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Newspaper Page TextST. HELENS MIST, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24, 1919 INDUSTRIAL REVIEW j SElinlra mill roaumoi operations. Prune lnduHtry In the Umpqua valley li growing. j Redmond to have a 100,000 bus- linl grain elevator. ! BuIhiu Hill introduced for court of InduHtrlat dlnputea. j State marketlnr bureau to be croated by liiKlslature. HttRNlde making nu effort to get a 1600,000 breakwater. A flHh hatchery In wanted on the Mlnatn rlvor near Elgin. Orogon City to huve a sawmill for Staking railroad ties only. Paving of hnlf of Hulom-Dullos 'highway BBHured In 1919. Work started In 7-mlle railroad, Xlumath Kalis to llonanxa. (lold Hill dlHtrlct votes on- $15, 000 irrlKatlon bonds February 1 1.. Rt. Johns Public docks comrnls- lion to build $1,000,000 dry dock. Koodxport now ban three mlllH; 100 man employed; city growing. Albany Linn county's share of ;luto tax for 1919 will be $93,367. Portland American Marine Iron Works to build $50,000 ropnlr shop, i Hood Hlvor Considerable do posit native silica found oust of thu city. :$ Wood shipbuilder association de mand continuance of open shop sys tem. Portland Oregon annual road program drafted; $3,626,000 to bo . expi-ndml. ' Itlver and harbors bill will In eludn Oregon projects calling for fl. 260,000. : Rulom to have $100,000 moat Sacking plant of capacity of 100 Boks per day. Oregon state chamber of commerce formed at Portland will embrace Very portion of state. Cottage Grove Assessed valua tion of proporty In l.uno county Is $7o,088,616, an compared with $34, $90,617 for last year. When Oregon's young walnut (roves are In full bearing will rival California's $3,000,000 crop. larg est grove In Oregon covers about 1000 acres. Oregon National guard asks $328,- o ior iwo years support Trom the UflMliituro. The Oregon Volunteor guuru pledges to serve the state without cost. .''.Oregon mlnnral products 1918; Fold, $1,270,300 (decrease $211,. 800); silver. $143, BOO (Increase 140,000); copper. $675,536 (In ereaso $60,100). The Dalles 11 miles betwoon Ben forts and Deschutes river to be bsjllt at cost of $160,000. New $80, 00 to $100v000 bridge for Des chutes also,, ; 'North Portland New streetcar I' which has boon under construe t Into Peninsula Industrial dis tinct, completed and ready for serv ice. New lino enters district by way of paved Dorby street approach to the Interstate bridge and pusses along North Portland harbor line, connecting with old lino near Live Stock bnnk. Nlnoty pound ctoel hus bee, used to moot heavy demand of this rapidly growing manufacturing center. COLUMBIA COUNTY FARM PROBLEMS Valuable Information Itoreatly Given In llulletln on HulJM-t Contains, Ore. Eight problems of greatest local Interest to farmers and dairymen of the lower Columbia p.nd tide-land districts of Columbia and Clatsop counties are outlined In the lutest official report of A. 11. Cordley, director of the Oregon ex periment station. These are forage crops, soli fortuity, root variet), rutabaga oed gomilnatlon. potato varieties, potato seed Improvement, drainage and feeding and managing dairy cattle under coast conditions. Kpsults in each or these problems have been of considerable Interest to farmers of the district, but the work has not yet progressed to tin point where definite conclusions can ue announced, says the report. Asi .! iiiiiu cuwrea ana orougni mo cultivation otlier problems of tide-land agriculture will be takoi, up to obtain Information that will be of practical value to agriculture In terests. Jllue prusslnn peas and, victory oats head the list of forage crops in point oi eariy maturity. Japanese barnyard millet makes excellent growth and Is greatly relished as a green reea by cows. ' On tide-lands a yield of more than five tons por acre of oats and pea hay was obtained on the small "drainage" truct. The crop grew five foot high and made excellent, hay. Superphosphates and manure ary nigniy nonoriclul to rutabagas on hill lands. In the potato varioy trials As cension 13.7ZS was tested for Itw ungnt reslstunt qualities and came unscathed through a heavy general blighting. A hlgli-yloldlng, bllght reslHtsnt potato of good quality would be of Inestimable value to the coast section. 