THE HORSING OREGOXIAX, MONDAY, JULY 6, 1908.
13
RESIST ATTACK M
OREGON TAX LAW
Counties That Assess at Full
Value Will Fight Yam- '
hill's Suit.
SIGLER REVIEWS SITUATION
Declare Apportionment Cnder Old
System Would Enable Many
Counties to Escape Their
Just Share of Taxation.
Counties that have assessed property
at full cash values will resist the at
tempt of Yamhill County to have the law
of 1!)01, apportioning the state tax. de
clared unconstitutional. Among these
counties are Columbia. Marlon, Multno
mah and Umatilla. They maintain that
if the state taxes are apportioned ac
cording to existing assessed valuations,
as was the practice before the enact
ment of the law which Judge Galloway
has declared unconstitutional. the
amount of their taxes for state purpose
will be Increased unreasonably. The As
sessors In these counties allege that the
move on the part of Yamhill County la
simply an attempt to avoid paying a Just
proportion of the state tax. If the prop
erty In Yamhill County was assessed at
Its full cash value, it Is averred, the
county would not he paying more than
its rightful proportion into the state
treasury.
Discussing the subject yesterday. As
sessor B. D. Slglcr. of Multnomah
County, said he was in communication
with the Assessors of the other counties
of the state In which property has been
assessed at full value, with a view to
determining the beet means of defeating
the purpose of the suit that has been in
stituted In Yamhill. It is not proposed
to wait until the suit has been carried to
the Supreme Court. In support of the
contention that the present system of ap
portioning the state tax among the dif
ferent counties on the basis of the av
erage assessment of property for the five
year? preceding 1901, when the law was
passed. Is the only fair and equitable
plan of distributing this tax, some pro
ceeding may be brought to show that
Ye.mhil! County property is not assessed
at its full cash value, as contemplated
in the' law. Assessor 81gler feels that it
will be pof-sihle to prove that the As
sessor of Yamhill County has not listed
the property of that county at more than
33 1-3 per cent of Its actual value.
Result If Decision Holds.
Following the enactment of the law in
13C1, and under which the state tax is
now apportioned, the Assessors of Mult
nomah. Marlon. Cmatilla and Columbia
. anil a few of the other counties, pro
ceeded to assess all property at Its full
casii value. This was done in compli-
; ance with the provisions of the law It
self. In the other counties property is
assessed at from 33 1-3 to probably 75
per cent of Its true-valuation. Now, if
the law Is held to be unconstitutional,
and the former system Is restored, these
countU-s would fee required to pay from
30 to 40 per cent more state taxes than
they are paying, and all because the
other counties fail to assess their prop
erty at full cash values.
For instance, since the law went into
effect In lftoi. the assessment of Mult
nomah Countv property, has been In
creased from 'P2.6:9.9S7 in lftOO. to J233.
141.058 In 1!7. In I niatilla the aggregate
as.-cBSnicnt in 1!00 was $5.oR5.P00. while
last year the total was $42.055,Stfi. The
Increase in Columbia County for the
same period was from Jl. 477.350 to 11,
76.655, while In Baker County, where
property is assessed at 40 per cent of its
value, the aggregate of the roll increased
from J2.SS0.356 to $9,694,000 In the last
seven years. In the same length of ttr-
, the Assessors of Yamhill County ii
creased the assessment of property 'in
that county only from $4,770,106 in 1900.
to SIl.Tm.&ll In 1907. This total valuation
of $11,000,000. It Is charged, does not ex
ceed 33 1-3 per cent of the value of the
property of the county.
The following figures show compara
tively the rate at which property valua
tions have been Increased in Baker. Co
lumbia. Multnomah and rmatllla Coun
ties from 19i0 to 1907. while the valua
tions In Yamhill County were advanced
only from J4.K.0CO to $11,000,000.
Baker. Ortlumbla. Multnomah.
100O f 2.S.NO.S.V1 t 1.477, $ 3S.aTO.DST
3..W...H0 l..M7,S4.-i 4 -.".. 102
1;4 T !:..',. 3 2..7f.0!2 r,rt.42T S77
lllO- A.0IM.00O lH,7'.'Sr. 2X.1.14 1.A.Y3
T'matUla. Yamhill.
l'.WI ( .YS-.000 $ 4.770,10(1
1!0 S.f,924 4.7:11.04
li4 0.4r.7.IOl .VXrt.22S
1907 42.0.VYS0O 11. 700.521
What Change Would Mean.
