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VOL. XXVI
0NTAP10, MAX.IIEU11 COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1922
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POWER COMPANY TELLS OFINABiLITY
TO GIVE CONTINUOUS POWER IN 1 923
JESSE HAWLEY ItEPItESENTINa
COMPANY MAKES STATEMENT
THAT COMPANY CAN NOT
BEOUHE FUNDS FOB EX
TENSION NEEDED TO
BUITLY DEMAND.
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HEARINGS CLOSE SPECTACULAR
Attorney J. M. Lamport for Witr
V Vocrn Declnrca Company Using
Strong Arm Method In Threat-
Hnwloy Denies nnd Aakit
For Suggestions
, "The conmpany, anticipating tho
growing domnhds upon It for powor
will not bo nblo to give continuous
sorvlco to Its Irrigation powor users
during tho season of 192.1, and has
mndo tho suggestion Hint powor bo
, rotated botwoon tho usors during
tho year 1023 and 1924, and that
tho contracts slgnod for 1922 con
tain a clnuso providing tor such
rotation," said Jcsso Ilnwloy ot
DoIbo at tho closo ot tho hoarlng hold
by,J2ommUBlonor H. II. Corey Wed
. ncsday noon.
''Wo aro making this provtulon
oporntlro for 1922, bocauso It any
accident should occur to any ot our
machines which would roduco our
' output this year wo would not bo
nblo to glvo continuous sonrlco, and
thus bo llablo for damages. Wo can
not afford to put our heads In a
nooso and tako that chanco.
"Wo can not got funds, though wo
hAvo trlod, starting In Docombor an
effort to borrow money, wo woro
facod with tho fact that tho financial
Intorcsts would, not loan us money
for additional Irritation develop
ment whllo wo had unpaid Irrigation
powor bills of 1629,000, which
amount to 93 por cant of all our
unpaid bills.
"If thoro Is anyway ot solving
thin problem which tho power usora
ran nuggost wo will bo glad to on
tertaln thorn, this Is but our sugges
tion." , .
Mr. Nawloy's statement Immediate
'My "drtw" flro Jrom Attorney,.; M,
l,nmbort of tho Powor Users who
doclarod that tho company was thus
holding a club oror tho Irrigation
usors to compel tho payment of back
accounts with tho throat that thoy
would tako tho powor that tho
Irrigations havo had for yoarn to
soil to customers paying tho hlghor
commorclal rate.
"This Is a change In tho sorvlco
rogulntlonn and rulos which I tako
It Is tho function of tho commission,
Horo tho company sonds out this
lottor throating to out off tho powor
not of tho company to proscribe
unloss tho mora sign on tho dottod
lino whoro tho cpmpany commnnds
thorn. Wo want tho commission to
withhold approval for such a con
tract until a full and conrploto hoar
lng -when It can for Itself dotormlno
tho Justlco of tho contentions or both
partlos. Blnco tho company admits
that thoro Is Itttlo likelihood ot a
shortago during tho 1922 soason wo
can sea no reason for this chango at
this tlmo and wo suggoat that boforo
tho 1923 soason a hearing can bo
had, and. tho company bo provenleJ
from enforcing Its, arbitrary ruling
nnd regulation of sorvlco."
Mr. Lambert's statemont draw
caustic comment from Mr. Ilawley
and tho rospoctlvo counsel ongagod
In nblttor verbal battlo, In tho
midst of which Mr. Corey ruled that
la tho absence ot his colloagues, and
the fact that no contract hail been
slgnod which was nt Issue, the
rt commission-could not tako cog-
f insanof tho matter until a formal
contract was ontorod nnd mado tho
subject ot a hearing.
At this stage Messrs. T.W- Clagott
and J. It. Drown questioned Mr.
k Ilawley rolatlvo to tho purpose of
the company to divert tho powor It
possesses nnd asked It it Intended
to servo other Irrigation users with
pawor now sold to Its present cus
tomers. Mr. Hawloy declared that It wad
not tho purpose ot tho company to
tako an additional Irrigation cus
tomers, that it did not want them,
but that If thoy did apply or If other!
commercial customers applied tor
power, undor tho law thoy would bo
compelled to servo them.
