DOUGLAS COUNTY'S INEXHAUSTABLfi NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATIC ADVANTAGES MAK If THE MOST ATTRACTlVfi FOR HOMESEEKERS AND iNVE -SH01g
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IOL, XIV. ROSEBl'RG, OREGOX, MONDAY EVKMXfi, JAXVARY 8, 1013
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County Court
FOUR COST ABOUT
Armiry lor Rosibnrg Urged by
Large Representation o( toe
County's Taxpayers
BRIDGE CONTRACTS LET.
Brown's ferry $11,205
Umpqua 17.154
Winston 13,740
Winchester 15,620
Total $57,719
Above are the final contract prices
for the four new steel bridges for
which contracts were awarded thi3
afternoon by the County Court to tho
Portland itridge & iron Co. Som!
Incidental expenses will bring the
total cost of the four structures up
to about $60,000. The present piers
and approaches of the Winchester
bridge are to be retained. A new
bridge at ltoseburg to cost about
$20,000 was also announced by the
court, but the contract therefor will
not be awarded until later. Its locu
tion must also be determined
whether to rebuild on the present site
or at the old crossing at the foot of
Oak street. A very lurge number of
citizens favor the latter as a more
direct route of travel, and the court
may accept this view.
For the Xew Armory.
A large delegation of citizens ap
peared before the County Court this
morning on behalf of the movement
for a new armory in Roseburg, for
half the cost of which a state fund
is now available. The matter waH
presented to the court by Dr. Geo. E.
lioiick, who read the following sum
mary from the tax rolls of bouglrs
i-
'FRISCO CROOKS GET 4.
FRANK I.O(; s WATCH
4- AMI (ut IN MONKV. 4.
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Special to the Evening Review.
4. SAX FRANCISCO, Jan. 8. 4
Frank Long, a farmer or Cleve
4" land, Douglas County, Oregon,
4 lost $80 toduy matching coins
4 with confidence men. Then he A
4. sold them his $125 watch for a 4
bOKua $1000 bill. The crooks 4.
4 grabbed the bill out of his hand
4 and escaped.
4 Long Is well known in Rose-
4. burg. He is a brother of At- 4.
4. lorney John T. Long, of this 4.
4. city, and left here for San 4
4. rrancisco last Saturday. 4.
4
l"I"I"I"r"I"I"I"I"I"l"I"I"I""I"l'iI"I-il
FOR TEN DAYS
COMMEINCIINQ
Monday, Jan. 8, 1912
Every Thing in the Store Cut to Cost
All hard wheat Flour $1.2.'.
All bulk Tea, per lb 3.v
All ."c Soaps. 24 bars l.00
Gold Dust Washing Powder 2r
Citrus Washing Powder , .stir
M. J. II. Coffee. 3 lb. can .v
Golden Wei.t Coffee. 1 lb 3.V
M. J. II. Coffee. 1 lb 3.1r
P. S. Shrimps. 2 for 2.V
P. S. Corn. 2 for av
P. S. Tomatoes. 2 for 2-V
Carnation Milk lite
Sunrise Miik. 3 for !fcV
Cannd Asparagus. Diamond W.J8.V
Kellngg's Corn Flakes. 3 for . . . .2.V
Dutch Cleanser, 3 for 2.V
Sardines. l.",c cans UN
Tea Garden Svrup. H gal 4.V
Eagle Milk l.v
Col Oat Flatpes 'Ic
P. S. Raisins. 1 lb llr
Grape Nuts. 2 for '2.V
Arm Hammer Soda. 4 for . . . .2.V
2 ox. Bottle Lemon Extract l.V
2 t : I'-ttle Vanilla Extract ....2.-r
Mag.c 1,-axt, 7 for ' ii.V
Schilling s Tea. 1 lb. .ir-
Schilling s Tea. 4 lb 2c
THESE PRICKS ARE Foil CASH tiM.V.