By returning to the old practice of
collecting the state tax on the assessed
valuations as reported by the various
County Assessors. Multnomah County this
year would have paid $4t6,2$2.11 In state
taxes Instead of JSS9.I54. or about 30 p-r
cent Increase. Columbia s tax would
have been Increased over 2O0 per cent, or
from $12,100 to S."-3.i7a.31. while Cmatilla
would have paid tS4.lll.73, instead of $.V.
350.
Should the Supreme Court affirm the
decision of Judge Galloway, declaring the
law unconstitutional. It would not affect
materially the pavment by the counties
of slate taxes collected this year on the
37 assessment. Most of the counties
have paid their state tax in full and it
Is only to gt out of paying a balance of
about $21,000 In Its account with the state
that Yamhill County has brought the
suit. If the law is held unconstitutional
the state tax next year will be levied on
the old plan of assessed valuations in
the different counties. Such a decision
unquestionably would result in a tre
mendous slump In the aggregate of the
assessments in the counties that have
complied with the law and assessed all
classes of property at rash values. Oth
erwise these counties would he compelled
to pay state taxes as much out of pro
portion to their share as the property of
other counties under the present system
la undervalued by the Assessor.
Yamhill's Rate Is Low.
"While I don't wish to and. at present,
don't think that I shall undertake to
put Multnomah County in the class of
counties that is trying to avoid their
just proportion of state taxes." said
Assessor Siglcr. yesterday. "It may be
came necessary for protection. We find
city and county governments taking ad
vantage of some individuals or munici
palities or county governments that are
acting according to law. while they are
not, wtth the result that the honest In
dividual or county gets the worst of It.
Multnomah County now pays .3123 per
cent of the total state tax. which is cer
tainly her full Just proportion. If the
other counties of the state will assess
their property at full cash values, the
same as Multnomah and some of the
other counties have, I will guarantee
that Yamhill will be paying more state
taxes than she is today under the pres
ent system, and those counties in which
the Assessors have obeyed the law will
not be paying any more."
If the Supreme Court holds that the
present system for levying state taxes
is unconstitutional, those counttea in
which property is being assessed at full
cash values will demand that the other
counties comply with the law and list
property accordingly, even if It is neces
sary to take the matter into the courts.
It is required in the law that all prop
erty shall be assessed at its true market
value and defines this term to mean the
valuation for which It could be sold In
a business transaction.
All Multnomah County wants, explained
Assessor Bigler. yesterday, is a fair deal
and on this it will Insist, on the ground
that It would be manifestly unfair for
this county to be taxed for state purposes
on a full valuation while other counties
contributed only on a property valuation
of about S3 1-3 per cent of its value, par
ticularly when the law specifies that all
property of the state shall be assessed
at Us full cash value.
CMS WOULD FIGHT Mi
SEEKS MEETING WITH M'FAR.
JLAXD OR WELCH.
If He De Teats Either, His Manager
Says, He Will Ask Another
Try at Battling Nelson.
SAX FRANCISCO, July 5. (Special.)
Through his manager Benny Sslig. Joe
Gans issued a statement tonight indicat
ing that he is willing to fight either
Packey McFarland or Freddie Welch, and
that he thinks he can show the public
he was not in the best of shape when
he fought and was defeated by Battling
Nelson. Selig said:
"Gans did not train right. He ran off
his legs on the road and should have
done more boxing. He fought like an
old woman and was tired after the third
round. With a different style of train
ing, he will make a better showing. If
he fights and beats either McFarland
or Welch we will ask another fight .with
Nelson. Joe leaves for Baltimore Wed
nesday."
Although there has been the usual
talk of fake in connection with the tight
there Is absolutely nothing to Justify it.
Gans fought the best he could, but age
told and the more rugged man was the
winner. Not one of the fight experts
but is loud In the declaration that the
fight was on the square. The betting is
the best proof, for when the cong sounded
Gans money was going begging at odds
of 10 to 4 and In some instances 10 to 3.
