The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-10-29

LAND 6ALES
Wild land is selling readily in southern
Murray county and portions of Mobiles
ut present for $ll per acre. The price,
perhaps, is not too high, but il the land
in the sections referred to is worth $1l
per acre, Rock county land is worth
fully twice AS much. There is no exag-
ReratiOn about this statement.-Lu-
verne Herald.
Why, you see. your land over there is
too stony. Rock county is mostly
rocks. You don't have variety enough.
We have large range to select from,
while yours is mostly thin, rocky land,
all of one kind. Your county is good
for stone quarries. but ours is for stock
raising, and for corn, flax, and all kinds
of grain. We have more grass, beauti.
full juicy Blue Joint, in the sout heast
corner Of MOBILES than you have in all
Rock county. The west half Of Mobiles
and large part of the north half is
beautiful rolling prairie, with streams
in the valley@, adapted to grain and
stock; and the rest is made on purpose
for stock growing, with grass foot or
Two high and an abundance of water
for cattle. Men who want to farm are
quick to see the difference. Mobiles for
beautiful farms; Rock tor exhaustless
stone qnarries aud dry land covered
with thin soil, pebbles, marbles and
nigger heads. Give us Mobiles yet.
The best Of land can still he had in
Mobiles ut So, $l0, and $11 an acre.
Now IS the time to get cheap land.
But this will not last long. Get you
some before it is too late.
TAXATION OF RAILROAD LANDS.
The Jackson Republic says:
We reprint from the Pioneer Press
the following important anc undoubt-
eily tiual decision Of the supreme court
relating to the taxation Of railroad
lands:
IA decision was rendered by Judge
Mitchell yesterday III the case Of the
st. Phnl and l'hicag" Railway company
versus +. ). Mcdonald as auditor AMI
Frank S|"cum "S treasurer Of lIennepin
county. t" the effect that certain SWAMI,
lands, granted for the construction OF
the road, are subject to taxation. The
company let the contract for building
the road from st. Paul tn Winuna to
the Minnesota Construct ion c".rp rpa,y,
ami gave them in consideration there
for Certain cn-ca!lrd stocks. which the
court construed rs All agreement for
conveyance Of certain lands, located in
different counties If the state. The
lands w"r. listed Ivy county officials III
the different counties Of the state.
When the road was sold to the Chicago.
Milwaukee and st. Paul company tho
lands were retained hy tie st. Paul and
Chic"g" company. Suit WAS brought
in the district court to collect taxes on
the lands. the decision of that court
heing that they were not subject to
taxation. The decision Of Judge Mitch.
I'll reverses the decision Of the lower
court The total number of acres in
the original grant was over 4OO, 600.
but Il small portion of these lands lie in
IIennepin county, and the suit was
brought as = test case.'
If this decision, made in u parallel
case to that of the large bodies of un-
taxed lands in this county, holds good,
the Sioux City," ''Milwaukee" and
other railroad lands in Jackson county,
which have been transferred or which
are owned Ivy land corporations can BE-
placed on the tax rolls next May, and
every dollar Of arrears Of taxes can also
be assessed against them. On the Sioux
City lands there would be about Eve
years of arrears. County Auditor King
estimates that this alone would put
about $35, 900 in the treasury, and the
other levies would fill the county Golfers
to overAowing.
This decision, if it applies to the
lands in this section, that is, if the
cases are really parallel, will remove
one of the greatest drawbacks which
has retarded the settlement Of our
lands. In Iowa, where the lands are
taxed, the land company has made an
extra effort for years to dispose Of the
lauds and the development has been
more rapid and satisfactory than on
this side Of the line. The great need
Of the Southwestern ccunties1s to get
these lands on the tax list, whether in
the hands of the land company or in
the hands Of settlers.