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OREGON CITY ENTERPRISE, FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 1901 4 Orison City Enterprise t'MV W CO" NTV 'FFIi I i. r.vn.K. Publ,!!ioil Evpry Friday, Subscription Rates. V ,.P - v iii..iths ', ; t! Miii.vrijition, two months. -; PVKHTIS1NH R.TK! ON ArPIU'ATION. ill lin.l the date of expiration stamped i -li'-r oajv rs following tluir name. If this is not 'i i.i,'-- ! wuhiii two ks after a payment kindly no V .mi the matter will '.reive our attention. v .1 at the postoflioe at 0 oiron City. Oregon, as ( second class matter. . a THE TAX SITUATION. A .je'L-ral misun.l.Tst iinliiig ex st in the minds of in i i y "a kamas count v t x p. vein regarding the tax h- .. this year. Many intelligent people are l.,!-,.-ii, under the iu.pressinn that lxcauso property va!n,- v re doubled in this comii'v, then their taxes hum tl.is year he douhle what thev paid a year ago. This i ii mistake. Such is not the case. V mil illustrate. The as -sment roll for the year l'(J ! presented property of tlie value of $4,.V2b',(iOO vhi' : if roll 'for ami np-.n wlnou taxes are now 1, i last year. Herein lies the cause of the high taxes that are complained of. The blame for the condition lies with the legislature and WHAT IS MOUUDr M Ml Kt-w people liHve over heard of tin r- 1 ..utitlv ilitii'iki'.irM.I mimiial kniiwn MM nil). ' not with the otlicers of'iviKlomuii. ami lower otill know any- Clackamas count v, who are onlv complying with the ! "'"'K ' " vain, or It pr.idmt ' . ' ' J , I tlietr llf, mniK it ha twit known tin i provisions of the statutes in making the levies. Kx-j (,. ve', nnl i nll rland annum tra appropriations, itjrgreeating iSti'vOH), and cover-1 " nii.i. rai. Ami very (.. oi onr 11 1 r ' rtxdfr know that tlii nelieM ami tin ing the Lewis and Clark fair, 1 ho Ialles 1 ortage i,.x,,..jv ,i,,,wit l iMh wiwrnl ur Hailway and the Indian War Veterans, were made ' " "iMi.te.l in Aiak, but a ' .11 ' l.'W iiiiIi'h ironi kiik'v, dirm'tlv on lli" , by the recent legislative session, ami the money that i ,,,, f u. wim,. I'im'h radio I, mid Ii was so appropriated is bcim provided from among 1 '.v re-ulem ot o.hx.i.i Oty. ; 11 i ' 1, i . " ' are more tli.in a (loi'ii proilniH the money that is now being collected for taxes. denve.i (nun molybdenum, and iio-ir, lUit, with it all, Clackamas count v is millv fortu-' r varUn; anion tium Mn th , , . ' colorlini ol pom-lain n, ami limn"-, nate in one respect. Considering the true value of, 0,i,,f,.iiii -lnr dot roior r , its lards, manufacturing institutions and extensive ' ll" l'i,f "" '"'evor, is in le.n-: . , . -I H lllll Hl'l'l, CI'IUXM Hllll III IliT lllollllS, resources, this county is bearing a small portion of ( ,t-w,,,.,t VmIu for iliii pu -t -!..un the state's expenses. There are a munber of other lon t.y the frt ihi t...-l arm,.rpii , 1 . whlrh linK b -en Imr-lein-il hv tlif nmlvlt -! counties ta the state, no more valuable than C lacka-, , , ,H, .,H ilN ,,.,Bi",Ml mum to mas, and a number of them for which the writer ! a.ni..r..lieol twu-e ihickm nmin ; . , I i'f llarvcvui tl tnl, Inch Iihh liciMi in woulil no; exchange. UiacKamas cnunty wiin consul-, ,,,. or i, t( (.nrpn.,. i,v th- tl,vi. n tl contribute more towards the , " u ';'r ' Ami when It i , I it iiiiMiihv rtl that (Iih iti-fHiHHt WMmliipx instance, the following conn- ,.9 .-t w.th nmorpUitt rnwliiu , ties are cited, showing both the per centage and tho i ,,,ir,'". hiohe tiiirkn..