The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1932-05-12
County Press Comments
On Tax Resolutions

n EDWOOD COUNTY newspapers who chose to
X comment on the proposals of the tax association
L last week. gave the measures little support al
though they favor careful retrenchment in tax spend
ing.
Under the heading "Here's one resolution D. L.
didn't present for adoption, The Belvew Independent
printed the following:
'Whereas it has come to the attention OF the tax
payers of Redwood that Dan L. Crimmins has sold to
the County of Redwood many cords of hardwood at
$500 per cord in the tree and
"Whereas, hundreds of cords of hardwood could
be purchased for only $500 within few miles from
the county seat and
Whereas it is to the best of advantage to the
taxpayers who foot these bills to wherever they
can, now, therefore,
''Be it resolved, that Mr.. Crimmins, who believes
in tax reduction be requested to return to Redwood
county the difference between 81 per cord for said
hardwood and So per cord for hardwood in the tree,
(which the real price for which it could have been
purchased) every cord of hardwood he has sold to
the county which amounts in total to onehundred
cords and therefore few hundreds of dollars of tax
payers money which returned would tend to lower
appreciaby in these crucial times when all in
dire distress.
"Be it further resolved, that at another time the
price per cord of softwood sold to the county might
well be looked into"
The Sanborn Sentinel thinks the national govern
ment should set the tax reducing example. 1t
nented as follows:
"The Redwood County Tax association met with
the county dads at the court house last week. and
resouted The only trouble with the gentlemen of the
association is that they attempt to make changes in
salaries, fees and emoluments which have been set by
law and consequently be changed until the laws
regulating them are changed.
eve will grant that some reductions can be made,
here and there, but would not recommend that the
efficiency of the county be crippled We would rather
recommend that the voter write his congressman to
hold appropriations for army and navy, well the
airforces to a minimum and make savings that
really worth while, they into millions upon mil
lions. Insist that European loans be repaid us when
DUE the taxpayer need not make up the money due
holders of war loan bonds, and elect men who know
how to vote when munition manufacturers want to
plunge our country into another international SCRAP
in which have absolutely business"
The Springfield Advance-Pre just missed being
in Redwood county but expressed its interest in the
matter under the heading, Making Newspapers the
Coats"
"The Redwood County Taxpayers Association held
meeting at Redwood Falls last Thursday and passed
out lot of resolutions. They demanded that certain
offices be aboshed that road levies be cut $4,000
and the salary of the county engineer be reduced 500
year; that the salaries of county commissioners be
reduced 25 per cent (athough they fixed by law)
and that the wages of all county employees be cut 25
per cent and that the county commissioners cut print
ing so per cent
''It also resolved that the resolutions be sent
to all county papers,
"The announcement of this meeting was made
without charge in every paper in the county. The
papers are depended on to furnish the free publicity
to bring about these reductions in expenses and the
deepest cut called for so per cent cut in printing For
sheer those Redwood county taxpayers take the
cake. They expect the newspapers to advocate tax
reduction and while public officials asked to take
cuts ranging up 25 per cent the printers asked
to cut their bills in two They would make the news
papers the goats.