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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09
MUCH ACTIVITY
At CACTUS PEAK
II. c. BAILEY BRINGS PLATTER
ING REPORTS OF THE
DISTRICT.

Harold C. Bailey has just come
in from the Cactus Peak country and
reports everything in fine shape. He
states that he has just disposed of
the Davenport claims to Ross, Far
mum, Overt and Poker of Goldfield.
Assays taken from the ground run
from $50 to $3.50. The vein of the
group, which consists of six claims,
is twelve feet wide. The property,
which contains several good lodges,
will be operated by the Plymouth
Goldfeld Mining Company. The
Bailey brothers have been in the Gao
tus range for three years and con
slider the Davenport the most promis-
ing in the district. A large gasoline
hoist will be installed and develop
ment work will be started at once.
The Cactus Range mineral belt, ac-
cording to Mr.. Bailey, is the biggest
in the southern country, being TWEEN
ty-five miles long by ten miles wide.
The formation is the same as Tono-
pah. The Bailey brothers have also
sold the Jupiter group, consisting of
six claims, with twenty-five lodges
from two feet to twenty feet wide.
The assays on specimens taken from
this property run from $3.50 to $50
to the ton. The property, which is
considered the second best in the
district, was bought by the Florence
Mohawk Veins Leasing Company that
is operating on the January ground
at Goldfeld. The property lies about
one mile south of the Davenport.
Mr.. Bailey also hints at something
important in the way of gold prop
critics at Antelope Springs, eight
miles south of Cactus Peak, which
are owned by the Bailey brothers.
They also own a promising gold.
silver and copper property four miles
west of Antelope Springs at Monte
Christie. The surface returns assays
of 4 per cent in copper and SIS in
gold and silver. The veins on this
property vary from three feet tC
thirty feet. There are five claim:
in the group, which is known al
Camp Queen. The shaft is dowI
about fifty feet and the vein has beer
crosscut 13 feet from wall to wall
The assays so far obtained are be
> tween SO and $40. The crosscut will
be continued twenty-five feet furthe.
to catch the contact vein, consisting
of porphyry on the east wall and al
tered granite on the west. Thes,
contacts are IL feet Z inches wild,
and dipping about As degrees. |
is expected that work will be starte,
on the property in the spring AM
! further drifting done. Mr.. Bailey i
certain that the property will de
yelop into an important mine. o.
the gold. silver and lead property o
Jack Fisher, assays as high as $50.
have been obtained. The property i
in the same district about one mil
north of Camp Queen. Development
is now progressing rapidly and
shaft is being sunk.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09

TO be put forth. 1t hurts Los An
geles more than il does Nevada.
Senator Boyd of Washoe County
| think it very evident from the ar
ticle itself that it was inspired by
some person who takes a very jaun-
diced view of the situation in Ne
vada mining camps. Nine-tenths of
the wildcat mines that have been
brought to my attention were fioated
by persons who live without the
state, but are using the names of the
rich camps to delude innocent pur-
chasers into buying their stocks. /
have had my attention called to any
number of mines reputed to be To-
Gated in these camps, on which vast
numbers of shares have been sold
that are not even on the map. Per-
haps the gentleman that wrote this
article may have been interested in
floating a few of that kind of mines
and got caught. | know that the
people of Goldfeld and Tonopah are
more interested in exposing wildcat
ting and Furnishing the promoters of
wildcats than any other persons in
any other section of the country.
Sam P. Davis, Publisher of The
Appeal, the Oldest Newspaper in the
State-I think the article sent out by
the Times exaggerates very much.
There was a time when some per-
sons got an idea they could dictate
how the Nevada mining camps should
be run. They soon found they were
bucking up against a law and order
community and they subsidized. The
friction resulted in an attempt to
bring the miners of Nevada into a
general strike, but the Nevada min
ers insisted on settling the matter by
a secret ballot in which every union
miner had a right to vote. The agi-
tators were badly worsted at the
polls and the matter is considered
definitely settled for all time. Ne
vada is a Jaw and order country ant
as to validating, | find that it il
promoted mostly by outsiders WHIT
came in here after the country wa
developed and attempted to cut int
the immense business on bad lines
The present legislature is endeavor
ing to put a stop to this kind o
/, business and will succeed.
! John L.. Considine, Chairman Stat
: Democratic Central Committee-N
, one regards seriously any utteranc
: of Harrison Gray Otis or his paper
with the possible exception of him
: self. He is a joke and does nc
/ know it. His rabid phillipics agains
union labor have been his only clair
-b-albeit an infamous one-upon pull
lie attention. For a time they al
Q tracted the attention of the ignoran
but since the great mani under
stand he weighs 2SO pounds-crosse
: the Rubicon. the editorial columns {
the Los Angeles Times have excite
Q the same sort of interest a bad
a illustrated comic supplement of
Sunday daily. No sensible perso
. will pay any serious attention to tn
Infamous attack on Nevada and il
chief executive. The SANDER of sue
q trash as Otis is an honor to the
= both.
n Richard %Stoddard, Attorney Gel
eral-The article is evidently wri
r. ten by some would-be journalist WI
# is seeking dime novel notoriety fl
himself, and his alleged new
q paper" not only brings discred
upon the city t~olerating such pul
If LEGATIONS and parasites, but max,
q any person conversant with the fac
% wonder why the American Peep
n permit such things.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09