-.. amouiu oi ine siaie ia nun is pain oy eacn; . in mmmm'T " ' 1 IJ . . -' p iiti r 1 iyiilifUUUll II,,; erable to boot, suite's expenses. that For .liected. aggrega es OI'MH I in assessed val ues ,,! n arly double the roll of a year before In 1002 the t Ml conntv lew w 8 1 nulls, made up ot tin fo.liM Co, lilt hji- eiiv Sl.itf, ; inili- noti -r items: State. t nu.ls; state scnooi, ; mnis, , I -J mills; road. ! mill" Compare these re- ,.vis with the fol!..-.ing for the year 1W3: ") mills; state s hool, ' mills; county. road, 4$ mills; tntai. .0 mills. It will be I mat the total of tin- 1-vy for county purposes in 1 90 J was 21 mills, lie n? made up of the levies of 12 mills a id mills for count and road purposes re- pp-eti Iv. For lO11 th- total of the levy for county j w lilt mills or iust one-half the levy for the piveed, t year but this lew i- made n an assessed vul -i.iti n of nearly dounle that of 1902 The actual fnc's ir,. these: Whib the lew for V-'O'i is reduced by fi: . i cent from tluU of h- year before, it is applied o'i' a i cessment roll th it com-s nearly being double that Mr the year liefore. ' As a matter of fact there will ii o' he raised this year f .r county purposes the ti im i iiount that as raw-d last year by about f "0'o; U n there is considerable coinpl iint among tax-piy- - iecause their indivi'lml tax-s are slightly lienvin than they were a year ago. Without stopping to iin''igaie the situation, i lie majority of these per Hon ir - disposed to een-u re th- present county officers nn l --i Mle on them all of th" blame for the existing , mii I i us. This is an inj'isii.-e. The reason that tax-s .i e this year high -r tna i a year ago is a state an I -i a local condition, over vhi'-h the county officer- h i - e no control and ar p .verles. to remedy. Tlie -vstem under whi.'h th.tate taxes are levied and c l'cted from th- respective c lunties, is not under--, mi i by the average lax pa-er. At the session of the leu Mature in I 'JO' a in- i-i was enacted regulat ing tii apportionment f st i'e taxes. At that time an averag'- of the asses.-ment roiU o'' the various counties lor th- preceding five years was taken as a basis upon which -o compute the pro rata share that each county hhoul 1 pay towards th- expense of the Btate. The per cent of the total amount f taxes to be raised for state p irposes by Clackamas county was fixed 0335 This lav will remain in effect until l'10 when a new ba-ds ,or apportioning the state tax will be determined by getting an average of the expenses not including the it-m of roads and highways, of each county for five years. Under th present system the state officer determine the amount of money that will be required for state purposes and then compute what each county must raise under the apportionment of the tax that has been fixed by legislative act. This year the state board concluded that $1,225,000 was needed. The per cent of this amount that is required of Clackamas county 0335 per cent of the total amounts to $41. 037.50, including the county's share of the agricultural college tax. Under the provisions of the law it is re quired that the county board of each county make a levy for state purposes sufficient to raise the amount that is due fioin that county. The Clackamas county board had to make a levy of 5 mills this year in order to raise this county's share of the state tax $41,037. Last year Clackamas contributed only $27,718 for state purposes so it will be seen that nearly twice the amount of money must this year be raised in Clacka mas county for state purposes