Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1920 — THE EPIDEMIC FOR SPENDING [ARTICLE]

THE EPIDEMIC FOR SPENDING

For Public Improvements at This Time Should Be Halted. It would seem to The Democrat that it would be good business sense to postpone all (public improvements as much as possible until labor becomes more plentiful and prices of building material come down. There will be no improvement in these conditions sv long as we go ahead mortgaging the future by issuing bonds to make improvements that can just as well be put off awhile. The time to make public improvements is when there is stagnation—or about to be—not when there is scarcity of labor and production. In this way things can be more evenly balanced. We notice that in many counties of Indiana and in Illinois they are postponing public improvements wherever possible because of present conditions. But in Jasper county we seem inclined to spend more (borrowed) money than ever before.' As evidence the proposed consolidated school buildings* the proposed community house or memorial, etc. There are also no less than 10 stone road lettings advertised for the meeting of-the county ’ commissioners and IAjH road petitions are still being filed. It Is timie to call a halt on this publie improvement epidemic. The taxpayers and the county commissioners should' use their heads a ' little more. Otherwise we will be uD*&Me to do anything when the slump comes and labor is seeking employment.