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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24
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Breeding Industry

markets az prices our own people
could not meet, and the fact waf
charged against the Willamette Valley
farmers to their diseredit and II was
long before we realized that IL was not
lack OF industry or thrift on the part
OF our farmers, but the shOrtness OF
our working season, which made com.
petition difficult or impossible during
part Of each year
But the conditions which shorten
our working season and 80 put us az
disadvantage In some respects con
tribute 20 our advantage In others.
Much rain makes much grass. And
much grass is certain foundation
for the stock business. And for live
stock and its products the demand is
insatiate. Domestic animals thrive
in all the weathers known 20 this
country, and It's long season OF rain
puts no limitation upon the labors OF
the stock business. The stock indus.
Try is one In which our working sea
son covers or may be made 20 cover
every day in the year, and 10 which
our moist climate Is not a drawback.
but on the other hand an amazing aid.
And under these conditions Il ls not
surprising that energy and capital are
seeking the business.
Within the past the ave years the
number Of cows in the valley has been
more than doubled Lands long
,ropped 10 wheat with poor returns
have been given 20 pasture and have
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

Te icwelry house Of s w. Thompson
a Co.. OF Salem. has probably the
longest record Of existence OF any
firm In that line IN Oregon. doing busl.
ness In their Commercial street store
continuously for about twenty years.
In 1873 the firm af Haas and Her
nandez dissolved and was conducted
by J. II. haas. who sold out 10 y. ID.
Mcdowell with whom Sherman
Thompson worked for about four years
before succeeding him In business.
Mr. Thompson has made great i'm.
pr0yements In the business and has
for years had the reputation Of hay.
ing the finest stock and the most
beautifully equipped establishment IN
the northwest. There have been
larger lewelry stores but none more
expensiyely furnished or carrying a
finer and richer stock Of goods But
even this would not satisfy the am.
bition Of the hrm 70 be leaders in
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

public record. These burdens are un
just because by the existing system
as - Is IN actual practice admins
tered these people pay the taxes
which should be paid by their neigh
bors II must be perfectly apparent
to any one who viii take the trouble
to examine the figures that while In
the country counties where the assess
or is personally acquainted with the
circumstances Of the taxpayer and
knows his wealth. taxation Of in
tangible property is perhaps feasible,
Il is In the city counties an utter fail,
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

ence Of which cannot no -
ene assessor unless he should have .
personal knowledge Of the eamo f,
would surprise a person No, ,a.,,,,I
"I.n @ une assessment roll of the stat,
no" little personal property NJ thi,
olass Is listed and how small a mart =,
.ne @xes are received tberofror,
rms class Of property almost who'll
escaping taxation, the burden mns,
necessarily fall doubly heavy upop tbo
tangible property or such propertv
real and personal, as can he founa
anu llsted by the assessor Ana 4,
must be admitted that the faimro -
nnd this intangible property is the 70
SUIT OF evasions on the part Of tho
p.operly owners, Notwithstanding tho
enorts OF the best assessore snoh
persons eyade the assessment NJ tb,s
iorm OF properay without VIOLATING
any scruples Of conscience And
many believe that the taxation Of
moneys, credits and securities Is nm.
just and unwlse And many who
"ouiu otherwise make a full dlsclos.
ure Of all property liable to assess.
ment withhold their own because
they know or believe that many 9th.
ers DO so, and a full disclosure ON
their part would impose unjust bur.
uens on themselves. And many peo.
pie follow such practice each year in
a Wholesale way who would .ordlnari.
ly scorn any other form Of dishonest
action, and without thought of wrong.
doing.
This feature OF the situation de.
serves consideration as a condition
exerting great influence against di.
rect assessment OF property Of this
Kind And II direct assessment of !
this kind Of property is to be accom- |
Dlished, means and measures must be |
found and adopted which viii effect. /
lally uncover and bring to the assess.
nent books all Of such property, or at
east reach as much of It in the hands
n those who seek TO evade. as in the
lands Of those who do not. But II is /
believed by many that such measures
would not mitigate the evil of in.
quality but would rather tend TO
1ore efectually cover up and secrete
uch class Of property. A rigorous
revision for listing personal property
nder oath with -penaltiss-fOF evasion
as been tried and proved to be in.
1equate, and after being repeatedly
led by some of the older states, been
! large measure abandoned as in.
nectual to mitigate the evil sought
, be corrected.
The Ohio tax commission in their
eport, speaking of the fruits OF legis.
alton on this point say This sys.
EN- or scheme Of taxation has the
appearance Of equality. To tax all
property at a uniform rate presents a
which commended II
ELF to our fathers when the present
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24
Views Of an Aggressive Yoon9 Repob1ican

