The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Deschutes County, Or.) 1917-1963, March 21, 1919, DAILY EDITION, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextPAGE 2 TUB BEND HUIJjKTIN, DAILY EDITION, BEND, OKKdON. I'HIDAY, MAlU'll ill. UHO The Bend Bulletin DAILY EDITION PablMi.il Bvsry Afternoon Ksc.pt Randa?. II; ths Hind Bulletin (Incorporated). Eniereu as Svcmul Clans mauvr, January 8. 1017, at the Post Office at Bend. Oraioa, under Act of March 9, 1819. ROBERT W. SAWYER.. Edltnr-Mamurcr HKNRY N. FOWLER Awocl.te K.litor HIKI) A. WOVU.H.KN...A.Iv.TtisinK MatiKjior 11. W. HUNT Circulation Manaw-r UALI'II SPENCER Mechanical Supt. An Independent Newspaper, standing for the guar deal, clcun buninoss, clean politics and the beat interests of llend and Central Orvtfrn. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Ur Hall One Year 15.00 Hil Montha a.7S rtrea Montha 11.60 I Ttj Carrier I One Year R0 Six Months IS.M) On Month I .60 All ubwrlntlons are do and PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Notices of expiration are mailed aubaeribera and if renewal is not made within easonable time the paper will be discontinued. Please notify us promptly of any change of aMraas. or of failure to receive the paper resru iarty. Otherwise wa will not ba responsible for comas missed. Hake all check and order payable to The Bene Bulletin. FRIDAY, MARCH 21, 1919. VALUATION AND CITY TAX. We trust that our readers will bear with us in our frequent refer ence in this column to city financial matters. Our excuse is that the sub ject is one of the most important now before us and that it should be thoroughly discussed and settled properly. For that reason we are taking up today the report of the Commercial club valuation com mittee and its bearing on the pro posed plan for a tax to pay off the present warrant debt. The report of the valuation com mittee as told in the Bulletin on "Wednesday was to the effect that assessed valuations in the county were found to be from 11 to 4S per cent, of the actual value. The per centages for the various classes of property were as follows: Bend business lots .tl 1 8 Improvements, Bend business lots 21 Bend residence lots 11 Improvements, Bend, residence lots 15 Redmond lots, business and resi dence, improved and unim proved 4 0 Irrigated farm lands with im provements 24 Farm land on which state loans made 30 Farm lands on which federal loans made 30 to E5 Industrial plants 25 Lumber stocks .'. 20 Timber lands 40 Bend merchandise stocks, (1) 18 (2) 30 (3) 37 Redmond, merchandise stocks, (1) 38 (2) : 48 (3) .'. 48 (4) 33 Cattle and sheep .i..50 to 75 If these figures are correct, or even approximately so, ft is clear that the various classes of property listed, when taken all together, will have paid an unequal share of the county taxes. Such of them as are included in the city of Bend have paid, also, an unequal share of city taxes. Or more specifically, Redmond has paid a higher proportion of county taxes, relative to actual values, than has Bend; and in Bend merchandise stocks have paid a higher share of city tax than real estate and improvements. : Leaving, however, for the time be ing, the question of inequality and its adjustment so far as it relates to county taxation, let us consider the matter from the single standpoint of Bend's finances. Two propositions have been made for the settlement of the municipal muddle. One is for bonding to pay off outstanding warrants, the other, favored by the labor council, and the Commercial club for a tax levy high enough to pay the bill and enable us to go on with a clean slate. If the recommendation of the val uation , committee is carried out, .namely, that assessments be made on FOR SALE! i A MODERN 8-Room Brick House, Beautiful View, Good Garage, Fine Corner Lot. Price, $3,700 Best of Terms. SEE R. P. MINTER a uniform basis and the total val uation be made higher, the properly owners chiefly effected will be tha owners chiefly, affected will be the If the valuation committee is right, they, as