The border vidette., 1932-05-21
THIS TRUTH ABOUT ONE
"pYRAMlD"

uSueQ Wuat are t0Tueu TyT6
mids of Arizona" These figures
show the amount of money ap
propriased by the Arizona State
Legislature for various depart
ments of the state government.
Ooe of the Pyramids" is that
Of the livestock Sanitary Board
and, because this Board is main
tanned for the protection of the
cattle industry. and also because
this Board is maintained for the
protection of the cattle industry,
and also because the figures
shown in the Pyramid" do not
tell the whole story, we want to
set forth some facts which
should have been included in the
Pyramid" but which we're pur
posely left out by the authors of
the Pyramid" in order to make
their figures spectacular.
The money which the Lagisla
ture appropriated for the live.
stock Sanitary Board should not
be considered an appropriation
II is a loan in advance to pay the
cattle inspectors throughout the
state for their work in protecting
the cattle industry from thievery
aud the public from unwhole
some and unclean meat.
To pay back this loan, each
cartleman pays into the General
Fund of the State q fee of 10
cents for every animal moved
from one place to another; he
pays into the General Fund of
the State a fee of 10 cents for
every animal be ships or drives
from the State; be pays into the
General Fund of the State a fee
Of 10 cents for every hide from
sls1 entered animals; and a fee
Of 20 cents is paid into the Gen
eral Fund of the State for stamp
Ing every beef carcass.
In this way, a very large
emount Of noney"is paid by the
cattlemen into the General Fund
q the State, to pay back the
money that the Legislature ap
propriated or loaned to the Live
stock Sanitary Board.
It is true ia some years, owing
to severe set-backs in the cattle
business. droughts and changing
conditions, that all of the appro
priation has not been returned
to the States General Fund, but
each year the major portion of
the appropriation has been paid
back by the cattlemen.
Is there any other group OF
people engaged in the production
OF food for human consumption
who pay for their police protec
tion?
The livestock business is one
Of the largest Industries in Ari
zona. Better than 90 per cent of
the land within the borders OF
Arizona is used in the produc
ton Of livestock. It is one in
dustry on which the State can
rely, year after year, because it
cannot "close up shop" aud
move out when deppressions
strike, thereby cutting off mil
lions of dollars from the States
revenue. The cattle business
goes on, whether times are good
Or whether they are bad.
Arizona would be worse than
bankrupt this year if it we're not
for the fact that there are more
persons engaged in the livestock
business than in any other bust
ness in the State.
There are more homes owned
and maintained on which taxes
are being paid by cattlemen than
by any other group of persons in
the State.
There is more patented land,
owned and controlled, on which
taxes are being paid by cattle
men than By any other group of
persons in the State.
There are more improvements,
fences, corrals, buildings. stock
dams and water tanks. built and
maintained and on which taxes
are being paid by cattlemen.
than any other group of persons
ir the State.
II it we're not for the cattle
tusiness. much of the irrigated
farm land would be useless be
cause on a large part of it alfalfa
and other feed crops are grown
to fatten the cattle that are pro.
ducad on the ranges of the State.
TIC State and Counties aud
Cities use vast amounts of tax
payers money for police protec.
ton of people living in the towns
ard cities. manV of whom are