The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-09-02
Attention Taxpayers!


the bond holders desire to accent
it we will do our very best to create
public sentiment approving it and
support it, and in the event that
substantial sentiment does approve
it and support it, our Board of
County Commissioners will carrv
out such a settlement.
In the event that bond holders do
not feel that they can accept a set
Element of this kind, we will deeply
regret it and we feel that failure to
approve it will be detrimental to
the interest of the county, as well
as of the bond holders. However,
the bond holders must make such
decision as they feel to be proper
and ii they cannot go along with us
along lines substantially as herein
set out, the only thing we can say
shat they may take such steps as
they desire in the matter. We know
our opposition, we know our diff
culties, and we know how far pub
lie sentiment will support us. Be
yond this we cannot go.
We are sending a copy of this
letter to Mr.. Gray Nisbett and Mr..
Penn. We shall be glad to have
this proposition placed before any
holder of bonds or any representa-
tive of holders of bonds for consi-
Iteration.
With best wishes and high re-
CARDS, we are
Yous truly,
w. B. AUSTIN
IRA T. JOHNSTON
It is the opinion Of the under
signed citizens and taxpayers of
Ashe county, that a settlement as
above proposed will destroy the va
lue of land in the county, and will
result in the sale of great majo-
rity of the homes of our people for
taxes. This plan provides for the
payment of the entire principal of
the county's bonded indebtedness
and the interest in full, except one
half of the interest that is now past
due. 1t is our honest opinion that
the county can never pay it's entire
bonded debt, or anything like it. and
that the bond holders might as well
now realize this. Why should the
county agree, and bind itself, to
pay one hundred cents on the dol
lar upon its bonds when, within
the past four years, around a quar- j
ter of million dollars worth of
these bonds and coupons we're paid
off at an average of forty-six cents
on the dollar? Ashe county bonds |
can now be bought for sixty-four
cents, so why pay or agree to pay
one hundred?
For the above reasons. we believe |
that all citizens of AShe county who |
are interested in keeping their taxes
where they can be paid, and keep
ing their homes for themselves and |
their children, should vigorously op-
pose any such a plan as that out
lined in the above letter.
Respectfully submitted,
w. A. Hartzog; G. H. Holland; J.
l.. Eller; w. R. Craven; B. c. Wad- !
dell; S. V. Alexander; J. B. Baker;
A. T. Roland; A. F. Rose; E. D. Sc
vert; John A. Reeves; DR.. ]. o. Tue
ker; c. T. Handy; A. ]. Dancy; r.
c. Barker; J. T. Sturgill; L. N. Stur-
gill; w. F. Barker; E. B. Shepherd;
F. Bare; J. M. Tucker; Wiley Bur-
CESS; G. w. Osborne; Vina Eller;
Geo. w. Eller; w. F. Goodman;
Paul Bowens; John Goss; Matt Car
son; H. A. Eller; J. M. Carson; F. T.
Rose; John B. Sutherland; J. T. SUIT
herland; Fred Krider; w. D. Howell;
o. j. Pennington; w. M. Fender; J.
L. Wyrick; Sam Bare; c. H. Severt;
Foster Mash; E. C. Eller; T. c.
Bowie; John Pennington; J. D.
Burgess; T. c. Bowie Jr.; P. E.
Watts; E. V. Pierce; c. L. Mash; J.
w. Hampton; J. F. Parsons; J. F.
Reeves; J. F. Hartzog; D. c. Miller;
D. A. Faw; w. w. Weaver; Chester
Bare; Robert Reeves; Lester Jones;
Nelson Severt. Paid Adv