stated above, have paid less than their share of taxes. On a new and proper valuation It a tax were levied they would be called on tor more tax money in proportion than any other class of property owner. This would be a reason why they would prefer a bond issue since they would expect to reduce their hold ings by sales and the debt curried forward in the shape of bonds would be paid by the lot purchasers. We have urged the adoption of the tax plan, not because we wished to see an particular class of prop erty owner injured, but because we believe that property values in the city would easily stand the tax that would be necessary. The work of valuation committee confirms this belief by showing how large our real value actually is. Two Ideals now present themselves. One the valua tion of all classes of property on a uniform basis, and the other the levy of a sufficient tax on that valu ation to pay our bills. The man In Portland who told Peter B. Kyne that he would prob ably run into a lot of snow it he came to Bend may know .his Port land and his Columbia highway, but he is painfully ignorant of Central Oregon. Perhaps he is one of the kind that think in winter there are only two alternatives, rain in the valley and snow up here. He's right so far as the rain is concerned, but on the snow dead wrong. Wo have the sunshine. It may1 be that in general Bend is unsociable, as suggested by the author of the verses printed in yes terday's Bulletin. The athletic club, VALUE FIRST ? MeUpYour Forafiainy fm ONE of the queerest things about some people is that they will not follow GOOD ADVICE when they KNOW they OUGHT TO. Perhaps we are all more or less that way. All the wise men of all ages have urged their fellow beings to PUT AWAY SOMETHING for a ItAINY DAY, Good old Benjamin Franklin's sayings on economy and saving alone ought to make a bank book holder of EVEEY ONE. If you have DELAYED, suppose you act HONESTLY with Y0UE SELF RIGHT NOW. Central Oregon Bank NATIONAL METAL WEATHER STRIP Keeps Out Cold Keeps Out Dust Keeps In lletit , Saves .25 to Wo Fuel T. L. COLLIER Authorized Sales Agent for Oregon BEND, OREGON however,' Is doing a big thing In af fording a common meeting plnco with attractions for all, and oppor tunities for making acquuintuncos that lead to friendship and sociabil ity. ' A Portland newspaper guys, "It's a wise town that is preparing free camping ground for the season's tourists." Which reminds us, what has become of the council's plan for a camp ground? ALFALFA SEED ORDER TO CLOSE TOMORROW One hundred and ninety 'farmers in Central Oregon have ordered al falfa seed through the First National bank this year, making a total 'of 24.000 pounds which will be pur chased. The order will be closed to morrow night. When the opportun ity of acquiring first duns seed was first offered, the officials of the bank considered that 5000 pounds would probably be the amount desired. EXPLOSIVES ORDER MADE LESS DRASTIC Persons using or having in their possession explosives will no longer be required to take out licenses, with the exception of uHen enemies, to whom the ruling of July, 1918, still applies. This information was re ceived by the county clerk today from the bureau of mines. Try a Bulletin Want Ad for quick results. ONLY 11 DAYS until you can go after the FINNY-BEAUTIES Look over all your FISHING TACKLE then come to us for any additions. We will sell you the BEST. . We Sell Fisting1 Licenses F. DEMENT &CO. Grace Hardware Jtaev T OCAL PAYROLLS dis 1 ' tribute money in n com munity just as "local rains" distribute moisture. You can't get nwny from it because It J true. Every time you fyvor local products in your buying you are doing YOUR PART to help along this local distri bution of money. Homi Industry 1 iaoui of oxioon BITTER STORM IS SWEEPING WYOMING (It United Press to Tha Hand Mullctln.) SAN FRANCISCO, March 21. A severe sleot and snowstorm, accom panied by a liluli wind, is awuopliiK over Wyoming, uccordlug to ad vices received here. Telegraphic communication with the eust is seri ously I m pul red. YN0PSI80FTHC ANNUAL STATCMCNT 0FTHI Hamilton Fire Insurance Company , Ot lb C1f of Srw Yrwk. La tt iui of N,w Yort- o Uk thirty. fir tUr of Xfcmbr. in. m4m to tb UMirmnn CuaimlMtoovr of th tUU of Orvfoa. purtuaai to law : CAPITAL Amount of rartttl Mock r)4 up XM.00I Q INCOME. Nt prrulunu mrltrd durlnj ttw rr U, 010.031. 