THE SIUSLAW S E M I-W E E K L Y VOL. F L O R E N C E , O R E G O N , S A T U R D A Y , O CT O B E R 31 TAXES SHOULD BE REDUCED BY DIVISION OF COUNTY Figures of an Expert Show That Cre ating Siuslaw County Will Save Abount $40,000 to Western Lane. « ___________ * Clerk Sheriff |.) i i The above does not include deputy hire k S S S Ä » S S 3 sshw :: J. D. Hamlin, who has worked for years in county offices and ab owing estimates, also give county as comparison. stract work compiled figures which are given below. Also we give Accounts I.ane comparisons which show the saving to W estern Lane by separate New Co. Clerk - $ 9595.55 $ 2150.(H) county government. If you have any doubt, a few minutes figur Sheriff - . . . 9213.22 2400.00 T reasurer . . . ing ought to convince yout th at it is for the best for this coast 1775.00 4<X).(X) Judge . . . . country. , » 12(Hl.(X) 6(H). 00 Assessor - 6668. (X) 19(H).(X) School Superintendent - T 1687.00 500.00 Assessm ent and Tax - Ih e d ep u ty ’ assessor reported to the county 1545.35 600. (Hi Circuit Court court Septem ber 30, 1914, th at the assessed valua 7739.95 2(XH).0O S tate Tax, 1912 roll - tion of the territory within the boundaries was $ 4 ,3 0 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 44900.00 10000.00 Witness, Ju ro rs and Just. Ihe ievy a t file last assessm ent for county.pur- 2000.00 1(HX).(X) Surveyors poses was 18 mills, m aking a total sum paid by the 1627.50 2 5 0 .0 0 Jan ito r - - . proposed new county in taxes of •• 77,400.00 666.35 200.00 P rinting . . . 4178.33 J. D. Hamlin makes an* estim ate of running Si- 500.00 Commissioners 3229.00 1000.00 » , n L ? 0Unti . ,inclu<iinK state tax in 1912 at Blanks, Stationery, etc. 2031.46 $10 000) at $31,200. Add to this an additional 500. (X) Supervisors 120(H). 00 1500.00 sfate tax of $10 00. and the total-cost will be 4 1 ,2 0 0 .0 0 Paupers - . . . 18582,50 1 nis leaves a balance to be saved or used for 1000.00 Election . . . 11687,93 other purposes of , 36,2 0 0 .0 0 2000.00 Postatge 915.06 L>r rnoxp than Mr. Hamlig estim ates for running 200.00 Miscellaneous 7500.00 2500.00 the whole county. It is . reasonable to be believe that the next assessm ent p d l will show $5,000,000 Total . . . $147,732.80 $31,200.00 valuation in this territory,-Upd at the same levy if would raise 9 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 upty ä $ 250 andW ki6 w e b haVe allowed for and dep- And at a l«yy of 12 ./nills for county puroses at * 150,’ a "d would raise *- . • 6 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 Or nearly $20,OCX) more than the estim ate to run ? „ Ä aS-,h “ the county. Look these figures over carefully and THEN THINK LdX is largely m et by special Eugene, Oregon, December 26, 1912. County Division Committee, Florence, Oregon, Gentlemen: Re plying to your request for data relativ e t y th at portion of Lane county which is incl uded in the boundaries of the • proposed new county, I beg to subm it tjje following: Valuation* $3,406,565.440**Lane county levy for 1311,13 mills- $41.’&5.&4. * to the foHoWWg I subm it the.expenses for officers .salaries for several counties: Men Wanted %«, • * ° c lo th ^ o u rs e lv e s properly in good AU Showing an increase in tax collections in one year of By’ h“ S Costing you $ 15.00. For an all day rainnothing noth- a Webfoot shirt. A big assortment of mackinaw coats and y^caajzed rain eoats, American ( > t teman, Chippewa and Cutter sh>e5? V e are glad to show you. WOOLEN MILL STORE, FL O R E N C E . OREGON. mi nL ‘,';5 leVi i " “" ' 5' $167 717 80 • « about 18 «ounty seat near!? ' $ $ (x"o p'^handlVihfs t “ k ‘ s e e i n g s q m ^ tT e a T “ ° f 8 neW COU"ty U h l T r u n i S th £ beinT penZ cted "toL fild' T m ? 1 One is th a t plans are valley S Lane c n .r n ^ . 5 f lfiC through the W illamette Cascade mo(inUin°s ty ’ Lug6ne t0 the SUmmit of th e 18 e8timi*ted Lane county’s share of this expense will h^ £5on 0J0. a nd as the western p art of the county now hZs about o n e - S h fittle benefit' Vaj'? at(X ol.I r «b®^ of this will be $50,000, with but LnJ r »k n t' .U th er 18 a proposition to build a new court house and if the one they now have is too small, our share of one that I necessary would transcribe all the records and put ud a budding suitable for the need of a new county f £ man years * S wx o ,i b r f” “ <■ j i- !f t h e 1!°kSt ?°Untry Wl11 (1° it8 share Frederick Hot- ste r will be elected congressman of the first congres Z h £ 8t" C\ and WeWi" C° me ‘"to our own g w ; ought to give him a solid vote. He is one of us Di wm L ? ‘8ted ‘he affairs ° f o o n ,„,„„,,y ,“ d U.ll be active m getting things done. It is a business th e ^ ip p o rV o f^ '8 8eCti° n’ tbat Wil‘ bFing re8U,t9 worth the support of every voter. An opportunity is now given us to be represented in congress by one having personal knowledge of our needs, a friendship that will b reffec 7 v ^ in WtaitChOUL inrtert‘St8, a " d th a t will a Student O f n * * securing our rights. He is a student of Oregon s resources and will make a special effort to see th at returns are made in proportion to what b . onp, to u„. F r e d e r ic Hollister him n e « Tueaday?’rreaS a " d “ *’ OUr dUtS 10 Political parties are made better