The Raymer enterprise., 1920-04-29
VOTE new COUNTY
NEXT MONDAY

This is the last issue Of The En-
tsrprise before the vote on County
Division next Monday.
Don't forget the date and go and
vote. We have gone over the re-
cords. We have presented an array
Of statistics from official records
that have not been disputed and can
not be disputed.
We have combed the state OF Col
orado for the experience OF otner
counties. and ask you to read the
record This question should pc de-
eided now for all time.
II we divide now. we VIII nave
very little II any debt TO assume
from Weld county; II We delay such
opportunity may not come again LOT
several years II ever.
Opponents Of division have resteu
their whole case on the assumption
not borne out by the records, but on
the contrary the record and exper-
fence OF other counties show that
We could run the proposed county
for ,ess tax than we are now pay
ing and get better service than we
now get.
No man attempts to deny that
statement and give the experience
of a single c torado county situated
in q country similar to this, to SUD
stantiate his position.
Not only do the records show that
we are paying higher tax thah
tne most OF the counties in the cas-
tern part OF the state but all signs
poInt to an inevitable increase OF
our county taxes in the near future.
This increase Is likely to be 30 mucn'
that one county commissioner be-
aieyes it inadvisable TO attempt TO
raise the sum by taxation, but Ia
yors bond issue for the vast sum OF
two million dollars.
At the present time we would not
have to assume any part OF "eid
county indebtedness, situation tnat
may change at any time.
The recent heavy SHOWS have al
ready made the roads OF large
part Of the county impossible. That
was inevitable; but not only has
II worked a temporary inconvenience
but II has endangered the entire
road program for the year Last
weeks Weld County News winds up
an article with the following:
"The situation as regards the
road fund Of the county has
been seriously complicated by
the heavy snow as 1t is recog-
nized that should 1t melt rapid
ly such serious damage TO
bridges might result as would
cripple the fund for the bal
ance OF the year. The roads
will doubtless be left In a sog-
gy condition when 1t disappears
in any event and will require
more attention than had the
same amount of moisture fall
len as rain"
The same article tells that rs
miles Of new roads have been grant
ed and applications for 222 miles
more have been received.
The Weld county road problem is
growing by leaps and bounds. 1t is
very doubtful whether we get any
more for our roads this year than
we did last. 1t may be that the en-
tire fund will have to be diverted to
bridge work and what roads are
built will be by registered warrants.
Unless we want to take the tag
end OF what Is left, we must make
up our mind to divide and divide
quickly. hoping in the mean time
that It may be accomplished before
q big debt Is contracted by foods or
some other event over which we
have no control.
Opponents OF county division. II
they have examined the figures that
we have given at ail. try to explain
them by saying that these small
counties have very poor service,
while we have good service.
They will cite you to some noun
tain county or some worked out min
Ing camp as terrible example.
In the tables we have given, we
have covered the entire eastern Sec
tion Of the state for the past five
years. These counties have In most
instances the same problems as we
have, except we do not have any
serious bridge problems.
Many OF our readers know that
service 10 Just al competent as we
lcontiausd on Pegs Fivs)