Certificates of location for sale 1t
this Office.
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1907-02-09

The Manhattan News advocates
Nevada taking from California all
territory east Of the apex of the
Sierras.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

A case in point: Recently 500
acres of land in this county was
sold to one company for S275, 600,
or at n little more than $500 per
acre. This land is assessed at
$50, 020. or less than 10 per cent.
of the price for which it was sold.
Land is worth what it will bring.
Does anyone suppose the company
would have paid 1878 900 for the
land if it were not worth that to
them' In proportion to the rule
of assessing other property in st.
Francois county this 500 acres
should be assessed at ST. ,66G in
stead of at $50, 900. And there is
more of the same kind. 1t is up
to the Board OF Equalization to
equalize.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Mr.. Rockefeller, who recently
gave the largest single donation
ever made by any man for an edu-
catiOnal trust, amounting to S32, =
900, 900, il is now said contem-
plates giving $50, 000,O0 to New
York City, to be bestowed in a
manner that will be of great and
lasting benefit to the residents of
that city. 1t is also announced that
his will, which it is said he recently
discussed at a conference with his
son, will astOund the world; that
it will bequeath no less than $3.50
600, 900 for charitable and educa-
tional purposes, and be so bestowed
that the benefit therefrom will be
almost perpetual. Accustomed as
we are in this age of swollen for.
tunes" to talk glibly of millions,
the ordinary mind can scarcely
comprehend and measure the sum
which it is reported Mr.. Rockefeller
purposes giving away, yet the
amount is but a small part of his
reputed wealth. Its accumulation
S the fruit of great ability of a
kind, of well matured schemes and
plans, of commercial piracy, con.
quest and tribute exaction. 1t is
more wealth than one man can
wisely use or judiciously bestow,
and it is doubtful if any requests
he may make, for whatever pur.
pose, can justify the methods by
which his great wealth was ac-
quired.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
Notice Of Annual School Meeting.

Notice is hereby given to qualified
voters Of School District No. "a,
township 50, range 6 east Getty OF
Farmington), that the annual school
meeting of said district will be held on
the I'd day of April, 1907, commence
ing at the time of the city election and
ending with the same, for the purpose
of electing two directors for the term
of three years each, to vote for County
School Commissioner; and also to
vote for Road Ovcrseers. Only those
living outside the corporation to vote
for road oyerseer, and to vote in the
ward adjacent to their road district.
No one living inside the corporation
can vote for road overseer.
w. II. YouNG, Dist. Clerk.
This March 10, 1907.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
OUR ROADS.

There are 800 miles of public
highways in st, Francois county.
OF these there are about % miles
of reasonably good macadam roads,
constructed within the past ten or
twelve years. The County Court
last year expended $50, 900, derived
from dramshop licenses, in repair
ing and building rock roads, and
and the various road districts eX.
pended ~ COS. Sc, derived from
property taxation, making in all,
in round numbers, about $25, 600.
1t costs about So, 800 a mile to
construct n good rock road, and
would therefore cost 81 ,662 800 to
transform our 40 miles of high
way into good rock or macadam
roads, At the rate we progressed
last year, under our present as
Sesscd valuation and rate of tax.
alton, it would take between -
aud 100 years to do this.
Upon an assessed valuation of
s21, 600, OOO, which would be mod
rate and reasonable for St. Fran
'ois county, and "A road tax Of 20
'ents on the 500 valuation, we
'ouId raise $4,000 annually for
Dad purposes, which, with the |
$40, 600 from dramshop licenses, |
would make $4,000. This is as
much, probably, as could be jul
Iiciously expended in one year by
ur County Court, but practically
nd Systematically applied on scien.
fife principles of road construction,
would give us 20 miles of good
Dads each year, and it would not
e many years until we would
ave our most important public
ighways IN permanently good
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the an.
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
st. Francois County Railway Company,
for the election of board Of seven a.
directors to serve during the ensuing
year, and for the transaction OF such
other business as may properly come
before the meeting, will be held at the
office OF the company in the CITY OF
Pennington, State OF Missouri, on Tues
day, the second day of April, A. d.
1907, at nine O'Clock a. III.
A. J. IWART, President.
J X. ELLIS. Secretary.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Senator John l.. Bradley of this
county, at the session OF the Legis-
Iature just adjourned, sustained
his former records in the House
and Senate as the miners and
workingman's friend. He also
proved himself one of the most in.
dustrious members of the Senate
and one of the most successful in
getting the bills in which he was
interested through that body. One
of his measures, which proposed to
extend the fellow. servants law to
the mines of the State, passed the
Senate, but failed in the House.
and that through no fault or negli-
gence on the part of Senator Brad
ley.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

