Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-01-12
GOVERNOR BOYLE
TALKS TO STOCKMEN

Governor Boyle was given rather
| peculiar place on the program Mon
| day at the session of the Nevada Live
| Stock Association, being asked to
speak Immediately after the reading
of the resolution urging the strictesI
economy in the handling of all public
affairs, but he acquitted himself SO
we'll that he was heartily applauded at
| the conclusion of his address, says
the Reno Journal. His suggestion that
part or all of the executive committee
go over the proposed budget with
him met with strong approval. He
! stated that all the time allowed by
law will be taken to prepare the
budget, especially since complete
survey of revenue sources is necessary
Gas | am on the last lap of my
administration" he said, Il am per
| fectly indifferent to the public vote
In fact l have never cared much what
man thought of me as long as |
thought was right myself regarding
matter of public policy"
He enumerated the items that en-
tered into the total of $l,318,8l5 20
at last years expenses. Nearly one
half of this sum went for education,
the total being 1854, 246 50. Charitable
and penal institutions cost $l75,442. 10;
various commissions $8l ,443; expert
mental farms and farm bureau work.
$51,15O; and the various departments,
Sl2l,O00. He suggested that the Office
Of ore sampler be abolished. He
stated that the state police figures are
to be cut to one-fourth of former
estimates, with the RECRUITMENT that
county officers do the duties of these
police. He enumerated several of the
smaller items of expense
"You are unhappily situated III
some Matters he said. "The limit
is fixed on railroad and mine taxes.
You are absorbing some of the other
taxes. You seem to be the only hex.
IDLE piece of property on which the
taxing authorities can act, and yon
do not determine the price of your
products You pay about one-third
of the states taxes. less than the
L,,h 81.
ing interests.
THE greatest increases will be in
the educational field In round num-.
bers this will amount to 100000 in
increased salaries. The next largest
increase will be i'll the highway de
partment In 1917. under the county
road building plan. more than mil
lion was spent year for patch work
We expect to retire $4,000 in bonds
this year from auto license taxes.
More than three quarters of million
dollars worth of equipment has been
received from the government or more
than what has been raised from tbs
state. Uncompleted contracts for tn,
road work amounted to $7O0,S2l, in
GLIDING work in several counties. OF
this the state share is $l36,OO0, the
county share $4,000, the federal
hare $4,000. No contracts have been
entered into lately for highway con
struction, as we have thought it bVt
for the legislature to overhaul the
program. The Macarthur bill. now in
congress, should bring much moro
federal aid.
"a gasoline tax will be proposed tc
the legislature This may produce
| 100000 a year, which would be used
to reduce the bonded Indebtedness Of
| the counties.
| The fees taken in by the secretary
OF state have shrunk because of the
devices that those Incorporating en-
| ploy to avoid the excise taxes. We
hope to restore $4,000 now lost to
| taxpayers.
Il am willing to ahC ;sh The f.,
commission or any other COMM s;or
that you believe is not practical
business organization. It will please
me to do what business interests OF
the states say.
1.-THE state railroad commission has
a deficiency because we all guessed
wrong. The return of the railroads
to private ownership threw great
volume of business on this board
The one act of the commission in max
ing it possible for smelter to be
maintained at Wabuska shows its
real worth to Nevada"
Governor Boyle closed his address.
by stating that all the data he had