The Raymer enterprise., 1922-03-16
Taxpayer Answers Road Resolutions
From Mondays Daily TribuneJ

To the Tribune
Since the Prairie View farmers
have made public through your paper
q set Of resolutions will you not ae-
cept q reply. The executive com
mittce Of the Taxpayers league has
madc no recommendations Of any
kind TO the board Of county commits
sIonerS There has been no demand
made either by the committe or indi-
vidual members 10 far - ! know for
n cessation OF dryland road build
ing"
We are mot concerned with
the distribution Of county road
funds. That Is the affair Of the
various communities. We do
not know whether the dry land
roads have received their share
or more than their share Of the
road work nor do We ~ Q county
committee care, but the apparent
resentment toward this tax re-
duction movement q evidenced
By some county officers and the
people Of some communities,
make % wonder II there Is need
In those directions.
Where we have found people
most satisfied with their sssess-
ments and taxa we have usually
found some reason such a low
assessments or unusual road i'm.
provements.
Al to the county agents ONCE we
would say that had there been no
more active support for II than has
come from Prairie View there would
be no such Office In the county today.
Only two requests have been made
by the committee. one TO the governor
that no special session Of the legis-
lature be called the other request
was made OF the county assessor for
q reduction Of valuations.
As reliable Information Is obtained
regarding state and county officers
and institutions we hope to be able
to make some helpful suggestions to
them looking toward lower tares
u. r. BLISS,
Chairman Tax League.
The Enterprise Ia responsible for
the bold face indention Of part Of the
above article,
II seems to M that In that portion
Mr.. Bliss betrsys the reasons for OBJ
lection to most Of their activities.
They do not know" and they do
not care" about dry land road work,
but they have usually found some
reason such as low assessments, still
their only recommendation to coun-
~ source OF authority was made to
the county assessor for reduction OF
valuations
II there are low assessments" the
property 10 assessed escapes Its fair
share Of the tax burden. hence i'm
poses an unjust burden on other
property. A horizontal reduction OF
20 per cent changes the proportion
Of tax not bit, and continues the In
Justice Just AZ fragrant as before. In
such case the correct remedy would
be for Mr.. Bliss to call attention
to the property enjoying the low as
sessment" and have II raised and not
lowered,
II Mr.. Bliss will get the old illes OF
The Tribune Of January 9th and read
tho repor. OF the County road super
intendent. he can satisfy his wish to
know whether the dryland roads
have received their share or moro
than their share Of the road work"
We wish that Mr.. Bliss would
care" on, ugh to read this report
and then say II he thinks we get
more than our share Of the road
work
The whole thing rests In the ex-
psnditnrss; the only way to reduce
taxes 10 TO quit spending 70 much
money Reducing valuations Ia only
juggling with the matter: kidding
yourself, only to find nothing accom-.
plished.
Past activities Of pome Of the as
sociates Of Mr.. Bliss make II easy to
believe that they aim to get all they
can out OF the dry lands. and give
them ~ little In return - possible.
We suggest to Mr.. Bliss that he
Investigate this matter. for we very
much fear that les scrupulous men
NJ putting him forward hoping that
IL heaored name will divert sus-
hon nom thslY rsal motive.
VI Suggest that Mr.. Blis should
'knewe an sAould "cars" about tho
A1n1eaxer ~ ~ vnaA f,snds In tina