by those members of each orgomzation who vote for the men who have been true to the peoples’ interests. When a republican Mm 0<ifV any "!ember of some other party has proven himself to be worthy of the tru st of the people, it is natural th at the voters of all parties will favor him, and the voter of any party, who will finally vote for the man helps to clarify his party of those who would use an office for personal or other interests- The Pilot de sires to reccommend'several dandidates to the voters regardless of political parties. Vote for these men next Tuesday because of the records they have made iu pub lic office, and we would head the list with (.L < T E CHAMBERLAIN, for United States Senator, He has been a friend to the W estern part of Lane county and the people of Oregon for years, and proven tru e to their interests. Vote 13 X E. Chamberlain. LAW RENCE T. HARRIS, for Justice of the Supreme Court, is a young man of ability and has a clean record. O. P. HOFF, for Labor Commissioner, experienced in the work of this office. Don’t forget him. ISAAC H. BINGHAM, for State Senator. He has always made a square fight and lets you know w here you stand. STACEY RUSSELL, for County Clerk. A popular candidate and county official. .JA M E S C. PARKER, for Sheriff. Ho has won the right to re-election by his courtesy and attention to the business of the office. SAMI EL W. TAYLOR, for Treasurer. Sam is a civil war veteran of sterling character and deserves to be re-elect. There are others on the ticket well qualified to fill the positions th a t they have been nominated for, but these men that the Pilot has mentioned have given exception al evidence as worthy public servants and it is with a desire to call especial attention to their m erit th a t they are named. -Rta.n h e i ^ a n d y,* y t - N o ? f aVT L <i7 a tr e L S tUtha( ^ Cre2ty ’ j UtL fdla'<e th i. Personal prejudice, m flu e ™ * ? I X ^ t T o r p “ e c u « d “ “ and l i t " t h e v S K t T ’D» X fQuite a number have already changed .u j - j e? • , e. '*5° X for new county. Some of them sav they did not sign the last petition and had signed no rem onstrance for oyer a a year and now have changed the ¡“ mind rem onstrance t h L e '^ t t s e d 't i i i m e ’K I 1 result in "» *» tv ” hm thirds to tarrky Oregon Clothes » ,taxe9 collected for Lane county in 1912on 1911 roll $773 9 5 9 99 lo ta lla x e s collected for Lanecounty in 19ll on 1910 roll S .2 4 L M « ¡ h P N U M B E R 65 Treas Ass's S upt $2000 $2000 $1200 $1500 $1,500 Judge T otal $1200 $9400 1800 2500 400 1200 7(H) 700 7300 1250 1800 400 1000 500 600 5550 1000 1200 600 t'HH) 400 600 4400 1800 2600 1200 1200 12(H) 1000 90(H) a c tu T 0 m e OmmiS3iOnerSreCeiVefrOm *3 00 to $5.00 per day for Lane Lake - Lincoln Curry Coos - part a J arRe majority W‘H vote "F o r New Coun- 8,xty‘five cent- a "d this means nearly two- If the new county is lost it will not be because such a DroDosition lT n es^ 'lf va0X ne wabnUtt 4i1o tl beCaU8e ° f ® ’’V*6 s d b shness in boundary lines. If yon w ant Siuslaw county, you had better get busy Fail ure to vote counts No in the final results. The only vote that counts favorable under the law is 358 X for new county E v er! e a X S S r S 5 ? t 'h ^ S y & O ^ S t o ^ ^ d . W. ? i n^ h i l i b WILL Y o T do T t ? ° W n m ° ney ° n y ° U r ° W n D on't forget those plans for a Pacific Highway and a new court house. Our part will amount to between $65 (XX) and $75 (XX) on tWH Pr° P, T tiOn% W^ h o u ld be able to spend u on o ' X m roads. It would macadamize many of them and build others. 15,521 VOTERS RECISTER EARLY LAYING PULLETS. The registration books show a total of 15.521 registered voters in I,ane county. In comparison with 1912, this is nearly double as at that time 8,243 names were put on the books. The total includes all those who registered between January 5, and October 17. 1914, and shows 8481 are republicans, 3960 democrats. 931 prohibition- «re democrats, ists, - ^ socialists 3z4 progres- sives, 6oo independent, and 382 are classed under m iscellaneous. Dr. Wm. Tatom has some ex ceptional chickens which he raised himself. Eight pullets of Plymouth Rack and Indian g a m e 1 strain, which he says were hatched the last day of July this year and on Thursday, October 29, six of the pullets began to ¡ay. J he doctor is quite a chicken enthusiast and at his home is : raising about 60 chickens, His property is 52x420 feet and noth jng but sand so he says, but it The recall of Mayor Albee Commissioners Robert Dieck Wm. Brew ster of Portland defeated by a large m ajority Tuesday. raises chickens aii right. and ----------------- and th e right-of-way of the W. P. was through the P o'nt Terrace mill las’ property was secured last Wed- nesday. WAR STILL CONTINUES M O RRIS & SON THE LEADERS A n o th e r V ic to ry F o r th e C u s to m e r O u r s to c k o f n e w s ty le Heaters and Ranges fo r you. B u y a R a n g e a t th e low p ric e $ 4 0 .0 0 R A N G E S J $ 3 5 .0 0 W e h a v e in s t o c k a complete l i n e o f H a r d w a r e , g u a r a n t e e w ith e v e ry tool! T r y o u r ^ n e w S t il 'e to B r a n d (If I t ’s of Superior Quality, We Sell It) Morris Son Joe. M o rris J r ., N o rm a n G . M o rris . THE LEADERS