Show BOOSTING consolidation A citizen comments on the matter and advises the people to get in line those who hae bae read the circular letter from the committee apponi appointed ted bythe by the salina school district may have a bad taste in their mouths and may be looking for a chaser the reaper has been favored with an arti cle from the pen of a sevier citizen which may answer this purpose the writers name has been withheld but may be learned by applying to this office the article is as follows it seems that some of the representative citizens from the north end of the county think that we as a people of sevier county are going to do something rash unless they stand at the danger point and warn us back what a pity for the united states that it did not have such men in the country before the revolution to tell the patriots to beware and not declare war as it might prove disastrous 1 our forefathers knew it to be right and fought for principle not for self alone the man without children helps support schools and the children of some other man enjoy the benefits then is it not right that those interested ought to help out the other fellow who is also interested 7 just glance over the argument put forth in the pamphlet which was waa circulates and see what it contains they have cited what can be paid and not what will be paid a school board it is 13 reasonable to suppose I 1 c that a county which now pays forty tight school trustees is going to exceed that am amount aunt in employing only five that is 13 all bosh they did not siy say how bow much might be saed Is sevier county going to be at the tail end of the pro profession assion in accepting something that means advancement van cement it is to be hoped not Is it right that the roan man without children should pay school taxes if not those backing the circular letter lette ought rought to circulate a pham asking that they be as they haie hae no children 0 o enjoy the benefits does it not seem right therefore that tha t the inin inan who lives in tho the larger towns and enjoys railroads electric lights and other public utilia utilities s should share at leist part of the taxes d derived eriv from that source with his less fortunate neighbors neighbor sl 7 twelve states have accepted consolidation soli dation and it his proved a grand success and now others are falling failing in line rapidly As a citizen of this county I 1 should lile like to see all the tax papers send in a favorable report to the county commissioners before may ath i report in favor of consolidation and thus boost for sevier we are not fossils as those citizens would like to make us believe and now is the tirre tine tin e to show it |