The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-10-16
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Against the s5oO,OOo Bond Issue
TO THE HOME OWNERS OF CAR

TO THE HOME OWNERS OF tAh-
TER COUNTY;
Are you wanting TO mortgage your
homes for the benefit of few that
are bowling for better roads? Who is
ii that is calling for better roads!
The truck drivers, the car drivers
that do not own any land or home
in the city. 1t is not the farmer that
IS bowling for good roads, it is the
man that travels the roads every day
and paying no taxes.
We are new state and heavily
burdened already with taxation only
about j5 percent of the land in Car
ter County that is taxable. We accept
cd statehood knowing that the indian
land was not taxable TOR u years.
why should We mortgage our prop
ertv and the remainder Of the 40 per
cent paying no taxes?
II YOU will only look at the Ard
moreite that as carrying the list o1
property now for sale for taxation
you would stop and think that we
surely do not need any more taxes.
The tax rate now is better than S4oo
per hundred so high that people are
unable to pay what taxes they al
ready owe. Ii is not thief armer that IS
bowling for this bond issue, il is the
road builders and others. Do you be-
lieve that if this bond issue was Vo''
| ed that the farmers of this country
would get the work? No First, they
have not the teams sufficient to 90
! the work Second, the time t"at this
work should be done the farmer
/ should be in his crop. One day lost III
his crop at the time of the year
these bonds would be available would
be detrimcnt to the farmer. Ihere
is no necessity for alarm. there j.
plenty Of grain and feed stuff in th'
country. | will admit they VIII DE
short of gasoline money and other lux
uries that they have been having, pu'
they will have plenty TO eat ana IL
wear. The depression now is no'hlhs
10 compare with several years bach
when we had to issue script to on
farmers and merchants. The best wa!
cut of this for the farmer il TN
landlord has tenants IS TO 90 TO IN
bank and help him through Tor IN
coming year. and the man that own
his home does not need To porToN
anv money. II is the tenant Gas
that would need the help, and 1t l
not right for the home owners i
Ardmore to mortgage their homes l
assist the tenant on the farm. IL !
the duty of each landlord that ha
tenants to take care of his tenant
and if the tenant is not worthy g
the credit. discharge him and &c
one that is. | had rather 90 dow
in my pocket and help my tenant
for one year than to put mortgage
on nv land or home for 20 years tina
| can not get rid of before that time
, II is time the people in Carter Cour
ty and the city Of Ardmore to wake-u
and see that their property is not II
numbered any more. Tta County CON
missjoners, | understand, have abou
500 900 each TO spend for ls22 o
: roads. that is enough money 10
any one individual 10 spend on road
and get his moneys worth in on
year. There are thousands Of acres c
land in Carter County this year tina
the rents will not pay more ina
half Of the taxes.
And are you willing 10 go ard plao
more taxes on your land and nome
when you can't pay what YOU alread
owe? | am in the real estate bushes
and that is the first thing that
; asked me when q buyer out OF IN
state comes to buy land. what
your tax rate and when tell thei
what the taxes are they throw the
} hands up and go away. | have io'
thousands Of sales on account of Ia
es in this country They declare the
can not invest their money and e
! any revenue and pay such taxes. 70
may think that you are helping yol
I county by voting bonds but you al
not. You are damaging yourself ar
county by keeping out men that nay
got money that would invest If Il
q tax rate was anything like reasoi
= able. So I am asking each and ever
, home owner to give this matter $
. rious thought before you vote al
more bonds
Yours respectfully.
= j. F.. McCART