50 ILLINOIS STATE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE 



County plan is the result of much study, good talent and 

 time. The method of selecting the governing body is one 

 promising the best talent and is working well. They 

 have made the forest preserve method one of the great 

 achievements of the nation. Their legislative work gives 

 any county in the state the same advantages taken 

 by Cook. Any 500 voters in a county may now call an 

 election for the purpose of adopting this law. Cities 

 have the most votes and the doing is easy. Only one mill 

 upon the dollar of assessed valuation is permitted, but 

 it brings in a large annual revenue. One per cent upon 

 the same valuation is the limit of indebtedness. In my 

 county, with an assessed valuation of fifty-five millions, 

 we can raise $55,000 annually by direct taxation without 

 the taxpayers noticing it, and run in debt for ten times as 

 much for investments to their great profit and pleasure. 

 There is much encouragement for the preservation of 

 this beloved state, and while things are going our way 

 may we scientifics do our full duty and a little more, and 

 stick. 