The Kansas City Post last Sat.
urday celebrated its first anniver-
sary with a large edition. The
Post is Il Democratic paper, the
only one in Kansas City, and it is
a good one. 1t strikes straight
from the shoulder aud is doing a
lot Of good work for the cause of
Democracy and clean government.
Kansas City has long been without
a Democratic paper. The old
Times, after many struggles and
vicissitudes, finally fell bodily into
The hands of the Philistines. \
year ago the Post was started, not
under the most favorable outlook,
and short time since its editorial
and business management was
taken in charge by Mr.. b. j.
Sheridan, We nave watched it
with some interest since then, and
have been glad to note the fearless
ness with which it speaks out and
the true ring of democracy that
pervades its every utterance. Its
general news columns are fresh
and good, served by the Hearst
wires, and it claims to be reaching
)ut and growing in circulation in
he southwest and in Missouri. As
ong as it keeps up its present
policy it deserves to succeed and |
grow in influence.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

son that its assessed valuation was
not in proportion to its enumera-
ton of children of school age.
Pennington school district, which
in that year had the largest as
sessed valuation of any district in
the county, 1928, $40, paid in State
taxes 81 ,57S.9S. aud received in
school money 81 1890, or SAIL .OS
less than it paid in.
Isn't there a pointer here for
the Board of Equalization when it
comes to equalizing the assessment
of this county
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
VACANT TOWN LOTS,
FARMINGTON. Mo Mar

! HARRINGTON, Mo-, March Is.
EDITOR TINES; | have been
reading with interest Your articles
on equallziug assessment and taxes
IN this county, and ] agree with
the principles you set forth; but
there is one thing you have not
touched upon that | think ought
to be brought to the attention of
the Board OF Equalization. refer
to vacant town lots. There are a
number Of this kind in Farming
ton, and if you want to buy one
you will find that they are priced
at from $3.50 to $500 and 5000.
They are assessed generally be-
lleve at about $50, or only at about
III or ID per cent of their value,
while, as you say, other property
is assessed ut about 40 per cent. |
have in mind one lot in particular
that the owner refused to sell for
$500, which ! found on investiga-
ton was assessed at only $50, or
10 per cent of what he refused to
take for it.
Some people will say, 20, well,
these lots are not used and are not
bringing the owners any profit, !
and therefore they ought not to be
taxed as much in proportion to
their value as improved property. |
| don't see the logic of that kind |
of reasoning. They are held for
speculation and as other property
around them is improved they grow
in value, and then, as the owners
will not sell them they retard the
progress and growth of the town.
They must be worth what the
owners ask for them, or they would
be glad enough to sell instead of
holding on to dead capital.
If a man has $500 or 5000, or
any other sum, in cash, and it il
turned into the assessor, or that
official finds out that the man has
it, it is assessed at its full value,
100 per cent, whether it is bring
ing its owner in anything or not.
If a man buys 600 or 1000 acres
Of land for $50, 900, aud says to
he assessor, Here, only Is or so
acres of this land is improved or is
being used, so you should only
assess that much at the rate | paid
Tor 1t per acre, for the other is not
me in anything" What
would you think of the assessor
hat would say "All right, III
assess the IS or so acres at 40 per ,
cent of what you paid per acre,
md the balance at only 10 per
,ent?" Isn't the land worth what I
he man paid for itf Would he
part with an acre Of it for less than {
ne paid for it9 Not much; he
bought it and is holding it for
speculative purposes. Then let
lim pay taxes accordingly
In towns where there is always {
/ demand for lots on which to 4
build, and the owners of vacant I
OTIS are holding on to them ex. \
lecting them to become more val
liable with the growth of the town,
hus retarding the towns progress a
md improvements, if ! had my y
way | would assess them higher |
n proportion to their selling value a
han ! would improved property. !
\ vacant lot that a man refuses j
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Taxpayer" is right on his va
cant town lot suggestion in the
matter of assessment and taxation.
Equalization of taxation is what is
wanted, and we are glad he has
called the attention of the Board
of Equalization to the vacant lot
discrimination.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

