Show THE COn elsewhere inthis issue of 0 the times will be found the auditors financial statement ot of iron county for or the flaccid year ending december slat perusal ot of it reveals some very interesting things among which are the costs ot of county government various sources ot of revenue bonded indebtedness assessed valuation asset and liabilities cost ot of maintaining the county count v library the county hospital teea fees received from the latter and a lot of other information which will be ot of general gen eral interest to taxpayers unfortunately however the which would have meant more to the average taxpayer and which ch the law requires as designed to sale guard and to protect the taxpayers money from possible waste or extravagance va gance e are not included in this report we reter refer to that part ot of the required report which would have shown to whom the money has been paid and for what purpose it Is 18 not lot valuable information to the average taxpayer and certainly to Is no protection against pance gance or squander to show that county warrants issued during the year total of 0 more value would be a showing as is to who is get bet ting the road money what the officers expense accounts and deputy hire amount to too whether one store la Is selling all the road maternal mater mato trial lal to the county or if it to ig being divided and matters ot of that sort the report as pub published lishe d refutes the theory of economy as a motive e tor for not dot including the information referred to and the fact that the auditor and the trea treasure suret are al ways ready and willing to open their looks to the public preclude precludes a even the slightest suspicion that the county has anything to cover up incidentally those books give evidence of 0 being very carefully and painstakingly kept and are a credit to those officers and to the county the motive it there Is 0 one ne for or withholding the information referred to is therefore not apparent any motive how however ever Is wholly inadequate as a defense for not giving the report as statutes directs and we believe the county officers will appreciate the tact fact and give to the taxpayers the information they want and are entitled to |