The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-10-05

yate practice at the time, but no private client Of mine
unduly grcited to the extent Of a single cent BY reason
1t Is said against me that l am the attorney Of several
corporations. This Is true. In this connection IL sh0uld
be remembered that Humboldt County is the biggest cor:
poration with which we have to do; In the legal worid
than to represent It. Ii elected, my course will be
modelled In accord with these ideals.
EXCESSIVE TAXATION
Since the enactment of the prohibition laws and the dlyi.
sion Of the county, the ~ofenses against the criminal laws
have dwindIed to a minimum. Excessive taxation is now
taxation should be limited to the expenses of government
economically administered. The property Of the tax
debt; the only difference being In the method Of payment
and enforcement.
betterments, increases the value OF property; public money
devoted to waste and extravaganza lessons property values
and Is a potent factor of excessive taxation. With the rise
o Taxation, property values fall.
Nevada, with q population Of approximately 100000
people, Is burdened with the expense Of maintaining seven.
teen county governments. TO meet this expense and the
i mas TAXATION %1.%'n At 'n more eef fhan i, p c"ss ,s,u mas P eren app ssises
In the entire State have fallen In sympathy with the high
t ho l",F; was sas FT T%is !, Is a ny ga afef' for = legislation sSf lass I in Which
we may take part; but with respect to waste In our county,
get busy about this. with the reduction in revenue, due
to county division, and the progressive Increase Of waste,
have no value except to the bondhoIder.
That the present situation is full Of peril Is shown BY
the rise OF taxation and the Increase Of county indebted
low:
December 81, 1904 lend of my term Of Office as District
WIN NoSu !" HumVvHut Ounty
Treasury 54,994I94
bonded debt
ri"aung aep' ---~----- 2'00i"' 49,
i""' )" "i'"oi"'
Cash on hand over and above all debts~-.~$ 23I333S4
To which must be added:
Cash receipts of Humboldt County from all
sources from December 81, 1904, to Decem-
Der DE 1917 -xo,Ss4.lJS
Total cash received last fifteen years ------- s. 1907 ys91.45
FIVE MILLION, THREE HUNDRED SEVEN THOU.
SAND DOLLARS IN ROUND NUMBERS.
ton OF approximately ~$l00yOOOOO allotted TO Pershing Coun.
ty on county division, Is s2S5DOOyOO.
The rattle OF disbursement Is substantially as follows;
For public improvements : per cent
For salaries OF County officers, less than .------5 per cent
Cribs Is not excessive under the cirmustances)
County pro rata OF expense state government 20 per cent
These figures are approximately correct.
considering the smallness Of our population, II does
not seem reasonable that so much money Is necessary
TO carry on a county government economically adminis-
tered. III would be wrong to charge the Increase Of taxes
10 any Onicer OF the county; the laws authorizing ex.
travagance and even enforcing 1t are the chief causes.
One thing seems imperatiye-unles there IL a speedy re.
turn 10 business principles In the expenditure of public
money, relief from excessive taxation Is hopeless and
evltable.
Excessive taxation MUST GO. II elected, / will do my
part to hasten Its departure.
The foregoing contains all my promises or indicates
my course II elected. These promises are made TO all
alike: ! have no contest with any individual or for any
individual; my fight Is against crime, waste, excessive
taxation and for better conditions. Thank you.
II. WARREN.
Winnemucca, Nevada, October 8, 1920.
paid Political ADVERTISEMENT