THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, November 28. 1900
IO
JETT ON TAXATION.
Recommends Certain Changes
in the Laws of This State.
Asesser-el-ct (Jr-orge W. Jett and As
sessor .IiiIiii A. I'.ivl'iiii f Halicr county,
lire at (lie Imperial, having come to I'ort
land to attend the rnt-i'tlng nl the assessors
f the various, counties of the state, which
will he held this evening.
Mr. Irtt has a mimlirr of chnnges In
the laws of the stair rt-g.irdlug the assess
went of property whlili lie will endeavor
to have the association recommend to the
legislature for p.iss.-igr at the next session.
Chief of these Is the cli:ingi- in the collt-c- I
tion of drlimiui-ut taes. Instead of ;il-1
lowing private Individuals to hid in the
property, the ih;ing- recommended Is that
the state hid the pioperty in and hold il
for five years. 'I he reuiiiimeudatiuu is as
follews:
As soon as the drhmpirut list is in the
hands of the sheriff, that lie proceed at
once to levy upon, advertise and sell the
same, as upon execution; that the state
only he allowed to hid at tax sales of real
estate, which hid must always he epi;il to
the amount of such taxes ami costs; that
alter such sale the state sh.ill add an ade
quate penalty and shall hold such prop
erly live years, subject to ledcinptlou liy
the owner or any person Interested in i
such real estate; that at tile end ol tile live i
years, the stale shall oiler mkIi property
lor sale, If not ledecmed helore, the same
as other state I inds, and a deed from the
state shall pass a title In lee simple to
such pioperty, tlir stale at tliesimelime
to pay the county in whiih the sale ociius
the lull amounts o( taxes due and costs.
great copperledRe.it Burkemont,about two
miles north, the price being $50,000. Just
what the intention of Judge Burke Is re
garding the property is not given out, but
as a contract has already been let for sink
ing the shaft too feet deeper.it Is presumed
that development work will be pushed and
the property put In shape at the earliest
possible date for producing commercial
copper. During the coming year great
things for that Immense copper belt of
Union county may be expected. Union
Republican.
Electric Plant for the Cornueop'a Arrives.
The machinery, or a large part of it, for
the big electrical plant being put in at
Cornucopia by the Cornucopia mines of
Oregon company, has arrived at the O.
R. N. depot In this city from the east.
This machinery is long overdue. Every
thing is in readiness at the mine for its
installment. This will be done as soon
as tlie machinery is delivered. The trans
portation of this machinery from Maker
City to Corucopia will require heavy
teaming, hut this has been provided for.
I he freighting outfit of Slide & Irwin has
contr.'ictrd In deliver the inachlnerv and it
will be done hi an expeditious manner.
Yesterday afternoon two six-horse and
one four-horse teams left the city loaded,
one box alone weighing 6000 pounds. It
is thought that the electrical plant will be
In running older not later than January 1
and it will unquestionably be one of the
huest plants of the kind in the world.
Democrat.
Alkali Soil Treated ScUntifflcal ly.
" I he problem of alkali soil Is engaging
us a good hit at the agricultural experi
ment station in Montana," said Professor
I. V. Iraphigeu, of Ho.-man, to a
Washington I'ost leporter. "I'eople out
there were somewhat let ith to accept the
advke of the 'bonk tanners,' but they are
learning that it Is profitable to follow our
They will also irioiiuuend that all poll , luvK(.. he alkali soil is cause I by ex-
taxes shall be abolished; that the i loun
ly assessois ol the stale constitute a slate
boaid of equalisation; th it all taxes on
cessive irrigation, and in Molilalia it comes
Iroin a dissolution of Hie alkali, which is
coiiceuttated limn four to 14 feet under the
personal properlv shall bra lien tii my'surlaie. In .Mexico the alkali Is in the
1e.1l estate ol whiJi the owner ol the pel
sonal properly shall be the owner.
