The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-02-10
A SORRY SHOWING.
Portland Gold Bugs Confess that Pros
perity With Them is ''Nit."

NJ NOllttCl VI tiduQ
visited Idaho looking for trade.
The following letter from the pen
of Judge Goodall of Union County
now member of the State Board Of
Equalization, appeared in the last is
sue of the LaGrande Observer, The
facts stated therein, are a give away
on the gold bugs delegation named
in the letter, as well as the gold bug
worshipng prosperity howlers of the
metropolis
Judge Goodall's letter to the OBJ
server is dated Dec 81, and readss
The State Board of Equalization
resumed business this morning after
the Christmas holiday. Most of tifs
members left Salem to spend Christ
mas This was the day set for hear
ING the 4lh district and quite dele
CATION of the capitalists, business
men and officials of Portland APP
peared before the board and plead
like mendicants
Among those present we're:
County Judge Northrup, County
| Com missioner Holbrook, Assessor
Greenleaf, Dr. W. r Smith, j X
Gill, Tyler Woodward and b. Il
Stone capitalist and business men of
almost the wealthiest city on earth
pereapita, according to the Orcgonian
II few Years ago.
These men made long and earnest
pleas to the board To relieve the tax
PAYERS of Mutnomah county. These
men certainly should know whereof
they say, if they are to be credited
and why shonld they misrepreseut
the facts that the city Of Portland
and Mulnomah county are just ready
to start over the hill to the poor
house
: | wonder if those gentlemen woulc
wish their statements published ii
the news papers of the country
They should not make statements that
they do not want published. They
stated the number of merchants il
Portland had been reduced from over
/, 500 to less than 9 hundred tha
rents had been reduced from $90l
per month to $3.50 or 5000 and othe
rents larger or smaller i'll like proper
ton and that the Oregonian building
that cost $500, 600 could not he sole
for 1925, 900, that the Chamber 0
Commerce building that cost ahov
500. 600 would not sell for $3.50,
900, and they cite many other case
to prove the great depreciation q
their property, and some of the larry
property holders declare they coul
not pay their taxes much longer un
less that prosperity they averred ha
come to the farmer should reac
them p d @ ald they agreed unar
imously they had experienced no re
lief from that great wave of prosper
itv that has been sweeping across tn
country like cyclone, and | thin
they are all gold republicans, they sa
they are just forcing the collection
the delinquent taxes for the ye'
1895 and that many tax payers al
suffering their property to be sold f'
the taxes and kindly informed us th'
we could buy good property in Por
land now for the taxes if we wishe
to invest in the city on the big Wi
lamette, and Judge Northrup, to ei
courage us TO buy, assured us tn
the assessment was made in such {
absolute legal manner that the t;
title was good Now il these gentl
men have not, in their great ankle
to influence the board, misrepresen
ed, for each We'd with the other
pleading the poverty of Portlan
then there is liltle to encourage T.
investment Of means in any kind
busuess in Portland They appeal
most pathetlcally to the membe
of the board from the rural count
not to crush out Pore land
500 Reward, 500.
The readers of TINS paper Will be pleas
To learn that tncre is AT least one dread
disease that science has been able TO CT
in ali It's stages aud that S Catarrh. lia
. CaIarril Cure is The Oniy positive cure ~
- known to the medlcri fraternity. Calai
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