The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-02-17


which have gone out Of business and
there Is no chance In the world for
the collection to be made.
The printing houses In the county
that are outside of Blackfoot are the
Shelley Pioneer, established about
the year 1906, developed into a very
good newspaper and a profitable
business for the past several years.
At no time since Mr. Malcolm has
been in office has the Shelley Pioneer
been assessed altho it does some of
the county printing and has pub
lished notices for Mr.. Malcolm.
The Times Is published at Aber-
deem, It Is q newspaper about ten
or eleven years old and for several
years has been quite profitable. At
no time since Mr.. Malcolm has been
in office, period Of six years, has
the Aberdeen Times been assessed
or paid cent into the treasury in
taxes. The paper changed hands last
year and when the purchaser was
looking the situation over to see II
the title to the paper was clear, he
did not find any tax receipts among
the papers so he. took trip to Black
foot and walked into the assessors
Office to inquire whether there were
any delinquent taxes against the
property and was informed that there
was none. The editor of this little
paper was not present when the in
quiries were made, but report has it
that the assessors office informed
him that they had not been in the
habit of assessing the Aberdeen
Times. The gentleman was not
favorably impressed with that man
ner of doing business, but it was
none Of his affair and he bought the
property. He did not change the
custom in 1920.
Are There Inequalities?
Regarding the amounts paid by the
different printing houses when they
We're assessed for the year 1920,
the Idaho Republican was taxed and
has paid one-half of $529.42, the
Bingham County News, successor to
the Blackfoot- Optimist was assessed
in 1920 and has paid one-half of
$S6.27. The McVicar Printing COM
pany under the name of the Evening
Bulletin was assessed $21.57 and has
paid nothing. All of the other four
printing houses were not assessed
for 1920 and have paid nothing. For
the year 1919 the Idaho Republican
was assessed and has paid $396.31,
the Bingham County News was as
sessed and has paid $184.99. The
McVicar Printing company was as
sessed $44.65 and pa,l nothing The
other four printing houses in the
county were assessed nothing and
paid nothing. For the year 1918, the
taxes paid by the different printing
houses were the Idaho Republican,
$2l9.04; the Blackfoot Optimist was
was not assessed and paid nothing
and all the other printing houses in
the county were not assessed and
paid nothing. Out of the seven print
ing houses in the county that year
only one of them was assessed and
only one paid any taxes.
Some Sharp Discrimination
1t may be noticed that in the year
1920 the tax against the Idaho Re-
was increased 33 per cent
over the 1919 tax, while the tax on
he McVicar plant was lowered 50
Ter cent and on The News it was
owered SO per cent from the 1919
ak.
For the year 1917 The Republican
aid $251.32; the Blackfoot Optimist
aid 1892 and the other five print
ng houses in the county were as
essed nothing and paid nothing.
'or the year 1916 the Idaho Republi-
an paid $3.50 and the other six
rinting houses were assessed moth
ng and paid nothing. For the year
915, the first year Mr. Malcolm was
office, The Republican paid $90.74
he Hayes Printing company paid {