At this point h. L. Culbertson sug
gested that tho schedulo of dates for
the various companies presented for
consideration ot tho commission, by
the company be entered in the con
tract, and that thus perhaps the
farmers with 'more knowledge whon
the power would be shut oft could
meet tho situation. This suggestion
was followed by one from Coramls
Btonor Corey who urged that tho Ir
rigation usees and tho compeny got
together In an effort to amicably
Bottle the difficulty, and that If in
two weeks no settlement was secured
that tho commission bo called upon
to referee the matter, ' This sugges
tion was accepted.
According to the rotation plan
presented by the company .the On-tarlo-Nysaa
would be "Without power
on the following days: July 7, 19,
and 28; August 11 and 24 and Sep
tember 7. Tho Payette Oregon
Slope would bo cut off on July 3,
and 24; August 7, 18, 29 and Sep
tember 16,
All the other irrigation users using
RIVERSIDE MAN HAH IIOTJ1
HANDS AND FEET FROZEN
With both hands frozon and
discolored to tho wrists, nnd
with both foot frozon to tho
anklo, Vlncll SJirador of Illvor-
sldo ngod 00 was brought to
tho Holy Hosary Hospital Mou-
day ovonlng for modlcal treat-
liiont In tho hupo that tho In
Jurod foot and linuds might bo'
snvod. Whllo nt first Dr. J. C.
Uartlott was pructlcally with-
out hopo ot saving tho frozon
mqmbors, today with clrcuta-
ttoti partially reestablished and
color slightly returning ho has
hopos of a rocovory.
Blirndcr was riding near his
ranch sovornl miles from Illvor-
sldo on Wodnosdny of last week
when his horso stumblod and ho 't
was thrown to tho ground nnd
Injured, Ho crnwlud to a shack-
a milo away and thoro nlono
tried to admlnlstor first aid but
tho scant supply of wntor was
frozon and ho could' not. Lutor
ronchod hlB own shnck after
great sufforlng and roachod H
A.n'.vir8ldo Baturday whon somo
frlonds found him.
RAILROAD OFFICIAI.8 DID
NOT KNOW ADOUT MKAHUItE
Whon ho was on tho stand horo
this wook Oonoral .Suorlntcmlont
Knickerbocker first loarnod ot tho
plan to got lumbering started In
Harney county under tho plan out
lined In tho following dispatch to
tho Portland Telegram:
Washington, March 2. Prcsldont
Harding will sign tho bill which
passod tho sonata Inst night permit
ting of oxchaugo of prlvato and gov
ernment land In tho Mainour forest.
It Is oxpoctod tho govornmont will of
fer tor salo 800,000,000 foot ot stand
Ing tlmbor and this, together with n
largo block of prlvato tlmbor, will
open up on oporntloji ot such magni
tude that tho Oregon Short lino will
extend Its lines from Crane to Dig
Hoar by way ot Hums. Ore., n din-
tniiCQ of 120 mllos. Tho proposod
extension will bo standard guago and
will open up a prosporous soctlon
which will furnish much traffic attor
tho loggng operations aro ondod.
WHITE BLAZER CJONVlOTElV'
II. C. Farmer roturnod today from
Ilolno whoro ho was cnllod as a wit
ness In tho caso of Harold Hlco of
Wolsor, charged with white slavory.
In tho cona Ontario flgurod In that
It was nllogod that Hlco ordcrod two
of tho girls Involvod to go to Ontario
until tho offlcors got oft his tracks.
moro than 100 H, P. In tho territory.
sorvou uy. mo company would also
bo cut pff for six days during tho
soason.
With thoso suggestions by Messrs.
Corey and Culborlson poured oil on
tho troublo wator . und tho mors
asoclutlon agrood to bring In rogro
sentatlYos to meot tho powor
company noxt week In an effort to
arrlvo at a solution.
Farm0!- Mnko Showing
Tho hoarlug ,'un formally called
to closo tho application of tho
company for permission to fllo Its In
ventory. No 1iow tostlmony was
offered on that point and since
briefs had boon fllod by both Bides
that was ordorod closed. .
Tho cuso of -T. W. Clagott asking
that tho surchargo of ton por cent
allowed tho company by tho com
mission for 1920 and 1921, bo dls
contuuod was then takon up and Mr.
Clagott was the. first wltnosa oxnmln
od. This was on Tuosday afternoon.