8TATK.MK.NT OK TAXKH I.KVIKI) IV fXHXMIHA COUNTY. OHKGOX. FOIt Tl'WV. VKAK 1911) Dosed on Assessment and Tax Koll of 1918 Valuation placed by Assessor and equalized by County Hourd of Equalization $11,687,246 00 Valuation of Public Bervlce Corporations certified to by Btata Tax Commission 2,057,450 00 Total valuation upon which taxes are to be collected by Trx Collector $13,644,695.00 Valuation of unsecured personal property on which tax has been collocted and turned Into County Treasurer 100,030.00 Total assessed valuation of all taxable property In county. .$13,744,725.00 CLAHHIHCATION OF TAXKH (Jenerai Tax- County Roads and highways . Btp.te tax County school ; . Library Indigent Soldiers and Sailors Valuation . .$13,644,696.00 An Orplinu KliioVrgnrtcn -Tnm. Now York city a body of kU?rgarten workers hnvo started tor fcVunce. They will strive to bring happiness Into the lives of the Froneh orphans and to start anew tb streams of young folks who must t.A the school houses of France. The unit will ho under the direction of Red Cross, with tho National .x:naergarton association behind It. i To Murli plt Uulre! A Cleveland father tolls us thut hi t ought he had thought up a irt schmno for keeping order In his bOusliold. He noticed that his rainsr obstreperous young son -bad ths quality of thrlftlness, and re solved to appeal to It. "Sonny," said ho, "I'm -going to a' VS you a nickel every clay you're a good boy, on condition that every a r you aro mighty you glvo me a a. M. Is It a go?" "i. d like to do It. dad." answerect t. 1 tld. "Hut I can't afford It. I've 0 I ot $1.26 in my hank to start ('lovwland Plain Dealer. COUNTY SCHOOL NOTES Eighth grade examinations Febru ary 6-7. A complete enrollment of every soldier enlisted from Columbia county in any class of military serv ice win us undertaken soon. The enrollment will be taken by district and every teacher will be asked to assist. The gonoral public Is asked to see to It that every man Is en rolled. A comploto questionnaire will be sent out for each man to be filled out and returned to the coun ty superintendent. N0 complete rec ord has been made and this in the reason for this action. A complete record for the state will be filed In this way In the state library. A state-wide - examination fo loachors" certificates will bo held during the month of February. All tonchors touching on temporary licenses must take this examination. School premium lists will soon be Issued for the coming year Club work will be strongly emphasized this your. Clubs should he organized soon. The club work will consist of corn growing, potato growing, sheep raising, vegetable gardening, poul try raising, pork production, calf raining, dairy herd rocord keeping milk goat, rabbits, cooking, canning and sewing. Production of food and reduction of living expenses and profitable employment are the prin cipal alms sought. Physical education should be em phasized. Whon possible districts should provide dental and medical exomlna tlons. Much misery and disease could be eliminated. The stato teachers' association should be changed to slate educa tional association and others besides teachors should be members, If they are InteroHted In education. Some educational questions of moment are the "Smlth-Hiiglies bill," "Hoke Smith bill." part time school, alien school, night school, etc. The largest whistle In tho world Is attached to the smokestack of the Homestead, Pa., Btcel works. 