Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-01-21
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League in advocating a net cut OF
$4,000 in the county road and bridge
fund, and that the commissioners had
not economical by cutting their own
salaries. At this point Mr.. Holland
also complimented the Tax League for
working to lower the county levy and
added that he thought the county
board had done we'll to make the cut
of $4,000 net.
Compliments Farm Bureau.
Geo. w. Empey, Hinckley, rose to
oratory in his talking about agricul-
ture being a basic industry and all
the good the Farm Bureau has done
and is doing in the way of making
better farmers out of the growing
boys and girls. better breeding in
livestock, throwing out boarder cows,
and the work of the Bureau in halls
of legislation. He said the farmers
should be organized like labor, and
the cost of maintaining the Bureau is
a mere pittance.
Mr.. Empey explained that one rea-
son for the higher tax rates in coun-
ties like Pine is the lack of assessed
value, there is not the wealth and
property here proportionately with
better and older settled counties. The
average tax rate over the state is Ga
mills while in Pine county it is 81
mills. The assessed value per capita
in the state is $765 while in Pine
county it is $685. That Pine county
is not extravagant comparatively is
shown by the fact that $27S6 is the
per capita cost of government here
annually while the average over the
state is S4S.25. The cost of educa-
ton is about S4S per pupil annually
in Pine county while the state average
is SS5. The speaker then pleaded for
the income tax to get at the 'fat boys
in the cities and admonished every
farmer to belong to the Farm Bureau.
Ire is Aroused.
Apparently the sympathy stuff Of
fered for the farmer did not set well
with a person from the same COM
munity for at this point Mrs. Valen-
tine Schott, Hinckley, jumped to her
feet and stated that George Empey
in the past had worked continually
against the farmers organizations, in
come taxes, against the farmers get
ting together politically and economi-
cally, and that she knew all about
his dirty work and even called atten-
ton to tar and feather gang connec-
tions. Mrs. Schott went on to say that
the main teaching of the child is in the
home and not so much boys and girls
club work, for after they grow up it
is not so easy. Boys without good
home environments and the proper
teaching often get into trouble later,
it is not an easy proposition, she adj
ded.
Mr.. Empey with his good speech
tried to throw off the charge with
humor, by stating that he did not like
to argue with a woman and that if
he had been wrong in the past he
had now been to the mourner's bench.
The woman's husband, Mr.. Schott,
stated that Mr.. Empey debated against
the farmers political organization. To
this Mr.. Empey argued that he did
not debate against the farmers but
against Townley and his gang of
North Dakota fame.
A. P. Jensen, Askov, said that times
are hard but he was able to pay 1925
in taxes and would have been glad
to have added his 81 cents in taxes
for the Farm Bureau appropriation
down, but not out. He stated further
that this is election year and "let us
pick up men who will work for farm
ers. We can't get a worse gang than
we have"
Appreciates County Agent Service.
Alva Gay, Hinckley, said he would
be glad to donate a little extra be-
side the taxes for the Farm Bureau
He went on to say that it is only in
the last years that he has enjoyed
milking for it is easier to make q
living with herd that tests between
$50 and 375 than with a herd testing
100 to 200. The county agent KEEP,
pegging away, said Mr.. Gay, until the
test was raised and that is one oil
the many benefits of the agricultural
extension service. He added, 81 am
with Jensen for getting a new crowd
at the court house."
Magnus Christensen said he thought
the boys and girls club work could