the Oregon MistSEMI-ANNUAL STATEMEN I
Of the Financial Condition of Columbia County, Oregon, on
the 31st day of March, 190S.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT
Kntrrt the rostolttce at St. Helena,
Oregon, m econd-cla mail matter
Iuckd EvRKV Fhipav Bv
E. H. FLAGO.
Editor and Frophibto.
Subscription Ratks
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One vear
Six month
Advertiini? rate made known on appll
ation Leiral notice 35 cent per line,
Circuit Court OrrtCKRs
honias A. McBrtde District Judge
G. L. Hedges District Attorney
Coi'NTY OrricER
R. 8. Italian. Tudire St. Helen
W. A. Harris, Clerk St. Helen
Martin White. Sheriff St. Helen
Cssper Libel, Commissioner... Mit
H. West, Commissioner Scappoo
Edwin Kosa, Treasurer St. Helen
A. T. Law. Assessor St. Helen
I. H. Coneland.Schoo Sui)t... Houlton
F. B. Prescott. Surveyor - Raiuler
H. R. Cliff. Coroner St. Helen
TAXING TIMBER LANDS
In the April number ol the Timber-
man, the organ of the timber interest
of Oregon, appear a very Interesting
article by H. D. Langille, which ahould
be In the hand of every farmer in the
State of Oregon and should be thorough
ly discussed by all grange and lalior or
ganization. Mr. Langllle' opening
parsirrapb. is the keynote of the tiiiibe
land monopolists, and therefore we giv
It in full:
"There i a growing tendency anion
the people of Oregou, and particularly
among the residents of heavily timbered
counties, to asaail the so-called "timber
barons" and compel them, through tax
tion, tocontributea largely as poeaibl
to the maintenance of the county
which their holdings are located. I do
not say that taxes levied upon timbei
land at the present time are maliciously
burdensome, but there is a tendency in
tiiat direction, and it is trs mtv or
TBI STATS TO TAKE Sl'CH STEP At WILL
PREVENT OVER TAXATION OPPORKST LANDS,
before the evil of such a system ihall
have caused Irreparable injury to not
only oar State, but the vast territory
which is, and will become more and
more, dependent upou us for fore.-t
product."
This is probably the first instance on
record where a band of predatory capi
talists have had the nerve to de-jaand
that the State take steps to protect them
from paying their just share of the bur
den of taxation, for that is what this
specious plea means, and nothing else
Timberland speculators have made
millions out of Columbia County, and
they now have it so bottled up that the
acuta! setl It-ment of the County i,abeen
retarded. The statement that the tim
ber baron uiuat go efoe the actual set'
tier s false. The Nehal. m Valley had
more residents twenty Bve year ago
than it has today, but many of them
were the tools of the timber speculator,
who gave them to understand that he
would take their claims off their hands
at loon as Sna! proof was made. The
actual ttler is still in the valley. He
has prospered and has a good home and
in many instances a comfortable bank
account. He need road and he need
schools. He is willing to pay hi full
share of the tax nei es-ary to i-ecure
thete bleing, but the men for whom
Mr. Lai, gill pleads use all their in
fluency against him.
We remember in the early days when
the citizens of St. Helens a-ked for fund
to bold a longer term of chool the m il
men here Toted their crew in opposition
ti this demand and defeated it, notwith
standing they should have been able to
appreciate the blearing of education.
The only reason for their course wus
that they had no children to send to the
school and that they woo d derive to
direct benefit from the tax. Such a
thing as aliruism is altogether beyond
their comprehension.
Tuetimbern.en to-day are actuated by
the tame selfish motives. Many of them
are nome-idents. They care nothing
for the county or the State, The prob
lem with them Is to squeeze It a dry a
po.i'iljle, in order tlmtiheir families may
travel in Europe and their bank account
Of the County Clerk of Columbia County, State ol Ore.n. .bowing the .amount
and number of claim, allowed by (ho County Court of said County, f i I
end amount of warrants um i
IH)7, 10 the 31st dayol March, W. Unit
allowed, amount of warrant drawn,
unpaid, from the 1st day of October,
inclusive.
On What Account Allowed.
County Court and Commissioners..
Circuit court..
Amount of Claims Allowed
And Warrants Untied
, . has :it
.','.... !'"' M
Justices' Court n,v
puenu a voice
Clerk's Olllce
Treasurer's Office
Coroner's Olllce
School Sup's Olllce
Assessor's Otllee
Asaessment and Taxation
Tax Kebate
Current Kxpenses
Court House Kxpenae
Jail
Care of Poor
Indigent Soldier
Reform School Commitments
Election
Koada and Highways
Cruisiug Timber
Ills
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W amount paid out on I oiiniv irroiii.
iV amount paid out on Special HcIiik.I
iv amount paid out oil Co. K"d W ariAlila -
II v minium Id onion Hpecial Umul warrant J
hv amount paid out oil hiilio.il Or.li.rs ,.. j
III!
otlllt pH-l.l Olll (HI roi.nerp imi phiiuh ,,,,,, . .
loiint paid out on iillltil Fund,.. " .,.
lomiUpald out n County Uelisral Rchoot Library., j
uiunt iitld out on Kieeial City .. S
Uy i
Hv
ll'y aiiioilnts I
II.. ...it.litttt lUlil
Hy amount paid out n Maty Tax ,
ii., i..ui. mi him,! Nr-hoo I-mill A put , , .
ly Inlaw- on band HelioolFundli.il Appt
Hv balance on hand Comity Road Tax riill.l
Hv balance mi hand Special Huad Tax rUild
H'v balance on li"d hpwial Muni Fund . .,
Hv balance mi hand Institute FutuL . . .
