Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-01-12

Way to Reduce Taxes and
Cut Expenses Down the Min
imum. Makes Strong Plea
For Helping Lift the Load
From the Farmer.
The message of Governor Charles
c. Moore to the legislature urges full
fillment OF the pledges made in the
party platform on which he was elec-
ted The message in part, follows:
The problems OF the producer are
ceive attention. For the first time,
the east has assisted in legislation
that is aiding western factories and
stock interests. While our railroads
are paying good dividends and max
ing extensive improvements. including
double tracking. freight rates are still
ruinously high; and until the pro-
ducer has the benefit Of reasonable
rates on his products and a workable
credit arrangement, there will be no
relief for the man who holds the plow.
Excessive freight rates must be re-
duced. This reduction can be ex-
pedited by the determined and united
effort of all the people OF the inter
mountain section working through
the utilities commissions
"The farmer is ready and anxious
10 advance. Diversity Of crops. and
reducing his products TO a more COM
pact form before shipping will help
to reduce freight rates. A reciprocal
demurrage law should give relief from
car shortage Idaho has natural dairy
possibilities second 10 no other state.
The financing of dairy herds. and the
organization OF districts for better
herds and better animals TO head
herds, should be promoted. Better
marketing conditions can be brought
about by a more orderly marketing
arrangement for grain The building
Of cheese factories and creameries
wo1ld stimulate prices through com
petition. and so far as possible. price
discrimination should be prevented by
legislation
Tax levies are made to raise the
amount OF money necessary for gov
ernmental purposes, and there can be
no economy and no reduction OF taxes
without reducing the appropriations
and curtailing expenses. Each year.
since the peak OF expenditures caused
by the great war, there has been a
material reduction in state levies.
and we must continue this downward
trend We must keep down appro-
priations. Every tax dollar that is
collected by any tax levying body in
the state of Idaho represents severe
sacrifice. and in many cases. almost
the life blood OF our people. These
tax dollars are sacred. and in their
expenditure. we must fully realize the
struggle and self-denia1 that they rep
resent with the many demands for
retrenchment, you viii find as many
demands for extension These two
demands cannot now be reconciled.
much as we desire il, and necessary
as il may seem. We must put on the
brakes and turn deaf ears TO pleas
requiring increased expenditure Lo-
cal requests for improvements. pro-
gress and expansion should be con-
sistentiy held down for the common
good Of all our people. our highways
must be properly maintained, but
there should be no new construction,
except where the need is imperative.
There should be no new issue Of state
bonds. no new bridges. no new coun-
Ties. no new judicial districts. no new
bureaus or commissions, no new in
sfitutions. except where 10 deny would
result IN retrosression. We should
hold fast 70 al We have thag L. good
eliminate an frllis and theories, and
consolidate wherever possible con-
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