EVENUE and the just an
k equitable manner In whic
to procure the same, ha
ever been the most seriou
and unsolvable question
NAT taxes the Wisdom of our legIsla
ors How to raise revenue for tn
,nnport of our nation, our state ant
our municipalities so that the burder
d, taxation will be substantially eqult
.hle should be the first and most i'm
oortant measure considered by oui
lovmakers. A review Of the ltera
mre on taxation, in this and other
states, will convince any one of the
magnitude Of the task OF formulating
laws that will equally distribute the
onbllc burden among all the citizens
of tho state, according to their prop.
erty or ability to pay; for measures
that are apparently sound and right
IN principle II is found that Il is i'm.
nosgble to enforce them with any de
gree of success If enacted into a law.
And laws which at the time of passage
we're thought to be perfect are found
mpracticable when applied and at,
tempted to be put in operation. The
practlce, habits and customs Of a peo.
ple exercise a powerful influence in
shaping legislation Tor their govern.
ment and in no sphere more poten.
TALLY than In taxation, and leglsla.
Tors should give that influence weight
when contemplating a change in the
manner and mode Of raising revenue.
and determine whether or not a pro
posed measure will receive the ap.
proval and support essential to its
validity and effective operation, for
no law, no matter how we'll or wisely
drawn, will be effective and perform
he functions for which II was intend.
ed unless It has the support Of and
comedies with the sentiment Of the
people
The present system Of taxation in
this state is by an ad valorem tax
known as a general property tax, with
the exception of license fees for sale
Of intoxlcants. and on certain corpo.
mtions licensed 10 do business in this
state, and by a system of poll tax.
That the present system is a failure
md inadequate to give to the people
4 just and equal distribution of
he burden, is admitted by all The
reason that the system fails Is the i'm. J
possibility TO obtain under IL the act. q
nal value of the taxable property Of I
he state. Could such value be OBJ !
aimed there would be no trouble un. {
Ter any system to distribute the bur. I
len OF support OF government so that
I would be just TO all. One of the
principal facts that makes il impossi.
,le to obtain such actual value is that
ully one-half of the entire wealth Of
he state is intangible, consisting Of
moneys credits and securitle, and
other forms of properties, the exist
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

late in the spring as to wash the
blossoms from the trees; oftenumei
they come so early In the fall as tc
cause the fruit 10 rot at the pit before
II is ripe for picking. We found that
while our tenderer fruits fresh from
the tree are more luscious than the
fruits OF California, they have not the
toughness Of skin and the strength OF
fiber which enable them TO stand
M" under long transportation; In
other words that while Immediately
and intrinslcally better than the Cali
fornia fruits, they have not the Keep
ing quality which at this long dis
tance from market is essential 10 com
mercial value.
And in relation 20 general farm
production il dawned upon us at last
that in comparison with the agrieuF
cultural Middle West we are handi'
capped Dy the Ieie''''
our working season. The rains last
TOO late in the spring and come too
soon in the fall to give time enough
for the farmer to do his work or the
land to develop It's crop: and due 10
this fact there are many things ID
,,.A ,ho Oreqon farmer must work
at a disadvantage whenever he mas
10 meet the competition Of other coun
tries where the working and crop sea
son is longer For years the fact vas
cited that Minnesota eggs. Illinois
hams and Iowa poultry sold In our
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24
Sa1em's Greatest
Firm of S. w. Thompson & Co. Has Had the Longest
Continual Existence

