The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1919-09-16
OUR INCREASED TAXES.

MOSCOW property owners VIII pay
Just 10 mills more taxes than last
year. This is one cent on the dollar
of taxable wealth and the assessed
valuation is low No one will feel
this increase in his or her taxes
when it comes tax paying time, for
benefits from the increased taxes
will be noticeable before the taxes
are due.
Taxes are higher because the peo-
pie wanted to make improvements;
they wanted to live BETTER; Idaho
wanted to be on a par with her sis
ter states of Oregon, Washington and
Montana. Idaho wanted land the
Lord knows she needed) better roads
and highways. The North and
South" state highway had been a
dream for years, but it was only a
dream. Idaho people wanted to make
it a reality. They did so, and it in
creased their taxes slightly.
Idaho wanted to advance. She
could not stand still. She had to adj
vance or go backward and Idaho new
er has gone and never will go back
ward. So she ordered this and she
ordered that. ordering only what the
people wanted, and it increased their
taxes just a few cents or a few dol
lars for each inhabitant, but they will
be happier and better contented for
having it.
And so it was with Latah county.
This section of the state had high
ways ESQ called that would have
ago. The people demanded better
roads and they are going to get them.
The people of Moscow highway dis
trict, which includes the city of Mos
COW, voted $375,00O bonds for high
way purposes and that will mean
better roads in all parts of the coun-
ty, all leading to Moscow and help
ing the town and every one in 1t.
These are splendid improvements.
They are permanent. They mean
much for the future of Moscow. They
will bring more happiness and con-
tentment.
And all of these blessings, and i'm
provements and additions in state and
county, cost the citizens of Moscow
ten mills on the dollar, one cent on
the dollar for the assessed valuation
of property in the city, and the as
sessed valuation is far below the ac-
.e., priv io1 inn
especially trivial when compared to
the benefits the people get for it. We
doubt if they ever got as much actual
good from one cent on the dollar paid
for taxes as they will get for this addi
tional one per cent tackled onto the
taxes this year.
Then let us not grumble, but be
thankful that we are going to get
what we have so long wanted, and it
is going to cost us so little.
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BURNING MONEY
Life is gay and blithe and sunny
since the peace dove hit the breeze;
every one is burning money just as
though it grew on trees. | insist on
thrift and saving, but there's none to
heed my words; johnnies say that /
am raving and throw money to the
birds. Men are drawing princelg
wages, and their breasts are filled
with mirth, and they jeer forboding
sages who predict day of dearth;
but that day will come as surely as
tomorrow's sun will rise; things will
then be going poorly with the giddy
spending thrift guys. Things won't
boom along forever as they're boom
ing now, my friends; and the man
who's truly clever saves as ably as he
spends. 1t is patent to the knowing,
n expensive times like these, that the
xopecks won't be growing always on
he shrubs and trees. There will come
day of trouble, when this boom is
eft behind, and the kopeck and the
uble will be mighty hard to find;
Apply then the lads whose wages
ave been safely placed in brine, who
beyed the seers and sages, when The
aving graft was fine. And how sick
ill be the mortals who like spend
hrifts now behave, who reply with
GERS and chortles when we call on
hem to save!
Walt Mason.