Mr. Clagott was on tho stand for
sovornl hours, and presented a com
ploto statomeut of tho earnings ot
his ranch abovo tho Ontarlo-Nyssa
ditch showing heavy losses for two
yoars. J. It. Drown for tho Payette
Oregon Slope and P. M. llouls of tho
samo company nso made dotatlod
Btatoments showing loss In monoy to
tho termors, as did C. M. Hoaumont
ot Kingman Kolonymnd L. It. Ilrlot
haupt presented tho tabulated ro
turns of eurnings compiled by him
self and It. V. aunu ot O. A. C.
showing losses on 28 farms sorved
by the powor company, Little effort
was mado by tho powor company
attorneys to controvort tho showings
mado, and tho company admitted
that It know that the farmers had
lost monoy. In his cross examina
tion Mr. Hawloy sought constantly
to show that the ton per cent added
to the power bill was but a small
portion of the loss. The ranchers
couutored by the argument that it
was necessary to stop-even tho small
losses which added together con
tributed to tho big loss they have
suffered.
The company put no wltnessoa on
tho stand but was represented at
tho hoarlng by Mr. Ilawley, W. It.
Putnam, vice president and general
manager with headquarters at Bolso;
W. It. McQee. vice nresldent. of New
York City; C. T. Ward, attorney'
Dolso. The State ot Idaho was
represented by E. M. Sweeley, com
missioner. Tho power users wore
represented by J. W.'Lombert, T. W.
Clagett. L. It. Brlethaupt. p. M.
Doals, J. L. Brown, C. M. Deaumont
and others A largo crowd was
present at the hearing which was
held Tuosday afternoon and evening
and Wednesday until 1 o'clock,
adjourning in ttae to permit the
commission to start the railroad train
schedule hearing called for 2 o'clock
REDUCTION OF TRAIN
SCHEDULE IS OPPOSED
Every Qmimtiiilty Front Ontario to
ltiiniM Protest Against Trl-
Weekly Hc-rvlco to Crnno mid
Drognn Would Defeat .
' Purpose of Hand
Doclarlng thnt tho curtaltmont of
sorvlco on tho Oregon Eastorn from
Ontario to Crane would in lteolt bo
nn obstnclo which would dofcat tho
vory purpoao admitted ly tho rail
road company to bo tho causo of tho
branch lino's construction roproson
tatlvos ot all tho lntorlor towns pro
tested against tho proposed achodulo
nt n hoarlng hold hbro yosterday and
today by Commissioner H. II. Corey.
-With exhibits Introducod by don
oral Suporlntoiident F. II. Knicker
bocker showing oxponsos and earn
ing of tho bronchos, Ontnrlo to Crane
nnd Vale to Brogan for tho months
of November and Docombor 1921 and
Jnnunry 1922, as well as freight
tonnngo nnii pnssongor truffle rovenl
Ing tho marked slump In tho corn
pay's bUBlncsa as woll ob marked not
losses without adding thoroto tho
ovorhond coats or taxes. Attornoy
John O. Moron In his oxntnlnntion ot
Mr. Knickerbocker opened tho fcnso.
Mr. Knickerbocker In an explana
tory ntatamont doclarod that tho
company wns asking this moroly as
a temporary rollet and that tho sor
vlco would bo restored whon bust
noss warranted It, If pormlsslon to
mnko tho cut was granted. Ho dis
cussed nt longth tho possibility ot
loss of rovonuo through tho growth
of auto buBsos and truck sorvlco
should tho limited sorvlco bo In
stalled, but declared that It was tho
oxporlonco ot tho company In othor
soctlons thnt froquoncy of trains was
not a factor In. this business, but
that whoro over.sultablo highways
woro built this pompotltlon had to
bo mot wan growing.
"Tho lino to Crane wns built Bald
Mr. Knickerbocker, "with tho Idea
ot having It as an nltornato main
lino. Its construction of grado and
Its ntool and bridges mnkos Jt easy
to maintain, tho mnlntonanco being
Iosb than any othor branch lino on
tho system. Aftor.lt wan built the
dlroctors ovldontly roachod tho con
clusion that It would bo lnadvlsablo
to procood further, for tho ddvolop
mont which was anticipated did not
mntorlnllzo.
