Show editor communicated vernal express would you please allow me through tho the pages of your paper laperto pa to express some of my views as a farmer landowner and taxpayer some thoughts though ta with regard to the educational drive also classification of lands for taxation in tho the valley talley after our experience of last year with drough th failure of crops followed by avery a very severe and long winter I 1 have bare failed to find yet a fanner farmer that feels reels that ho he would be willing to pay a cent a ore taxes for any purpose whatsoever and unless it can be shown that our taxes will be less loss instead of more it will certainly work a terrible hardship on this community where so many haye bayo lost so heavily this last year yours very respectfully I 1 PRED FRED AKHURST |