200 foot above the ground. It Ih five foot long and one foot in diameter and is connected with a three-Inch steam pipe. It requires 150 pounds of steam to blow tho whistle, which con bo heard 1 2 miles. Buy an Automobile Now I am Columbia County Agent for the following well-known cars The Maxwell 1 The Handsomest, the Most Durable and Econo 1 mical Moderately Priced Car on the Market he Hudson . ' The Car of Quality and Performance f he Chalmers Everyone's favorite in the medium priced car I I can give quick delivery on any j of the above mentioned cars SEVERAL USED FORDS AT A BARGAIN ! J. H. FLYNN ST. HELENS, OREGON Total .$13,644,696.00 (loncrul lloml Tax- Valuation ltrldges, maintenance, etc. .. $13,644,695.00 Itoml DlHtrlct Fund District No. 1 $ 1,023,605.00 District No. 2 558.010.00 District No. 3 1,389,030.00 District No. 4 1,133.185.00 District No. 5 1,097,295.00 District No. 0 1,466,900.00 DlHtrlct No. 7 1,668,260.00 DlHtrlct No. 8 .1,401,025.00 DlHtrlct No. 9 1,794,666.00 District No. 10 298,360.00 Klstrlct No. 11 186,855.00 District No. 12 793,875.00 District No. 13 64,295.00 District No. 14 694,040.00 District No. 15 178,960.00 District No. 16 27,666.00 Levy In mills 4.026 2.891 3.194 2.440 .031 .018 12.600 Levy In mills 3.000 7.000 Tax 64,927.89 39.446.81 43,686.80 33,293.06 423.00 245.60 Total Oeneral Road Tax ..$13,644,695.00 10.000 $171,923.16 Tax 40,934.08 7,164.64 3,906.07 9,723.21 7,932.29 7,681.07 10,191.30 11,607.76 9,807.18 12,561.88 2.088.45 1,307.99 6,557.12 380.07 4,168.28 1,252.72 192.95 $136,446.95 reced and equalized by the Board of EqEunlizatlon, for Columbia Countr Oregon, together with that portion of the property .In Columbia County! Oregon, assessed and certified to me by the Board of State Tax Commit sionerB. And I further certify that I have entered on said original Assessment ,v V T i?918 a8.Ob0Ve d"e"ated. and have extended th. Si levied cgalnst each unit of proporty therein contained as by law required - ? h "f UP llJe a8e8Bed valuation and the amount of money levied and extended in each tax corporation or other taxing agency in Columbia Dated this, 18th day of January, 1919. C. W. BLAKESLEY, . Assessor. HMMUtI Belli ml DlHtrlct Tax No. Dlst. 1 . 3 . 4 6 , 6 7 7Jt 9 10 . 11 12 . 13 14 . 15 . 16 . 17 . 18 . 19 . 20 . 21 . 22 . 23 . 25 . 26 . 27 . 28 . 29 . 30 . 31 . 32 . 33 . 34 . 35 . 36 . 37 . 38 . 39 . 40 . 42 . 43 . 44 . 45 . 47 .. 48 .. 49 . 60 . 62 . 63 . 64 . 65 . 56 .. .. .$ Valuation 878,166.00 1,172,866.00 476,446.00 94.390.00 668,000.00 72,160.00 496,165.00 87,035.00 82.166.00 238,465.00 293.656.00 74,765.00 S90. 165,00 236.765.00 95.375.00 89,245.00 37,185.00 109,316.00 46.700.00 228,760 00 179.710.00 747.440.00 202.110.00 269.136.00 285,315.00 74,140.00 138.395.00 193,385.00 219.830.00 139,925.00 146.295.00 43,685.00 249,645.00 21,680.00 72.796.00 670,945.00 166,435.00 45,785.00 346,235.00 689,465.00 243,716.00 39,720.00 137.175.00 488.365.00 115,705.00 169,450.00 49.825.00 220,495.00 178.470.00 96.685.00 174.465.00 263,710.00 High Sch'l Tuition tax Levy .022 Total . .$13,644,695.00 Mills Levy in Mills Tax Tax 10.6 $ 9,308.55 16.3 17,944.83 4.6 2.191.64 104.82 6.3 694.65 20.77 11.6 6,688.80 15.88 . 2.8 1,663,66 130.72 21.3 1,863.85 19.15 11.0 903.82 ' 18.08 6.0 1,430.73 62.46 8.8 2,684.16 64.60 14.0 1,046.71 1646 16.0 13,362.33 2.3 644.66 7.4 706.78 20.98 19.63 8. 