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About Beaver State herald. (Gresham and Montavilla, Multnomah Co., Or.) 190?-1914 | View Entire Issue (June 20, 1912)
whether you receive or not. It will be state are likely to turn the entire to provide consumers In Portland and a sort of coercion that does not set well proportion down and make tbeir own Han Francisco with meat and meat roads, locally, each county deciding with the ordinary citizen. products at wholesale prices was A great deal is being said about the what it ehall use fur road purposes and launched this week In Ashland, by a The seimts lias contlriueil th« nomi benefits tbe counties outside of paying its own bills. Ration of J. It. Woodford iui poslmaa number of prominent cnpilallsta of Juet here is where tbe Grange Road District 3 will receive from the soul hern ( ire von ter nt Medford. A tour of Coos county la to be mode division of the State Highway fund. bills uiif be of come use. When these The tilth annual reunion of the Ore thia month by Professors II. H Jack A few weeks since we were granted limit. In 1923 we notice an increase That will also deserve attention. I>t bills acre first proposed, not having gon Pioneer Association was held In non and II. F. Wilson of th« entomol the favor of a <q>«n letter to Mr. Frail of in valuation at ths 2<X) per cent ratio, us consider an instance or two. Count been connected with their formation, Portlund Thursttay. ogy department of the Oregon Agri we were not very well satisfied with the State Highway Association and read to »1,781,2H8,388, 2 per cent of which is ies are to l<e divided into two classes, The aununl uyisting of tho Clatsop cultural college, accompanied by F. C those having an assessed valuation of them. The more we have time to con County Sunday School Association Helmer, superintendent of the nt v. with interest ills answer of the 28th of over 35 million dollars, and instead ot leas than ten millions, and those having sider their merits, and observe the pro Vn» held nt Anlorln southern Oregon experiment stitiot- May, and another statement made a few the lins of limitation in 1923 extending a valuation exceeding that figure. tection they offer to the people tbe better Mabel Miller has been nominated an Frank Hplllman, a rancher, aged 3« to tbe 17 million limit, it extends to ai Those counties of tbs first class shall they look. These bills do not place the postmaster at Jni-ksonville, nut-cued la under arreut charged with the nt days later, and with your permission. J new limit, »35,(XX>,(X0. We also note raise an amount equal to one half that people under any obligations to bond Ing John F. Miller, whose term expir I tempted murder of Chariea Klrltp.it | would like to continue the descussion. that tbe divergence between the line of to tie drawn from the state, and those themselves. but io the event of bonding ed. Taking up Mr Frail's two letters rick, who wan shot on the night t they do place limitations upon the use Cropa throughout Ute Klamath coun June 4, while «¡liking on the street a. first:—-He says my statement that the bouderl inde bled rises and the limit lias of tbe second class an arnouut equal to of the funds to be ex pended. Ail money that appor.ioned to them. Wheeler try will be better thin year than ever linker with Minn Birdie itnnk. H .!! grangers did not invite a talk fest Is a juet about doubled. The same is re no raised shall be placed in the con county comes io the first class. its before In the history of that part of man wits a former swec'tiwirt of Mini remark for which 1 should lie ashamed, peated in the next ten year period By j valuation would entitle them to »11,662 struction of such roads as the people by the country. 1 Husk. election shall determine to have im Htruck by the Hhnstn Limited trav I Based on the showing of Med'ml etc., "that a certain element in the 1933, valuations will probably exceed ' They would I ms required to raise annual proved. If they do not wish to build •ling nt 30 miles an hour. Mrs Mary m«rchnntn, lit« lnl<rntat« commerce grange is pre;«red to die in the middle »3..'XX),OObJXX), 2f«rcent of which would ly »5831, and whatever interent was d ue roads by bonding they have the liberty This we b-lieve, is more than Wbeeler Shepherd, of Oregon City, w»» thrown committee han ordered n reduct io . of of muddy roads," etc. To a person who l>e over |70,000,<)00. At the end of thirty to say so. If they do bond they pay for County has ever raised in one year tor ltt feet and Instantly killed. from II to 13 cents per Iqo p> md tn knows nothing about the road legisla J years when the first boride are payable, just what tbey get, and tbe fact that road purposes. This, however, is not Articlen of ln<orporutlon for the Sil- clans Hites one to four, Inclusive, ot) when »30,(JU9,iXX> of bonded indebted ver Falla Timber company, with »«,• trafflu over the Southern Pacific f ’n tion of tbe statu lor the last (our years ness have tieen assumed, tbe limit will all it will raise under this plan. The they miss one or more years without bonding doe« not put them al a dis 000,000 capital, were filed at Salem. M«dford to Dunsmuir, Cal., and ir.tor that statement may be tuisleailiiig. Tbe exceed ibis »70,000,0000 and probably be • hole state will be required to provide advantage of having to continue pay for the interest and sinking fund and The principal place of business la Fort venlug