN you
permit me space In. your paper nj
your regular Advertising rates for re-
ply 20 that portion Of SIR. nrmfets arr
ticle In last weeks issue wherein he
devoted considerable space In HIS at
tempt 60 show.
First. that the nalllngcr-F outs
families are related ny marriage.
Second. that a. county treasurer.
and In the performance OF my duties
"a such. ] employed certain OF my rel
ativcs al assistants;
Third. that y. r. Paifreyman. whom
he alleges 4, relative 81 mine. was
paid by the county sfg87.s0 for au-
diting the trcaaurera books and for
checking Up" plat books which Mr..
nraffet thinks was worth less than
$500. aud.
Fourth. that the Price Trading Co.
a mercantile concern In which I am
Interested NJ n utockholder. during a
period OF nearly two years has re.
ccivcd from tho county tt2sfb3.
n n with a great deal OF pride and
Satisfaction that I admit that am re-.
lated 10 the Foutn family and 10 the
Sanford famll, and that ~ county
treasurer I have employed a. ASIA
tan,n ccrtnin members OF the families
mentioned. They were employed by
me because they were available. skill
full. competent and Trustworthy. They
were paid for their rervicen only a
reasonable and lawful compensation.
The averages Of wages paid 10 them
was somewhat lcas than ta.7b per
day
The cost Of running the treauurer'n
office In 1914 under my predecessor
was tsfei.9o. Tho cost under my ad.
minintration Ia 1914 was tieak.0O. a
saving 81 $4,000. 'rhe cost for the
prenept year up TO october LIST was
$4,000. Notwithstanding the fact
that the assessed valuation OF the
county In 1919 was only tt.ssi. Tas. 90.
whilst this year Il IA sg.Gba. 007. 90. and
the volume OF business has Increased
IN the same ration aud notwlthntand-
Ing the fact that the books OF the Of
flee az the time took charge 81 them
were IN a chaotic condition and re-
CURED much additional work 10 put
them In order The books OF the
treasurcr'H office at the present time.
" the testimonials OF impartial state
Officers are 10 be believed, are In "a
good condition as any Ia the ntate.
Favorable comments concerning the
condition OF the treaaurer'n books ana
the service rendered 10 the taxpayers
by the treaHurer's office have been
made by prominent officials OF the
coal and railroad companies OF the
county. All this IL mentioned simply
10 show that / made no mistake In
employing my relatives as assistants.
Now regarding Mr.. z. n. Palfrev-
man and his work Ia making pres |
ant ownership platH," Mr.. Palfreyman
u not related 60 me II. any way what |
over first met him In the early /
part OF last year when We were intro |
iuced ny Mr., l. q. Kelly. the state /
auditor Who Informed me that his as
ilstant' MI Palfrcyman, would audit /
ny hookA which he did and tho state
paid him IN fun therefor.
Later Ia the year the state auditor
requested the county commissioners
20 cause present ownership platH" 10
be- made the state 10 pay one-half OF /
ne entire expense which was roughly I
estimated at about t2a0o.
The request amounted 10 demand
y the state the need was very urgent.
here being no plats In Carbon county
which were OF any value whatever:
nat being the Judgment OF the state
ludltor after looking over the sltua.
Ion, The county commissioners
ought 20 have the work done an
'heapiy AS possible, and 10 that end II
etters were written 10 experts In that
Inc In various parts OF the state and
'ners were made by them 20 the COM
niasioners TO do the work for sums
angling from $500 TO 100000.
Finally on the recommendation OF
ar Kelly, the state auditor Mr.. Pal
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