"Maker county has had .1 good tecoid
lor the last four veats, as tar as huir.isrd
valuations," umllnui-d Ml. Irtt. " I he
Increase ol iK7 nm iN was 5.m,S,i 17;
of 'ijSover '07, ii-j,S7J;uf ')) over 'i)S,
Jol,4ii',ot 'oouvrr 'no. Jlo,.S. Tills ,
makes a total hu tease l'i the loot veats ol
f7l(i,4.(i, wim 11 Is a gain ol almost one
third. " The te.ison I am opposed to the poll
lax system is thai uotesery oueisiaught,
and the tax falls most heavily upon tin
people who own propri tv an.l against
whom a lieu can be had. I he people
who do not have piopeily, and tlieiefort
water Itself. When alkali is deep under
ground it is brought to the surface as the
water evaporates. We have shown tliat
crops, which thoroughly cover the sur
face, like allalla, prevent the evaporation
and tlie larmers are profiting from the
knowledge."
Hitching Machine for Crook County.
I he dl'iluug in.-ulilur for the Deschutes
Consolidated Irrigation company, which
has been in the Slianiko warehouse for
some time, was loaded on wagons last
week and slatted for its destination. The
company already has several miles of
right ol waVileared through the timber for
the ditch, and excavating will begin as
do not have to pav . 1 lax, are let alone. I soon as the machine can be set up. It is
l:or Inslaiue, Mr. (iieeule.il a year ago the intention ol the company to rush
leported 1100 polls In his county, while work all winter, and by spring the ditch
in Maker county we had 1 100." I'orl- , will be ready to put water 011 a large
laud Telegram. amount ol laud. Soon southern Crook
1 counts u ill be dotted w ith homes of happy
David VIIhiii Building Up Ontario. 1 ., j ,u,.sprt mi-, f.miilirs. Slianiko LraJrr.
The Outalio ioiiespoudeut ol the Moise
Statesman tells ol David Wilson's enter- Olliclal Vote Cait in Oregon.
prise there as follows; Ontario has just 1 1. olliclal count ot the vole cast in
burned 3,xx,ooo litst-Jiss brUk lor the ' Oregon at the election November 6 shows
purpose ol electing a large, commodious . t,e Mowing result: WcKlnley, 46,204;
building on the space in ide vacant last
spring by hie. This building will doubt
less contain ottues and vaults below, with
lodge hall above. It will also have .1
large assembly loom. This will be the
lines! building In the county.
Bryan, j,oo7; Woolley, 2500; Marker, 207;
Debs, 1470. AWKInlev's plurality, 13,227.
Through the Yellowitone.
Mir new route via tlie Oregon Short
Line Kailroad and Mouida, Mont., enables
you to make a delightlul trip through the
Copper Butte Mine Bonded (or 550,000. ; y,.(WMonc National l'.nk, entering via
The mine owned by County Recorder , Moiild.i and coming out via Cinnabar,
.1. M. (iilkisou and his biother, lion. J. making it unnecessary to cover any por-
R. Gllklson. located al Copper Butte in j tlon ot tlie route twice, l-'or beautiful
Union county, east of this city, concern-1 descriptive booklet, write or call at Ore-
lug which little has been said during the! K,,n Short Line Ticket Olfice, 142 Third
past few mouths, is again to come to the
front. This week the mine was bonded
by Messrs. Gilkisou to Judge Burke,
president and manager of the North Amer
ican .Mining company, which owns the
street, l-'ortlaud, Oregon.
Only the best of Wines, l.iqu ors, Ice
Cold Meer and temperance drinks at
Barnard's Halfway Mouse.
WE HAVE
MOVED
After Long Delay, to Our
Old Location on
GRANITE STREET
and are now ready to serve our customers, old
and new, with the best grade of goods, both
Dry Goods and Groceries
and all Miners' Supplies at as low prices as
can be placed upon them at living profits.
We have special bargains to close out cer
tain lines to make room for others.
RKmUHMggPnkg0l
THE WONDER
GEO. W. WEIGANl),
I'ROI'RII-TOK.
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SUMPTER, OREGON.
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