Hv balance, on hand Co, Ueit. helium Library run.)
Hv bttUnituut hand Hiwoial liwpinll Fund...
H'v leisure on hand In.leinnity r'und . . . ,
Hy balance on band Soldi" r and Sailors fund ..,
Hy Imlwiiea on b"' hH-UI City Fund
Hv balance on hand tielit-fal ,., ,
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Outstanding unpaid County Warrants. March Slst, 190
STATK OF OKEGON.l M
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yjVU"1' ' I. W. A. HAKKIS. Count. Clerk of the County of
Columbia, State of Oregon, do hereby certify that the loregoing is a true aim in
fect statement of the amount ol claims allowed ty tnei ouiiiri iwn in i
(.,. ,i.i ... .... ,n,. nn ihu suii iUv ill Man n. on w nt aci-ouiu "
same were allowed, and the amount of warrant drawn, and the amount of war
rant outstanding and unpaid aa the same appear upon the record of my oltu
and in hit otlicial custody.
WITNESS my band an J the eal ol aiU County voun 01 saiu uramy uu "
Uayot April. A. l . iwm. tt. , t,tvo,
iSeal or county courij . .--.
County Cletk
SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY STATEMENT
Of the financial Condition of the Countv of Columbia, Oregon, on the 31st. day
of March, 1U0S.
, L4 AU1L. in
Ortnhur I. 1007. Amt. outstanding unnaid Warrant. Gen. rund 1W7
Amt. It sued. Oct, 1-07 to Mch. 31-00... IVW
a1 01
Amt paid I 3M5 ftt
Amt. unpaid Mch. Slst. 1908 0"2l
Road Fund-
October 1, 1907, Amt. unpaid
Amt. Issued Oct 1-07 to Mch
Iki7 M
'zim'.'." 7 12
Amt. paid
Amt. unpaid Mch. 31, 1U08.
t &V2 6A
. 7M7 67
7S5 II
RESOURCES.
Murch 31. 1908.
Cash in hands Treasurer General Fund I '.'I
Cash In bands Treasurer General Koad Fund 21373 -to
Amount of liens on land bid in by County "
Amount taxes paid on liens tH 7U
Amount delinquent tax, ltOvS to 102 9UI W
By Current I tttat 1W)7 general lunil iwvjO 7V
By Current Tax? 1U07 roml fund 7t"J5 74
By court honse, jail and fixtures 3.'ns) tw
By rock crustier ana engine J' w
I, ft. will Rom, tltt Iirr.-hv vttut
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al Et Iriin illlll I tl TfH li ItilPII'VMI 'i as7 iif"IHI lKITItI. n ,t .
,ui hand, Ui the Couuly Trea.ury ol said Couuty on the ai.i day ( SS5
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Steamer Iralda
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FOI rORTlANO OAIIT
IDRTLAM UNPlN'i. TAYLOR bT
THE WORLDS GRUTlST WlCHJNf
k LIGHT RUNNING
Total resources ) 87'.13 M
RECAPITULATION.
Resources f M7'.'I3 M
Liabilities. 74 W U
Net resources I m7u7 40
SEMI-ANNUAL STATEMENT
Of Martin White, sheriff of Columbia County, Oregon, of the amount of motiev
received for taxes, and amounts paid to the County rreaauri-r, by the Sheriff uf
Columbia Couuty, Oregon, for the semi-annual term ending Murch 31nt. luu.
To amount C jllected during the months of
October, 1U07, ( inn ;,
November, IW1 mii
leceinber, HXI7 :i. m
February, IMS n,i, ;.
March, 190 lowtlij mi
Total tVS.'.Oi Si
By amounts paid Treasurer during the months of
llctoher, 1U07
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bTATK OF OREOON.I
County of Columbia
I, Martin White, HherifT of Oilumliia County, Oregon
do hereby certify that the loregoing statement is correct ami true, I verily
believe.
Witness my hand this 4th day of April, VMS.
MARTIN WIIITK,
' Hieriff fjf Columbia County, Oregon.
SEMI-ANNUAL 8TATEMENT
Of the Countv Treasurer of Columbia Countv. Oreunn. Ml,nw!,if tt.A ... .......
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would b far better for the county jfl"""" "u "'"llul m mimmi enuuig oiarcn ai, iyo.
these monopasts could lie compelled to
rival th'S of the railroad king. It
either pay their just share of the taxes
and aasist in building roads and school
houses, or s-ll their holdings.
But tbey appear tooppose every effort
to compel them lo do justice. Tbey
fight even- m in ho has the temerity to
stand for the right.
The railroada pursued th same course
and now they are forry for it. The
timberrneu may iindiTHtand, s i far as
this paper i- c iricerned there will lie no
let up and we promise that the fight will
anread over the State si 11 1 ill it becomes
the most important istue before the
ople. ,
To amount on hand from last report.,
To amount received Iroin Kheritl
To amounts received from Sheriff
Toamounts received from HherilT
To amount received from Hheriff . . . ,
To amounts received from Hheriff
To amount received from Hhentf. ....
To amounts received from Hheriff
Toamounts received from HherilT.
To amounts received from Sheriff
To amount received from Clerk
To amounts received from Clerk ......
To amounts received from Clerk
To amounts received from Hcliool Bupt
To amounts received from Clerk
To amount received from road district tax refunded
Toamounts received from Ll'juor Lici-iisi-s
General Tax
. ...Omnty Road Tax.
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. ...Kpecial Road
. . .Hpecial City
. ..I'enalty
. . . .Interest
...Cost
. . Fees
. . . Redemptions
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HEAL ESTATE. LOANS,
INVESTMENTS,
CITY AND FARM PROPERTY.
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