The Nevada County picayune., 1922-08-03
Franks Presents Some Facts
 About Q. K. McDaniel'S Personal
 Taxes, as We'll as Other Facts

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 and hogs, at that time, were very high.
 A good milk COW would readily sell
 for S1O0.O0. Hogs were selling on the
 market from E to 20 cents per- pound,
 gross. Think for minute, compare
 the property of the two, and in his
 own language: Who is the Tax
 Dodger? I leave it to the people to
 say"
 He speaks If me as the great finan-
 cier of Nevada county. Perhaps, he
 meant this as compliment, and per
 haps he didn't. But, at any rate, it
 is with pride, that I compare the pres
 ent condition of the County's Finances,
 with the condition when I came into
 the County Judges office, whether l am responsible for the change or not.
 In wondering why he called me the great financier of Nevada County" I began looking around to see if 1 could
 find any just reason for his making this statement, and going to the records and we accept the records
 until an error is shown) I found from the County Clerks financial statement under date of June 30, 1916, five months before I came into office, there was in the county general fund, $39 S9 cash, with S5424.36 warrants out standing and unpaid. The County Clerks Financial Statement for June 30, 1922, which appears in this issue of the Picayune, shows $1191S.33 cash in the County General fund. with only S91131 outstanding warrants Figure for yourself and you can see the diff erence. Some one may say why don't you spend more on the roads? l spend all the people give to spend for road work I have no more authority for spending the County General fund on the roads, than I have to spend the school fund. have paid about $25,- OOO.OO on the Court House, meeting the  besides I had to have the East corner of the building torn out and repaired, at an expense of about $200000. Also, the Quorum Court made appropria- tions for tick eradication and farm for both about S3500. And in addition to all this, the Circuit Court expenses for the first two years of my term were the heaviest in the history of the county. We also, have on hand Jail Fund of about $45OO.00 since the collector has made his Final statement All this has been done without any increased rate of taxa ton, for county purposes. Really, l believe MT Mcdaniel had examined the records, and meant it as a real It IS true, the assessment has been some greater for the past few years. but the extra expenses l have mentioned have more than absorbed this increase in the assess ment
 In their desperation, they continue to attack me on the Andrews Road Law. and call me one of it's boosters, forgetting the fact that two years ago, they fought me because I kept them down In circular that he is now throughout the county, he says that Franks was in favor of the Andrews Road Law, and that his friends tell him that Franks spent sev- eraI days in Little Rock with MT. Andrews, helping to write the bill. His friends that tell him that, are either beastly ignorant, or are wilfully the matter It has long x nee been conceded that they em- ployed MT. Loughhorough. Of Little Rock. one of the most able lawyers of the State to draft the bill, and pad him S25000 for his services, and the proceedings of the Chancery Court last fall, will bear me out in this sta tement. Besides, Hon. w. V, Tomp- kins will tell you that these are facts. Then, would there be any good reason for calling in chap like myself, to assist MT. Andrews in writing the bill The most ignorant people that can be found anywhere, would boot at the idea.
 As to the Andrews Road Law, have this to say: that I was in sym pathy with any move, and otday, that would better the condition of our -. 4ha4-.. ...a..li .,oot thn O ax.nros-al