IK'volopmont Now In Sight
nsworlng tho .contention ot tho
company that tho dovolopmont ex
pected whon tho road was built did
not mature. Cant. It. M. Duncan,
I. B. Ocor, O. N. mallard, tho formor
of Burns nnd tho lator of Drewsey,
tosttftod at longth concerning tho
rocont activity In tho formation ot
Irrigation districts, tho voting of
bonds which ultimately will finance
tho Irrigation ot noarly 200,000
ncrcs of land; whllo thoy doclarod
thnt If tho railroad had gono but 40
mUos further It would havo tappod
a body ot tlmbor totaling seven
billion fcot -which with tho trrlga
ton dovolopmont will furnish ton-
nago suffclout for tho rond.
Postmastor J. It. drogg told of tho
growth ot tho parcel post buslnoss
from Ontarie: J. A. Konnedy nnd
J. E. Hamstreol of Urogan told of
tho growth of tho Willow Crook
valloy and of tholr buslnoss showing
that aottlomont is gonorally being
mado. A. A, Reed of Brogan out
lined tho growth ot tho fruit crops
ot tho Brogan-Jamloson soctlon as
did W. B. Eaton. Bruce Kostor,
representing Vale, cross exaralnod
W. II. Doollttlo omphaslzod tho
growth ot truck and nuto stago travol
and with Mr. Duncan axamlnod most
of tho wltnessos. Tom Logan gavo
n comparative statemont of tho
cattlo shipments from the Brogan
branch and declared that tho high
frolght ratos and low market' con
ditions accounted for tho falling off
of this tonnago.. Duo to high frolght
rates ho said tho stock mon of Wil
low Crook had boon driving tholr
stock to Huntington for shipment
rather than pay tho S46 pep car
differential.
Commissioner Corey hlmsolf ex
amined many of tho witnesses and
brought out many facts. He asked
that Instead of a comparative state
mont covering but a fow months
that tho company furnish figures for
tho past year compared with other
yoars, and also a statement showing
the total amount of saving that
would bo accompllhod If the applica
tion woro ferantod. Mr. Morgan
agreed to furnish thjs Information
and tho attorneys agreod to submit
briefs within 20 days so that the
matter can bo dlsposod of soon.
Tho various communities wore
rcprosentod as follews:
W. H. Doollttlo, E. O. Van Potten.
It. W, Swagler, Ontario Commercial
Club; J. h. Stallard, Drewsey; J. A.
Konnody, J. E, Hamstrcet,. A. A.
Hood, W B. Eaton S. M. Stewart,
Bregan: Robert M, Duucan.I. S.
fleer, Hornoy County; Bruce It.
Kostor. A. E. McOlllvray, Vale, Ooo.
B. Oaff, Boise Chamber ot Com
merce; Jno. O. Moran, Qoo, II. Smith
Salt Lake City for O. 8. L. Ry.;
Ceroid E. Stanfleld. It. N. Stanfleld,
O. E. Hoppel., traffic
BOOZE MAKEH CONVICTED
In the fedoral court at Portland
Fred Williams arrested here by Mar
shal II. C. Farmer and Doputy Sher
iff Charles Glenn, confessod to man
ufacturing whiskey and was sen
tenced to pay a $500 dollar fine.
Miss Viola Hunted is on the sick
list,
COUNTY FARM
TAKES ISSUE
Inlwvlow in Lniit Week's Argus With
V. F. Powell Taken Exception to
lturcnu llcnil Dcclnr0
Hearing Wns Given
Mr. Powell,
In tho last laauo of tho Argus,
U. P. Powoll ot Powoll & Co. com
mission morchnnta ot Dolso, declared
that prior to ontor Into n contract
with tho California VogoUblo Union,
tho committoo of tho Canyon Cdunty
Farm Bureau did not glvo him, nor
othor local concorns a proper hoar
lng' and consideration. To this Btnto
mont by Mr. Powoll, oxpoctlon IB
tflkon by W. T. McCnll County Agont
for Canyon County in tho following
lottcr to tho Argus, whoroln Mr. Mc
Call says:
"You published n Intorvlow frnm
Mr. U. F. Powoll cpncornlng tho
mnttor of marketing head nottuco.