their line. and this fall they have
taken possession Of still more elegant
apartments on State street, where they
may be found IN a yeritable iewel-box
1lled with the best lines that money
can buy, The whole interior glitters
with diamonds. silyerware and cut
glass. the walls OF wedgewood colors
hand-painted In mauye and pearl tints.
made from fretwork steel and beau,
tifully frescOed. The new Thompson
jewelry store az 40 State street can
safely be claimed 10 be the most rich
ly furnished establishment In the Pa.
cihc Northwest, and source Of the
greatest pride and satisfaction 20 It's
enterprising owners and % the people
Of the Capital City. No one visiting
the city during the legislature or the
coming year should fail % Inspect
Il and all callers win De made vel.
come BY the gentlemanly proprietorg
whether making purchases on not.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

utation. Tho cheese factory Is an.
other source Of large profit. Western
Oregon is counted on nowadays as a
source OF beef supply The country
for the first time In its history pro.
duces more hogs than II consumes. In
brief the live stock industry has be-
come one OF the large interests OF the
country; and under this industry.
which is making constant and heavy
advances. the country IL more pros
porous than II has been at any other
period In It's history. II has found a
department OF production in which
the supply can meyer crowd the de-
mand; 10 which II is specially adapted
by nature; in which It's working sea
son is not curtailed by the earliness.
the lateness or persistence OF the Ore
gon mlsts.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

Kinks the Land Tax Is too HEAVY and
onOOld DeShunted Upon More Intangible
sources - Present Method of Raisins
axes on Personal Property Works Hard
snip and Injustice ST FavOrs Indirect
axes and Champions an Inheritance or
succession Tax as More Equitable. &c
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24

An editorial in the Roseburg Plain.
dealer gives these facts of interest:
Oregon Is a great state, sparsely
Populated England (for the benefit
oi comparison) has 5O,S67 square
miles OF territory, while Oregon has
IN area Of 96,O3O spare miles, Eng
land has a population Of 27OO0,OO in
ezoess Of that of Oregon.
There are numerous cities in the
United States each of which has a
population greater than this entire
s'ale The people residing in San
francisco and Oakland exceed in
lumber all the residents of Oregon.
Three mountain ranges intersect
ne state on northerly course, and
several transverse ranges further sub
Hlnde IT, A. very large portion Of
neSe mountains bear mineral depos-
Is Of value, chiefly gold. The mineral
rrea alone equals that of several New
England states combined.
IN natural and industrial resources
oregon cannot be surpassed. She can
pu1 her fisheries. cereals. fruits, stock,
parry and mineral possibilities in
0mpeution with any country of
4uai area anywhere, yet, by reason
nef sparse population. she has but
'o congressman at the national cap
y " represent the tremendous un'
''e'oped aggregation of natural
ss'n IN this wonderful state. This
'1sN dispersed scattered little com.
~ ol Oregon has worked wonders
I, tumble way. Oregonlans need
.,,. ~hamed of their work or the
,oon', 'neFeof. But results thus far
'o'do more than a preface 10
sIap'ers in the marvellous vol
's Of the future.
\ following Moving is from an editorial in
o'lland oregonian of September
Avsls' entitled, An Industrial
N u,. 'aken Western Oregon near
|A,t - years to learn the simple fact
AAe ~ 0ouhtry is better adapted for
l,s s,ouueuon and maintenance Of
y ss0s,.S, sS 'aan for either fruitgrowlng
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-12-24
Industrial Awakening
of a Great State.