HENRY EASTON
GROCiiR
OPKN EVENINGS I NTII, 7:3(1. 311 NORTH JACKSON' STREET.
Lounty for the present year:
C'oiiiiiaratire Assessment Valuations.
Statement of assessed valuation of
property as shown by the assessment
j roll for Douglas County for the year
1911, classified so as to show as-
1 sess
' sessed valuation on which furnier
and farm in e diHtrlrtu will nv tnvp I
. " '
as Com Da red With RRneRfWd vnlnntlnn
on timber land owners, railroad com
pany and other corporations will pay
taxes as follows, to-wlt:
Farmers and Farming Districts,
Tillable land (95.000
crea $4,275,000
Non-tillable (500,000
acres) ... l.l.l5
Improvements on tillable
land 187.570
SSStS.'SS.-::::::
Cattle
230.37
Sheep and goats
Swine
Improvements on deeded
land
Farmers telephone lines. ,
'oo'i!?'?
22,215
809,000
3,976
$7,789,383
Timber Lands Towns, Ktc.
iini.HT lamus iwn, r.ir.
uintu iit4us,zi acres, iiti.sjz.-i.iu
City lots . . .
Improvements on tow
lots
Milling machinery, etc.
Merchandise, etc.
Money, notes, accounts.
442,070
Shares of stock
IOCK, f"'?
Eood8 178,13i
245.88 "
Household
Dogs
4.1.0
Oregon Western R. R.
Co., O. & C. It. R. Co.,
Pacific Postal Tel. Co.,
Western Union Tel Co.,
Pullman Car Co., and
other corporations . .
G, 101, 178
$25,320,260
Total assessed valuation
in county $33,109,643
Total valuation In corpor
ate limits of rtoseburg
(estimated) $2,328,135
Fiom the ablve It will be seen that
under the proposed Vt mill levy for
building an armory that the farmers
and property tn farming districts i:i
the county will pay on a total valua
tion of $7,789,383, or a total tax
of $3,894.69
Timber land owners, small town;,
the Southern Pacific R. R. Co. au.l
other corporations outside of the City
of Roseburg will pay on a total valua
tion of $22,992,125, or a total tax
of $11,496.06
The property owners In the cor
porate limits of the City of Roseburi;
will pay at the rate of 1 mills on
a total valuation of $2,328,135, or
a total tax of $3,492 20
Total tax for armory $18,882.9:
Itowhurg I'nyt l.itiernl Sluire.
The property within the corporate
limits of the City of Roseburg f ir
the past three years, as shown by the
asHesHment rollx, has been taxed and
has contributed to road building,
road work and bridges, as follows,
to-wlt:
: liMIH Assi-wuiieilt- Roll.
Assessed valuation of property
within corporate limits .$1,784,920
2 9-10 mills levy from Oenernl
Fund for road purposes $5,176 26
Special road tax levy within cltv
limits $5,267.80
Total paid by city for roads for
1908 $10,444.06
1 Aswwunent Roll.
Assessed valuation of proerty wlth-
I In coruorate limits tl 947.189
Two mills levy from General Fund
for road purposes $3,894.37
Special road tax levy within city
limits $7,167.78 i
Total paid by city for roads fori
1909 111. 062.15
1010 Assessment Hull.
Assessed valuation of property with
in corporate limits . . . .$2,198.53..
4 mills levy from General Fund
for road purposes $9,893.36
Special road tax levy within cliy
limits (425.44
Total paid by city for roads for
1910 $10,318.80
Almost the entire amount of moner
l,0 levled Mch hown aboV(;
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property and property owners who do
not contribute to the funds so raised.
Thus it was shown that Roseburz
baa paid $31,825 Into the road and
bridge funds of the county in t!i
past three years and will this year
pay over $12,000 more. Nearly all
,vii una ouiii uas uccu bwiii uuiBlllB Jl
! Roseburg, therefore we feel Justified
in ask in the other narta of th poiii. -
un ' i A n.hn- .m .i. -
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armories
!Dttiia8. s.