Nelson has no definite plans. He will
remain In the city a few days and then
take a trip to the mountains.
The Saturday fight was marred by the
spectacle of a dozen women, some from
Nevada and some from San Francisco,
who showed savage Joy xyhen Nelson
beat down the black. "Kill the nigger;
beat him to pieces," shouted one woman
who was seated Just back of the news
paper men. "Look at the colored
woman." she continued, "pointing to Joe
Gans' wife. "Look at her cry. Serves
her right.
A movement has been started to ex
clude women from the attendance at
future contests, and it will likely suc
ceed.
Receipts for the fight were $24,531. Nel
son's winning share amounted to $10,632,
while Gans' share was $7014.
Develops New Pacing Wonder.
ALBANY. Or.. July 5. (Special.) That
Delilah, the new pacing wonder of Call
fornla, can go a mile in 2:05 is the
belief of horsemen who saw her per
formance on the S. S. Batlcy track at
this city Friday afternoon. She then
paced an exhibition mile in 2:074 without
competition and made the time with ap
parent ease.
Low Rates to Chicago.
Extremely low rates to Chicago and
other Eastern points on sale July 6 and 7,
via Chicago & Northwestern Line. For
full information apply R. V. Holder, gen
eral agent, 122-B Third street.
DRAWING OF THE NEW HOME OF THE W. G. MTHERSON CO., ON GLISAN STREET,
BETWEEN SIXTH AND SEVENTH, NOW IN C 0 U R SE OF CONSTRUCTION
" ' - . - . -
BUYERS GET BUSY
Hundreds Visit Recently Plat
ted Additions.
LANDMARKS BEING RAZED
Building Operations and Good-Sized
Sales of Realty Mark Summer
Month to Degree That
Is Surprising.
Large numbers of people took advant
age of the two holidays falling together
to visit the various tracts in the sub
urbs, some going Saturday who have but
few opportunities to make .such trips,
excepting on Sundays. All the nearby
tracts that are being exploited had agents
on the ground who were kept on the
jump both days pointing out the advant
ages of their respective localities to in
tending purchasers of building lots. From
Columbia Slough to the southeastern city
limits of -.he East Side and from Guild
Lake to South Portland on the West Side,
crowds of people were out looking over
the different localities.
One enterprising firm furnished free
transportation yesterday to the new tract
known as Hyde Park, and hundreds of
prospective buyers took advantage of the
chance to visit that part of the city.
The purchase of the acreage back of
City Park by a syndicate that Intends to
put lots on the market as soon as tha
platting is done, has resulted in attract
ing renewed attention to that part of the
city. Willamette Heights. Portland
Heights, and tracts on the West Side line
and the Salem electric road also share In
the increased interest awakened by the
deal referred to.
It is confidently expected by the officials
of the Union Meat Company that in the
next few days advices will be received
from the construction department of
Swift & Co. to start work on the packing
plant on the Peninsula. Bids closed last
week and have been sent on for examlna
tlon. It a satisfactory bid proves to have
been submitted, the work will be done by
a local concern; otherwise the company
will do the work Itself.
In the recollection of older residents of
the city, the quarter block at Seventh and
Stark, bought last week by T. B. Wilcox,
was part of me Kaieign iarm. it is
now in the heart of Portland.
B. J. Daly sold last week a 10-acre
Beaverdam tract near Hlllsboro to the
Star Investment Company for ?1609.
Devlin & Flrebaugh report the sale of
the C. B. Nickelson 20-acre farm at Hood
River to L. D. Firebaugh and B. D.
Loomis, of Portland, at a consideration
of $6000. 1
Deed was filed for record last Friday
of the Hood Hotel property at Fifth and
Everett streets, which was transfered to
R. Jaeobson by the Union Trust & Invest
ment Company, the consideration being
as stated in The Oregonian when the
deal was made, $85,090.
Tenants are moving Into the new Board
of Trade building. Fourth and Oak
streets. Joseph N. Healy and Gav Lom
bard, owners of the building, have estab
lished their offices there, Mr. Lombard
locating on the top floor. Several realty
firms have secured space in ' the new
building, C. E. Fields & Co. being among
the number.
