The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-01-13

or the bond was invalid. He said
that when a board of commission
ers accepted personal bonds as in
these cases it became their duty to
go to the records and look up every
thing and see II the men we're pay
ing taxes enough to make their
bonds valid and then it became their
duty to keep following up and in
vestigating the business of these
same bondsmen to satisfy themselves
personally and officially that they re-
manned solvent and that their prop
erty remained free from incum-
brance to an extent that the bonds
could still be realized on if any
thing went wrong. This required
frequent Investigations of mans
business affairs and that it was much
less trouble for the officers and gen
orally much more satisfactory and
gave better protection to the county
if they took commercial bonds in
stead Of personal bonds.
Firth Wants an Officer
H. j. Slayton representing the
Commercial club of Firth, asked for
an allowance of $40 a month to help
pay the salary of deputy sheriff
and night Waterman at a salary of
1925 a month, the Commercial club
assuming the other $85. He said
the village Of Firth is large enough
to attract considerable attendance
at the entertainments and a good
many rowdies, who would not be
tolerated in places where there is
police protection, 60 to a village
where there is no police officer and
impose upon them. They want to
be able to guarantee to their young
folks pleasant surroundings at their
entertainments.
Land Owner Loses Acres
Thatcher bought a twenty-acre
tract near Gibson and finds that 3.S
acres are occupied by the railroad
and wagon road and yet it is taxed
to him. He had no map and the
county had no plats to show it, and
the assessor said that the county is
losing money every year by not hav-
ing definite information regarding
each tract and fraction of land. 1t
is great deal of expense for each
individual to have the survey and
plat made, and with that they are
acting somewhat by guess. Thatcher
will receive a credit on his next tax
payment to offset what he has al
ready paid in excess.
Reporter is Tardy
On Tuesday morning the reporter
was tardy and some man was finish
ing his address to the commissioners
when the writer entered. He seemed
to be salesman for somebody furn-
ishing steel culverts for road work.
The board did not seem interested
in placing an order right away and
said they would be interested in get
ting his prices at any time later.
Another road material man was
present and he said he would like
to talk to the board after while
when the others had finished, when
the coast was clear and nobody pres
ent, but the reporter and sat down
at the table with the commissioners,
handing each of them something
done up in white tissue paper with
the remark, THAT is your New
Years gift" Each of the commits
sioners unwrapped the something in
the paper and took out dainty little
steel tapeline done up in a case like
q wrist watch, drew out and drew
in at the pleasure of the operator.
Then he went on to explain that he
wanted each of them to have one of
their tapelines so that 1t would al
ways be ready for use in measur-
Ing up the iron culverts the county
was handling to see whether they
we're full length and full measure in
every respect. He said his firm had |
been trying to satisfy the customers |
BY supplying good goods that were |
exactly what they were represented |
% be and he was always glad to
urnish the instrument to test them |
,ut and prove that they were as
represented. His name was D. H.
Williams and he was representing |
he Armco Road Supply company.
While he was talking, Clerk Fisher
vent out to look after something
Use. Mr.. Williams went on to ex-
lain that they used pure iron to
make all of their culverts and that
hen they were duly galvanized and
made so they would not rust. He
vas a master salesman because he
vent and proved it by going along
nd cracking joke occasionally and
lways making his illustrations in
that farmers could best
ppreciate because each board men,
er is farmer. He went on to say
hat he had been with this firm for
even years and that they had al
Vays instructed him to represent
heir goods exactly as they are and
o handle their business in such a
vay that their customers would be
atisfied and would be quite willing
o deal with them year after year.
lie said he had twelve counties in
is district in eastrn Idaho and that
n the year 1920 which was his
eventh year, he did the best bust
ess he had ever done, having sold
GODS to every county during 1920.
lie said the ban of his work as a
alesman was to meet the competi-
lon that was unfair competition in
nat 1t sold one kind of goods and
elivered another or in some way
lied their orders on plan that was
heap in some respects and unsatis-
actory and Improbable to the pur-
haSer He said he didn't 1jko tO