Dallas.
aid
been
last
mat
to cover half the expense
ory at Roseburg. If not UBed here
now this will go elsewhere and it Is !
very improbable that another appro-
priatlon for armories will be made by
the next Legislature.
C. S. Jackson spoke of the need
for an armory here, citing several
reasons therefor.
E. R. Darber, deputy state master
of the Granges for Douglas County,
read the resolution of the Pomona
Grange favoring this nrmory and
cited the fact that 17 of the 19 In
dividual Granges of the county had
adopted similar resolutions. These
Granges Include between 600 and
700 men, nearly all of whom are tux
payers. He explained that the
Granges favor the erection of this
armory on the positive assurance
given them that a rest room, toilet
rooms, etc., will be provided therein
for the farmers and their wives, and
which will be oten to their use every
day In the week. The assurance thi t
this provision will be made was again
given by Dr. Ilouck. Capt. Stewart.
Lieut. Buchanan and others having
the matter in charge.
Rev. J. E. Ilurkhart, as a represen
tative of tho Ministerial AHsotiutlou
of Roseburg. urged the erection ol ,
i.,. a....,,.,. ,w ,o ueeueu nui uui,
for the state troops but for public
meetings of all kinds.. Including
, , "
lyceum bureau attractions, fraternal ,
conventions, revival meetings, ana ne(
might have added the Chautauqua
sessions.
L. Wimherly called attention in
the financial side of the matter !
how the state is providing half tile
iuiiud ii--.i.-u mi linn Mii,oir una
non-resident taxpayers and the public j
service- corporations
half the r-;-
mainder.
How Roseburg la paying
bridge fund annually for every $1.00,
they are now nnkimx from out Hide th
town toward this armory, lite rau
war rfted that out Bid h taxpayera as
sessed on $2000 worth of property
I will pay but $1 Into thin armory
i fund, as against $10 on a like amount
of property in Honeburtt which goea
Into the general road and bridge
fund.
Representative Geo. NVuner fa
vored the erection of this armory
now, as he believes no further appro
priations for armories are likely tr.
be made for some time to come by
the Legislature. Other towns ha;
secured armorlea and Kosebur g
entitled to this one.
tint one objector was heard to the
movement, a Mr. Drown by name. He
wanted the court to postpone action
until remonstrance could be circu
lated. This suggestion was decisive
ly squelched by W. L. Cobb, who de
clared his belief that at the utmost
not more than $2.00.0n of th tax
able property of the county coti'J
thus be enrolled against the armorv.
whll those favoring or not opposing
this half mill lvy represented t to
other 131.000,000 worth of prowr
ty. As he explained It: "In other
words, we are only asking the court
for the opportunity of spending our,
own mone." Me was round!)
cheered. j
8. C. Miller, one of the heaviest
taxpayers of the county, favored thv
armory and expressed the belief that
If submitted to a vote of the taxpay
ers of the county the measure would
carry. j
Al. Treason, another rery hea
taxpayer, was emphatic In support f
the armory. ,
Mayor Joseph Micelll. In reply o
a claim trtat many KoM'hura ieopie
do not favor the armory, said that nm
a word of protect had reached th
city council for their action In levy
ing a srecfal tax of one mill therefor.
Others called th attention of tV
court to the fact that we here hae
the opportunity o getting bark ah'-rii
$J0.0iM of the heavy stnte tax th1
county Is paying, along with near!
(Continued oa ige 4).