Twice The Size Of Iowa or Great Britain Either
Becoming the Seat Of the Greatest Stock
Breeding IndUstrY,
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
you SOW

Bronze Grass, Alfalfa, Red Glover, White
Clover, Alsiki Clover, Kentucky Blue
Grass, Timothy, or Hungarian Millet. If
SO, see us, get our prices, our seeds are fresh
and pure. Every one should give the
grass question more thought.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
District Secretary Coming.

DlStr1Ce Secretary Coming.
Word has just been received by
DR.. Green from Mr.. w. M.
Parsons now Y. M. G. A., District
Secretary for the California district,
that he has been transferred tc
the northwest district comprising
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
British Columbia and that he viii
come to Grangeville as soon az
possible, within the next siz
weeks at least. This is good news
for the Grangeville association, as
DR.. Green assures us that Mr.
Parsons, with whom he is ac
quainted, is very influential mar
and wideawake association
worker.
The trustees Of the Grangevill,
Y. M. G. A. together with tn,
Ladies Auxiliary are planning tt
hold large mass meeting during
Mr.. Parsons visit and start tn,
ball rolling for an early construc
tion of a Y. NJ. G. A. building
Our business men are manifestins
a great interest in the enterpris
and giving it strong fnancia
support.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20

On Saturday, Feb. %, you can
buy for the above date only Ladies'
Mascot Kid Gloves at S1.2O pair, a
limit Of 2 pair to each customer, at
Alexander & Freidenrich.
A great clearance sale for the
next thirty days. I will sell my
entire stock of furniture at reduced
prices. Everything must go. Wood
bedsteads at $3.50. Iron bedsteads
at $500. A good hardwood chair,
Toe each. At the Graham Furni-
ture Store.
Rev. W.. L.. Bull, general mis-
sionary of the Episcopal church in
the jurisdiction of Bishop Wells,
held services at the Episcopal
church here last Sunday morning
and afternoon to large congrega-
tions, and was well pleased with
his reception. Asked as to the
prospect of securing a resident pas
tor for this mission, he said that
out OF the "a churches in the juris-
diction of Washington and the five
counties Of northern Idaho, eleven
have no pastors, and it seemed i'm.
possible to obtain them, although
the financial feature was the last
consideration. This church is sc
rapidly extending its work in thu
eastern states that that section
monopolizes all the graduates from
the Episcopal theological institu
tioos in this country, and also alb
serbs the very large number O
ministers brought from England.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
Plain Talk and
Plain Facts.


Believe me, you will not find
better Groceries, nor better value
for your money than you will find
at the M. s. M. Cash Store.
You may not be able to afford
the Fancy Groceries, but you have
to buy Staple Groceries. Why
not buy the best? They cost you
no more. You certainly like nice
Teas and Coffees, Choice Fruits,
Fancy Rice, Etc. Don't be preiu-
diced. Give US q trial. Facts are
what count. Our store is the only
house on 'Camas Prairie which
make q speciality OF Groceries. We
buy right and sell right, Honest
goods at honest prices. Every
article guaranteed. II you have
never traded with us commence
now. Yours for business
The M. & NJ. Cash Store
EM AAcEE
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
Interesting to the Ladies.

We have engaged an expert mil
liner from the East for the coming
season.
She is now in New York City
selecting the latest importations in
street and pattern hats, silks, chif-
fons, new trimmings and shapes.
An addition 5Ox25 feet will be
added to our millinery room at
once. We will have this season
the largest, most complete, up-to'
date stock in Idaho.
Big BUFFALO CASH STORE,
w. F. Schmadeka.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20