In this Interview, Mr. Powoll Inti
mates that tho Canyon County
Farm Bureau committoo on lottuco
markoting had rofusod to consldor
his proposition. For tho informa
tion of your rcadors, I will stato that
Mr. U. F. Powoll and ono of his
nssoclatos nppoarod boforo tho com
mittoo roforrod to nbovo on tho 2nd
day of Fobruary and prosontod to
tho committoo n tontatlvo proposition
for tho handling ot tho head lottuco
deal. Mr. Powoll promised to como
back lator on It tho committee so
doslrod and go Into complota details
concerning his proposition. Follow
ing Mr. Powell's visit, tho committoo
considered tho ossontlals of his
proposition carofully nnd attor hav
ing dono so docldod thnt tho donl ho
offorod tho committoo, whllo It had
somo very good fcaturoa that appoal
Od to somo mombors of tho com
mittoo vory much, wns not, as a
wholo, anything llko ns good n
proposition for our growers as had
boon mado by othor companies.
-"Among tho objections ot com-
nilttco mombors to Mr. Powoll'a
plan may bo montlonod that tho doal
to bo handlod horo this yon? thru
tho Idaho Producers' Union will
probably npproxlmnto 1000 cars ot
lottuco. - Tho cost of handling 1000
cars of lottuco, Including providing
crntos, Ico, papor and otlior packing
matorlnls and labor for tho packing,
will npproxlmato n quartor million
dollars, not counting tho oxponso ot
'advertising nnd selling tho com-
moony, uur committee oui not reoi
that tho concern ot Mr. U. F. Powoll
ot Bolso had n sufficiently strong
organlatlon to hnndfo n doal ot this
volumo. Mr. Powoll In his stato
mont says Uwt his coucorn handlod
only G8 cars ot lottuco last yoar,
whoroas tho California concorn wo
aro employing to handlo tho doal
handled hundrods of cars lost yoar.
"Mr. Powoll also Intimates In his
Intorvlow that tho committoo did not
llston to propositions from any Idaho
concorn that carod to mnko a prop
osition to tho committoo was hoard
In full by tho committoo and two
Idaho concorns boldos tho ono Mr.
Powell roprosonts appoarod boforo
tho committoo and mado proposi
tions. "In conclusion I wish to stato that
we havo had tho cash buyers with us
always and tho conditions brought
about by tho system ot buying and
soiling that thoso dlfforont institu
tions havo boon following is tho
causo today for the necessity of
forming cooperative markoting as
sociations throughout tho length and
broadth of tho land. Thoro Is no
attempt, howovor, bolng mado by
any ono to put Bpoculatlvo buyors
out ot buslnoss. Thoy will bo horo
tho prosont yoar and during the
following years, tho samo as thoy
always havo boon, and any grower
who Is satisfied with tho deal ho has
boen getting In tho past should con
tinue to soil through thoso concorns.
YourH vory truly, W. T. McCall,
Agont.
K. OF P. ailANlcHANCELI-OH
VISITS AIIMOUH IODflE NO. 00
Grand Chancellor Commander Lett
Soufeth ot Tho Dalles, and Walter A.
Qleason, Orand Keeper ot Ilocorda
and Seals, of Portland, wore guests
of Armour Lodgo No. 69 K. ot P. of
Ontario, As a demonstration ot tho
good work tho Ontario lodgo Is doing
the local team put thru four Initi
ates, Thoso who took tho first de
gree were Cecil Embody, Lawronco
Monco, A. V. Wilson and Thomas
Beam. Besides the grand officers,
tho local lodgo had as guests a num
ber ot tho Payette lodgo.
As part of the entertatment the
Pythian Sisters sorved a banquot at
which thore were seated over seventy.
Tho banquot committoo could not
havo beon surpassed in Its efforts in
providing a good spread nor in the
way it was served.
A number ot talks wero made.
Among those seaklifg were Judge
Dalton Biggs, R. W. Swagler and
Mr. Benfoth.
It. A.'M. GltAND man PIUEST
VISITS WITH LOCAL CHAPTEU
Walter Bllyeu ot Kugeno, grand
high prlost of the Oregon Orand
Chapter, Royal Arch Masons, -was
tho guest ot hopor at tho special ses
sion ot Zadoo Chapter Monday
evening during the course ot hla trip
to tho chapters of the state. Degree
work was presented by the chapter
aud a dinner followed at which the
visiting official was the principal
speaker,
INCREASE IN COST
M ALHEURCOUNTY
f
DETECTIVES CATCH MAN
STEALING) COAL FHOM OAltS
Spodnl agont W. II. Edelot ot
tho O. S. L. whllo lying in watt
undor a coal car spottod noar
tho Van Potton Lumbor com-
pany's yard Wolnesdhy night
4 caught J. B. Johnson, who ro
ftontly moved horo from Wash-
oo, stealing coal from tho car.