. . . ty t0 reciprocate to the extent of one-'ii ,,." . i. " lrB1Knl l"CK ' the cabin. The men "-"" irreuonne. wueoec, this
" , ,o,oh" ' o-I building an armory ,,,dl"';, P'111 resumed their' work. They ? "noon "nd nla,, Pe0" were
'-"Mf? In hi city. This amount la so am iir" killed or Injured. The coache. of
C- 212 that no taxpayer will be injured J,Ji 1,1 iy ' d?wn ,aoJ 'o .Its western boundary, a mile In ,bo,,n traln e ditched. Relief
383,2o ,hh,. JU 11 .died alone, after his companion. Ben- length, then thev struck .,,nthr,l trains are rushing to the scene.
lem and Wnnriimm with ti,., ""'.M """ wn wnicq to . overcome with cold that he could not
of state funds. $40,000 having j Kvert.- tr , i T h 7 "and- McGe ,ook h"n on h"' back rinoii t
n o.-i.j tk.. 1.. -eru irugic aeatn occurred on and carried him for tl,
.. i'i, u.i loitM ,i-,m,i 111 1 " f , I ,... it ir. j .. .. 1 . 1 uriui
,i . hi,. , t ,01, r. .x.,.. rour iiuvi laier sic- a m e. when he. too irnvo m,i p.
annronrlation a balunce now r-7. rr ""?"" """emen;, tins time Everts waa practically hell- "
ns In the state treasury sufllclent I w'''", V'TJ'L1. .1nd McOee diK-lded to build a
PYPnFUli1 MTU I
IjAIUIjIIu r A 1 A I J
E, E. Evdrts Meets Lonely Deatb
in Smith River Region
CRUISING WITH B. O. McCEE
Companion Makes stnrau Ellotts
To Save Him Coroner on Way
to Isolated Bier
.... ... .... . .... .
t .i.M,y eiuauHiea aiter tramping
fn- aava- u,,,... j . v. ...
, , , . "uuw 111 "
' " . iy ,,n region
' Jp.'n - McGee, of Eugene, formerly
i' Roseburg. had gone to procure
gone to procure
telephone. On the following dav.
Friday, January 5, the Information
j reached Coroner Jewett. who left
here that night, arriving at Gardiner
Saturday. Thence he left for thi
scene of Everts' death, which. It 1
believed, he cannot reach before to-
monow. The last fu miles of the
Journey must be traveled through OU4
of the roughest sections of Douglas
County, and with this there Is th'i
auoea aisaovantage 01 tile presence
of snow said to be two feet dee,i
In places.
Sons io to limy Body.
Two of Everts' sons, Jason and
Edwurd. left here Sunday night to
follow ill the fnniMl..,, rr II... r,...
oner. They have planned to give the
I lemains temporary burlul at or near
me spot where death occurred and
, then remove them In the spring to by the hardest kind of work. Tarry
the cemetery at Fair Oaks, near Oak-1 i"K only long eonugh to dry out his
t bind the rewtlnir iiIiia nf Ma. Uvawt.' rlfithefl he aeeiirnit mitphui in.)
wne. wno died eight years ago.
EvertB was 53 years of age. McGin
Is 60. The two men left Kosebur,;
the day before Christmas to nost
notices on a timber claim which had
been covered with Northern Pacific
I scrip hy Eugene partli
The partlc-
; 11 Inr tract of land is
sectlon 3, rf
towiislili, 20. r,i,iv-e w.-t
ijranil jury I oivinull (Jlvet. Details.
t,n lenvlng here last Frldav Cnr-
oner jewett did not know the
dl'wiu iiiu IHIl KI1UW llie.
identity of the man whose death he
wag summoned to Investigate, in-
foimatlon that It was Everta was
telephoned here S nday morning
Full details of the affair followed on
Sunday evening with the arrival here
of C. E. Rlcker. of Gardiner, foreman
ui me iiiiugiaB tdlluiy grana Jtirj , '
which convened this morning. The
narrative related by Mr. Rlcker gave
a clear understanding of Everts' fate, '
probability the inquiry to
be diiected by the coroner will co-
Inrltli with It In every material pur-
tirular.