4 ttttfrrat. dltl'lmtU and wait rclmf duxinc lha jrar JT.Sut.St Ini-ocaa frna other mutt rxlml duilnf lb frw Total Ibcdom S1.0ST.23I..1 OlSBUJttCMCNTS. Nrt aM paid durlai th jcar In- ri tiding adjustment riprnara f MT .9113 Dhltlrnds paid on capital atorfc dut iful l h rrar Iff. MM. M Ctxantaalona and Mlarlra paid darlnt tha jrar 154.Ml.Tt Taira, lloanara and rra paid durluf tha rrar S7.3?1. Aramini of ail other aiprndlturw 11,434 Jt Total tiptodltUTM , Ml. 133 41 ASSETS. Valiw f r?! tifata o4nr4 (mark atu tU.0OO.00 Valua of orka aad bund ownrd (ma krti lain) l.tVU. 13 t M Loam on mortcatra and rollatrral, eta. f'atb In banka and on band lSti.9SI.lra rrxnluma la ntifM of rollrrttaa writ ira alaca Hrpu-nbrr 9. lit 1 1 TT 151.07 InurvK and n-nta dua and accrued.. ftS.vwi.QI Tntala aaatta fl.43V.3M. CI Oat tprrlal drpoalu la any atata Of anjr ibrra br) I TiXal aaarta admllrd In Oregon .. . .1.439.3M.1 LIABILITIES. ' fJmaa rialmi for loaar unpaid 4 IW.WJ.24 Anwmnt of unrarnvd prraluaia -on all ouuiandln rtU 67. 131 7i trot tar rommlMion and brokrrac. . . . IV l jf All oUiaf llablllllra ftl.TOtl.uf Total llabllltlM, trsriuaha of capital tort of $ I2M22.33 BUSINESS IN OREQON FOR THE YEAR. Groat premium iverlved during tha year t I0.1M.IJ PmniuJBJ returned during tbe year.. J.MITt Iuaaea paid during tha year l.lZfl.M Loaaet Incurred during tbe year 1.H7.I0 HAMILTON FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, E. C. sJAMKHON. IrrldDt. AltTI I LB I.ENKXKN JH.. heerrtary, Sututary realnVnt attorney for aenlre: A. W. WH1TMEK, i'lltock Bloc. Portland. Or. Would You : be Interested in the BEST 6 -Cylinder Car on the Market? If So, See Pioneer Garage Phone 221 A REAL Bargain PEPTONA WILL HELP YOU IT PTJTS'THE "PliP" iiito run clown systems. It contains organic Iron, Malt, Manganese anil Cod Liver Oil Extract, in e 1 i c i n a 1 agents extensively used as a tonic and strength builder. Valuable for enriching the blood, for aiding the assimil ation of food, and for build ing the health generally. If you have trouble recover ing normal health after grippe, cold, bronchitis, or influenza, if your blood "is not up to standard, jf your food assimilation is faulty, if you are tired or run down, then you need Peptona to help you. It is our best tonic; it is pleasant to take and easily tolerated by even the most sensitive stomach. We will refund your money if it does not do you good. 1IORTON DRUG CO. IIEXALI. STOKE KD1SOXS VHTKOiaS KODAKH Discovered ! I l Go to the Hend A. A. Club Friday Evening April 4 Mid find out What Happened ; 5 to Jones. i The Franco Chain . Drive Tractor Your Ford Furnishes the Motor Power. Ideal for Use on Central Oregon Farms. Demonstrator Will Arrive In Bend In Few Doys Farmers are invited to make inquiries ot Phone 221 at the Pioneer CarngeCo. E. M. BONNEUCeneral Agent for Oregon, Idaho and Washington. THE BACKBONE OF BEND IS LUMBER MANUFACTURING 1 OUR PAYROLLS MAKE YOUR PROFITS BY BUYING LOCAL PRODUCTS YOU ARE HELPING BEND. The Bropks-Scanlon Lumber Co. A Local Sale Agent MILLER LUMBER CO. SATURDAY EMMY WEHLEN IN "Sylvia On A Spree" AND EDDIE POLO in "Hm Lure of The Circus" "Tkf Aerial Disaster Episoja" TONICHT Alice Brady in "TO Death Dance" GRAND THEATRE Closed Dodge Towing Car FOR HIRE NIC. I IT Located aL Pioneer Garage Phone 221 J. W. JJTTU:KIKU, Owner Complolo Htoclc of Lumber Lath, Soxh and Door Eledric Cleaner Gets All the Dirt, All the Time. There is no periodical house-clean- ln)f tltno, no dimllnif, or' wip ing up. Tho dirt "Imply (Hh nppoarH ul I of It. All the houHitwlfo dons h puxh tlio button and tfuiriu thechmnnr. And It' done In onn-llfth the time. THOU Nnccum CIdiw um sold on enny tonus. Bend Water Light & Power Co.