as Was raised last year. At the last session of the legirlature the school law was so changed as to require a per capita tax of $0 from each county for every child of school age in that countv. Under the old law each county was required to levy a tax sufficient to raise a per capita tax of tiMH for every child of school age residing in that county. It will be noticed that the new law , a little more than doubles the per capita tax so with an as essment roll double that of a year ago, the Clackamas county court had to levy the same tax of a year ago, 6 mills in order to raise the required $6 per capita. Lst year Clackamas county had to raise $22,649 on tie state school account while this year it must con tribute $41,662 to the same fund. So it will be seca that C!ackama3 county is this jtar required to pay about $14 000 more state taxes rd $24,000 more state school taxes, or a total of $38, 000 more taxes for state purposes than were raised Pouglas. . Lane Linn Yamhill . . Umatilla. Marion . . Hate . O'Wo. .0162 . ..0"26 . ,.0301.. . .0110. ..0l!i:t. Tax .f 42,262 56,55 64.435 . 47,S')7 . 60,025 . 75,0!2 V' -KCl 'IIIH I llllt lllt'lt III.IV w obtmniM of the iuiixiiimn-w ami vul tin of hii) vltnue wiiu'li reml. ru it pii'tichl to n clii- e llieciuii of H'limniUtii In Mppoixi mutely line-hull hiiiI i liirro pniir I lOUK'elv tliH crrvink' oimeitv of ihe I it!! l h (terinitn nivv in now uiitw molvlxlei.um in the nntimfitriur of ' tnorpUte, . it I Krilpp, llitt Krenl ttenn-n nun itinl or, U u-inji i f r teinpvii'K gun nu'Ul. An I ha n in (icriimnv hIomh i' veil uow iii ttent that the leiimu. i(..r Ih oi hI ( lit mipply A little mure than n venr hw'ii I tin iht ionit in AlHHk wha liHi'(ivrrii, hiuI nev c ml Orediiii City peoplrt wore fiinhleil to jel p.m ('-(-ion nf it. Thev Kent Mr. ('. A. MiHer. mperimeiuli-nt uf Hie Willnin t'ltB FhIIh ('oinp.iny. up then to inven li,'HtH the ilepoxii, wilh tlin renull Hint a I'uiiipmiy, lh Ort'Knii himI AUck Mulyle It'll ii in Minimi ('oliipftiiy, whs ini'iirpo ritletl hy tlieui. Mini inentv-tw'n rUlniH, roveriiitf tliH enlirn ileMiKil, nrqiiireil 1'lie lompimv Ml oine HuuiLluriite.l ilevel roneous impressions that exist in the minds of tax- jopioent work on it property, which ., ,,. . ,,,, . . . coiinnueil all m-.)ii u( iih fxpunmi payers. 1 he county officers have fulfilled their prom- , n,e oriniintl uwnrr i,l ihu prooertv of iaea hv pnttiiii' lie lew in two. following the ilou.- ! tllOO, liim of the i-.iinp iiiv'ii wnrkii'it . . . , , , ., . Htoek tiwviMir vet from the, i, , uniKte,! Even Polk pays .0307 per cent of thetotal,or$37,t!07, while Washington, at .0301, contributes $3i,S72, and neither of these counties is to lie compared with Clack amas in the matter of real value of agricultural lands and resources. While the taxes this year are rather excessive, yet the taxpayer should not place the blame other than where it belongs. We trust that this somewhat ex tended statement of facts will correct lnanv of the er- ling of the assessable values of the countv. figures that have been presented in the foregoing par agraphs, it will be seen that the actual ainount tif money that will this year ho raised for county pur poses will be slightly less than was raised a year ago. Do not unduly criticise the present oflijrrs, but give them the credit for having during the last two years given Clackamas county the best administration of affairs that the county ever had. The county "Has been managed since July, l'-'02, by the present offi cers as economically as ever before in the history of the county. At any rate, the expenses have been ap preciably reduced from the record made by the pre ceding administration of Clackamas county affairs by fusiou officers. The expenses of the county under the present Republican officers have been reduced from $6ii,535.55, U 1901, to $37,223.30 for the year During the same length of time the present administra tion of count f affairs cam eled a road indebtedness of $37,000, and in the payment of outstanding county warrants gained three months. All county warrants issued prior to October I, l'.IOI, have been redeemed. These cold figures should quite completely disprove the charges of extravagance that are being made against the present officers by some Democrats. AMtcloblo Propnrntioit fur As -slmilatinfiilicFixxlnmlUctf dia ling lite Sluuxuiis nud Dowels uf Promotes PicslionCUvr ful ness and hVsl .Contains hcIIIkt Onliini.Morptuite nor Mineral Not Narcotic. tryv A-.UrYT UFtTCHUt AIM IWM 111 I hi firm t U0 r Apcrfecl Remedy forronslivi Hon, Sour Stouyu-h.DinrrlKH'fl Worms .('onwilsioiw .Kcwnsh itess nnd Loss or Sleei. FacSunilo Sifirmlur of For Infants nnd Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Boars tho Signaturo ft ii Use For Over Thirty Years 1 b ii . m wmrwmmmmmmvmmm i P I LKACT COPY WRARPCA. JBVH B I J 1 1 B 1 I 1 " tki nntm wm), Iw-rn ntrere I for !e. Ilial ii lnnliiT mini n $.'(000, to I fXM'in It'll thiriiiK tlm roiuiiin u.ll ......1. .. 11... nil hi iih I , iii .'iiitiiin lur 1 1 ill 'i" y in priiKeoiliK ill (If Vfl ,iiiuiit work to I point whirh will iliow iht lull fx'i'iit ol 1 thf ilfpomt, mut put the properly ill ! -Inpi' for llm it'tuil wmk ol in in i " it I'u 1 thin t'lul llitt tliret'iom Iihvh ilrri'lfil to pl.ti'H that Hiiiniiiil ol lliu Iri'innrv Mock, I whirh In non HKeBiili!c, on tlm nmrki'l ! (.ir hIh at pr, or twenty tivtt ft'iiln Mr hare, ami thin utoi'k tun hefn pUi-el witli V. K. Hyde. o( tliis eity, for that piirpoH--. i'lie t'ompmiy is oiItni.t'l mi l con nervitlivH liHHif), thertt hi'iinly $.VI.(HI0 of capital utot lr. all t t I . ami itit ullii-era are all well known tuisiiii-ni men of 4 irt icon Ci'v. namely : I'reKiilent, C A. Mill er, superintendent, Willamette Kali" Co.; viiv-pretiilent, J. U. Camp liell, ileiHitv distriet attorney ; aeeretary, I IV Keatiiii;, lioi'kket'HT Willame'te I'ulp and Paper Co.; reanirer, (!. II, llun'ley, of Huntley P.roa. Co. Thin iiiaiiHifi'inent, toire'lier with the proha hihiy tliat Ihe (:IHH) Hlot'k liifiitinneil aliove and the fart that the prraenf own era have so miit-h faith in what they liave that tint a aha' of the individual tork ia for aale. even at par, in a nuar antee that the company in not a promot er'" aeheine. but a genuine hitaineaa enterprine, and that all holdera of the lock will allure equally in the protlla aei'ordini to their holdinifit. The com pin v has letlera from Krupp 'ilTi-riiiu t purchase Hie en'ire niitput of the mine, and from piirtiea in thi coun try makii'if oflera for iimntitiea of Ihe product, all at (rood p'ioe, ami with a view to purchaaintf ihn pmixtriy out n'lfht. When It ia known that there are but two other knewn ilepoaita of molyh dennm in the worhl. of aullicient extent to be worked with profit, the H'trnlticance nf Iheae ofTera ia apparent, and Iheie ia no doubt that t he company will find very little trouble in tlinpoHini; of it atock. $3.75 Free The r.rent SfreclnlWt Dr. Mile will nernl a $ 1 7.1 i-ourw of hi Pamou New Treotment and Hook absolute ly free. There never wa a letter