I lut tie AuliiNt Know Klonn. I
Hiring a launch at Gardiner oa '
if
Made of the Finest
Blues tern Wheat
Wheat that Is washed In the
purest water
then carefully and scien
tifically blended
then ground "high" ro
that the gluten granules
may furnish their highe'.
quantity of nutriment
why shouldn't Drlftel
Snow Flour be suiM-rior.
I se this finest nf flours and
be assured of bread an 1
pastry satisfaction.
Axk your grocer for It.
Miule l.f
Sperry Flour Co.
TtCOM.t. WASH.
Benson Grocery
HOLE IH1TRIIII TOR.
m
Everta
lphur
i. There
on the
following day they started out afoot
tip the west branch of Smith Rlvv.
They traveled for two days over a
rough mountain trail covered with
snow, and completed a distance of
23 miles. They spent the night of
December 28 In an Isolated cabin.
un tne morning of December 29 they
began the final lap of their Journey
to their destination, the timber
claim laying three-fourths of a niiie
away. Snow and rain began falling
and their progress was very slow.
They manag d to reach the first sec-
tlon corner. From there thev
cruised north nearly a mile, when
the storm became heavier and they
decided tn rn nn ,tw ,h.. A..'.
They spent the night on the spot.
F.verts t'nenuHl tn Tuk.
The storm continued throughout'
the night and when morning dawned
McGee advised Immediate return to
ho hln !.,.,.. A ...... i
! iiuaeu HUB llieU,
saying they could encircle the section
-.-------., 0vi..t
ana complete their work In about th
.same time It
and Everts began to rive out nr..i
uallv he became n el,o,.u,0H .i
uallv he became n el,o,.u,0H .i
ai.i . .
, ifim-n iw 1,1111'.
rveriu hail anmo .,, !,., . Km
tie. but fatal circumstance the'
' cork had been dutmlveH .nH .h,
matches that would probably have
been the means of saving Everts"
life were all wet and unlit for use I
In this dllemna. McGee decided , '
leave Everts to himself and go to'
the cabin for some dry matches and
kindling. This waa late in the after-1
trTreTed" MC'e E
s"rtnV "disunce rtlYmHn".
they spent the night and on
would renlllre tt mn
noon of December 30. Wrapping hU1" "le """"Kate was regularly elected
' own coat around Everts and telling ,,y tne c,"ntral committee of his state
him to keep In motionlas much rsHryan HPealed from the decision or
possible, McGee took leave of his ,ne cnulr und 8 "luabble ensued. A
companion on the bank of a smull mo""n to go Into executive Bcsslcm
stream flowing Into the west branch !!"rr't'' ,a"d 1110 doors were closed.
: of Smith lllvi.r Tha inn wo. than he rilllllg of tile cllulr Was K1IB-
! two feet deep on the rldgea and It 1
was Intensely cold. McGee reached'
the cabin In the darkness of midnight
kindling and struck back to where'
he had left Everta. He arrived there cal s"cl,,'y ' be held In the Com
shortly after dawn, but he was too ' n"'rt'lal rooms on Tuesday even-
late. Everta was dead. He lay on ' !" Ju"- ,B. 1912. A program will
nia hai-ii nm,. r,iui ratai.o.i ,1,1. Ilu prepared for the occasion and a
position, coupled with his tracks lii,u" attendance Is desired.
the snow, allowed that he had fallen
backward while walking about to
keep his blood In f II circulation.
.McGee Has Slow Trlii Hack.
Spotting a trail so that ho would
have no difficulty in reaching the
" Ulimuilj ill -a(-HK
Place again. McGee left the body and
started back to Sulphur Springs. II-
was nearly exhausted, himself, and
his trip over the wild, anow covered
trail was necessarily slow. He rested
In the cabin on the night of Decem-
her 31 and two days later he reached
"iiiiiuui niinuiiB (ukkiiik camp. lie
spent another full day resting there
and January 4 he got bark to Sul-
i-1 .t.
