Show MAN 9 tile the opinions of 0 some of the leading roon men of ahli county it will take between 25 2 aud and 30 to ren remodel lodel the county court house at bilgram city any reasonable citizen after a thorough investigation will concede that there is not enough room for the handling of 0 the district and county business there Is ia no question but what it av will III be built at an early da date te th there ere are arc many miles of impassible roads that need draining and grading in order to be of any use to the public during the wet vet season there has been an all immense loss to the hie farmers north of garland and elsewhere in being unable to reach the wheat market larket li during the mete meteoric orle rise of wheat tills this winter two ears cars ago the hon av V S ot of fielding lost three cars of onions contorts on account of being unable to get them thein to the railroad siaion at people living in fit bagliani north and south along the east mountains hae bale no do conception whatever of what ini impassible roads tre are in dear bear river rive valley the people on tile flat ire are willing to operate cooperate co with the people c of X brigham city and vicinity and make dox box elder eider county one of the banner counties in the state of utah the tax payers of the cast side have no more diore light to say to tile the people or the flat you can call get along a few more sears without roads as the people of the bear river valley should dictate to the people or of brigham city clipp to remodel and enlarge the county coduy court house however the people of bear river valley are heart and soul in fit the good load movement true tnie we have our temper ruffled by the inconvenience and loss we have sustained by reason of no roads the people on the flat ire are and will be a factor to be reckoned with in it politics and business gu siness socially ind and otherwise in the future A steady growth has marked the development of dear bear river valley we have homes for hundreds of families many would hale hae invested if it had not been for the impassible roads the more or less in the county treasury is not sufficient clent to meet the demands of the taxpayers for good roads and remodeling of the court house kven even should there be 12 1 2 of 0 a mill advance in our taxes for road purposes we still would have the inconvenience of splash splashing illg around in mud for several years ilo lawe we will not despair the jb fame ot of the productiveness of the soil in bear river valley lias has reached beyond the borders of this county take the apple industry for instance we can call prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that the net profits of one acre or of 10 year old bearing orchards have hake been from to we have now many acres of bearing orchards and hundreds of acres of oc young richards three thieo to five years old it is necessary to get our produce to market aro are you going abing to help bell us or will aou ou that liae hale good roads sit idly by and calmly dejoice in our misery no we believe the taxpayers on oil the east side will help hell us make box elder eider county what it is destined to be one of the foremost agri agricultural agriculture cultura and herti horticultural ti valleys in fit the arld arid west the people of the bear river val the people of bear river val ley are proud to point to Drig brigham hall city as the clea clearnest riest residence town in ill utah its municipal light and water system its mercantile establishments lish ments and banking institutions are ornaments to that city it is remarkable yet title that bonding of the city brought about the water works and the municipal light systems good roads are avenues of communication and to have these modern conveniences it is necessary to sacrifice selfishness territorial clannishness and work forthe for the good of the whole to bring about tile the desired result in road building bonding of the county to the fur full extent of the law will be necessary the value of the taxable property of box elder county borders on oil to the 10 mark which will make box elder county a county of tile the third class in 1910 article 14 of the constitution of utah provides no debt in excess of tile the taxes for the current year shall be created by any county or subdivision slon thereof or by any school district therein or by any city town or village or any subdivision thereof in it this state unless the proposition to create such debt shall have been submitted to a vote of 0 such qualified electors as shall hhall have paid a property tax lax therein in fit lie year preceding such elec election iou and a majority ot of those voting thereon shall haie hae voted in favor ot of In curing such debt the wisdom 0 of the organic act is clearly shown in it the above article giving to the majority the right to s sa what Is needed for the betterment of 0 conditions cond condi iiona ions in their respective counties article I 1 1 section 4 of 0 the constitution ution of utah 1 provides rov ides when authorized to create indebtedness as provided in section 3 of this art article lelL no county shall become indebted to an anio amount filc including ludIng existing ill debt edness s exceeding two per turn provided that no part of the indebtedness allowed sn in this section shall be incurred for other than strictly county purposes it Is not the intention of the writer welter to dibe discuss how the bonds should be floated how bow taxes should be levied to pay interest and principal on bonds nor any question pertaining to tile the sink sinking ilig fund the county commissioners are governed by the laws of the state ot of utah in such cases made and provided the first step is to get the money for road purposes how to properly spend it willbe will be the next step much inch of tilts this work cart can be done by our own citizens all members of 0 tile the board of 0 governors of the commercial club 0 of near bear river valley who have been interviewed ire are in favor of bonding the county for the construction of 0 highways read what some of our leading citizens have to say hon john P holmgren says 1 I 1 am in favor of bonding the county county to its lawful capacity for road purposes jos Jensei ir ex county clerk said put ine are down in favor of bonding the county for oo for the construction of 0 highways I 1 ishall shall use my influence to ill ring bring abo about 11 t the desired desire result moroni Moi lensen risen president of the D B R ir P r G said 1 I iam am in favor or ol rood good roads and I 1 cannot see ree how tills his result can be obtained without w th indebtedness hon HOD IV S hansen sald said 1 I am certainly in fit favor of good roads but have not ng as lei framed air ail opinion how the money should be raised raise for rond road purposes alma nelson one of the directors of tile the first N national dank bank of brig liam hani city sald said sure I 1 am in favor of bonding the county for roads wo we certainly have a remedy in fit bonding P al hnnson hanson chairman of 0 the co school board sald said 1 I am of the unqualified opinion that box elder county t should be bonded two per of its assessed valuation of taxable property IrO erty leTty for road load purposes pui poses I 1 below is a statement or of david Ho holmgren lingren manager farmers cash union in answer to the question riu estion are you in fit favor ot of bonding the county for the construction of highways high ways will say that in an affirmative answer is strictly in keeping with present day progress and developments bad roads have been a direct cause of loss to us its in our shipments by reason or of inability friability to load cars at specified times thus violating contracts and agreements besides an unmercifully lot of demurrage to pay for detention of cars respectfully DAVID alar partners farmers cash union walter green the banana apple man said 1 I am in favor ot of bonding for or the reason that it brings bustness business it and nd capital into a country without good roads capital will nol lot be invested in an any community besides bad roads show a non sive sive spirit milton alliton H welling president ot of the bear riv niver er stake said quote me as heart and soul anthe in the move i a nen lat at gitl loads goza ani busts fus ts mean progress anti and prosperity a benefit to the people who live in the cities an advantage to the people who live in the country and it will help hell every section ot of out our county the people ot of bear river viley valley a will agitate tills this move both B brigham rigin city and in bear river rive valley ley the report of the lie court country tra I 1 live ave committee appointed by pie president s ld ent roosevelt recommended thie rhieny it among samong other recommendations bet betler te r means of communication especially good roads A meeting under the auspices of tile the beat bear river valley Commer commercial elaf club will lie be held immediately and a committee will be appointed to meet the county commissioners and members let of the box elder commercial club for the purpose of talking up the question of good roads bonding of the county and the remodeling or building of a new county court house HENRY SEEGER |