Show TAXPAYERS TAX VS A letter it tier published elsewhere la in th a issue fum f um A west enda ir 1 f further evidence that what promis ed in the beginning to be a fight be two ends of the county is already developing into so methin ise else instead of itts its being between two tso ends or between two cities of oc the hie county tho the contest will be between level headed business men and taxpayers of the county on on oil tide bide and well vell meaning but less leas re community boosters boasters bo ot of our thriving metropolis on the other the first evidence ot of this trent trend came in the refusal 61 0 t mariy many of cedar cites prominent men to sign the petition for removal of the seat ot of county government these men careful and calculating with scarce ly an exception feel that eventually the change will be made but they ire are likewise of one mind that the effort now Is ia ill timed expressive of their attitude is the statement by the head of one of their biggest businesses that we had better strive to get in stronger financial condition with less bouts bon la and indebtedness over us and if we have any money to spend our economie economic interests teresta in would be bettor better served by improving duif our arteries of travel A country develops no faster aster than ltd its system or of highways he says and while moving the seat of government would not enrich the county building up our high highways waya would but the enthusiasm which went with the circulating ot of the petitions Is waning elsewhere taxpayers after time tor for sober reflection are coming to a realization that no economic necessity demands action fit at this time and that mostly the per roual ambitious ot of a tew few are behind the move some ot of them even see in it sit en effort on the part of those who contribute little or nothing toward financing the county government but live much at the public trough to devise means for or spending the taxpayers money to further their own personal interests so parowan carowan and cedar city as combatants are likely to tade fade largely out of 0 the picture continuing their friendly relations while the agitators wage an offensive agal against ast the best interests of the county tle tl e council spends thirty nal nutce to two hours about every me meeting eting night tor for two or three months go arg over the list and debating how to reduce it and then they all get excited and the same old motions are made again that delinquents be L alven ven five days r aice etc eto ihus the trouble troubie is perpetuated perpetuate d of course it Is largely their own time which they spend worrying over the delinquent list they just atay in session tata much later and the amount they spend in giving notices is heg so its largo large ly their own affair but they could save loth and get better results by saying once and tor for all that service will be discontinued to delinquents and then staying by it they need never see a delinquent list let alone wasting time on it lill all they need to know is that service Is discontinued when it should Is ie the rest of 0 the problem will take care ot of itself they be hard boiled either they can be lenient with the man who needs time but always the burden ot of making arrangements should sl be his rather than leaving it to them to give him five days no ake continuing such dure seems mcern little short ot of foolishness PT |