points. committee of the Hlate (»range assisted double that. ment on something tbey do not get. United «tales District Attorney ' ■ land. For the benefit ot our friend of the Wheeler County will come in for its These bills might be improved, but they in getting a compromise or "harmony” proportion. Since Multnomah county Heavy rains in eastern Oregon have I ourt has tiled a suit in th« I'n.t I Highway Aaeociation, and others who don« much damage to growing crops. Htutes district court In th« name of measure through the last legislature may lie interest««! we have tabulated the pays about one third of the taxes in the are the beet for tbe taxpayers that are <*l imlbursts have added to th« trouble the government against Willard N, after some very questionable manipulat figures on the prejosed b 'nd issue, be state the other parts of the state will in tbe field and the man that votes for and railroads have suffered severely Jones to recover 1183.000, alleged to be ing of the bills, supposedly by agents of ginning in 1913 and extending to 1947. I have to pay about two thirds of what- tbem can assure himself at least that he >s not imposing unjust taxation upon the value of nine claims In th« Blletz the Htatehigbway project, but alter hav from washed out trticks. Sinking those who will receive no benefits there Indian reservation that cum« Into the bill«, thu The bureau of statistics of the de ing agreed to stand by these Bonds Issued Interest from. partment of agriculture reports that possession of Jones by fraudulent officers or representatives ot the High- 45 000 crop conditions are particularly favor- means. wav Association interceded with the 135 000 Announcement tins just been made governor to secure Its veto, Was that able In Oregon, the composite condi 276 000 by the Brooks Hohurtson and Scanlon a “harmonious” attitude on the part of tion of all crops being 1UH.K. 450 OOO Gipson companies, holders of millions The directors of th« Clackamas 675 000 Mr. Frail's friends? 1917 945 000 Southern railway have entered Into of feet of central Oregon timber, that Then when the Highway Association 1918 260 000 contract with Archie Mason of Port a mill to coat »1.000,000 will be built had killed thia compromise legislation, 1919 620 000 land to make the grade and build the at Bend, construction to start within ths Grange surely was at liberty to 1920 025 000 1921 The Outlook has received word direct bridges between Oregon City and Mo lH months. The plant will have a min draft its own bill, and it did an several 1922 496 000 Imum payroll of »25,000 a month eni lalla. 020 000 from the Portland Library authorities months liefore the Highway commission 1923 60 OOO 000 5 6C0 000 that the fund of »10,(XXI or more for a 100 ooo A stay of execution ban l»««n grant ploying 500 mon. 1924 Hood lllver will vote on the Issue of bill cams into existence, and it is prob 1925 4 496 000 Carnegie library building in Gresham is 150 000 ed In the cases of Charles and Georgs »00,000 worth of bonds for the purpose able these would never have been any 1926 5 325 000 now available and tbe plane arealready 200 000 Humphreys, sentenced to death for 6 350 000 being prepared by well known architects. 2-50 0 0 of constructing a municipal water ays i further proposition of “harmony” from 1927 the murder of Mrs. Elisabeth Griffith 7 370 000 Tbe first draft has been made and is 300 000 tern to take the place of the system the Highway Association bail there been 192« 8 48-5 000 350 000 of Philomath. The case has gone to 1929 recently purchased by the city from i any chance for the commission bills to 1930 9 695 0O0 acceptable. It now only remains to 400 000 the supreme court on appeul. the Pacific Power &■ Light company, | socoaed. When it was evident that OOO 10 000 000 work oat the details for the building. 4.50 0ÛO Dr. J. Olllon Plamondon. who was 00011 4<X> 000 Tbe building as planned is said to be a 500 000 which has been found Inadequate to sufficient support could not be obtained dispossessed of the position of super a plan of “harmonising” was developed 000 12 «9 000 most beautiful edifice. It will be con 550 000 supply the needs of the town. tntendent nt the Eastern Oregon 000 ¡4 4- . 00O 600 000 A program replete In lectures by | to cover the withdrawal of the jwtition. 1934 00016 170 000 structed of stoneor other durable mater 050 000 1936 Ilranch Insane Asylum, has mad« ap prominent authorities upon subjects As to the meeting and conduct of the 193« 780 00017 950 ooo ial. Tbe work can begin as soon as the 700 0001 plication to members of the state 750 0001 875 000(19 825 000 site is available and if there is no delay teeming with Interest to the mothers Harmony committee, we have already 1937 board to be reinstated in that position. 800 OOO 1 970 00021 795 000 the building can be ready by about and teachers of Oregon, was announc explained and Mr. Prall has not denied 1938 The Klamath Falls Commercial club 850 0002 061 000 23 860 ooo 19 ¡9 ed by Professor Joseph Schafer. di our statements. 