The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1902-05-31

services and placed him in complete
management Of the county treasurer :
Office.
Immediately on taking hold Mr..
McGillis began TO systamatize the
work. On January LIST. 1899, accord
ing to the report of Mr.. Dresser. the
outstanding indebtedness Of Iron. .Coun-
ty amounted to $50 900. 90, Of which
$S5, 600. 90. consisted of County orders,
Interest past due ON bonds, judgments
against the County, and indebtedness
to the State and s45, 600 90, was the
bonded Indebtedness of the County
Under the management Of Mr.. Nc.
lGillis, as shown by the report ..of Mr.
Dresser. on November lst. 1900, there
was not an order outstanding against
the County of IRON. Before Mr. Nc
llGillis took charge Of the Office OF Coun-
Ilty Treasurer, and for eight (s) years
lprevious to that time County orders
were sold at discount, all the way
from 10 per cent to 30 per cent lie
never refused payment on an order
presented 10 him by laboring man,
and in many cases used his own money
to cash orders for men who worked for
the Copnty and who could not-afford
TO hold orders AS soon as Mr. Me
Gillis had charge Of the Office he ad-
kvertised for all orders outstanding ag
ialnst the County and gave notice that
unless they were presented to the
nCounty Treasurer for payment, no in
te-est- wonld be allowed aud the re
CORDS Of the Office show, that between
two and three Thousand dollars a year
have been saved the county in interest
alone. The Indebtedness to the state
was paid as soon as possible thereby
stopping the interest 20 the statue. and
also the Indebtedness Of TO he asylums
at Traverse City and Newberry.
The interest ON the bonded indebted
ness Of the county, which was past
due, was then paid. and the running
expenses Of the county We're paid al
most as soon as incurred After all
the indebtedness to the public institut.
itons Of the state. and all county or
ders afoat had been paid Mr..
| McGillis began TO make arrangements
to meet the payments Of the first SER
les Of bonds which fell due Jnly lst,
1901 amounting to S15 900 90. After
considerable correspondence, he learn
ed Of the whereabouts Of so, 900 90 Of
this series and requested the owners
to present them for payment, and the
same were paid and cancelled After
considerable inquiry, he located the
remaining 81, 000. 90 and paid the
same there by leaving the county in
the best financial condition it was
ever ia since the organization thereof
Mr. McGills can always be found
in the Office He is courteous and
oDliging TO everyone, and If II viii
accommodate any person to look up the
amount of taxes on his lands he
would cheerfully 20 TO the Office at
mid-mght TO render such accommod-
alton
His kind and ohlging ways won for
him the admiration Of all that came
i'm contact with him and after Mr.
Morairty had been given his second Ell
ection, friends Of Of Mr. McGulis be-
gan to urge him to be candidate for
! tho office He made mn his mind IA
enter the race some time ago and an
nounced the fact to the people os the
county There were many prospective
candidates at the time but on Mr.
McGillis announcing his candidacy
all Of the talked Of ones recogniz-
ing the worth Of Mr.. McGillis claim
to the Office gacefully withdrew in his
favor until he stands to day the only
candidate for the position before the
Republican convention