BUSINESS Locals.
j. W. Killinger, assayer, Lewis
ton, Idaho.
The Prospector cigar leads all
others.
For high grade groceries go to
the M. and M. Cash Store.
If you smoke Prospector cigars
you smoke the beet and will have
no other.
Pabst's Milwaukee export beer
for sale by the carload, or barrel
at A. G. Hawson & Co.'S.
Pabst Blue Ribbon, the most
tasty and appetizing of Eastern
beers. Has valuable nutritive
qualities.
You should not forget when hav.
ing prescriptions filled that you
can save money by taking them to
the Right Drug Store.
For SALE.-A nine room resi-
dence and two lots. Situated in
the best part of Grangeville.
Apply at this Office.
A large lot of garden seeds ir
bulk just received and will be sold
much cheaper than ever. H. e.
H. Hardware Co.
For SALE. 100 cords of wood.
Will sell all or in any quantities
Apply to L. L. Phillips proprietor
Grangeville steam wood saw.
On Saturday, Feb. %, you cal
get all Lining Free with every
Dress Pattern from SOC yard a
Alexander & Freidenrich.
For SALE-By E. w. Oliver 8
miles northeast of Grangeville 14O'
bushel of A No. l clean white Rus
sian seed oats, weighs 100 pound
to the sack.
i The subject of the sermon at tn
Presbyterian church. next Sun
day evening will be 'sGod ou
Teacher" The other services q
the day will be held as usual
Sunday school at 1000 .. M, an
Christian Endeavors at $3.50 p. m
The public is cordially invited
all services.
II have used Chamberlain
Cough Remedy for a number {
years and have no hesitancy j
saying that it is the best remed
for coughs, colds and Group 1 hay
ever used in my family. l hay
not words to express my confdent
in this Remedy. - Mrs. J. A
Moore, North Star, Mich. Fl
; sale BY ail druggists.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
LEVI MAcEt

J. M. Moore, Of Cottonwood,
shipped out 20 head Of draft horses
last week for use in Alaska. He
is securing the prairie for more for
the same destination, where they
are preferred for use on the long
mail routes. None of them weighs
less than 1900 pounds. and they
bring from 5000 to $1,000 span up
in the frozen north.
The county clerk has issued mar
riage licenses during the week to
Herbert j. German and Martha A.
Thompson; George Henry Dust and
Miss Carrie Riemann.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
5he mining company's Office in San

the mining company's Office in San
Francisco. Later a telegram was
sent to the bank by the company
notifying the bank to return the
money to the company. The cen
tention of the plaintiffs is that the
notification that the money had
been sent to the bank to be credited
to the plaintiffs was an actual pay
ment and that the money was then
practically in the possession Of the
plaintiffs and conld not be returned
by the bank except with their con-
sent.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
More Mining Litigation.

Caleb Brinton and Thomas w.
Jones VS.. the Lewiston National
Bank is the title of suit filed in
the district court of Nez Perce
county last week. The plaintiffs
are seeking to recover the sum of
$1,000 alleged to have been paid
into the bank to their credit by the
Alamance Mining Company of Elk
City. From statement of the
case it seems that the plaintiffs had
given bond on the old Blue Drag
on mine at Elk City to the mining
company and that a payment of
$1,000 was sent to the bank from
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1902-02-20
Money to Loan.

I have money to loan on farms
can furnish it without delay
Write or call and see me or see
w. X. Lacy, at George Browns
old office, Grangeville, Idaho.
w. G. Leblanc,
Grangeville, Idaho.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-10-30
SCHOOL FIRE DRILL TESTED
Principal Joslin Has All the
Children Out of IL in
Three Minutes.

Fire in the two story frame barn at
No. 81 Crescent avenue, at one o'clock
yesterday afternoon, offered the oppor
tunity for practical demonstration of
the fire drill recently adopted in Public
School No. IL at Crescent avenue and
Astor place.
The drill proved highly efficient, and
Principal Joslin is highly commended for
instructing the pupils to leave the build
ing quickly and in an orderly way.
The barn that caught fire is few feet
from the school building. 1t is owned by
Henry Keist of No. u Harrison avenue
At the alarm of fire Principal Joslin
ordered the various school departments to
vacate the building. When the fire
gong sounded the pupils were given their
hats and coats, and followed by the
teacher each elias left the building by
certain exit. The school was cleared in
about three minutes, Mr.. Joslin being the
last to leave.
The damage to the barn was slight.