Taiban Valley news., 1921-04-01
THE HIGHWAY.

sessed valuation of $7,503,105 and
State and County tax rate of SPLIT
per thousand, outside of the Village
of Fort Sumner, of this Fort Sumner
School District has an assessed valu-
alton Of about $2,000000, and pays
27%c of all taxes in the county, be-
sides the cost of the Village and
Special levy for the Village school,
(Which is for the entire count)
While this district pays a higher
tax than any other part of the county,
great deal of that tax goes into a
Highway that passes around the town,
but which psases through other towns
of the county.
Within a very short time the Fort
Sumner-Roswell Highway will be one
of the best roads in the County, as
at this time more than 100000 is
being spent on that road, besides,
during the past two years, more mon
ey has been spent on that road than
on any other road in the County, so
that at this time the Roswell road is
in splendid ondition-except four
miles which is to be finished at once.
That being true, road running
west to Yeso would not interfere in
the least, and under the plan outlined
the Highway would pass through
every town in the County, except one,
instead of missing a part of them.
How can the Taiban and Dunlap COM
munities complain at other places de-
string as much for themselves, as these
two localities have, and which every
tax payer has been taxed to con-
struct? Is it fair or reasonable for
Guadalupe and Elvira to be deprived
of an outlet just because the favored
sections have gotten theirs, and do
not want the same treatment accord
ed to all parts of the County. A di-
reyct route across the County will
benefit every section of the County.
The benefits to be derived from
the Fort Sumner-Yeso Highway can
not be limited to one sectional shown
by the fact that if the levy is made by
the County Commissioners to provide
100000 or $4,000, which will be
matched by like sum by the Federal
Government, the 100000 now avail
able and on hand, and which was co
have been spent at Evanola, on z
miles of road, could be released and
spent in the Taiban vicinity, and west
of Yeso, which localities are left out
under the old arrangement.
By special levy route can be
established across the County, touch
ing Taiban, La Lande, Fort Sumner,
Yeso, and Buchanan, at saving Of
6 miles in construction and nainte-
nance; 100000 released to other sec
tions of the County, an outlet given
to Guadalupe and Elvira,a permanent
bridge, which we do not now have; all
for the sum of not to exceed 10000
with four years to pay it. One half
Of this will be paid by the Santa Fe
railway company, and the total sum
matched by the Federal Government
Inasmuch sthe mill Federal levy
has been reduced to 2 mills, our taxes
would be increased over last year Y
mills or $3.50 per thousand, so that
the taxes on a section of grazing land
would be increased the total sum Of
$500.
1t is only matter of time urtl the
people of the County will demand a
bridge west of Fort Sumner and get
it. So why not build one now wllilt
Uncle Sam is willing to pay one-nalf
cf tie cost Is it not ms. ell a mat
ter of business expediency? 1t is
not matter over which there should
arise any contention, but is one in
which everyone should deligt to sup
port, and it is hoped that hte axpay-
ers of the County will view the facts
as they exist, and not be misled by
the cry of TAXES when there is no
cause for alarm. Other sections of
the State are taking advantage of this
offer, and are profiting thereby, so
why not De Baca County?
T'is true our tax rate is high, yet
low in comparison with other COM
munities, but we must have roads and
schools which do not come to us with
out some effort and expense, and now
that we are offered assistance from
the U. S. Government can the people
of the County afford to allow the
Commissioners to fail to take advan-
tage of this proposition.-Fort Sum
ner Leader