The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-08-19
Farm Demonstrates

OttlZen stlll lutenttonaliy or uulntsL@
tionslly misunderstsnds our position
as to farm demonstration agent, for
personally we are not opposed to such
an official but the people Of District IA
are, as well as being against any aud
everything that will increase al
ready too excessive taxes for the bepe.
fits received and as their represent
alive in the County Court, we are just
ignorant enough to carry out their in
structions.
We believe that progressive farming
under the direction of farm demon
strstor is a good thing-we also believe
in good roads and consolidated schools,
would like to have an expensive auto
mobile and fine clothes If we we're able
to pay for them, but we are not. and
it does not wound our personal pride to
do without things we are not able to
pay for Just as soon az our county
pays what we already owe and has q
! good substantial cash balance, we will
be in favor of calling a meeting of the
taxpayers, first showing them what q
surplus in the comfy treasury looks
Like and then ask them how they want
Ito spend it. But until then we are
opposed to adding the lone tboussnhsh
of one per cent? for the reason. that
Just as soon as this expsnse 10 saddied
on the taxpayer some expert mathne'
ticians will pull some other small frac.
tions untilthe straw il added that will
break the camel's back. and it is. about
broken now.
| 1t is not and has not been our
intertion' of becoming the watch dog Of
the county treasury as much as such ar
animal is needed, but simply to cali the
attention of taxpayers to an apparent
continued, effort to increase county
expenses and add additional weight tt
our tax burden,
We do not think it necessary for Vi
to guard the "spigot, plug and bunt
hole" or watch the rat holes" as al
we will need is to bring in q few of ou
old jumbo road graders aud roll then
up against the treasury door. instead o
allowing them to rust by the side O
some of our almost impossible roads
II we are not misinformed some of ou
expert msthemsticians figured tina
these road graders would cost onl.
zone thousandth of one per cent" hu
when we went to pay for them the.
cost tax payers many thousands o
dollars. We believe that in thes
strenuous times we would like to Sc
. some modern finsucier or msthmsticia
rise up and show US how to figure ou
county out of debt instead of deepe
, and ever deeper in debt.
We do not mean by these comment
/ to blame or criticize anv individual. bu
! desire 70 call attention of tax payers I
system that Is devouring our sui
/, stance like grssshoppers in Kansas an
locusts Of Egypt, with little or n
/. apparent effort to cali halt. In ofde
to emphacize our point we will dieres
: little In order to show the immens
: burden tax payers have to bear and "
: leave them 10 draw their own cor
!. clusions as to benefits received in retur
: for the millions he is forced topay ssc
! ,year to support extravegant scit!
; county and state governments.
Most economists agree that all weslt
is the product OF the soil and it appeal
to US that il would be but commc
i sense and simple justice to make Il
!, burden of the producer as light ,
. possible. Should the farmer cease
! produce, what would be the resul
Our banks. business houses and factori
= wOuld havssto close their doors, OF
!. railroads. ceaseto operate and our shi
I, Of coDmeres no longer sailsfhe sea
!. and instead of being The abode of
) happy and contsnfed peopisgrassaxos
CROWN the streets of COR erestscitis
- aud uur fairsdsu9Atars wostd be hnr
!. ing fig leaves instead OF rushing aft
every new style that foolish fashi'
DEGREES.
!. Surely the burden Of the tax payer
!, great - ct present be is almost tax
! out of existence to support vast arm
- of Office holders and their assistant
!. amounting in our state to ma
= thousands, and In addition to this gre
burden be must feed, clothe o
!. educate his family and contribute
= the support Of the profiteers and eottC
: grain and produce gamblers.
II 10 indeed strange and a very 8
comment on the intelligenceof manki
that when We elect TO Office those y
claim and lead rs to believe to be &c
.ly men that they are unable or unwilli
ep to tighten the burden Of taxation,
il our so called leaders have plung
dy nearly every town. city. county. ST