The Raymer enterprise., 1920-03-04
Burdens Of a New County

". They do not give the source OF
the information but 1t purports to
come from residents OF the dry land
section, as witness the following:
"A prominent opponent OF d.
vision plan who was in Gree
ley Wednesday said. What our
district needs Is agricultural de- .
vel0pment. We also need bet
ter roads OF course, but ! think
1t is a poor way to start by load
ing ourselves down with cost OF
county buildings and big stan
Of office holders. We also feel
that some OF the most earnest
advocates OF county division are
inspired partially by the expee-
tation OF holding Office.
We wonder II this opponent OF
the movement knows that the terri
tory comprised in the proposed coun-
ty will pay about sS5,O00 OF county
tax In the coming year, and that
II we get one-eighth Of that amount
spent In this territory, We VIII be
doing better than we have ever done
In the past?
We wonder II he knows that 2S
counties In the state OF Colorado pay
Il smaller county tax than this ter
ritory will contribute to Weld coun-
ty this year?
Is II possible that he kows that
We will contribute more than Forty
Thousand Dollars TO the Weld eoun-
ty road fund this year. and no man
knows howm much Is spent on roads
here? II
Can 1t be that he knows that Al
counties in the state OF Colorado pay
less than we do for road support and
We get the ieast expended on our
roads OF any section In the state?
Does he know that for six years
this same cry has been going up to
walt by men who have refused to
look and see that they might know
the facts?
Does he know that vile we have
been waiting that this section has
contributed about $4,000 to pay for
a court house In Greeley. enough to
have built a very suitable one for
orselves; that we have paid our coin
to retire Weld county road warrants
registered years ago when We got
no benefit from the debt contracted?
Does he know how fast his taxes
are increasing In Weld county?
Does he know that the county levy
is going higher every year, and that
valuations are also increasing; SO
that this year the county raises
$4,000 more for roads than Ii did
last year, and for all county pur-
poses the county will collect more
than $751; 900 more than it did last
year?
Does he know that most of the
big staff OF Office holders" he fears
must get their salaries out of fees
that what we pay for collecting our
school and corporation taxes will
more than pay the same officer in
the new county and that this is true
OF most OF the other officers?
Does he know that the last four
counties created In the state OF Colo
rado to-wit. Alamosa, Jackson, Mof-
fat and Crowley. have none of them
paid in any, one year as much money
In taxes for county support as the
proposed Pawnee county will pay for
the same purpose TO Weld county the
coming year, and that the average
for these four counties is about two-
thirds OF what We will pay the com
ing year?
However these facts can be sub
stantiated by consulting the reports
Of the Colorado Tax Commission and
the abstract OF assessment OF Weld
county, put out by Assessor Hanna.
Does he know that In addition to
the $500 county tax we pay auto
licenses to considerable amount
half OF which comes back to the
county road fund and now We never
hear OF II. but II We had our own
county we would get II to spend on
our own roads: that this half Of the
auto tax would probable be not less
than $4,000; and that we will also
pay another $4,000 to the state
road fund. and we could expect some
return from that?
Does he know that this year with
out increasing our taxes one cent.
this proposed county, II organized.
could have about
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS