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u THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1903. GOLD OF LELAND DISTRICT QUARTZ MINES THAT PROMISE TO ADD TO OREGON'S FAME NEW ACTIVITY IELAND, Or., Jan. 21. (Special corre spondencesThe Southern Pacific Com pany evidently did not anticipate the station here ever becoming such an important shipping point as it is at present, else they would hae so Improved the depot grounds, or located the depot somewhere else, as to afford more con veniences for their patrons. It Is now on the side of a steop hill, and the stores and buildings in Leland are below the level of the railroad track, down the hill. , Unless you were on the lookout you would not see the town, and yet the stocks of goods carried evidence a large trade here. This condition is not to exist much longer, as a new depot, warehouse and other railroad buildings are to be constructed this year, and to make room for them a steam shovel will make quite extensive excavations on the hillside. Leland has an elevation of 1219 feet. Looking to the four points of the com pass you see only mountains covered with dense forests, and winding through the valley are the muddy waters of Graw creek, made so by the numerous placer mines. From the mouth of Graw creek to Its headwaters is almost a continuous succession of placer mines, among the bet ter known ones being the Sneason & Rai ney placer, near Mount Reuben; Clark's placer, on Reuben creek; Harris placer and Johnson's placer, on Rock creek; and opposite the Smith & Wright placer, on McNair creek; the King placer, at mouth of Poor Man's creek, and Blais dell's placer, opposite; the Vend water placer, at junction of Wolf and Grave creeks, and the Archer .placer, opposite to it; the Wilkie placer on Graves creek, whore the Southern Pacific Railroad crosses, and near it the Van Brunt plac er; adjoining Leland, the two large Lewis placers: on Brimstone creek the Mc Cracken & Hussey placer; above Grave postoffice the Blalock placer, and near the town of Placer the Columbia placer mine of Allen & Lewis. In addition to these several placer mines, which employ from two to twenty-five men each, is the Greenback quartz mine, now drop ping 15 stamps, but soon to be Increased to 30 stamps, which employs one hundred men. These mines all use Leland as a shipping point A part of the quartz mines on Mount Reuben will also be connect ed with Leland station by a new wagon road. 16 miles long, down Grave creek. At Leland are two general merchandise stores, a saloon, hotel, blacksmith shop, poatofllce and Wells. Fargo's Express of fice. Ellis & Wallace, the owners of the stage line to Grave, Placer and Greenback, will erect a livery stable there this year. A larger and better hotel would pay at Leland, as the travel Is In creasing. Grave is a postoffice and store on the stage road up Grave Creek. Greenback is the settlement around the Greenback quartz mine, about one mile directly north of Placer, or two miles and a half by wagon road. Having a pay roll of nearly 100 men. It has a popula tion of about three hundred, and Is the second largest town In Josephine County. It has a general store and postoffice. Visiting a gold mine Is somewhat like visiting a newspaper office. You are wel come to look around, but must keep out of places where Is the sign "no admit tance," and avoid asking too many ques tions. If you ask a newspaper publisher the circulation of his paper he is apt to say it Is "none of your business." or else lie about it. If you ask a mlneowner how much gold he is getting out of the ground he is very likely to give you a similar answer, and a He Is sometimes better than the truth. And yet both newspaper offices and gold mines are well worth a visit. If it Is really "any of your business" to know the private Income of a mlneowner, there are ways of finding out and get very near to the truth. A Great Gold Producer. The Greenback quartz mine Is located 10 miles from Leland on Browning Moun tain, 2600 feet above sea level. It was discovered by Lew Browning and Ed Hammer, about five years ago, and four years ago sold to the Greenback Gold Mining Company, of New York, for $30, .000. C. W. Thompson has been the man ager ever since Its purchase, and its great success as a mine Is largely due to his very efficient superintendence. For a year after its purchase 25 men were kept con stantly at work on development and over $100,000 had been spent on the mine before it produced any "gold. Three years ago a 10-stamp mill was put in, and a year later five more, and these havo been con stantly dropping night and day, work days and Sundays. The mine has been equipped with air compressors, working machine drills, and development work has been kept far In advance of the capacity of the stamps. TKere are now over C000 feet of tunnels, drifts, up-ralses and wintzes, and .the latest tunnel Is in 1500 feet on the 900-foot level. This company now has In course of erec tion a modern, up-to-date 20-stamp mill, located about one-quarter of a mile from the old plant, which will be In operation about the first of next -month. In addition to the new mill of 20 stamps, 10 stamps will be kept at work In the old mill, mak ing a total of 30 stamps. Ore Is in sight to run all these stamps for five years, and development work Is to . keep the mine five years ahead or more of the stamp capacity. If the average value of the ore In the Greenback mine is $1S to the ton, and the SO stamps crush 70 tons each day, the value of gold taken annually out of this mine will be $450,000. Steady employment will be given to 100 men, earning wages from $2 to $3 50 per day. With completion of the new stamp mill " will" be- an electric light plant and one of the largest and most powerful air com pressors in Southern Oregon, and proba bly in the whole State of Oregon. The Greenback has water power for about half the year, and steam power the balance of the year, 150 horse-power being required. The mines 'are worked by two shifts of men, of 12 hours each, for the machine men, and nine and ten hours for the others. Excavations are now in progress for a cyanide plant of 100 tons capacity. This plant came from Germany and la supposed to be the very best of its kind. The freight from New York to Leland was nearly $1500. The owners of this mine have a 'bonanza, and its great suc cess Is encouraging the Investment of more capital in the mines of Southern Oregon. If a resident of Oregon owned the stock of the Greenback mine he would pay taxes on its value of about $1,000,000, but the owners being nonresidents, pay taxes only on the assessed value of the land and Improvements. This Is not just and ialr. to the State of Oregon. Encourage ment should be afforded to have the owners of property In Oregon become res idents of the state. Under present sys tems of assessment a premium is offered to men Investing In Oregon to remain nonresidents. The people in Oregon are prevented by the execution of our laws from owning -dividend-paying stocks on Oregon properties. Oregon Is becoming known as a state rich in minerals, in agriculture. In tim ber, and other resources. We have been inviting capital to come into the country and develop those resources, and capital is coming by the hundreds and by the thousands of dollars and being invested In our timber, in our mines and in our man ufactures; and It would seem the state should become prosperous. We are, how ever, making a grave mistake In the oper ation of our laws. We are not getting the capitalists. The nonresident man of moneyed wealth soon learns, when he in vestigates, and such men do Investigate. that it will pay him a great deal better to remain a non-resident. The low valu ations on property have so raised the tax levy in every county in Oregon as to drive - out the man with monpy. The assessment law of Oregon says in substance that "all "wroxierty shall be assessed at Its true cash value, which means what It will sell for in a voluntary (not sheriff) sale, in the ordinary courso of business." The law of Oregon on assessment is not In fault; It is the assessor. How shall the "cash value" be determined? Let It be done In the courts. How shall It get Into the courts? Place a law on our statute books making an Assessor pay a money fine for not assessing according to law. The Oregon Legislature at this session should pass such a law. Under the present sys tem an Assessor has everything to gain and nothing to lose by assessing just as low as possible. If he pleases the large property-owner, who has a pay-roll of wage-earners, by a low assessment, he stands a better chance for re-election; while If he should assess as the law di rects, he might not be re-elected, so he assesses low. He does not suffer from a high tax levy: but the State of Oregon docs. The people of Oregon should have a state pride. Each county should vie with every other county In securing the very lowest possible tax levy. Raise the valuations and reduce the levy. Let the man of capital come and reside In our midst, as well as Invest his capital in the state. Under the law passed at the ; Oregon Legislature two years ago, the o 2 Mr. Assessor cannot now excuse his low val uations by claiming it saves the county from paying an unjust share of the tax to the State of Oregon. Under a proper execution of the Oregon law, the resi dents of Oregon would themselves be come capitalists, instead of mere "hire lings" of men who have Invested their money here and are nonresidents. In stead of making an Assessor do his duty through fear of the ballot box; make him do his duty through fear of the law. If he does not do his duty in assessing property, his omciai acts coma oe orougnt into the courts and his duties' thus de fined beyond any question of uncertainty, and the Assessor would then have an ex cuse to present to men who would try to force him to undervalue their prop erty, from the fact that a penalty, in dollars and cents, would result from his variation from his sworn duty. I have In mind a case where a person bought a tract of land In a neighboring state, based on Its assessed value, and never saw the land. Let the lands of Oregon be as sessed in the same way. If the average tax levy of Oregon were 10 mills on the dollar. It would be better for the state than to assess the property at one-third its value and have the levy 30 mills. The amount of money each owner of real es tate would pay In taxes would be the same, but the effect on locating men with capital In our state would be vastly dif ferent. The legislators of Oregon should study this question and provide a remedy. It may be argued that a penalty against the Assessor would be a handicap on such an official. According to that, the As sessors of Oregon are acting through Ignorance, but I have a better opinion of them. In fact, I have talked with some of them on this subject, and know from their own lips that It Is not "ignorance," but "Intention." They know better, but J the pressure is so great they say they cannot do any better. Then make them follow the law, and the simplest and best way. is to make a money penalty for its violation. A plecfc of property in Josephine County was assessed at $230, and recently sold for $2500. Is It reasonable to sup pose that the Assessor was so "Ignorant" as not to know the value of that prop erty was more than $250? If he had as sessed it at $2000, or even $1500, any court of law would have given him the benefit of a lack of full knowledge and excused him; but not when assessed at such a low figure. I know of a case where a brick building which cost $S000, and the lot was worth $1000, was assessed for $1500. Should an Assessor be excused In such a case on the ground of "ignorance"? About tlie Plncer Mine. Mining along Graves's Creek has been carried on successfully for years, and hun dreds of thousands of dollars taken out each year. The banks prospect wel for 30 miles or so. This gold evidently comes from ledges, but outside the Greenback mine and In that vicinity, near Grave's Creek, no ledges have been worked. The prospector has a most Inviting field along this stream, not only for new finds of rich placers, but also quartz ledges. J. C. Lewis and Allen Lewis, of Port land, have about 5000 acres of mining land along Grave Creek, and there are three working placers. The lower mine, near Leland, superintended by E. A. Par Hn, is well equipped, has good buildings lor the men, and two giants with five inch nozzles under 85-foot pressure are at work. The upper placer, a mile away, is a high channel, and has al3o two No. 3 giants, with 240-foot pressure. The water ditch to supply this mine Is 17 miles long. In these two placers, 20 men are em ployed. In one season, $70,000 is said to havo been taken out of the upper mine alone. It Is interesting . to note the dif ferent formations of "wash," and im bedded In dirt 60 feet beneath the surface are trunks and roots of trees, some stand ing upright. Near Placer, Allen Lewis has a large mine called the Columbia, but better known as the Lewis-Hampton placer, on account of Mr. Hampton's long connection with It. Mr. Frank Fosa Is now superintendent. It is reported to be very rich, and has a splendid water supply from ditches aggregating a length of 21 miles, tho pressure on four No. 3 giants being 250 feet. This mine has been worked In the past very succesofully, with an elevator, but now having a good dump the elevator has been taken out. Adjoining the Columbia placer Is the Greenback mine, and also near It are some promising quartz prospects, one being called the Scenic, another the Lon don, another the Esther, and another be longing to H. G. Totler and associates. Development work is being done on each. The Columbia mine Is lighted by electric ity. The Harris placer, near the mouth of i C?2 bas five miles of ditch, one JMAlJ CLARK FlWTWm u M 0f oicr. gPh:.tmeAsow TtAcay V SStACeR- ( V . GREENBACK fZi "vJRiwer J CJX ViiVDtcWf ' eyyZ MNe o Scenic . SzKr y 1 .-uy , Z, , Jfwl tflj ( ir Yellow Js yy pi-Acyo jfc. r j 1 ((a y cl i ) QKAVe. V . j y iAiuugj W - I sueK rowninc. giant under 125 feet head, and Is a high channel, with fine gravel, the season last ing about five months. It Is the property of Mr. Gray, of San Francisco. The King placer Is a new property, and piping will commence In a short time. It having seven miles of ditch and one giant under 100 feet head. On McNair flat, opposite the King placer on Graves Creek, Is a high bar of about COO acres, which Is being prospected by tunneling. Thlo Is owned by Mr. Blals dell and associates. The Vindicator placer, near where Wolf Creek empties into Graves Creek, Is now at work with one giant under 300 feet head, and Is giving good results. The George Archer placer, opposite the Vindicator, Is a high bar, working one giant under 123 feet pressure, with nine miles of ditch. The Steam Beer placer, belonging to Mr. Van Brunt, is working one giant under 199 feet head, and has 15 miles of ditch. This mine has been a steady producer for 23 years. The McCraken & Hussey placer, on Brimstone Creek, has a ditch, piping and giant, and Is worked profitably every year, but the season Is short. E. C. P. 'PECULIAR PRACTICES." Chorgcn Filed Aprnlnnt Stirveyor Genernl of AlnsUn. OREGOXIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash- lngton. Jan. 22. Charges have been filed with Secretary Hitchcock, of the Depart- - LELAND, ment of the Interior, hgalnst W. L. Dtetin. Surveyor-General of the District of Alaska. He Is charged with "incom petency" and "peculiar practices,' and the petitioner requests that a special agent of the Interior Department be sent at onco to inquire Into the statements made concerning the accused official. The papers in the case were filed by Volney T. Hoggatt, an attorney-at-law. qualified to practice before the Interior Department, In behalf of the affiant, George M. Esterly, a citizen of Vnldez, Alaska, a former resident of Washington, and who has been visiting relatives here for the past two months while looking after certain legislation for his district. The charges filed emanate from certain alleged "peculiar practices" of the Surveyor-General In directing applicants for land surveys to a law firm In which his son !a a partner, and the exacting of various sums of money as fees to "expe dite" matters. The bill "prays that an .! rl . "V I investigation be made Into the conduct ! Even the poorer sections have nn air of of the affairs of the office of the Surveyor- prosperity. Considerable building Is go General within and for the District of I ing on at the- present time and some build Alaska; and that a special agent of the I ings are being put up after the American Interior Deparment bt sent to the office I style, and, while the style Is all right in In question to examine Into the charge : America and the United States, it does filed herewith, and that If the said charges are sustained that the said William L. DJstin be removed from office." Under oath Mr. Estorlv savs that hp 1 a miner and has lived In. Alaska for the intends to erect a large modern hotel, past five years and that he and hiij as- I "I was very favorably Impressed with sociates have had much business before tho people. They seemed to be quiet, the Surveyor-General. He charges that prderly and generally cheerful. During the practice of the Surveyor-General for i my stay I covered the city quite thorough the past two years relative to the surveys J ly. both day and night, and I saw but two of the public lands of Alaska have been intoxicated men and one of these was an quesuonaoie. As an instance, he says that the Surveyor-General "advised" per sons having surveys to be approved to first take them to the law firm of Guer- ney & Dlstin, the last named member be- ing a eon of the Surveyor-General. and that the Surveyor-General says that bv so doing the approval of the surveys in ques tion will be "expedited." Mr. Esterly says that no law of Congress provides for the consultation named, but that the firm de mands a fee of $150 or more for securing the "facilities" In auestlon. ' The affiant also charges that applicant,j are made to believe bv the Surveyor- General that the advice" of the lav.- Arm carries great weight with the Surveyor General, aid that this practice has been carried on ever since 1SO0. He cites that a partner. Fred F. Keyes, applied for a survey of 34 acres In 1901, and that the Surveyor-General told Keyes that "In order to facilitate matters It would be wise to see Mr. Guerncy, as he wai so familiar with the land laws." Keyes did so, but Guerney charged him $150 for his ' to J1"1 hlx? when wantefl The do not services. Keyes paid the money reluctant- j understand American and were not of ly, as he considered the fee exorbitant. m.u5h "se to me- Another instance alleged of "peculiar , 1 only manased to get out In the coun practicc" Is the annlication of Phllln A lF' once' and had onl' tlme to go about Blumanr. whn n.iVeil for n ira rr . .i, . - . uiits nnu was iiKewise reierreu to Air. Guerncy and compelled to pay a fee of $300. Mr. Esterly swears he Is In com munlcatlon with numerous other residents of Alaska who have been likewise Im posed upon by the Surveyor-General in directing them to see Mr. Guerney. in his statement he uses the word "fa cilltate " tvhinh hr Phnm-C tv. c.,.,.r General uss Invariably in directing the applicants to Mr. Guerney. It has been his experience, he says, that the so-called advice from the firm is unimportant and that there is an understanding between the Surveyor-General and the firm. Dock "111" Menu "Sick"? Harper's Weekly. There are signs of an existing pro pensity to constrain the partial with drawal of the word "sick" .from the Amer ican language in favor of the word "III." Newspapers In their headlines and else where speak nowadays of "a very ill man." It used to be " a very sick man." Why the change? "An 111 wind" is a sat isfactory use of language, but "an ill man" grates on the ear, an sounds like an attempt to Improve on a usage that had no perceptible defect. They say this new whim is a euphonlsm Imported from England. ,A correspondent of a Boston paper discusses and disapproves It, pro testing not only against the use of the un warnntable adverb "illy." but against "the growing use of the word Mil' in place of tne nomeiy word 'Sick.' " ThlS BOStOn protestant, quoting Webster, finds that Shakespeare with hardly an exception uses "111" to mean mental, moral or Im personal disorders. "Ill at ease." "ill-advised," "Ill-bred," "111 fares," are all fit and famllar uses of a good and Industrious little word that has plenty of legitimate work of Its own to do, without being con strained to figure as a feeble substitute Are unlike all omer pills. No purging or pain. Act specially on the liver and bile. Carter's Little Liver Pills. One pill a dose. WHAT JONES SAW IN CUBA AVASIHNGTON TALKS REPRESENTATIVE OF ISLAND. Hnvnna xi Clean anil Proaperonit City People Happy nnd Contented He Thinks Reciprocity Not Needed. OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU, Wash ington, Jan. 23. Representative Jones has returned from a holiday trip to Cuba. "Yes," said he to a question as to whether he had a pleasant trip. "I did, and I also consider It to have been a very profitable trip. I did not have the time, however, that I desired nor that I expected. 1 had only four days In Cuba and these were snent In and around Havana. "Havana to the eyes of those looking up on It for the first time Is a very beautiful city and haa a population of some 300.000 people. The city is laid out on compara tively level land, although there Is a grad ual slope from the water's edge to the outskirts, where the land rises Into small hills, on the summits of which arc several very old-looking medieval castles of Span ish architecture. The city proper Is dif ferent In many ways from any city I have ever seen, as the great majority of the houses are of one and two stories, al- SOUTHERN OREGON, AND THE GOLD thoush a very few are of three stories. The buildings are generally very massive and many of them have large columns or pillars in front, which give a very Im posing appearance along many of the streets. Surprisingly few of the buildings are unpalnted; even on the outskirts of the city, in the poorer taction of the town, the buildings and huts are painted. The color used on these houses Is a combina tion of white, blue, orange or pink, and all colors are most beautifully blended. Being accustomed to the peaked roofs, gabled roofs. Mansards and all the other high-crested roofs of America. It looks somewhat strange to view the roofs of Havana where nearly all houses were of the flat-roofed variety. "Another striking characteristic of American cities, the rush and the bustle, is missing at Havana, where an almost Sabbath stillness in comparison reigns. There is an appearance of general pros perity, however, that you cannot find here. look somewhat out of place In Cuba. American capital Is erecting a large steel bulldlns for a gas company and It was ' stntfrt aa tnnt thnt n firm tn W Vnrlr American, the other being a Cuban. This Cuban seemed to be affected about the same as one of the men seen occasionally In our citien In this country. He covered the street and hugged the telephone pole In regulation, style. I saw no rowdyism of any kind. Havana Is ICept Clenn. "I had noticed in the press statements to the effect that the sanitary conditions J were relapsing Into the state they occu- i pled before the American occupation, but , I, wa:! asrceably surprised at the general i am-v-ia u micji. m Havana. These are kept cleaner gen- erally than even the City of Washington which has the reputation of being one of the cleanest cities In the United States. How the sanitary conditions were inside the houses I cannot say, as I did not enter any of them. One thing I noticed was the prevelance of the policeman. He was ubiquitous, you saw him everywhere and did not have to take out a search warrant ! 35 . miles, but even this short distance ' shntVPil mn nts nroftv showed me as pretty a stretch of country as I ever looked upon and It was not only fair to the eye but looked most fertile and productive. From what I saw and from what I could learn, Cuba ought to be the garden spot of the world. They can raise crops In succession n the year around. Where the land Is cultivated there is a I most luxuriant growth of grass, but little ui. louu in lue iiuuieumii' vicinity OI Havana Is cultivated. There are but very few garden and truck patches to be seen around the city. No SnnTcrliifr Now. "No, I did not see any evidence of suf fering, and the slogan of 'suffering and starving Cuba can no longer bo applied to this country. I can show you far more suffering right here In Washington City than can be found In Havana. No one can suffer there from the cold, nnd they can not even starve if they exert themselves at all. Under such conditions there can not be much suffering aside from the nntu ral ailments to which all flesh is holr. nnd from what I saw Havana Is aji healthy now as any plnce In tHc United States. They have not had a case of yellow fever for 15 months. "I attended their national 'game, called Jal-lais, a sort of basket-ball, which Is known, however, as the 'Spanish game of baseball. It Is played Indoors. There were 4000 or 5000 people witnessing the game each time I attended. They were of all classes, although the majority ap f nparfl? Of the. nvornca -a-n11.tn.ln nlooc The tickets of admission were from $2 to $3 apiece. I was told that this was the only place where gambling was allowed. Four games are played at each event, and it seems that a record Is kept of the bets made on each game, and the record on each of the games I witnessed was from 5000 to 7000, besides the individual bets. This betting seems to be the mainspring of Interest In the game itself, as the apec tator seems bored If his money is not up on the outcome. It was estimated by one gentleman who was familiar with their system that at one garao over $100,000 t . changed hands or was taken In by the management. They also had a regular game of baseball on New Year's day, at which the attendance, I was told, was something over 5000. "On New Year's afternoon there was a parade on the prado, the boulevard of the city, consisting of two lines of carriages on each side, going In opposite directions, the line being some two or three mHes in length. In th? parade was the cream of Havana society, the ladles elegant ly dressed and sparkling with diamonds. I was told" that such a parade Is no uncom mon thing, but took place almost every Sunday afternoon In the evening Cen tral Park, the promenade grounds of the city, was thronged with beautifully dressed men and women promenading be fore admiring onlookers, I being one of the latter. There probably were 10,000 people In the park. Primitive Knrmliiff Metliodn. "Finance In the Island are In a good. healthy condition, and the bankn are car- rylng large deposits. The city also boasts j be classed as county expenses and borne several lrtrgo clubs, one especially having by them, instead of shifting the burden a membership of about 15.000, and I was ! on the state. Laws enacted providing told that ach member pays monthly dues j for payment of salaries of District At of $1 :0. The clubrooms are very spacious torneys. providing codes for county offl In extent, and most elegantly and even cers, the care of orphans, and the sup luxuriantly furnished, and every evening. port of aid societies, etc.. have relieved I was Informed, they were filled with peo ple drinking nnd playing cards and having a good time generally. "Their ordinnry methods of farming are very primitive. We can hardly realize that 90 miles from our shores men still Warden, agricultural societies, and for tlll the soil with a wooden stick drawn ' elgn exhibits, all of which, aggregating by teams of oxen, and yet such "is the large sums, have Increased the amount MINES. case. What the soil would produce under American methods of farming can only be Imagined. I visited one farm that was near Havana, and here I saw the typical Cuban hut. with its thatched roof running to a point and the walls made of the leaves of the royal pine, and the ground for -a floor. Of course, we would not like to live In such a house as this, but in Cuba It is no doubt very comfortable on account of the climate. The owner of the house was an old man, apparently.about 60 years of age. while his wife was a comely ma- tron of about 40. Their family consisted of six children, all girls, ranging from 5 to 16 years of age, and each one a really handsome child. Their features were regular and their teeth perfect, while their eyes were as black as night and sparkled like diamonds. I did not visit any of the sugar plantations, but was informed that the sugar crop for this year would be very large, probably amounting to 1,000.000 tons." No Need of Reciprocity. "No," replied Mr. Jones to a question as to whether he had seen anything to cause him to change his views on reciprocity, "I did not. From what I saw and from what I heard, my personal views in the matter were strengthened. There Is no question but that with modern methods of manu facturing sugar can be produced In Cuba at 1 cent a pound, and probably lereu I was told by one man who visits the Island every week that the producers of sugar want reciprocity, not because they are not mnklng money, but because they are not making as much as they would like to have. There Is no reason In the world why this people should not be the most prosperous In the world, as all they have to do Is to work and exert themselves. The cry of reciprocity for Cuba for hu manity's sake Is all buncombe, and Is urged by capital simply because It knows the American heart can be touched in this way. The real American trade with the Island does not depend upon reciprocity, but it depends solely upon our own mer chants and manufacturers. If they will cater to the trade and offer what the people want, and offer It In the way they desire It. we can 'get the trade. We do not get It now simply because we do not cater to their wants nnd desires, while the merchants and manufacturers of other nations do. Of course, if the matter comes up for action in the House, I shall feel disposed to follow the instructions of the Republican State Convention rather than my own personal opinions." THE OREGON .LEGISLATURE Tendency In Tovrnrd LeKllntion for the llencUt of the Whole State. SALEM, Or., Jan. 26. (Special corre spondence.) As a whole, the Oregon Legislature Is composed of an earn est and very capable body of men. and the tendency seems to be not to rush In a large number of bills, but to carefully discuss the situation, and hav ing arrived at conclusions, based on' such dlscusslohs and exchange of views, to Introduce such blll3 as will cover the ground. The result of this Is a very quiet session thus far, and an apparent lethargy, but this Is on the surface only. There Is a friendly feeling among the members of both Senate and House, and action has been hnrmonlous and without friction. An exception may possibly be made In the case of Senator Kuykendall and his coterie, who are feeling sore over the action of the Senate regarding clerks. I havo made some inquiries among the members of the House and Senate, and from views expressed I am of the opinion that giving each Senator a separate clerk Is not nearly such an extravagance as would seem at first, as I notice the Indi vidual clerks are all being kept busy, which Is not the case with the committee clerks. An individual member will not be as likely to hire an Incompetent clerk as when the services are to be rendered for a committee. I saw Representative Gallo way, of Yamhill, tolling away on some routine work during the adjournment, Friday and Saturday, which could have been done by a clerk as well, but the members In the House have no clerks. The greatest extravagance really comes from the hiring of clerks for commit tees, who in some cases never do any work, as no business Is sent to such committee. The salary paid legislators of only $3 a day for a session of 40 days Is really not adequate, and the State of Oregon should not be niggardly about providing such members with proper fa cilities for doing the work during the short session. I approve the action of the Senate, and think It Is a real econ omy for the people, over the hiring of so many committee clerks. What.Oreson needs from thq present Legislature is an enforcement of our present assessment laws, so as to make taxes more equal, the total , valuations much greater, the tax levy much lower, and consequently larger amounts of mon ey available for schools particularly in country districts and for roads and bridges. There is an economy which is really an extravagance. Parsimony In the expenditures In a county or state may be very disastrous In its effects. Secretary of State, Dunbar has recom mended In his biennial report that the revenues of the state be raised as much as possible In an Indirect manner, and that the local affairs of counties be left more to local sentiment and public spirit. In his report he says: "The growing tendency to add additional burdens to those already carried by the state, with out making any provision to carry them. Is evidenced by each succeeding Legis lature. Many of the objects for "which appropriations are made might properly the counties, ana added to the state's burdens: likewise the protection and de velopment of various Industries and re sources of the state, such as Dairy and Food Commissioners. Game and Forestry necessary to be raised each succeeding biennial term." To the above list might be added the State Reform (or "Training") School. In his report the Secretary of State further says: "The question of raising revenue from other sources than the gen eral property tax has not been considered. . . . It