West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-12-30
The Proposed Bond Issue

VI lne aSseSseu NAluc OF the district
approximately 81 per cent Is real es-
tate. 22 per cent personal property
and "a per cent public service corpor-
ations.
Real estate outside of Kingwood and
Tunnelton represents S2 per cent and
personal property outside OF these
towns represents per cent OF the
valuation and the public service cor
porations outside OF these towns rep
resents IA per cent. Kingwood will
pay S2 per cent of tho bond issue and
Tunnelton IL per cent SO tho ratio will
be about as follows:
Kingwood. 80 per cent ...... .$5l 900
Tunnelton, IL per cent. .... $1,000
Service corporations. outside OF
towns. Ia per cent. ....... $4,000
Real estate outside of towns,
including coal. timber and
mine improvements. 30 per
cent .....,.,....,..... Of 900
PERSONAL property outside of
towns, including saw mills
and all outside corporation
personal holdings, 8 per cent 5000
lotaI .,.,..,....,.,......, 81 &C, 900
Thus by glance at the figures Il
is seen that the farmers OF the district
are TO be benefited more I'm proportion
to the amount that they will pay than
any other interest Yet some farmers
In the district are opposing the bond
issue. The farmer that ia doing this
has not taken time to figure out his
side OF this deal. Kingwood and Tun-
Melton will pay 40 per cent, add TO this
the public service corporations IA per
cent and you have SO per cont of the
taxes paid by persons other than far
mers. or nearly two-thirds; thon add
to this the amount that will be paid by
The timber companies, coal companies
and other interests outside OF the
towns that are not farmers and it will
be seen that for every dollar the far
mers OF the district put into the road,
other Interests will pay between four
and five, yet the value of the farms
will be increased more than any other.
The farmer will be able TO enjoy
pleasures not possible now. He can
haul bigger loads I'm less time; he can
market his produce I'm better shape.
thus getting more for II because Il
will be more salable. He can get fer
tilizer and material in the spring when
he needs TO plant. He can send his
child. en- into the high school and thus
save TO himself. The benefits TO the
man on the farm are more than there
Is space TO mention at this time. The
keeping OF the boy on the farm. the
chance to have better social opportun-
tiles, better schools, better church at
tendance and better conditions in ev-
cry avenue of life. The saving on the
wear and tear OF wagons, harness. and
In time and temper, are worth CON
sidering.
The measure OF life is time The dis
lance between the cradle and the cof-
fin Is measured in years. days. hours,
minutes and seconds The time IL
takes to do a thing is an item to be
considered and should be carefully
calculated. II by improving the roads
the time of travel can be cut one
half we have doubled our efficiency.
The improvement OF the roads In this
district means more to II than any
other thing there can be done. II will
benefit everybody in the district and
injure no one. II is to our own inter-
est to vote for the bonds Every man
that votes for the bonds will be vot-
ing to benefit himself and all that are
with him.