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About Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 7, 1910)
w " A wimn"vi n r. n ry m in Ar t c rnViPM Largest rrirntry 3 g iu.ui.ii Grairl shiFJmi Point in the United State ? OwnAnrtnirvnAAnniAAnAAAAuva m firm muuam fm ' fMt r. lent and best adverti e t ing Medium In Gilliam count) THE QIL.L.I AM COUNTY BOOSTER" VOL.X1X LONDON. OREGON. FRIDAY. JAN. 7. 1010. NO. 42 filial - G1TY FATHERS IN REGULAR 1 Mayor Donnelly ap points committees. TREASURER US REPORT Mui meeting to be held to dls ouat way and' mean to bettor city water ayetem. The City Fathers mot In re gular session on Monday last January 3 1910, Mayor Donnelly presiding also present council men, Hire, Stephenson, Myera, Wood, Portwood and Scott. Min utea of last meeting read and ap proved. ' 1 The committee on streets to (tart :j whom was referred the ordinance : in regard to licensing drays, ask ed for more time before making a report The Mayor appointed the fol- " lowinir cnmmitteti which wrn omitted after the last election: Ways and means: Portwood. Stephenson and Wood. Judici I ary and elections: Scott, Myer Hire, end Portwood. Nomina tions being in order for a City Attorney, Hon. Jay Bowerman vent awiA tnsorvA without pnni to the city. The City Marshal was ordered to see that the door at the Skating Rink and Ameri can Theatre were put in a con--,--- dttkm to prevent accident to thr - public in case of fire. In thr . matter of ""eports of city officers. The recorder asked for mwe time to bring in his report which was granted. The treasurers re port was then read as follows: Balance on hand July 1 1909 2419.70 Received for water rent 8.115.21 Licenses 1317.50 ' Fines 1134.00 Pasture rent 50.00 Sale of horse 14.00 ' Rebate on repairs of engine 29.00 Taxes 1499. 8'J i Total 9789.30 ' Disbursements 1 Redeemed warrants 4813.64 Interest 011 bonds 1536.75 ll . Stamps 14.00 Receipt books 13.70 ': v Cash on hand A41!! I Total 9789.30 Unredemed warrants ; . 13,360.23 ; , Unredemed warrants j , July 1 1909 12,079.01 "-I Increased indebtedness for . ' a I. . i 1 Afa nn '' The usual list of bills were then audited and on resolution by Hire ordered paid: Crane (Jo. 6.00 Arlington Lumber Co 10.40 Michael Foley 3.00 Valvoline Oil Co. - 18.90 L. B. Townsrnd 75.00 ' Wli Mci:leb - 80.00 Condon Electric Co. - 279.24 E A Wallace 2.50 Home Telephone Co. 3.00 . J W Hire - 400 LB Townsend - 12.50 Recorders salary 10.00 Costs in Recorders Court 9.50 Condon Times .G0 Freight " 05 Forward 52Q.06 Jameison&Marshall 850,03 SB Barker Co. 43.30 P. H. Stephenson 80.30 , A Dams 12.50 ME Summers 3.25 The Mayor then ordered the recorder to give notice of a mass y. moating to be held on Wedr.cs- . day Jan. 12th. for the purpose of discussiug ways and mpans of putting in a concrete - bp sin and dam at Hay Creek, putting in new pipe dotin Main St. and taking up an old bond for P000 rto-v paving 8 per cent interest. On motion by Scott the meeting adjourned. - WHY GILLIAM NEEDS The basis of all wealth is land, but this cannot be true unless mankind takes advantage of na ture by properly husbanding the soil so that he may acquire that wealth. Ami we all know that money is the moving factor which turns the whees of the gigantic industries of our count ry; and that society is so consti tuted that we must pay some toll in the nature of taxes to help defray the expenses of the government that guides our fi nancial destiny. These taxes 01 assessments are paid annually pro rata among the citizens or rather the real and personal pro perty owners of the countie;, states or nation as its share of the burden of a lawful society. The expenses of government amount to ninety million dollars annually it would have to pay by its people directly' or indirectly. Therefore, if we have (for illus tration) ninety million people and the ' property owners all have an equal amount of taxa ble property, they would be compelled to pay a tax of $1.00 per capita. But now assume, intead, that you have the same conditions but only one million people, your tax would be ninety dollars per head in order to meet the expense of good government The same things hold good in the state and county in which you live, as our government