Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1921-11-24
THURSDAY, NOV. "a. 1921


State tax commission. was quoted
as saying few days ago that the
TAX burdens about which the peo.
PIE OF South Carolina so fre-
lnently complain are due i'm the
mann TO the cost of county govern.
"ehi ana not TO appropriations
Tie General Assembly makes for
the State government. Let MS
see: Elsewhere in The Times tins
week there Is an advertisement of
The treasurer OF York county in
winch 1t is stated that for State
purposes this year the levy is ~
.nllis and for county purposes q
n.ll,S. TO the II mills for State
purposes there must be added the
u hiiIl constitutional school fax
making total of ID mills levied
lor The State. 1t would seem
therefore that Mr.. Derham did
l'"t have York county in mind
when he made the statement com
larlng the cost of the State and
county governments. There are
d few counties in South Carolina
lh which the levy for county pur-
ioseS is about equal to that for
'D'a,e purposes, but in most of the
counties II is lower. Levies for
school purposes and for township
road improvements are not com-
~ levlcS and the mcn who are re-
sponslbie Tor fixing the county
leVlcS, III \ ork count. al least, uu
not place such taxes upon the
people. The Times is IN position
10 make the statement that for
The last half dozen years and more
The York Legislative delegations
III The face of numerous appeals
Tor an increased levy for county
purposes, has steadtastly refused
10 add 10 the tax burdens OF tn.
people. There may be honest diff
lcfence of opinion AS to whether
the county should undertake Il
general policy OF road improve
ment, as has been suggested. IN
NolvIng the expenditure of large
sums of money. and thereby sub
stantially increasing the tax levy,
but there can be no difference of
oplnion among informed men as
to whether the county Legislative
delegations Of the last few years
have kept faith with the people
III their promise to hold the cOun-
~ levy at as low rate as efficient
government would permit. Not
every county in South Carolina is
as fortunate in the selection of it's
county officials as York county
has been, and to these men much
of the credit for the low rate of
taxation for county purposes is
due. 1t would indeed be some
thing out OF the ordinary for the
officials of York county to call
upon the Legislative delegation
Tor largely increased appropria-
tlonS for their offices. as frequent
ly happens in connection with the
affairs of other counties of the
State. During the flush war pc
rod through which the country
passed Il few years ago, when the
cost of living had scared out of
all reason, there was small in.
crease provided for clerical as
slStance and in the salaries of each
OF the county officials, but even
with these increases York county
today is enjoying the best of ser
wee from the men filling her Off
ces at a rate of compensation
lower than that paid by most
counties in the State for service
that certainly is not superior to
that our people are getting. On
top OF this. il is worth noting
that there has not been laid at the
door of any official of York coun-
~ since the State was redeemed
from the scalawags and carpet
baggers 10 years ago the charge
of dishonesty. York county elects
good men TO fill her Offices and
no one ever devoteS a minute to
Snrculating over whether they
will prove recreant to the trust
o. the people.