1 8 6.0 546.68 24.05 10.27 6.9 1,349.68 60.33 8.4 1,609.66 39.54 1.0 747.44 164.44 9.7 1.960.47 44.46 6.1 - 1.641.72 69.21 4.0 1,141.26 62.77 3.8 281.73 ' 30.45 6.4 1,237.66 42.64 8.6 1,868.56 48.36 30.78 4.1 699.81 32.18 28.0 1,223.18 9.61 6.8 1.696.90 64.90 4.77 16.01 .7 469.66 147.61 7.0 1,166.06 36.61 10.07 2.5 1,363.09 119.95 1.0 689.47 151.68 3.3 804.26 41.92 4.7 186.68 8.74 2.8 384.08 30.18 7.3 3,565.06 9.0 1,041.35 25.46 2.9 491.40 37.28 10.96 15.5 3,417.67 48.51 39.26 3.8 367.02 21.25 4.4 767.65 .8 210.97 58.02 $91,442.03 $2,003.98 Unlsn High Sch'l Dst. No. 1 tax Levy 7.4 Mills Tax 1,752.06 648.64 393.42 3.613.90 1,291.04 HHclitl Road District Tax- District No. District No. District No. (District No. District No. Valuation 3 $ 1,389,030.00 6 1,097,295.00 6 1,456,900.00 8 1,401.025.00 9 1,794.556.00 298.350.00 Total Hporlnl City Tax Name of City Clatsk.-.nle Katnlnr S:. Helens ,. . Vernon la Valuation 178.960.00 594,040.00 793,876.00 27,565.00 Levy In mills 9.6 5.0 5.6 10.0 5.6 10.0 Levy in mills 17.0 10.8 13.8 6.2 $7,599.06 Tax $ 13,334.69 6,486". 48 8.007.45 14.010.25 10,049.51 2,983.50 $ 53,871.88 Tax 3,042.32 6.416.63 10,955.48 170.90 Total $20,584.33 Drainage District Tax Mr-cruder Drainage Dlst 601.54 acres Hainlor Dralnago Dlst 128.99 acres $1.00 per acre .60 per acre $601.54 77.38 Total $678.92 Fire Fatrol Fire Patrol .19,653.00 acres 6 cento per acre $982.66 GENERAL SUMMARY Ooneral Tax $171,923.16 Oeneral Road Tax 136,446.95 Special Road District Tax . 63,871.88 Special School District Tax 91,442.03 High 8chool Tuition Tax 2,003.89 Union High School District No. 1 Tax 7,699.06 Dralnago District Tax , 678.92 FIra Patrol 463,965.89 982.66 Total amount of tax to be collected by Tax Collector 464,948.65 Taxes collected by Assessor on unsecured personal property and turned over to County Treasurer 3,544.21 Total amount of Tax on 1918 tax roll .'..$468,502.76 STATE OP OREGON ) County of Columbia ) I, C. W. Blakesley, Assessor of Columbia County, Oroson, do hereby coviify that the foregoing Tax Roll, consisting of four volumes, numbered ono. two. throe and four, respectively, are the original Assessment Rolls, and contains a true and correct summary of the assessment of all property In Columbia County, Oregon; that I am required by law to assess, as cor- ST. HELENS HOTEL E. A. ROTGER, prop. American and European Han All Bosses Call at Hotel Everything Modern Steam Heating Plant Hp and Cold Water in Rooms How's Your Automobile? Now, more than ever before, you must watch your automobile and keep it in'perfect order. Automobiles are hard to get, parts are getting harder to get every day. So watch your car to see that it is kept in good repair. Don't neglect the valves, don't run with an engine knock. Keep the play out of the rear axle. The St. Helens Garage is one of the best equip ped repair shops in the county and special work is easy foi us. We handle lathe work, make small parts, battery work besides all automobile repairs. ST. HELENS GARAGE Phone 57 H. M. TERRY . Prop. On the Strand The Government Says Save This applies to your house as well as any other property or article. You can save and conserve by having Your House Painted We do first class interior or outside painting and finishing work. Also decorating. Estimates gladly furnished. J. A. LARGE PAINTER St. Helens, Ore. DECORATOR Roseburne Stock Farm Shorthorns I have nice BULL CALVES from heavy milking dams, -ALSO Two nice HEIFERS, bred to Villager Sultan 2nd, which are priced right. A. H. TARBELL, Proprietor Warren, Oregon ou betchai I "The more a man knows about genu ine tobacco, the surer he is to see the value of Real Gravely in compar ison with ordinary plug." Peyton Brand REAL CHEWING PLUG Plug packed in pouch Good taste, smaller chew, longer life is what makes Genuine Gravely cost less to chew than ordinary plug. Writt to: Genuine Gravbly DANVILLE. 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