opportuni ty for those huvintf iIim-hhc of the Nerve, Heart, Liver, Stomach or Kidney to be cured at home. May never occur autn. Con siftt of a currutive elixir, tonic tablet, pill, etc, ii-l year' eierience, immenne practice, 00 anmntunt, wonderful tircen. looo cured after C to 2'J physician fuiletl. Addre bept. G. The Grind Snttrlum 8JH to h.'in Main Ht., HI k hurt, Ind. (Ileae mention O rex on City Knterpric) THE NORTHERN SECURITIES DECISION No United States supreme court tleci.sion in recent years is of greater importance or farther reaching in its effects than that by which the Northern Securities Company is declared illegal. The cae erjtials in im portance the insular cases and the income tax cane. Its general tendency is to increase the power of the federal government and to lessen tke control of the states individually over corporations. This central izing tendency is one that has been in operation from the foundation of our government, and will continue. But this deciiion is a very great step forward in that direction. The political significance of the decision is also great. Pn-sident Roosevelt is fully justiGed in his course, for which he was so bitterly denounced in Wall street organs when he entered upon it. It is worthy of special remark that Justice Hollies dis sented from the majority opinion. When he was named a year ago by the President, the President was accused by the Sun and other journals of "packing the court" by appointing a man likely to uphold his course. The other three judges who dissented with Holmes were Chief Justices Fuller and Justice White and Peckham. The majority of five were Justices Harlan, Brewer, Brown, McKenna and Day. Even of these Justice Brewer, though concurring, presented an independent opinion, in which he held that previous anti-trust decisions had heen more sweeping than was justified. It does not conduce to a high respect for the law in the lay mind when, on so vastly an important decision, five members of the greatest civil court in the world are to be found on one side and four upon the other. Justice Holmes dissented with particular vehemence from the majority. He said: "It is vain to insist that this is not a criminal pro ceeding. The words cannot be read one way in a suit which is to end in fine and imprisonment, and an other way in one which Beeks an injunction." He held that logically construed the decision should be followed by criminal prosecution, justice w mte was , jl t- wuat votl ncef4. e0me also severe, saying that th principles laid down in tQ curc your bjljousress the majority opinion are "destructive of government, an(j regulate your bowels. You destructive of human liberty, and destructive of every neC(j jyer's pjJJSt Vegetable principle on which organized society depends." When tiv i. 9ti ' ,.o.i,c! , . v ui..ii E"" r UOClOrS SO UloHgree, woo mmii utoiuci niguunuk. - Tjje Salem Statesman says Hon. Wm. Galloway is one of seven aspirants for the nomination as one of the circuit judges in the Third Judicial District on the' Democratic ticket. ' 1 Prices Reasonable LET US Do Your Work Work """' We tlo a (teneral I'.iiHuugK and Transfer BuHinenH. Safes, Pianos Furniture Moved Otlii'tt Opposite Masonic Building r''H't::Zr Williams Bros. Transfer Co. OREGON daily JOURNAL HELLQI ALSO WEEKLY AND BEMI-WEEKLV R.'ad the Market News IN THR A BuslneNS rrotuiltlun. If you are tfoiutf eant careful selection of your route in eew ntial to the enjoy ment of your trip. If it ia a buainettn trip time if the main consideration ; if a