I'hur Springs, where he Immediately
telephoned to Gardiner, requesting
a',.
summons to the coroner In Roseburg.
' Kverts cnnifl tn RnHehnrir frimi Mi.
Cook, Nebraska, 12 years ago, and
haa resided since that time In this
!",ty' at Peel and near Oakland. He
I ieuvea iuur boiib anu one aaugmer,
' the latter, Miss Laura Everts, now
living in McCook. The two tons
who have gone to secure the body are
i well known In Roseburg. Jason whs
formerly employed at clerk In the
Rosebi rg post office, and la now at or -
; keeper at the Southern Pacific round-
1 house. Kdward la a machinist.
Charles, another aon. Uvea at Peel,
and Albert, the fourth son, la a resi
dent of Kiddle. Five brothers and
' four sisters also survive Everts. They
are Jason Everts, of Butherlln, Or.;
i Charles, Louis, Orlo and George
Everts, living In Wisconsin; Mrs. L. i
C. Church and Mrs. Nora Church.!
of Wyoming: Mrs. Anna Kendall, of
Chicago, and Mrs. W. II. Whlttaker,
of McCook.
JEWELER IN TltOI III.E.
The Peoples Jewelry Store, which
recently opened an establishment In
Hoseburjc, Is having all kinds of
trouble with Its creditors, and only
awalta further develnpmenta In nego
tiations to know whether It will be
closed up or nut. he managers of
the Peoples Jewelry Store claim that
they are not able to meet with the
exacting demands of the creditors on
account of business having been poor,
owing, mainly to the stormy weather
that has prevailed, and have offered
to make a compromise aettlement
with all creditors, but this prop
sition was refused.
The Willamette Pacific Rallroa I
Company, the subsidiary of th"
Southern Pacific Company, which lr
projecting a line from Eugene to Co is
llay. has brought suit In the Circuit
Court here against the Sparrow.
Knoll Lumber Company to condemn
a light of way through sections 14.
15. it. 17 and 2. tp. 10-12. Tl
land Involved consists of II acre
which plaintiff says Is reasonably
worth $1.")70. The railroad company
allege Its Inatlilty to come to an
agreement with the defendant.
H I I I 1 I I I M n t I hh
X
CHII.IltE. PLY WITH
MATCH KH; HOY DKAD,
HIS MOTHER IIVING,
,
Special to the Evening Review.
HILI.SnORO. Or.. Jan. 8
Howard Thomas, aged 4 years, .
uunicu iu uqain ana nia
mother, Mrs. A. J. Thomas,
was burned so badly that she
will die as the result of a fire
in the Commercial Hotel this
morning. The fire started in
the apartment occupied by
the Thomas family and was
caused by the children playing
with matches.
4.
HU 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I t T. t t t 1 7
11 1 1 ' ' '"I"'
TRAIN' COLLISION IX
CANADA KILLS MAXV
,
(Social to the Evening Review).
MONTREAL, .inn a t.,. ....
. t'noBvii
e? lnU11"' " " this city, the
"UIU Weoec ana both crowded
collided on the Canadian Pacific
HHiAN JOLTF.D TWICE IIY
T..mn. ha i iu CXJMMITTKK.
the Evening Review).
NOTOX. Jau. 8. Leading
against tne party machine
an. Homing tne proxy of a
delegate, was twice ti,rm,:i
mown at tne nieetiiicr r,r tta r,An,n
I . "outu.
cratlc National committee here tnrtl, V
1 rvan moved to unseat two commit-
temen, Weatherly, of Alabama, and
0u,r'r. of Pennsylvania, declaring
,nay were '""foiled by the big .n-
tetnta- b"t Both motions failed of
tne,r Purpose.
The ""o"on made by Bryan agalnpl
fatherly was declared by Chairman
Nornian E- Mack to be out of order
tallied, however.
