| Show I WILL Y HINT Tho The county commissioners of ot Snit SaIl JAke hake county have hare in our opinion ex exhibited much energy and amI dodro deetra for tor the And they have con dusted ducted county Affairs In a n spirit of ot economy with an eyo to necessary public nUt Hut we wo think there IB IR n II matter of ot pUblio Inter Interest est et to 10 which they should direct their present and puniest attention It Ills Is la tha of ot tho the tax lax levy luvy for tor the present year of ot grace race That t term torm rm will have hao been used on ou this thin If It the com corn loner will Mill show dhow gram grace to toward toward toward ward the tho of ot small email properties who have hlo n II continual struggle to main maintain thin tain them in la view of ot the Increased amounts have been hoell paying In III the shape of ot taxes tace Of ot course WP we want wanti i equal and exact justice In III this thie matter 1110 whether the limo taxpayer payer bo ho rich or poor Hut BIH the poor feels feola the tho I tax much more acutely than his wealthy wealth neighbor The Tho accompanying ll Ilet l shows the tho val valuation nl Julian of or property IP in I this Chia county with the rate of ot taxation during the Iha past pant de tie decade cade eade It demonstrates tho the fact that thai although the amount of ot valuation has hns increased the tho tax levy Jevy levy has hall not de dc decreased creased hut but on the contrary with tho the rise of ot tho the total the tho levy le has hams remained nt lit tho atone high point un 1893 49 O SOB 3 mills mule 1894 41 6 0 3 1896 40 10 3 1896 1806 43 3 1897 40 OtT 3 Ii to 1899 37 4 lilO 5 10 1899 36 4 1900 38 I 1901 41 on Ii 0 1902 U 42 4 II 1903 46 Olt 4 1904 GO 60 1172 I m 1362 I It will bo he seen from thoan gureR that 1 ten years eare ago on an a n similar alu of lit property thu tho levy lovy 10 was but hut three mills while limn It trite has run rot tip up 11 to four and u n limit f mills Will not our nur county comity l consider the tho situation and have hae regard to the of or tho tin as wail waillie lie liS to the tho ll e denire for plenty plent of ot funds funda for public purposes which In 18 n very natural to public fly By this tile they will do morn towards securing public ImbUe to say fillY nothing of ot future tutu ro than by hy any nn atop they thoy the cnn can take tako In tho law public Interest I |
