Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-07-08
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Judge ]. G. Cook. general solicitor in
Iowa for the c.. NJ & st. r. Railway,
has launched his fight against the execu
iire council raising railroad assessments
and stated that he would be able TO make
a showing. chat if given proper consd-
Grafton, would result in a reduction in
stead of an increase of the MIlwaukee's
assessed valuation. What he proposes
10 do is to show that the farm l..nds of
iowa are under-assessed and appeal TO
me council as an equalizing board. Plans
entered into by the Milwaukee are OF
IN elaborate character. They include the
Sehoihs OF Z railroad attorney TO every
eoun'y III Iowa Tor the purpose OF Sc
curing reeerd OF all transfers of land
lhu the consideration of the sales. Then
each piece Of property will be inyestigat-
20 10 learn what assessed valuation had
been placed upon 1T. The statement is
made by Judge Cook that figures will
shaw that the assessments will not aver
sc 10 per cent of the actual value and
mat there wlll not he a county in ,he
State where ne assessed value will reach
Iaore than l0 per cent of the actual. The
examination of land transfers Begin by
Judge Cook Mill extend over a period OF
eighteen months taking the year 1901
and SIX months of the year 1902. Judge
Cook IS here looking up Polk County's
transfers. He stated that he will be
able to show 80 the council that the peo-
pie who have been elamoring for increas-
ca taxation Of railroads are the very ones
that are under-assessed. 1t is evident
that the railroads are preparing to resist
10 their utmost any increase of the as
sessment of railroad property. Several
roads have had attorneys here at various
times. 1t is expected they will have
more figures and oratory to offer the coun-
ell at the railroad hearing than there
has been in all the former hearings.
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In order to prove the incorrectness OF
the statement which has been made that
the bulk of the awards made by the
State board of control for State institu-
ton supplies 50 outsiee of Iowa, Seere-
tory f. S. Treat has prepared a table
which shows that ut least two-thirds OF
the contracts awarded during the last
and second quarter of the year went to
Iowa firms. The figures given out by Mr..
Treat are as follows;
Firms outside os Iowa. .. $51. $50 20,
iowa hrms .............,. f2,SOO 10
Iowa branches .. 24.521 81
Des Moines firms. .. 4,T35 rs
Total ............. $153,300 10
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a railroad statistics table for the indi-
vidual use Of one of the members Of
| the executive council, and which has not
| been given general publicity, has been
made up and will be used as one OF the
bases for reaching a conclusion as to the
| assessment due Iowa railroads, from the
council this month. This table is devised
| for the purpose of showing that the re-
ports of the railroads do not give to Iowa
as large net earnings MS they should as
a rule. 1t is eontended in some quarters
that the railroads should show net earn
ings on Iowa business in excess of $20.-
100000 instead Of $16536,93S, as re-
ported.
Attorney General Mulan has held for
| the State board of control to the effect
| that unexpended balances to the credit
of State institutions for support fund
nre not available for use when the new
fund becomes due and that the funds
must be turned into the State treasury.
| YIN ACtouHl pl it5t Hecu ol tNlId ihliNN ~
Council Bluffs because of the recent fire
the board desired to use in building the
amount left to the credit of the school
fund
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Adjt. Gen. Byers has been at Grswold
and Atlantic to locate the ANIMAL en-
campment OF the Fifty FIRST regiment,
Iowa National Guard. TIE cemp was
located at Atlnntie on account OF that
city proving more accessible. This makes
the last location necessary to be fixed for
this years camps. The date named is
| July % The Forty-ninth will camp at
| Cedar Falls July 16, the Fiftieth at Os-
kaloosa Aug. 8 and the Fifty-second at
Fonda July Z.
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Gov. Cummins has announced oil in
spectors as follows; III. NJ. Pickett. Des
| Moines; Charles s. Rogers, Mt. Pleasant;
Edwin /. Cameron. Davenport Leroy
Burch Cedar Rapids; Robert A. Santee,
Cedar Falls; s W. Morgan, MARSHALL
town; Frank Il. Rogers Britt; William
j. Scott. Ida Grove; Ed G. Brown, Coun-
Gil Bluffs: John y. Currie, Mt. Ayr; +.
G Sewers, Oskaloosa.
The board of control has let contracts
for meat for the Iowa institutions for
the ensuing quarter. The total will ag-
grcgate about $4,000, and is divided
among the big packing firms.