Changes of much Importance are being
made in the country immediately in the
vicinity of the Country Club. Streets are
being opened connecting with Sandy road,
which, when finished, will provide num
erous roads for teams and automobiles.
Work on the buildings and grounds of the
association Is progressing satisfactorily.
Bennes. Hendricks Tobey have the
commission for making plans for a new
school building to be erected at Bandon.
The building is to be 70x100 feet, built
on concrete foundations and to cost about
$25,000.
M. DeLin has taken out a permit to
build a flat building at West Park and
Hall streets, estimated to cost $5500.
City water has been Introduced In the
park blocks, a move that will be of great
service in keeping those tracts in better
condition.
D. L. Williams has been commissioned
to prepare plans for an apartment build
ing to be built at Seventh and Jefferson
streets. Rosenthal & Frlendley are the
owners and it is reported the building is
to cost above $50,000.
Tearing away of old to make way for
new buildings Is rapidly removing some
of the houses with histories dating back
to settlement days. The Globe Hotel, at
Front and Couch streets; the Louis Trum
mer saloon, at Sixth and Alder; the Dr.
Wilson residence and Old Seamen's
Home at Fourth and Ankeny; the
old farmhouse, at Seventh and Stark, and
several small houses on Second street
were all built over 40 years' ago.
Baccus & Blaker, of Vancouver, are
having plans made for a three-story store
and flat building to be erected in that
city, at Ninth and Main streets, at an
estimated cost of $45,000. D. Nichols is
the architect.
Newell, Gossett & Walsh are receiving
1.1,4.. tr.. vi .nnstrtintion of the grand
stand on the grounds of the Country Club
and Livestock Association.
Courtrooms for Justices of the Peace
Bell and Olson are being finished in the
Worcester building.
Albany lodge of Elks is building a hall
110x100 which is to cost $30,000.
McHolland Bros, have taken out a
permit for a 13000 dwelling, to be built in
Bast Couch street between Bast Nine
teenth and East Twentletn streets.
The Illustration on this page Is from
the drawing of the building now in
course of construction for the W. G.
McPherson Company, heating and ven
tilating engineers. It is located on
GUsan street, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, and consists of five
stories and basement, on a lot 50 by
100 feet.
The building Is of reinforced concrete
and brick facing, and entirely of mill
construction throughout, with heavy
joists and four-inch plank floors. It is
a class A building, and has a direct
pull electric elevator.
The basement will be used for a pipe
I ilsL
Mr: sir
and steamfittlng shop: the first floor
for offices and salesrooms; the second,
third and fourth for warehouse and the
fifth floor exclusively for the tin shop.
The building will be ready for occu
pancy on September 1.
The following contracts were awarded
the latter part of last week:
James Mooney, for a $2000 dwelling for
Fred M. Gavin, In East Tamblll street,
between East Twenty-fifth and East
Twenty-sixth street.
W. R. Stokes A Co.. for a $2000 dwelling
for W. W. Paterson, in Wheeler street,
near Cherry street.
H. L. Camp & Co., for a 4000 dwelling
for W. 8. Conser, at the comer of Cleve
land avenue and Emerson street.
H. L. Camp & Co.. for a $3200 dwelling
for F. E. Grant, on East Nineteenth, be
tween Brazte and Thompson streets.
H. L. Camp & Co., for a $5000 dwelling
for E. H. Hobbs, at the corner of Bast
Twentieth and Locust streets.
a. H. Kiecker. for a 1900 dwelling for
J. E. Kheideman. in East Seventh street,
between Beech and Fremont streets.
T. P. Swemes. for two t!400 dwellings
for Simon Harris. In East Nineteenth
street, between East Davis and East
Everett streets.
P. E. Laughlln. for alterations In
George W. Bates' three-story brick store
building, at 104 Fourth street, between
Washington and Stark streets. The-08
of the Improvements Is estimated at $2000.
WORK OH URGE STABLES
EXTRA IX5RCE EMPLOYED AT
COUNTRY CLUB.
Materials Will Soon Arrive for
Grandstand to Seat 3500 People
Beside a Splendid Track.
