, 1925-02-09
GIRLS WHO
WENT ON STRIKE SCORED:
JOBS CALLED SINECURES
To the Editor of The Tribune:

10 the Editor of The Tribune:
be decided between the Natrona county court house employees
, ~ n board OF county commissioners and the taxpayers of
tne county. During the past five or six years from $6 900 TO
Ss1V has been paid out of the county treasury to employees
eacn year for overtime" when no overtime was put in-when
MI n county employees put in much less time and did not
Mork nearly as much as the average employee in any of the
salary than the average employee drew who was working out.
s Sros, n eco county court house. If the deputy sheriffs have put in
Twelve to fourteen hours each day, then they are Justly
emitted TO overtime pay, and they would not be committing per.
Jury a when ne they made out their monthly bills and swore to
tnem, ana TINS article does not refer to them, for it is not
the desire of any fairminded man who pays the taxes that
do work for the county without being justly remunerated for
MS labor. But the taxpayers of the county complain and Justly
SO, in paying the women in the county offices onefourth more
salary than the law allows when it is a wellknown fact that
al the offices are oyercrowded with clerks and deputies, and
nore time Is put IN by them in gossiping over a box Of chocol-
ates in the winter time and ice cream in the summer time than
me clerks and shop girls in the downtown offices remark what
a soft snap" the girls in the court house have, and the girls
although they. seem not to have appreciated it-but they ei.
IDENTITY appreciated it to some extent after they walked out on
lar salary provided by law, which is one fourth less than they
have been drawing-under false pretenses. There are a thous-
and girls IN Casper who are as capable in every way, and who
do a fourth more work than the girls in the court house, whose
s sa'f hGid Is t lSan 'h posIt sl1o per and %sn The a esis thsg s eoos sisS to Be # able tSs
true facts were known it is safe to say that most of the depu-
again, did not want to strike, but would have been willing to
have continued with their work at the amount provided by our
statutes without a murmur, but it was some of the heads Of the
departments who were the real agitators, and they not only en-
couraged the girls to leave their desks, but they advised them
to go, and it is not hard for the strikers now to see that they
were the goats" while the agitators were made martyrs of, be-
cause they remained faithfully on the job, and served the pub
lie as best they could Why the heads of the departments ad-
vised the walkout is readily explained by the fact that they
too, had been cut off from the overtime" which amounted to
considerably more than the deputies and clerks were mlaw-
fully taking out of the county treasury each month.
The county officers are placing the blame upon the county
commissioners and thesmen from the state examiners office
for the reform, but that is not where the blame, or rather
credit, belongs. 1t belongs to a number of the leading taxpay-
ers of the county who not only urged, but demanded that the
abuses that have been INDUCED. in during the past several years
which have cost the taxpayers thousands upon thousands Of
dollars. And it may also be stated that the state examiners
report to the governor, a copy of which is also furnished to the
board OF county commissioners, is not the private property Of
the commissioners as they have heretofore declared, but a copy
of the report of the finding that are made under the examina.
ton at the present time, will be furnished the Casper Cham.
Der of Commerce, and 1t will be published in the Casper news
papers, if they care to publish it.
The bills of the county are now being thoroughly examined
and the true condition of the findings will be included in the
report. 1t is hoped that nothing more than carelessness on the
part OF the commissioners will be found, but If there is any
thing more the public is going to know about it and it will be
up to the taxpayers to take such action as they deem fit.
A word to the county officers, deputies and clerks will not
be out of place at this time: AEy time any of you ere dis
satisfied with conditions, simply pack up and go out, peace
fully and quietly, and your place can be filled within ten min.
utes. Always remember that the taxpayers are putting up the
money that pays your salary and they are entitled to court
eous treatment when they step up to the counter to transact
county business. Be courteous, 1t won't hurt you, and II will
make the taxpayer feel more kindly toward you. Be conscient.
ious with the expenditure of county money, for many a man
who pays his hardearned cash into the treasury often sacri-
fices clothing and some times food for himself, his wife and
his children. You have been hired by the taxpayers to do the
work you are doing, and try to make them have confidence
in you and have respect for you instead Of accusing you of
being a cheat and a petty CRATER.
A COMMITTEE OF TAXPAYERS