pleas ure trip, acenery and the eonveoieacei and comfort of modern railroad. Why not combine all by mting ihe Illinois Chntkal, the an-to-date road, running two tripe daily from Ht. Paul and Minneapolis, and from Omaha to Chicago. Kree lie chninn Chair can, the fainoua Balfct-Lit)r.r)r-8inokinK Can, all train ventibuled. In nhort, tliorouhly modern throughout. All tickets readint via the Illinoii Central will l lionored on thean train and no extra tare charged. Our route are the mine as tboee of in ferior road why not gut your uioaey'a worth? Write for full particular. B. H. Thumuum., Com'l Agent, 1'ortlaiid, Ore. J. C. Lihdskv, T. F.AP. A, Portland, Ore. Paul B. Thompson, F. A P. A. rieattle, Waah. Liver Pills Oregon Daily Journal T"OTI!INtl in omitted whirh coneem (Iih interna of hiiyer and tmlleriin It tl' I'vh iofk. ilii, proviniin, prmliii'n and llinmrul market" t tie iUO liitioiet aril iHiiiprflieiiHiVe, and are in every way relu'ilu. The Journal in addition curries every day a lull and truthful report of t lie world' Hewn and preniMitn uxiiy "imtihI feature of deep interent to the averitifn reader. I'lie Jotirniil 'a wouiiin' pHiie, the illustrated HporiiiiK new n Jour nnl Hturie nud roinii: pme and other U'hxI tiling in ike it M very poiniUr fiioi ily iiewHptiier. clean and hnlit from A to and year' end to year' end. Daily, one year hy uiil, onlv aix month, L'.'i; three Inontlm, $1 -5. Semi-weekly, 104 iue, one year, tl.M). Weekly, fl The iue of the Semi Weekly and Weekly Journal alo contain the market new and all of the feature of the Daily Journal. Addre, The Journal, , Portland, Oregon. SCHEDULES OF TIME HOL'TIIKKN PACiriU BAILWAY NOHTIl BOUND. ' :(K) a. in. 9:22 a. m. (Alhany Local) 6:10 p. m. ROUTII BOUND. 0:22 a. m. 4 :50 p. m. (Albany Local) 0:14 p. in. TlUt COMMKKCIAL BANK O OKKQON CITT. 'apltal, .... 1100,000 Ixiam iBile. Blll ilKcouulwl. Maki '! ectiom. KuyiiniUol)iicbiiirroii lloluu D the t'nitl riUIi, Kurope anil lloni Kon. Icpiltii rerel'td iubject to check. Uauk pDrom I a.m. to 4 P. M. 0 C. LATOUKKTTK, Preilrlfint. F. J. MKYKK Caikler. kVk"0 V YEARS' V EXK;3IENCE Want your moustache or beard beautiful brown or rich black? lite BUCKINGHAM'S DYE f -w 1 "rflffl Tnaoc Marks DiaiGNB COPVNIOHT AC AnroMMadlaf aikalek Ml dMrrlptinii mT inllf uWfci p.aioa trm whmtUmr an invntkia la aruakblf pal lahla. Imnitiiii. llniialtrietlrauUiaaUal. HINllKOOI tm I'atmiM fiitfra. OIat aaaaef fur aaiiriiiff uaUiiila. PaMnia Uaaa tiraafk alaou A Co. roal qiMkal uiittt, wllkaat aarta, la u StititiilR Jlnericam A hanAaoaaif Ilrmaa4 waaklf. Tanaat tif. ilauua of ar aalaauja loarmaL Tarma. .l a rar; rar M.t l. ao.a r aJl awaoaaion. 1 RrjiCoNewYork '2,0(K) mileg of on iJiu tance telcilioii wiro in Oregon, WaHhington, Cali fornia ami Iilalid now in ojieration by tli I'Bcilio Station Ti'lepliono (Join. Itiny, covering 2,2m town Quick, ureurato, cheap All tho Hiitirifuction of a ternoiial coiiiiiiuniuation. Uintance no eflett to a clear umWritaiuling. .Sjxv kane and Han Francmco aH eiiHily heard an Port land. Oregon City office at Ifiinlms I)rur Store. the CAN BY PHARMACY Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals Watches, Clocks, Spectacles l'irat C'la Itepalring All Oood and Work Warranted E. I. SIAS " Central Home Telephone CANBY, OREGON PIONEER tagfep and Freight and parcela delivered to all parts of the city. RATE 8 - REASONABLE JOHN YOUNGER, Near Iluntley'n Drug Store, FORTY YEARS EXPERIENCE N Great Britain and America. BaanOa lal l4 Tw Hi Hi Aluwyt EagM I t tW T J V r II I