900 000 2 180 000 26 020 OoO October first 1 ban started a movement to build up We concede that the city man has a 1940 rector of the summer school, for the All this is conditioned on the deeding 950 000 2 255 000,28 275 ooo I 1941 the credit of the city, which Is below 000 000 2 350 0U0 30 625 000 of the site to tbe trustees of the fand. Mothers' Congress, which Is to lie held right to food roads, paying a consider 1942 1 par. The administration Is in a bad able portion ol the taxes, but we very 1913 I 1 000 000 2 350 000 32 976 000 The full site as required by the com nt the university on July 2 and 3. way on account of the legal tangle President Crooks of Albany college much doubt whether a majority of tbe ever obligations are assumed, hence it mittee who selected tbe location on following the adoption of two charters. announces that »100,000 has been se I city population favor a bonding proposi The figures in the second column are for is safe to say that Wheeler County will Maiu street is demanded. Pelican Ixidge, the llto acre sum cured to Insure a »250,000 endowment tion. We do not concede that opposi the number of million of bondsoutatand- ultimately pay back into the State There should now be united, beany mer home and fishing and hunting re fund for the Institution James J. tion to bonding is due to ignorance ing at that date; in column three, the Treasurer two thirds of what it receives and immediate action on the part of treat of th« late E. U. Harriman, on Hill has offered the college »50,000 Perhaps it is not altogether clear to all amount of interest annually due at any for road construction purposes, together committee and citizens to take up tbe Upper Klamath lake was transferred upon condition that It secures an addl t op|K>iients of a bonding plan just the with tbe interest on it. The problem options secured on tbe site some months by Mrs. Harriman to the Flelechacker tlonal »200.000. The campaign for the extent of the values involved. Neither date. Column four provides for the will look something like thia:— ago.—Outlook. Interests. Th« price was not divulged l.ddltlonal »100,000 will proceed active do those »bo support the bonding plan amount of sinking fund each year after A cooperative meat parkin« plant realize the magnitude of the indebted- the time (ten years) provision by tax- Iv. Receipts Expenditures nene they propose As a matter ot (act ation must l>e made to provide such Received of 8. Fund.. » 7 774 66 » 11 662 Two Thirds of which is we more than halfway favored a bond furwt. Taxation for interest amounts Interest for 30 years 1039.5 70 issue ourselves until we had computed to »15,000 yearly per million of bonds. County Fnnd........................—... 5 831 5831 00 tbe cost of such an issue, but with the Taxation for sinking fund will require Interest on Co. Fund, 10 years at 5 per cent....................... .....2915 IO a lew of »50,000 annually on eaqh mil figures before us we are convinced that (Offset by Reservation)..... 3887 33 lion iaa ted, this levy to begin in 1923. Additional Third...................... any system of bonding you may mention The next year the levy for the second Interest....................................... 30 yearsat 4‘2 percent...... ... 5197 85 would probably be unreasonable. .36 001 74 issue ot bonds will become due and will Total receipts............................ 17 493 Total cost to County......... An to the 2 |>er cent limitation, we show an increase of »50,000 each vear The -‘Additional Third” may not be are in the dark i.s to his explanation, till 1942 when the annual lew for inter- clear to everyone. One third of tbe which was:—“The 2 per cent limitation vat will ba »1.350,000 and for sinking was inserted in the amendment to the fund »1,000,000. Column five shows money raised for the state fund by tbe constitution as a check on the legisla the amount to be raised each year after pr< posed “harmony bill" is reserved ture and not for the purpose of raising 1923 to cover 'heinterest and sinking from proportional distribution to be a staggering fund fir corrupt purposes funds, reaching ttie sum of 32,350,000 in used at the discretion of the State High We understood it was placed there to 1942. Column six shows the amount Lewiston, Idaho, June 18—At a gen way Board. Thus it is evident that the avoid unreasonable issues of lion Is and expended for interest and sinking fund advantage to other counties by Mult eral council of Nez Perce Indians held to satisfy tbe people, that the indebt to any year wit in the first thirty years. nomah’s one third of all tax raised is at Lapwai, Idaho, this week, through edness would have s limit. As to our After 1942 the annual levy for interest lost in the one third reserved for the tbe selection of 12 commissioners tbe statement that the limit would he 830, and sinking fund will continue the proposed State Highway Board, and tbe tribe has definitely abandoned the 000,000 perpetually, under the “Har same, since one million of bonds would county will be required to pay to the method of control by chiefs, and these mony” bills, there was and can lie no be retired esch year, but the total in state fund its portion of its road money commissioners in the future will repre dispute. The only limit is 2 ;>er cent of column six will continue to grow. The practically in full so we may as well put sent the sentiments of the tribe. In a the slate valuation, which at present is really astounding thing to notice is that the one third back in tbe column of statement issued by H. W. Wbeeler, about »890,(00,000, and 2 per cent of that at the end of thirty years we will have costs. If all of the tbird were used in secretary of the council, he says: is »17,812,883. The following chart the system perfected and each year will “The commissioners will meet from the county