, 1923-10-24
Powell, Wyoming,

LAS Week tIC I1CIdio 6aNS hhS
great deal of space, both on the from
page and in its editorial columns. Fo.
all this l am deeply and truly CRATE
full and l now beg a little space in thu
Enterprise to correct the untruthfu
statements and conclusions arrived a
by the Herald's editor.
The Herald charges me with higl
crimes and ~misdemeanors as follows
1st. l am charged with being wortl
s1,235 in real property and coin of the
realm.
End. l am charged with high trea
son for being unable to locate the
$4,000 made by the former board Of
commissioners on the WILDWOOD
bridge.
3rd. The Herald says the grasshop.
per campaign was Unnecessary and one
half the expense wasted.
4th. / am guilty of treason and mis-
prision of treason for doubling that
enormous profits accrue to the gen
.eral fund of the county from the
moonshine traffic.
AS to the first item, concerning my
property in Park county, l do not be
lieve the people of Park county care
whether l am worth a million dollar:
or fifteen cents. But to show the Her
AIDS unfairness and untruthfulness
will state what l have and where it is
| have real estate and mortgages
on real estate in Park county amount
ing to $4,000, on a fair valuation
TLn -...,r1- nc atrarxyhnAu EnnyvC
are not taxable and the real estate is
sold under contract with the purchas'
ers to pay all taxes.
This small amount is helping two
farmers to pull out of the depression
of the past three years, and it has, and
still is, helping four good American
families to own their homes in Powell
The amount is not large enough to
cause anyone to drop dead of heart
disease; but such as it is, it is all in
Park county and pays its full proper.
ton of taxes, either directly or indi-
rectly. l have bought and sold quite
a number of pieces of real estate dur
ing the past eight years and some
years my personal taxes have beer
heavy. This year they happen to be
light.
The Herald takes great pleasure in
stating that its taxes are $250.95
From the Herald editors well known
estimation of his w moral worth
and capacity for exuding t~ruthfulness
and wisdom, / that the odd
95c is a tax on these virtues. The tau
is too high. The assessor had nc
right to tax the invisible.
OF the grasshopper campaign the
Herald says: ~"Following the provi-
sions of the law an expense of halt
the amount would have brought bet
ter results"
This is highly complimentary to r
J. Allen, N county agent, and the in
telligent farmers who did this work.
In order to cut red tape and get to
work quickly the resolution was made
to the whole county. This
saved the cost of printing, centralized
the control and saved time. The far
mers throughout the infested sections
are practically unanimous in saying
that the results were good.
Of ourse these farmers are moi
supposed to know as much as the ed
ltor Of the Herald about farm mat
tiers, which reminds me of a young
Fellow ! once knew who, just out OF
college, took a job in n newspaper of
nee. He was given rather a free
hand and wrote on astronomy anc
other sciences, religion and primitive
men, and occasionally swung over tc
.he household page and instructed
housewives and expectant mothers
now to conduct matters.
One morning the boss called hin
10 his deck. "William," he said, eli
Is all right for you to. write this high
prov stuff, for nobody knows or care'
whether you are right or wrong, but
ior Gods sake cut out telling mothers
OF families how to pin diapers on ba
pies First thing you know some on,
VIII discover what a damn fool yol
The Herald says the county mad,
so,ooo on the wildwood bridge. IT.
.o.ai cost will be obout $4,000, o.
$4,000. ~
~ looks to me as though the count.
"Uu1a have to stand an expense o.
Tio'ooo instead Of a profit of $4,000.
me Herald says the county lev.
or school purposes is two mills. Gu
aApayer may look on his tax bill nnt
see 1t is three mills.
NeSt comes the statement that tn,
county Is getting rich FROM tho 6pe,