Johnson wan takon boforo
Judge C. M. Btonrns and admit-
ted having takon coal on sever-
al provlous occasions, Ho was
charged with grand Inrceny and
hold to tho grand Jury undor n
600 bond which ho Is attempt-
ing to secure.
Although JohiiBon la hold un-
dor n. stato chargo, ho can also
bo hold under tho fedoral Btat-
utoa which mnko tho penalty
of from 1 to 10 yoars and n flno
ot 6,000, or both. Tho offlcl-
4 nls doclaro that a groat doal of
coal has boon takon from tho
cars horo this winter and thnt
prosecutions nrd to bo mado to
stop tho practice.
BUSINESS MEN HEAR
OF TOURIST BUREAU
Sidney II. Vincent of Portland nnu
Dt'nn IU)MiI" of University
AddnitN BtislncNB Men nt
Luncheon Horo FrP'ny
Proaontlng In detail tho work
ot tho Oregon Tourist Buroou Sldsoy
u. Vincent ot Portland, oxccutlvo of
flcor ot tho buroau told of tho offortH
on tho part ot Oregon to attract to
this stato deslrablo settlors.
"Tho buroau has conceived Its duty
to bo not nlono to oxtoll tho beauties
of Orogon scenery but also to prosont
to tho tourist tho groat natural ro-
Bourses of tho stato and Its doslrabll-
lty as a pormanont plnco ot resi
dence," said Mr. Vincent.
"Wo find Hint four ot uvory ton
tourists nro In search ot a now loca
tion and wo oudoavor to direct thorn
to the soctlon boat fitted for thorn.
Wo want to mnko tho stay ot tho
tourist In Orogon ns ploasant as uos-
Blblo without bolng officious. Wo
want tltem to gain thorough knowl
edge and lufounatloii necessary to
a ploasant Journey whllo hero. To
that end wo Intond to ostnbllsh
branch hoadquartors In fivo Orogon
towns, and Ontnrlo is to bo ono of
thorn.
"Wo aro to sign tho roads loading
across tho stato and wo aro asking
tho towns whoro thoso hcadquartora
aro locatod to place signs on tho
roads loading to tho hoadquartors."
Dean Bobbins briefly outlined tho
work of tho department of business
administration and tho studies tho
department Is making in commor
clal club activities. Ho urged that
tho business men gain a bettor un
derstanding of tho farmors' prob
lems oo tho essential foundation ot
aa program for dovolopmont in an ag
ricultural region. (
Mr. Vincent told of tile formation
of tbo Old Oregon Troll association
ot which W. H. Doollttlo Is ono of tho
vlco presidents, and of tho plan to
advortlso this routo nationally and
mnko It ono ot tho attractive routes
for tourists. President E. C, Van
Potton prosldod at Uio luncheon
which was hold at tho Mooro Cufo
last Friday and was largoly attend
ed.
The Ontario Qlrlir club mot with
Mrs. Sam Taylor on Tuesday even
ing. Tho evening was epont in read
ing tho play to tho members, and in
sowing. A vory pleasant evening
was spent and dainty refreshments
sorvod The next meeting -will bo
held Tuesday, March 14th, at the
h.omo ot Mrs. Dalton Biggs. The
mooting of March 7 will not be hold,
but has been turned over to the cast
for practicing tho play.
Theo. Mooro is qulto 111 with, tho
"Flu." aUttfl
Mrs. O. It. EmUon is about again
after a week's Illness.
O. M. Castloman is back at the
Pharmacy after an enforced vacation
ot throe weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blackaby ru
turned Monday night from a trip to
Silver City. Compared with tho
Owyhee county seat, Ontario Is in
tho banana bolt, says Mr. Blackaby.
Character of tax Year 1921
Stato $169,267.90 $
County 60,633.76
School Oonoral Fund...,. 35,220.49
High School 13,092,17
Road Oonoral .... 61,253.04
Road Market ................ 24,601.22
Library Fund .............. 4,693.98
Sinking Fund .............. 3,062,66
Tewns:
Vale 16,111.63
Ontario
20,943.64
4,993.12
1,676,49
Nyssa
Jordan valley
School Districts:
Spoclols Lovlos ......
