Bisbee daily review., 1920-12-30
County And State Officials Urged
 To Reduce Expenditures Following
 Discussion At Tombstone Yesterday

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 of our eXpediencies. We hope that further cuts will not De.necessary but they may be in spite of our desire.
 The Copper Queen branch, in state and county taxes, paid the equivalent of $500 for every man in it's employ. We can't cut that figure but we can cut wages. Taxes represent a matter of $2 for every ton of ore we have mined.
 "I would suggest that we refrain from spending money on new projects of any kind-roads, buildings or any other kind of construction. This will mean sacrifice, particularly on the part of public officials who are ann bilious to see something tangible as result of their administration
 "In regard to school expenses 1 would not advocate anything that would lessen the effectiveness of the public school system. I advocated, some years ago, increases in the sal aries of teachers. I did so after I found out that their salaries did not compare favorably with those of clerks in stores and offices and the difference in responsibility is patently greater in favor of the teacher.
 "In the general line of retrench ment. however. it would seem to me to be possible to cut teachers salaries along with the other cuts that are be- ing made in the land
 Ben Frankenberg, one of the owners of the Fair store. Bisbee. when called upon, declared that the taxpayers of the county constituted great eorpor- ation.
 Everybody's Business. Each taxpayer is a stockhoider in
 berg And as such is entitled to
 know what is being done with their money. This meeting is as it should
 be in every respect. This is meet
 ing with our managers, the officials who handle our money, our taxes Frankenberg then pointed out the duty of every taxpayer, big or small, to take an interest in the expenditure
 of county money. He pointed out the danger of the tax burden passing from
 the mining interests to the ot.ier in terests of the state and added that he
 thought it would be good business for the board of supervisors to consult with the big and little taxpayers of
 the county at frequent intervals
 "The corporations of the county"
 concluded Frankenberg, constitute a big link in very important chain in aid them. but it would aid the man
 who pays a minimum amount of taxes
 in strict proportion. And that figure would mean g great saving to all Of us"
 Ira E. Joralcmon. assistant manager of the Calumet & Arizona Mining company, spoke on. the method of re trenchment. He approved the sugges- tion made by G. H. Dowell of mo new projects"
 q want to point cut one feature of this question:, added Joralemon, which should appeal to us Mainten- ance is necessary on our roads. In new construction good proportion of the cost of any project goes in profits to contractors and others who furnish materials. In road maintenance. how ever, the money thus expended goes into labor. It goes to give jobs to peo-
 pie in the county, besides taking care of the highways already constructed. I would also urge, in this connection, the cutting of the wages paid on pub lie works to conform to that paid by the industries that support the
 county"
 Joralemon spoke against what he termed as fads in the public schools. He declared that schools were going ins too much for vocational education and not enough for the rudiments. He said that school should teach the youth to think. In this connection he lcriticised the vocational education feature of the school system and thought that it was carrying the fad too far.
 Sims Urges Changes. Howard Barkell representative in
 the state legislature from District No. ?; Ray B. Krebs. from District No. ,; J. R. Wylie and Arthur Curlee. from Douglas, declared it their desire to fol-
 low the desires of the taxpayers of the county. John Mccullough and Dana T. Milner, representatives-elect from Dis tricts Nos. and [, respectively, were called upon but were not in the room. John Gull. senator. elect frCni Douglas, declared he had come to listen and not to say anything.
 Dr. w. P Sims, senator-"le,:t from 'Bisbee, declared in his opering sca.e- ment that he wanted lhc meeting to ltell it's representatives in the legisla- ture something specific. He sail that