is so constituted that we are divid ed into various districts, and in each locality they carry on their ovtn affairs for the best interests of its people. Gilliam County has its corp of county officers to pay each year for the services they render to the people they represent and this money must be raised by a levy of tax upon the property owned by its peo ple. .Now then, we will assume, for the sake of argument and illustration, that we have county containing ten thousand acres ol land all of which is owned by ten farmers equally; and that the annual county expense is $10,000 which must be paid by tax payers of this county. Hav ing found the number of acres it contains and the amount oi tax that must be raised, we as sess the land at $10.00 per acre and find that it amounts to $100,000.00. Then we levy. a tax of ten mills on every acre of land and ve have the $10,000.00 to meet the expenses of the gov ernment in the county. Under this assumed state of facts each farmer would be obliged to, pay a tax of $1,000.00 on the 1,000 acres he owns or $1.00 per acre. Again we will assume, that in stead of ten men and their fam ilies residing on these 10,000 ac res, we have one family for each 333 J acres or thirty families on 10,000 acies, and that each one of these families erected im provements in the form of good buildings, etc,, to the value of $5,000.00. This would give us twenty times $5,000.00 or an ad ditional $100,000.00 to help de fray the expenses of our county, and reduce' the assessments to one half or five mill3 to the dol lar, n&kinq: the.ttx only $500.00 per capita. These additional people would also have consider able personal property on each place, which would be another factor in causing a reduction of COUNTY MORE PEOPLE taxes. In other words, with more people and improvements comes more wealth; and with this follows the lower assessment or levy which we all invite. What advantage would it be to the cities that depend on such communities? The increase of families would compel every merchant to hire additional help to wait on the new trade which comes out of the legitimate chan nels of a larger population. In stead of selling $100.00 worth of provisions to keep life and soul togetherthe merchants would be compelled to sipply $300.00 worth of goods to the people liv ing in the same territory. It cannot be denied, as exper ience has proven, that the more thickly populated farming com munities enjoy the greatest pros perity, and have the most ready money at all times of the year. This is brought on directly by farming, under the diversified method. These people pay their bills monthly, thereby putting the merchant in a position to purchase goods from the largest manufacturing concerns at the lowest prices and take their dis count; they are no longer bow ing to the will of the wholesalers that have lent them a line of credit And lost not least give the farmers the benefit in prices between the cash and credit sys tem. There is less failure and more contentment under such conditions, for the reason that the purchaser and seller can guage their wants and meet the conditions that confront them, with prudent and businesslike caution. It is a well known fact that in many districts of Minnesota and the Dakotas the people have pas sed through the some stage of development and are now sing ing words of praise for the new conditions. Under the old sys tem they were battling with the creditors and hunger, but with the advent of modern methods they are: blessed with larger houses, spacious barns and other sightly improvements of the kind that has made the New Englander proud of his eastern farm. No longer are they and their children denied the neces sary food to live;, no longer are they obliged to get down on their knees and beg the merchant to extend them a line of credit; no longer are their homes being sold to satisfy a mortgage which sweeps away tho saving3 of a life time earned by the sweat of the brow and the calloused hands of the hard working ranchers, but to the contrary they are now the possessors of check books of some bank upon which they write orders to the local bankers to pay their money out to those whom they owe.. , Under this system the farmers have come