| Show taxation facts editorial front salt like lake tribune the Box elders teachers association in the current issue of its journal has performed a notable service to the taxpayers ol of Box Bo elder melder county aud and incidentally to those ol of the state as a v whole hole who are fortunate enough to obtain copies of the publication the issue Is devoted almost entirely to a study of the tax problem while special reference is of course made wide information is presented to make the little magazine interesting reading to every taxpayer in the state one thought occurs during the perusal of the current issue without regard to how the journal Is financed the public will expect that the discussions contained in a publication fathered by an organization such as the dox box elder teachers association composed compose d of members who are public officials will be entirely fair the teaching profession should be broadminded and broad mindedness suggests that the entire case and both sides of it be presented to the taxpayer and to the voter who supplies the money tor for the schools all the facts are presented or are deducible from the figures tabulations and graphs furnished in the journal in his comments the editor has recurred several times to the idea hibb he expresses once in these words nearly one half of the taxpayers of boxelder Box elder pay less than 25 each in taxes in 1925 their average amounted to only 1269 11 elsewhere the exact percentage is given as and the number of such taxpayers as 2316 2346 it Is further pointed out that it if each such taxpayer has an average of two children at school |
