The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1922-03-28
Reply To Mr.. Webster

Mr. EDITOR
Communication from Mr.. Noah
Webster in your issue OF 2lst INST
covers a great deal Of ground ana
contains many good points, one OF
the most prominent being the urgent
need of 4 new High School building
in Cambridge | heartily agree WIN
Mr. Webster and believe that large
;11iority OF our citizens fully real
iz4 bv this time that it was a serious
mistake TO match UP the old Semi
nary" and as result of this mistake
we have gone from bad to worse IN
til conditions at this time are ap-
palling. Shall we continue TO P"tcn
ND Q building that we know VIII
never be suitable? Are we 10 prolt
by our mistakes and provide not only
for the present but for the years "
come. or will it be better TO drllt
along and make an effort to bI!no
nm the matter two years hence? IN
NV opinion YOU will have about as
much. if not more opposition later
on. 49, 100
There are and always will be PEG
pie opposed to improvements anu
Won will never be able to get all Oh
the citizens to one way OF thlhkihs'
If we are not in urgent need OF pei
fer school facilities, why SpenG ool-
lar? If we are in urgent need, Wh!
oo,nromicep Is the education OF
orr youth of so little Importance that
o,1r tax payers will refuse a 10 OF
* cont raise3 Money is not wasted
when sDent for education ana IL
necessary to practice economy III Or
der to provide proper schools tne,l
economic. Can our tarmers' me-,
chants and other business men anu
women afford to have DorcneStel
Comfy lag behind our sister coun-
ties. Education helps in the deVelop,
ment of our natural resources anu
rood schools will influence people 10
hecome residents. We must provide
oood schools or take the consequence
and every tax payer should realize
tbo+ orr nrOgress depends in large
measure O nour ability to hold our
own people and to encourage otheis
RI come We must have VISION OF
else stumble along as we nave peoli
doing for many years.
T can't see how the small raise III
tax rate will produce the great haru-
shin Mr.. Webster has pictured. Lei
rs figure it out:-A ten cent ralse
will mean Just SIS to the man VINO
oavs taxes on property valued at
ahout $500 as little if any proper
ev in the county is assessed DIT llloI (
han two-thirds value. A man OWL
ing $37,5O0 would pay about $50 du-
1itional. Would the extra 80 pe
;erious matter for the first ana go
'or the last mentioned? II the eA'i "
tov he Is cent sit would mean only
$3.50 in the first and $3I.9V IN thS
second case. The very small TAX
navers would pay so little that 1t -
}ot worth speaking about. we
mould look at this proposition WIN
binds free from prejudice ana no'
jet one idea crowd out all others. IN
farmer has had his troubles 'hS
oast year We'll all agree put pleas
10 not lose sight of the TACT that ne
has had plenty of company. Uoou
| ,obool facilities are of as much I'LL
nortance to the farmer as any olhel
| class of men and they should stanu
| shoulder to shoulder wit hus IN our
| forts to help their boys and, girls
| \ OmOneN lu'S Gan OF =. ~ .
| Them in better returns than what lii'
small tax will do when appheu !.
| schools Many farmer WISHES III"
he had had the opportunity Vi re-
reiying more education ana Woulu
| give thousands of dollars for just
| nlain high school training ana 1t
NV oninion that these same FARMER
| are not going to shut the door u
| their girls and boys, even II II uoes
| mean a few extra dollars spent loi
taxes. | have talked with nuinpei
| of them and have no hestltancy IL
| saving that if it comes to vote W.
viii carry the election by an over
| whelming majority and turtherllol
that numbers of the opponents
this time will see that they are Wroh:
and vote for the bonds
| We have wasted money year are
wear in conducting our county al
fairs and other counties are dolil'
Il likewise. Just imagine any bank o
| other business corporation, with al
income of over 900 every WORKING
i day being managed by committee .
| three men, meeting once week ~
few hours. Why cannot our peopl
realize that well CSI"pi
hueiness should be applied to TN
corporation the same as o'n 81,
There should be man on the Jo'
}cvery working day and he should re
| GIVE a salary in keeping with nj
duties and responsibilities. we nav
had good men on our boards anu
hnlieye we have good men now, Du
; these men are handicapped by no
being able to operate along lines
produce the best results. Inc syS
fem is wrong and we will never e
nroper results until We change II. Ou
commissioners are often plalne'
whereas the system is at fault. Pre
, vide the proper system and we ca
save enough money within very =
years to build and equip the hhe'
high school on the peninsula.