168,201.30
30,13
113,917.00
30.880.07
Official Surveys
Irrigation Districts
Dralnago Districts
TOTAL TAXES $714,167.53
Include both Irrigation and Drainage,
OF GOVERNMENT IN
SHOWN BY REPORT
COUNTV AS8K8SOH ANDHEW GltA
HAS! PltESENTS TABLE WHICH
SHOWS WHAT HAH HAPPEN
ED DUIHNQ PAST SEVEN
YEAHS TO TAKE TAX
PAYE1W MONEY
ONLY DECREASE FOR COUNTY
ItounctloiiB Mndo by County Court in
Pnst Two Years Conspicuous In
Long List of Incrrnncft
"Statement Worth Study
ing by Taxpayer.
To tho additional finances voted
by tho pooplo tor bottor schools and
eoltoges, for moro and bottor roads;
for irrigation nnd daluago can bo
laid tho blarao for tho lucrcaso in tho
tax bill of tho pooplo ot Malheur
county.
In 1914, according to a stntomont
prepared from tho rocordn by An
drew W. Grnhnm, county aasossor
tho total taxo s ot all Malheur
county's various taxing districts was
1314,621.37, whllo or 1021 tho tax
payers aro called upon to pay $714,
107.63; und lucroaao of $422,300.07
or an Incroaso of 130 por cont In
sovon yoars.
Of the 10 segregations Into
which the total (ax statement
has been dlvl"l by Mr. Gra
ham, only ono, that of county
got eminent over which tho
county court hn control shows
n decrease, all the others shovr
IncrtuuoM. This is n most slgnlfl-"
emit fact uliicli taxpayers nmy
woll Kndor. In fnlrnos, credit
should bo given Uia county court
for this surprising shewing.
Tlio ecreo in tho cost of
county K"U'ruiiicnt lit Malheur
county in seven jeurs Is from
78,H3J5t to W0,n3J.7fl or
d.-ruio of 922,011.71) or pract
ically 110 jcr cent.
Tho socoud largost slnglo increase
In tho cost ot govornmont is that
foun din tho special school district
lovlos which togothor roachod S168,
201.30 for 1921; whllo in 1914 tho
vpoclal Jovloa woro only $06,807.60
making tho Incroaso $101,303,74 or
100 por cont Incroaso.
Tbo 'largost lucrenao howovor is
that ot stato taxos which Jumped
from $40,230.04 In 1914 to $169,
267.90 In 1921; and Incroaso ot
$119,027.80 or practically 300 por
cont. In falrnoas to tho state
officials and, tho legislature, how
over, it should bo noted that this
Incroaso is duo to tho Incroaso in tho
mlllngo tax for hlghor oducatlon and
tho two mill tax for olomontary
schools, tho lator Item coming back
to tho school districts through tho
distribution ot school funds accord
ing to tho number of pupil onrollod
and toacberw omployod.
Tho report also shows that while
In 1914 thoro wero no dralnago dis
trict taxes In 1931 thoro was a total
ot $30,880.07 lovied for that pur
poeo; also in 1914 no high school
levy was mado whllo in 1921, $13,
092.17 was loviod tor that purposo,
in 1914 thoro wero so market roads,
sinking fund nor county library
lovlos, and tho coneral road levy
Jumped from $41,039.14 to $01,
263.04. City Cost Mount, Too
The incorporatodclttes of tbo
county also demonstrated ,thnt
government mountod during this
peried: Ontario raised from $11,
721.79 to $20,943.04; Vale from
$0,761.86 to $18,111.62; Nyssa
from $4,762,09 to $4,993.12 and
Jordan Volley from $1,090,06 to
$1,676.49.
The following is the detail ot tbo
study in taxos preared . by Mr.
Graham:
Year 1914 Decrease Incroaso
40,230.04 $119,027.80
73,145.64 22,611,79
26,820.03 8,400.40
13,092.17
41,039.14 ' 20,212.90
23,601,22
4,693.98
3,062.65
8,761.85 9,369.67
11,721,79 9,221.86
4,762.69 240.43
1,090.06 486.44
66,807.60 101,393.74
133.25 103.12
42.029.43 71,887.83
36,880.07
114.621.37 $ 22,714.91 $422,360.07
$314,621.37
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SHHM