Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-10-25
MANY PROTESTS AGAINST
STATE EXPENSES.

STATE EXPENSES.
THE protestations against the ever.
increasing expenses of state govern.
nent are finding echo throughout the
state. II is hoped that sentiment will
have SO c~hrystali2ed by next election
time that a legislature will be elected
that will cut out every ~sinecure and
useless Office in the state. The vari.
Gus commissions should be %consolidat.
ed into moi more than two or three,
and they should be composed of men
who will give full value for their ser
vices. Salaries should be made COM
mensurate with work performed. and
the affairs of government should be
placed on a business basis.
Following are two editorials which
reflect the sentiment of Churchill and
Douglass counties respectively:
We have heard quite n good deal
OF the ghost mining camps OF late,
when tax valuations have beer un.
der consideration. and the argument
has been so forceful that the ghost"
counties were Haunted before the re.
cent sessions OF the state tax COM
mission.
In this suggestion may be found
much food for thought. With q due
appreciation for all that the splen.
did mining camps of Nevada have
lone for h Battle Born State. Ii
Is not difficult to see that the time
is not far distant when the great
burden of state government must fall
largely OH the agricultural sections.
In proof of this n needs only to
point TO the grand old Comstock, or
more recently to Goldfeld. Taxable
property soon wanes in these camps
and the real estate values must be
boosted to meet deficiencies.
1t Is plainly evident that our sov
eminent machinery is too pondcrous
Tor a state like Nevada. There are
TOO many commissions and assist.
ants, and goodness only knows what.
for All OF which the dear pyCp;a must
pay hanl some salaries.
We are willing TO admit 'ba, m Y
OF the commissions may be accom-.
plishinS good work. but he.
less. he taxpayers of Nrva', are
not dc TO bear the burden. and the
pruning knife must be used with n
vigorous hand. Just how this " II
be done is largely up to the voters.
They must elect men who will sec TO
II That state expenses arc reduced in.
stead Of icing increased.
1t Is 1Ct difficult to see tina, tho
major Fart of the tax burGcn must
fall upon real estate and kindred in.
t%erests, and II Is therefore T. vital
question for agricultural counties. This
Is why the voters should sec TO II
that stops may be taken - tighten the
burdens.
n Nevada taxpayer should give
deep thought to the question be-.
tween now and next election and
formulate plans that will brlnr re
suits within the next couple of years.
Danish all useless Office holders and
retain only those commissions that
are absolutely necessary. Let the
officers elected perform all the work
that II Is possible for them TO 40
and dispense with a lot o. the bigi,
salaricd assistants and deputies Cut
down the state expense and Iighten
the burden of taXation.-FlilCr EAGLE.
TIE licutcnant-govCrnor Is draw.
ing, besides his regular salary of
5000 n month. 800 a month MS com.
missary OF the state police y in
nothing TO do but act as prcs!dCut Of
the se1lta once in two years. Dc.
sides his salary as attornc".general
which Is quite enough, that officer
draws $1,000 n year MS mineral land
commissioner, whatever that stands
for. There are quite a number OF
girls employed in various state of.
nces who receive $3.50 per month
and their most strenuous duty IL to
chew gum The tax commission Il.
self at times has more than twenty
persons on the pay roll. We remcm.
Der hearing Maurice J. Sullivan say
from the platform In n prediction
speech that he stood for n business
administration. He was right. I: Is
business TO get the money and q tax