The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1930-09-19


head for every man, woman an
child in Los Angeles. Our cattl
could march in endless p%rocessio
. around the border of the state
while our sheep could line up fou
2 abreast from Idaho to Dakota. w
have three per cent of the pos
ible water power in the nation
but still have two horses for ev
cry HIP developed. We own 140,0 90
automobiles and last year consum
ed 100 million gallons of gasoline
Fewer people die in Montana ant
more live longer in proportion t;
the population than anywhere
else. 1t is the backbone of the
country, the top Of the continent
from where the rivers flow to the
Arctic, the Pacific and the At.
lantic.
Children Greatest Asset
but of all these things, of all
our resources and potential wealth,
our greatest resource is the group
of growing boys and girls, children
of today, but the citizens of to-
morrow. We have a duty to see
that they are properly prepared to
carry on the work we have started
as pioneers in this state. The flu
ture Of Montana depends on how
well we train them-our sons and
daughters.
THAT they may be properly ed
ucated we have 3073 grade schools
and employ therein 1900 teachers.
We have It's accredited high
schools and three excellent sec
tartan and private colleges and the
six teaching units of the Univers-
ity of Montana to furnish higher
education. $4,000 boys and girls at
tend grade school, $4,000 high
schools, from which we graduate
over 2700 annually, and $500 the
university teaching units.
Educational Measures
"The Importance of these insti-
buttons is particularly brought be-
fore us now because the legislat-
ure has submitted to the voters Of
this state at the coming election,
two measures which are vital to
the development and progress of
the higher educational facilities of
conduct of the various other state
Institutions. They are Referendum
33 and "a, the proposed
bond issue for construction pur-
poses at state institutions and the
nillage tax to continue the sup
port of the university and it's aux
liary activities.
IF the bond issue proposed is
approved the legislature will be
to authorize the construction
If needed buildings and improve
nents. Particular stressing are the
leeds of the state prison where
20 men r in quarters for 430; /,
It the orphans home where 265
ire in facilities designed for 225; !.
It the industrial school where 1873 /,
occupy quarters made for 100; at
he insane asylum, the TB sani- +.
and similar institutions
nd at the Eastern Montana Nor
nal at Billings and your Northern !,
dontana college at Havre which :
ave no buildings. :
1.-THE millage tax is intended to :
eplace the one voted ten years :
go which automatically expires :
his year. 1t is not a new tax but 7
roposes a renewal of an old one. :
We now spend 2k mills of the :
honey collected for state taxes for
he teaching units of the universe
Y, the agricultural experiment
tations, the extension service, soil H
urvey, grain laboratory and sim
ar activities. In the decade at /
enhance at the university has in
ITO per cent and the num- l.
er Of units so per cent, yet we 4
ave not increased the levy for 4
EDUCATIONAL purposes. So the legis-
has proposed that up to 3
ills should be authorized and in 4
eferendum "a it has asked your i
.proval. Y
Little Tax Increase
Particularly interesting to you Il
the subject Of what these meas |
res are going to cost-how much /
i'll they increase your taxes.
will be surprised at how lit L
e the increase will be. Taking ii
lie 1929 levy as a basis for cal Il
it will be found that the I
er capita increase, if both meas 4
'es pass, would amount to only
cents in Roosevelt county, Sill
Sheridan, $1.23 in Daniels, s1.1S
Valley or $1.31 in Phillips.
"If a taxpayer should make an III
lnual payment of $50 in taxes, Al
1t including his special improve
ent taxes, his increases would II
Mount to only $1.37 in Roosevelt N
S1.29 in Daniels, S1.36 in
$1.29 in Sheridan or $1.59
Valley. HI
1.-THE average taxpayer in one III
these would have his tax rails
only s1.24 in Roosevelt, $2.06 4
Valley, S1.94 in Sheridan, $1.36
Phillips or $1.61 in Daniels.
Should a farmer own 800 acres
land, 200 classed as farm land, Ii
0 as grazing, four horses, six
Itch cows, 100 sheep, and have