to their own, and it cannot be said with good grace that they have gotten more than is justly due them, as we know that no other class of people are more deserv ing of the good fortunes of suc cess than the husbandmen of the soil, 'From eariy morning until late at night they toil for success which does not come to them un der the one crop and large farm system. We want smaller farms and not larger ones the kind that require! more intensive (Continued on page six.) CITY AND GQUNTY ' TAX LOWER Decides county court this week. CO. TU 6 1-2 MILLS LOWER Let than one-half of county tax last year City tax 2 mills lower. The County Court which has been in session this week levied the following tax for Gilliam County: State, County and! School tax, 51 mills; School dis trict No. 25, 6 mills; City of Condon, 10 mills, making a total of twenty-one and one-half mills for, the taxpayers of Condon.! The Arlington city tax was fixed at 6 mills. 1 The total tax of Condon is two mills lower this year than last, j last year's tax amounted to 23 J i mills including 120,000 for the! building of the Gilliam County i High School, which is now com-1 pleted. The total county tax is 6 mills less this year than last, amounting to less than half. Steve Thomas who has been employed by E. C. Rogers in his hotel at Shaniko, eame in last night on the Inland Limited. Mr. ane Mrs. Herman Pauling returned from a trip to Portland Tuesday evening. Claud Andrews was visiting his family the first of the week' and left Wednesday to take a steady run on a freight train out of The Dalles. He is conductor; and draws between $110 and $135 per month. Mrs. J. R. Wells and mother- in-law, Mrs. Nendelof Clem, left' on Wednesday morning for Port land to assist in carmg for Mrs. Jack Wells who is seriously ill The Catholic Altar Society will hold a food Sale tomorrow after noon in Mrs. Summers' millinery parlors. At the Congregational church next Sunday Rev. Mr. Curran will have charge of the pulpit services and preach both morn ing and evening. A most cor dial invitation is extended to all to attend these services. Jas. Cameron, one of Gilliam County's prominent sheepmen, returned Wednesday from a two week's visit in Portland. Grant and Walter Wade were business here during the week. Mrs. A. V. Halstead, who has been spending the past few months in Portland, returned home last evening. Don't forget the HOME BAKERY FOR Everything good to eat. We have whafcy ou want and we can serve you promptly at all tin-.es. 7039 WINS THE DIAMOND! No ne having guessed the exact number, the near est to it winx Mrs. W. W. Reynolds and Mrs. Geo. Os- burn both of Gwendolen, having guessed the', same number 7050, which is the nearest to the right num ber are declared winners, and are asked to "come to the store together and draw for the diamond ring. . liOTIGE. To my optical putients, who have been so kind as to wait for me until the hol idays were over, I would say that I am now ready to take care of them in the most satisfactory manner. I have unpacked my elec tric Optolmoscope and Ret inoscope, and to those who wish that kind of examin ation we will gladly give it or both for that matter, and we guarantee you satisfac tion in all cases. T I "wish to extend my grat itude for the loyal patron age given me during 1909, and assure you that RELIABILITY QUALITY STYLE and LOW PHICc will be our Mono for ' - 1910 TIIK -ROLLINS STUDIO 1 0C30 0 CONDON NATIONAL BANK This bank stands for the developement of the - Commercial interests tf Gilliam County. v Prn A ck .V-.; - v ; ' . . ' ' - We -"solicit your banking business," , '. and with the assurance on .our part that your account will be kept strict ly private. " Interest allowed on time Deposits, v . QG30' WHY? Carry a cold ail the winter when a few doses of any of - the following remedies will effect a euref .. , , . v,'' . ' . ;;' , Dr. Kings' Discovery. White Pine and Tar. - Compound. ' Jaynes' Expectorant : Ayers Cherry Pectoral Piso's Cough Cure. One Minute Cough Cure : Chamberlain's Cough . , Remedy Foley's Honey & Tar Hoarhound Tar and Wild Cherry Compound Coltsfoot Expectorant German Syrup Kilmer's Cough Cure. WE HAVE THEM ALL mmi UG GO. 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