it might then be s mething shows how the bond issue will ( not) over issue a 81,000,001 io bonds and tax our ahead. But this 371887.33 may never time to time, perhaps once each month, take the limit of issue. V ith a 2 per selves »2,350,000 to pay interest and come into the county, and yet thecounty but that hae not yet beeu definitely cent limit of »17,812.883 in 1913 the state sinking fund. Would it not be just as must assist in paying its proportion of decided. Tbey will also call the would catch up with its limit in i'vears, well to lay a direct tax to provide state the reserve which would not be lees general council when necessary.” But our “Harmony” road road funds. In that way we would be I or 1929. These commissioners are located in than the amount stated, together with makers did not tax« into consideration out »1,000,000 per year; by these pro the interest. Some objection might be various sections of the reservation so that valuations m this state have in posed “harmony bills” it will require urged «gainst the statement of the that they can reach every Indian and creased over 200 per cent in the last ten us to raise an annual road tax of »2.350,- county fund. By the conditions named thus gain their ideas dealing with tribal 000 to attain the same end. With a in the bills the county bond issue must affairs. direct tax based on the present valua be paid off in 20 annual installments, tion the annual tax would be about one and an average of 10 years interest is at tenth of one per cent to raise $1,000,000 least fair. annually; to raise the$2,350,000 it would It will hardly appeal to any one that cost aliout one fourth of one |>er cent a county shall obligate itself to raise annual tax. Of course as valuation* in more than three times what it is to get crease the ratio would be lowered in back from the state. Yet under the both instances but in any case it will proposed “harmony” bill the county is Premium lists for the Multnomah remain more than double on a four and better off at that than not to obligate County Fair Association have l>een issued a half per cent bond issue, what it would itself at al), for it will have to pay its from the press of The Herald and are require if raised by a direct road tax. proportion of the »11,662 anyhow. being distributed by E. L. Thorpe, of Of course we must not forget the in We have also figured out the probable Gresham, in whose charge the arrange come from such portion of the sinking income and cost to one of tbe wealthier ment of the premium lists was placed. fund a« may be invested. We are in counties. Clackamas, which must raise The premium list for this year’sevent formed that it shall lie invested at 6 an amount equal to that apportioned by composes 90 pages, aside from the cover. per cent provided it can be invested at the state. The statement is as follows: It carri -s by far th* bust lot of premiums all, but since it shall lie invested in real estate mortgages it is a little uncertain. Received from State Fund...... »19 033 12 2-3 of which is »12 «48 74 Real estate values fluctuate about as Interest at 4 1-2, 80 years ........................................... 17 076 00 badly as any other sort. It hasn’t been County Fund to Balance . 19 033 13 .......................................... 19 033 IS 30 years since values dropped to less Int. on Co. Fnnd, 10 Yrs at 6 per ce.,t...................... 9 516 66 than half right here in Oregon, and it is Additional Third offset.... by Reservation...................6 344 27 altoget er probable that a similar con Interest on same............. 80 years, 4 1-2 per ce ut...... 8 864 70 dition may occur again. How would Total income for roads.... 38 066 26 Total cost to Co............... 73 483 39 our retiring fund look in depreciated, unsalable real estate? In this as above, Clackamas County and advertising than any pamphlet here Section 12 of the “harmony” bills will pay nearly four times as much for tofore Issued by the association. Over provides that liefore any county can roads as it will get from the state, and 3(XX) copies have been printed and are now being placed in the hands of the The figures are given for alternate participate in a portion of the state fund pay what it gets from the state as well. people in Multnomah county who are All in all, tnis system seems to he a it shall have raised and spent a certain years to reduce space. The column at interested in (lie coming event and who the right represents No million i«sm <1 varying apportionment, and in the plan for making people think they are event of failure to do so it forfeits its getting something for nothing, while as | art' likely to enter exhibits. It you have not already received a years In tbe chart we notice a deverg light to any part of the state apportion a matter of fact they are paying a good ence between the oblique lines following ment for that year. But it is not re deal more than it would cost them if pr' w inj.l write or .-all on Emil G. 1913, representing the ten million issue lieved of its portion of state road tax. they paid for it directly. The upshot of Kardeil, of Gresham, who is secretary of or ten years and the possible 17 million Here is an instance where yon will pay Hie matter will be that the voters of the the organization. I BRIEF NEWS OF OREGON STATE HIGHWAY BOND ISSUE ANALYZED GRESHAM WILL GET CARNEGIE LIBRARY NO MORE BIG INDIAN CHIEFS PREMIUM LIST OUT FOR COUNTY FAIR