The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1932-07-26
FARMERS PRAISE.
GOVERNOR WHITE
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money can be saved from the highway
fund by efficiency and curtailment of
less essential operations may be ap-
piled to the reduction of such assess
ments.
AS the governor pointed out in a
public statement, Recent legislatures
wisely have amended our laws SO
that there is no assessment for con-
struction of state highways except on
particular projects which embody fea-
lures of local nature. This does not,
however, relieve the man who was OBJ
ligated in times of prosperity to pay
these assessments and now is compell-
ed to deny himself and his family the
very neeessaries of life in order to
meet them and faces the danger of
losing his farm or other property if
unable to do So
Indicative of the reaction of the
Ohio State Grange to the step out
lined by the governor is the approval
expressed by John Cunningham, of
Gambler, secretary of the grange.
81 want to commend you most
heartily for your proposal to relieve
farmers of special road assessments" :"
Cunningham wrote. IL have no assess
ments myself but many farmers in
Knox county, especially along the
Three C's highway, were assessed
more than the first cost of their farms
and many are now delinquent in their
taxes. | also want to commend you
for your warning against solicitors
who collect money, running into thou
sands of dollars, from farmers, claim
ing they can get assessments refund
ed. These solicitors in some instances
are virtually using strong arm meth
DDS"
Charles d. Hopkins, attorney, Of
Athens, wrote:
81 notice that you are to present to
the legislature a provision for the cam
collation. of road assessments that
have been levied on what are now state
highways and | desire to voice my ap-
probation of this step. This would be
a godsend to many of the farmers and
other people in counties like Athens,
where land is of little value, who have
been handicapped for years by mud
roads and when they did get a fair
road have had to pay for it. The re-
mission of this tax will enable many
people to pay their delinquent taxes.
1t would be very wise and patriotic
move and ! wish to assure you that
you will have the approval of prac-
tically the entire people whether they
are affected or not"
Another typical expression was that
of f. H. Wells, of Dellroy, who wrote:
Noticing your intention of intro
ducing bill cancelling the special
road tax that farmers are paying
along state roads, am saying Amen
We, the farmers along Route 80 in
Carroll county, have gathered enough
money after three weeks of hard work
canvassing to take action through the
courts to try to get away from fur
ther payment of such tax Farmers
are losing their homes, Mr.. White, and
If ever an act was right and just and
coming to the farmers that which you
propose it. Therefore we did not turn
the money over to our attorneys but
are trusting that you will take care
of US as you have undertaken to do.
Many farmers can and will pay their
general tax on their farms but cannot
pay the special assessment"
Frank p Miller, of Rushville, echoed
the sentiment of others with this:
Il note with great interest your pro-
posal to introduce a bill to assume
through the gas tax the assessments
along state highways. | am sure you
will be doing fine act and it will
meet with general approval through
out the. state"