, . , y wa" "eted over llryan'r
uy a voie 01 z 10 is
HISTORICAL HOOKTY.
" ''""" u ne nisioii-
NOTICE TO THE I'l'ltLIC.
I wish to announce to my many
menus in itoseiiurg and vicfuity that
to cm in; enure siock oi gooua
. . ., , ..
the '.VJ "l,y 8'0r t0 Mr- L- D.
Summerfleld, of the 5c. 10c and 15c
Store. Cass street, where 1 may b.j
found in the future.
M RS. E. L. WATSON.
Dr. Lowe leaves Tuesday noon.
f,,t,,t,.,
J.' '""'"'"'"'"'""I"'"'
T
to the prune.
The First Trust A Savings
Dank of Roseburg will be open
on Saturdays from 7 p. m. to
8 p. m.
I T
'M M 1 I 1 I I I I I I 1 I I 1 1 M
CorsetSpeciaI
"Once a (iossard- Always a Oossard."
We have Just received our n- v line or (ioHHunl Corsets, everv one a
new model and Just what ever, ly will want to give the right lln, s
to her Spring Suits, Dresses and Costs.
We fit your corset free of chaige and lake pride In showing you tli.
different models.
Models for slight women, stout women, tall wotneu. short woiii-m:
Misses, middle aged and aged.
I't us show yoa.
And they lace In front.
THE LEADER
BARGAINS IN
Real Estate!
I have number of special fine buys in city and ranch proper
ties. My list la most complete. I have what you are looking for.
I write all kinds of Insurance. Insure your household furniture.
J. W. CAMPBELL
"Live Wire'' Real Estate Maa.
HELP THESETTLER
Fisher Would End Praclice of
ALLOW RESIDENCE IN TOWN
Imprisonment of Crocked Locators atd
Abolishment c( Receivers o
Lmd Offices Urgid
(Special to the Evening Review)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 8 Arivne.t.
Ing the carrying out of the Govern
ment's theory that the public domain
anouiu oe utilised for actual settle
ment and development rather than
as a source of revenue for the Gen
eral Government, the annual report
of Secretary W. L. Flaher of the In
terior was made public today. "We
must not permit In the guise of settle
ment." says the Secretary, "mere ex
ploitation which In the last analvsl
retards and prevents both settlement
and development." The report con
tinues: l-el Hetller Live In Town.
"Large areas of the public land,
great quantities of timber and of
mineral deposits, extensive water
powers, are eagerly sought after, no:
for the purpose of Immediate utiliza
tion and development, but so that
they may be held to await the after
growth of the country, to be then
transferred to those who will actual
ly utilize them after an unearned
Increment has been paid to those who
acquire the property from the Gov
ernment under insufficient luws or
lax administration.
"It Is this sort of exploitation which
should be frankly nnd absolute'v
prevented and which. It prevented,
would enable us to remove many of
the restrictive provisions which now
Irritate and hamper, the bona fide
settler and Industrial pioneer. The.
man on the ground should be the
object of our solicitude, and we
should protect him against those who
would place upon his shoulders jiuv
unnecessary burden. 1 believe that
to this end wa can profitably modi'v
certaln of the existing Inws relating
to tne pu rule domain. Take, for
Instance, our agricultural lands. The
object of the law with respect to
these la to Insure actuul settlement
This can be accomplished only by
ris?ld insistence upon the requlro
nieni or actual residence upon th
, . " .,, i,.
, ground with only such exceptions a
are required or justified by agricui-
tural conditions which make town
residence In close proximity to the
tract cultivated appropriate."
AholUh (mice nt Receiver.
The Secretary calls seclal atten
tlon to the following recommenda
tions of the Commissioner of the Gen
eral Ijtml Odlce:
The abolishment of the office nf
receiver In tho local land offices, and
the substitution of a civil service em
ployee, drawing an adequate but
smaller salary than that allowed
under existing statute to the rs-
(Contlnued on page 4).
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