seems therefore that the most important question for you (the legisla tors') attention and earnest considera tion Is that of ways and means An examlnation of the statutes and 're ports of the different states shows that In nearly all of s them, and chiefly those having wealth and population, a large and increasing percentage of their reve nues Is raised by taxation imposed upon domestic and foreign corporations, the taxation of corporation franchises, the payment to the state of a portion of. the excise licenses, the taxation of foreign car companies doing business within the state, the taxation of Inheritances, lega cies, bequests, etc." "Articles of incorporation of S66 corpora tions organized under the laws of this state for the purpose of engaging In va rious commercial enterprises were filed In this office since January 1, 1901, almost 450 each year. An average tec of $50 each would have produced $22,300 annually, while an average license tax of $20 on 4000 domestic nnd foreign corporations would have produced $S0,CO0. . . The assess ment and valuation of the property of express, telephone, telegraph, sleeping or Pullman car, and transportation car com panies should receive your careful Inves tigation and attention. . . Many of tho states require express, telephone, tele graph and sleeping car companies to pay a license for transacting business and a tax upon their gross earnings in lieu of other taxes, the same as insurance com panies are now required to do under our present laws. . ." I have given the above brief extracts from the report of the Secretary of State to show that the cry of the people of the state for lessened tax burdens and lower tax levys, and Increased revenues for the public use is not being neglected by our very efficient state officer, F. I. Dun bar. In his recommendations. Senator B. F. Mulkey and Representa tive B. L. Eddy each have introduced bills providing for withdrawal of state lands from sale fcr two years, and the cruising of the same; and a bill for cruising all the timber lands of the state for assessment purposes Is a!so along the line of making more just valuations and Increased revenues. It is also suggested, and I think Is a good Idea, to give the state board advisory and controlling pow era over the assessors of the state, pro viding for uniform blanks and to compel assessors to comply with the law In as sessing property at Its true cash value. The effect or such a law would be of great benefit to the state. The sugges tion to have the county assessors hold otrice for four years instead of two Is also a good one, and If th term were made six year3 it would do no great hafm. The work of an assessor Is very Important to the state,, and that official should have experience as well as ability, and a term of only two years Is too short. It Is my opinion that Oregon is on the eve of one of the greatest eras of busi ness activity and Investment of capital ever known in its history, dependent largely, however, upon the action of the present Legislature In enacting beneficial laws and providing for enforcing the pres ent laws. There is probably no state In the Union with greater undeveloped re sources than Oregon, and although this statement has been made many times be fore Its real truth Is just beginning to be realized by nonresidents, and the people of this state are also beginning to scram ble for possession and management of these resources. E. C. P. Tom Ochiltree Did Xot Owe a Dollar. Xew York World. A few days before hl3 death the late Colonel "Tom" Ochiltree drew up his will. In the presence of his two esteemed friends. ex-Congressman John S. Wise and ex-Commlsioner of Accounts Edward Owens. It provided for the distribution of all of Colonel Ochiltree's diamonds and jewelry among his family and personal friends. The estate Is valued at $25,000. against which. It was the Colonel's proud boast, there was not $1 of indebtedness. "I don't owe $1 In the world." the Col onel said, when he affixed his signature to the will. Messrs. Wise and Owens are named as executors. Many persons keep Carter's Little Liver Pills on hand to prevent bilious attacks, sick headache, dizziness, and find them just what they need. MR. CLARK'S 7 ENDORSEMENT Will Doubtless Have Strong In fluence in the Right Direction, Of particular Interest at this time Is the publication of an Interview with Mr. W. H. Clark, a brother of Secretary of State George A. Clark, of Topeka, Kan., in whose office he is employed. In the course of the interview Mr. Clark said: "Along In 1S90 I was living in Junction City, Kan., and working at my trade of printer on the Republican. I had a bad attack of rheumatism and could not seem to get over it. All sorts of medi cines failed to do me any good, and my trouble kept getting worse. 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