Tombstone epitaph., 1916-02-13
Editorial Comment
Explaining Direct Road Taxation

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 In the last issue of the Courtland Arizonan appeared article avorng the building of good roads but oppos ing bond issue with certain provisions for the sale of bonds if such issue did, carry, however pointing that instead of bond issue the system should be built by direct increased taxation The writer of the article evidently not familiar with the law in the mat ter he would know that the road tax in Arizona not be increased but per each years levy and that special be levied for the purpose leaving but procedure, and that by issuing bonds. The Co., chse County Bond Association, under legal advice has considered the matter from every standpoint for the past six months, and it is only question the amount of the issue if carried Referring the Arzonans con- tention to 'who knows but what another Douglas Warren District will spring and that in the next ten
 fifteen years they will need roads, etc. it may be said that nothing will spring up in the county that will be easy reach of the proposed system under the bond issue. The argument that should not bur- den poSterty is redcuOus 1t is fOregOne cuson that those who after will reap the benefits of good roads. According to the Arzonan's argument Bsbee should have remained typhoid plague hole n- stead of voting sewer bonds and Douglas should remain
 mudhole instead of paving it's streets by bond issue.
 Appropos of the good roads movement in Cochise county and good roads in general Los Angeles paper says in speaking of the twenty-five million dollar bill before Congress the purpose of which is to help the sta in road building The committee in the House of F5p resentatves having in charge the bill for the of good roads has reported favor of its passage and nobody be opposed to the chances in favor of its becoming law. The proposed measure designed encourage and promote the construction of improve ment of general system of roads leading from cities towns and railway stations into the adjacent farming communities As we'll said by Georgia Congress- Good roads are the deeper arteries of trade rchng the lands the intelligence and the of communities
 Sheriff Wheeler of Cochise county is collecting fine bunch of booegger and doubt has the largest coec tion in the state, says the Duncan Arzonan.
 In order help out the Egyptian cotton industry of Arizona permanent profitable basis arrangements have been made whereby Mir. E. w. Hudson, who has been in charge of the U S. Department of Agriculture Experiment Station at Sacaton has been appointed Egyp tian Cotton Specialist of the U. of A. Agricultural Exen sion Service Mir. Hudson has been engaged for the last five years the breeding and improvement of Egyptian cotton for Arizona conditions and largely responsible for the assisting of farmers in the Salt River valley to make start in the production of this crop which was done under the supervision of the Long Staple Cotton Committee of the U. S. Department of agriculture The production of Egyptian cotton in the Salt River Valley past the experimental stages and there great need that special attention be paid the standardzng of the cultural methods in use, with view securing uni form yield per and quality. Hence Mr. Hudson will now devote portion of his time the extension side of this work being available the farmers for information advice and assistance
 There's a fellow in Globe named Mike Bogosavjevch To pronounce, first practice up names of Russian towns captured by the Germans cough several times under your breath and then in different languages and you have it.
 Governor Hunt made no mistake when he named Editor Kirk I. Miller of the Tempe News Member of the Arizona Pardon Board. Even though burdened with the cares of publishing newspaper Editor Miller will no doubt find time to consider important his duties