Another gang of graders and surfacers
will be put to work on the tract of
the Country Club and Livestock Asso
ciation tomorrow morning, as it is ex
pected that a complete camp with mess
tents, bunkhouses and stables will be
ready to house the extra force by that
time. The extra laborers with teams
have been ordered to report and are
simply waiting until the contractors
have provided suitable quarters for them.
The eight large stables that will accom
modate the 160 racing horses are so far
along in their construction mai mi
of the carpenter force engaged in struc
tural work is engaged on the nine modern
livestock barns which are located at
the south side of the big tract and Just
outside the race course; Five of these
barns are nearly completed, two more
are about half finished, while the frame
work of the last two will be started on
this week. The lumber Is already on the
spot and the grading for the foundation
completed.
Just the moment the big; shipment of
steel from the American Bridge Com
pany arrives work will be begun on the
huge steel and concrete grandstand- on
the north slope of the vast open amphi
theater. This viewing stand will seat
more than 8500 spectators comfortably
and because of its high elevation and
cantilever construction, will permit of
an unobstructed view of every inch of
the one-mile track from every seat In
the pavilion. The overhang or projection
from the steel trusses which support the
roof will be such that there will not
be a single column within 30 feet of
the first row of seats. The main floor
of the grandstand will be BO feet about
the racing oval, giving a view unequalled
on any racetrack in America.
Coleman avenue and all the lateral
streets eastward to the east side of the
Country Club tract are being improved
through from Sandy Road to the brow
of the plateau overlooking the track
and which will be skirted in Hill Crest
Drive now under construction. Breeze
street, a through east and west thorough
fare. Is also being opened up clear
through to the tract, and Alameda is
already opened up, so that there will
be any number of picturesque drives
for automobiles and rigs leading directly
to the amphitheater.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the execu
tive committee of the association will
hold an Important meeting. Concessions,
special exhibits, prizes and premium lists
for the livestock show, contracts for ad
ditional improvements at the tract will
be among tne matters consiqereq.
Yiddish "La Tosca" Tontgbt.
The attraction at the Helllg Theater to
night will be the Yiddish dramatic players
tn the Yiddish "La Tosca." Tuesday night,
The Broken Hearts" will b given; Wed
nesday nlcht, Shulamith."
"The Circus Girl" Tonight.
Tonight will mark the opening of a new
week at the lyrlc, when the Blunkall
Atwood company will offer that delightful
farce-comedy, "Miss Satan, tho Circus
Girl." On Tuesday there will be no per
formances by this company on account of
the Fisko engagement.
"Head Walters" at the Oaks.
The famous Ward A Vokes success, "The
Head Walters." will be ' the next offering
of the Allen Curtis Musical Stock Company
at the Oaks, commencing xonignt. it is
full of song hits and funny situations. One
of the greatest laughing shows of the age.
1t has been snodemlsed and Improved for
the present engagement.
COMING ATTRACTIONS.
Mrs. Flske in "Rosmersholm."
Tuesday afternoon and night Mrs. Flske,
the greatest English-speaking actress, will
appear at the Lyric for two performances
only In lb?en's masterpiece, "Rosmersholm."
The sale of seats for tho matinee and night
performances Indicates that the Lyric will
be crowded to Its capacity to see this mag
nificent offering.
AT THIS VAUDEVILLE THEATERS. .
Now Acts at Marquam.
For the closing week of Pantages at
tractions at the Marquam Theater an ex
ceptional bill has been provided, headed by
the renowned Rialto comedy quartet and
Electra, the phenomenal electrical expert.
New Bill at Grand".
This afternoon there will be a new
vaudeville programme at the Grand. Miss
Ann Hamilton will be the headllner. with
her powerful Uttnj drama, "Boggara." The
sensational climax of tnis act will D ine
talk of the town. Harry Pilcer, the Cohan
eque comedian, will be the added feature.
areas, paints and professional sapplIM at
Woodard. Clark Co.
JULY EXCURSIONS.
On Jnlv 6. 7. 22 and 23 the Ca
nadian Pacific will have on sale special
round trip excursion tickets to Eastern
points at very low rates. For rates and
full particulars regarding variaoie routes,
apply at local office, 142 Third St.
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