The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1920-12-31
a TRUE STATEMENT

In an article recently published by
the Herald the statements are GER
tainly not true as published and are
misleading to the honest taxpayer.
! First: II is stated that should they
vote the new bond issue thai taxes
will increase SOS al once. The truth
I Is thN taxes win not be increased
one cent for the payment OF the prin-
cipal before ten years and II is
! not likely thai q dollar tax viii ever
4 be collected: as Mr.. Glennon. the
mayor. states that il our rev.
enue from the water works increases
the next few years as IL has the past
Few years, that revenue will pay all
the bonds on. without any need to
tax one dollar
! Again the Herald states that the
city could put the Salmon river wa.
ter onto the railroad ranch. and get
the railroad water in exchange. Such
is absolutely untrue as the G.. and p.
has placed 1t before the tax payers
through their attorneys here in
straight language: That they want IL
distinctly understood that their wa.
ter Is not for SALE. or LEASE or
EXCHANGE. as they want IL for
their own use altogether for domes-
tic purposes.
I The Herald also states that there
We're more people here ten years
ago than there are today For arga-
ments sake We will admit that-but
that Is no way 10 mislead the holest
taxpayer who wants 10 vote right.
Just stop, everyone of you. and look
back ten years ago and try TO think
OF how many streets had water
works mains on them9 How many
houses had city water in them ?
How many dozen wells there were
in Salmon that you people carried
water from? Stop and think of the
number Of new houses built in the
past ten years that have water
service in them for domestic use
bath tubs. toilets and heating plants
Stop and think how many garages
there are here that use thousands oi
barrels of water year, Stop and
think of how many thousands OF bar
Erels of water are used in the Salmon
creamery. Stop and think of how
many thousands OF barrels OF water
iare used In making ice for your
II
their freezing plants. How man,
thousands OF barrels of water are used
by the city sprinkling wagon. None
OF these used water ten years ago
There was no creamery, no ics
plants, no garages, no city sprink,in,
wagon TO use water ten years ago
Only about half the homes had wa
ter in them and there were very few
lawns then.
Since the acquisition OF the waite
works by the city there has been lai,
over Is miles of new pipe lines ans
the number of customers has NOR,
than doubled Also the revenue ha
increased fpom an average Of s25
month 10 $3.50 month now
Ask Fred Rose why he sold hi
ranch to Smith & Son and he vii
tell you. as he tcld us al the mas
meeting Cat which Mr.. Abbott neve
appeared so as TO get true informa
ton } He said, Il sold my ranrl
merely TO keep out OF q continue
fight every summer with the city 70
my water. Had been able 20 hay
gotten my rightful water peaceahl
| would never have sold my ranch.
These are all true facts and car
, not be denied. II you want TO verif
them please ask either Mr.. Glennor
the mayor or Harry Hill. the waite
superintendent. or any one OF the 81
councilmen.
The Ernest Long water and IN
3, Smith water are the only waite
: rights that can be bought and II the
are turned down at the coming elet
huf
summer every insurance policy wi
be Cancelled in Salmon city. No ":
T ter will be available for your lawn
? your garden, your garage. you
creamery. your ice cream factorl
your city sprinkling wagon. your ic
plants and many other purposes.
Il If we condemn this water We sha
have 10 pay in cold cash every doila
$ the court allows them and IL woul
D all have 10 be paid at once in casl
D This would make US all go SOM
\ would il noi2 Whereas, II We bu
D this water We simply give them bond
payable in ten 10 twenty years al N
n low rate of g. Some suggest
!, pumping plant and use the SaimU
D river water Idaho Falls would gis
81 .000. 200 for Jesse creek wats
and a half million for our park
e short time ago they cleaned out N
G filfering plant in Idaho Falls an
found the bodies cf two babies. Sc
eral baby pigs and numerous oth'
2 carcasses. over which the wats
flowed to the filterers.
o Personally. think every eiiize
o ought 10 drop all personal fights an
get behind the water bonds and bel
u us keep the best water in the worl
Z that flows to every home BY gravity
not like in most places that requiI
an expensive pumping plant runnir
every day in the year.
! Stop and figure this all out II
: Yourself and think of the bigger. be
; ter town of Salmon in years. VII
1 the finest water In existence. and u
, new highway all completed this
. vote for the bonds which will poss
bly, never cost you cent Of taxatio
= AZ any rate not before 10 TO 20 yea
and Mr.. Glennon states that II o.
water reyenue increases As II n
e ,ats.y. that we win never be tax