Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1917-03-29
OUR REPLY TO new
PLYMOUTH SENTINEL

issue of March 22nd, replying to the
article on County Division in this
paper under date Of March 10, Wouio
have it's readers believe that the
Payette Enterprise fired a DIG
gun at County Division but failed 70
put shot in the charge, intimatine
that there were no facts in the arii'
Gle. We are not alarmed at the peo-
pie being hoodwinked or fooled re-
garding the facts which were stated
in the article referred to. When the
Enterprise made tie statement that
the proposed County of Payette with
a valuation of $4,000 could make
a county levy Of 53c. on the hun
dred dollars and produce $259.S8
more than Gem County did produce
with a county levy Of SIC. per hun
dred on valuation OF S3,525,oSo,
it was stating facts.
1t would not cost Payette County
any more money to carry on It's
County Government than it costs
Gem County to carry on It's Coun-
ty government. Therefore Payette
County will not have to make high
er levy than 53c. but if We remain
in Canyon County under county
levy of 66c. on the hundred with
our valuation of s5,500,000 we will
have to pay $4,000 toward sup
porting Canyon County government
or just $7,150 more than if we are
in new county under 53c. county
levy. These facts were in the article
and if the Editor of the Sentinel is
unable to figure these out, he can
get some small school 10y to do 1t
for him. The facts ana figures are
so clear and plain that We are not
surprised at his trying to eVade
them by ridicule instead of by sound
argument.
A balance in Canyon County Treas
ury of $4,000 sounds very well, but
we take the position that from an
economic standpoint ii would be
much better for us to have coun-
ty Of our own, with SIC. county
levy and at the end of the year have
balance of $2393S than fer as 10
continue to remain in Canyon Coun-
ty. with levy Of Gee. for county
purposes, each year having to raise
81, $50 more fer County purposes than
we would in the new proposed coun-
ty, and continue year after year to
have balance of all the way from
$4,000 to 500, 600 on hand At the
end Of the year, after all the expeu-
ses are paid, of running the county |
government, why should there be a |
balance in the hands CT the county
treasurer of seventy or eighty thous- |
and dollars? Why should the tax
payer not have his proportionate |
share of this money in his own poe
kot for his own use? Why should it
be laying in the banks, fer the banks
II loan cut at 10 per cent, while you
perhaps, as some of the rest of US
have to do, go to the bank and pay
20 per cent ON loan so that you
csn meet your taxes. In other words,
, on go to the bank and borrow
nOney on your note at 10 per cent
fol- the purpose OF paying your tax
rs. Your taxes are made high enough
S that at the end of the year there
is large balance On hand and the
County Treasurer deposits it in the
banks and the banks in turn loan 1t |
to you at 10 per cent. Now, is there
anything Just or right about this
We certainly say there
is lot You should not have to pay I
IN advance, any more money for tax
es than is absolutely necessary for |
the running of the county govern
nont. You should individually have I
he right and opportunity to use
your own money for your own bene:
II instead of being compelled to pay Ic
INTO the county government more 1
hOhSs thdu rs necessary lJT Us OpST-
alton and have some banking institu- a
ion receive the benefit of the use t
II the MONEY which you are being /
deprived of using. Let us return to h
he $4,000 farm. If you have a farm t
assessed at valuation Of $4,000 y
and We remain in Canyon County c
With the county levy at SEC. your S
axes for county purposes will be S
'z6.4O If the new county is Great C
md the levy for county purposes is t
&c. your taxes on this farm for f
county purposes will be $21 20. In c
other words you are paying mo the 1
Canyon County government $500 v
more than you would have to pay d
INTO the Payette County government. t
Ibis $500, we presume it will go t
without saying, has gone to make b
up part Of this $4,000 balance b
Fh.cf1 Ia CUn$inun1ly being cassr,ed r.