5000 for must be worth that much
to him, just as a lot and residence
that would sell fol 81 900 is worth
that much to its owner. Assess
them both in proportion to their
selling value.
TAXPAYER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Rev. James p. Cope of DcSoto d ed
at his home on March eth, aged so
wears. He had been a minister of the
Baptist church for So years. lie was
a native of Jefferson county, and had
preached in every Baptist church in
jefferson county.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
Candidates Announcements.
FOR SCHOOL COMMISSIONER

We are authorized to announce A. II.
Akers as candidate for reelection to
the Office Of County School Commission.
er. Election Tuesday, April =.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Sherman Depew, thirteen year.
old boy who lives near Irontop, was
hit by ball on the forehead while
playing with some other boys on the
9TH. He fell into stupor from tho
blow and died from the effects of il in
couple Of days.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
FOR CITY MARSHAL

We are authorized to announce Chas.
II. Adams as a candidate for reelection
to the office of Marshal OF the City of
Pennington. Election Tuesday, April 2.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

We are authorized to announce George
c. Forster as a candidate for Alderman
in the Fourth Ward.
We are authorized to announce ]. Cor.
bin Alexander as a candidate for Alder.
man in the Second Ward
We are authorized to announce Mar
vim A. Young as candidate for Alder.
mar in the Second Ward for the short
term
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
FACTS RELATIVE TO STATE
TAXATION.

1t has often been said that the
reason for having low assessment
was, that the burden of State taxes
would be reduced to the minimum.
1t Is not generally known, but it is
a fact, that we receive from the
State, through the apportlonmcnt
of school moneys, more than we
pay into the State treasury in
taxes, as the following table will
show. This information was taken
from the abstract of State taxes
levied for 1905 and returned to us
on apportionment of 1906.
State tax on real and person
al property, 1905. ...... 9,S55,57
State tax on railroad and tele.
graph property. ........ I,s99.29
State tax on merchants and
manufacturers. ............ 1870
Total paid to State in taxes SII,oI6.62
Received from State on 1906
pportionment. ........ 2,749.37
Amount paid into State Treas
ury........ .............. II,eI6.62
Excess received. ......... S52.7S
1t will be seen from these figures
that st. Francois county in 1906
received back from the State in the
way of school money SS32. - more
than it paid the State in taxes in 1905
from direct taxation. When such
a condition exists, it indicates that
the cOunty's assessment must be
much lower in proportion to its
taxable wealth than its sister coun-
ties. To think of ST. Francois
county, one of the wealthiest in
the State, actually being burden
to the State government and prac-
ticalIy not contributing a dollar to
its support We are satisfied that
our town lots, farms, live stock,
etc, are assessed at about the same
ratio as like property in other
counties, then where is it that we
fall short?
The following facts and figures
may assist us in arriving at an
answer: School district No. ~
was, at the time mentioned in the
above statement, as it still is, one
of the richest districts in the county.
On an assessed valuation of 1856,
240 it paid in State taxes 81, 453.9l,
and received back from the State
in school money 5000, IA, or
S645.23 more than it paid in. con-
Stunning nearly all of the excess re.
ceived by the county, for the rea-
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
FOR ALDER MAN

We are authorized to announce T. p.
Sprott as candidate for Alderman in
the Second Ward.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

The Legislature adjourned last
Saturday. 1t did some pretty good
work, but there are few things
which Governor Folk thinks it
ought to have done that were not
done, so he has issued call for m
extra session to meet on April ID.
His proclamation names four sub.
jects to be considered, only two Of
which affect the counties. One of
these is a measure creating the
Office of State Excise Commissioner
and the other to authorize the re.
moval of public officers who are
derelict in their duties by quo
warranto proceedings instituted in
the Supreme Court by the Attorney
General.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Capital punishment is practically
abolished IN Missouri. The LegIs.
lature passed the bill making it
the duty of the jury, after con-
viction of murder in the first de-
gree, to assess the punishment-to
say whether the convicted muir
derer shall be hanged or imprisoned
for life, Under this law it is safe
to say there will be few hangings
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Piano For SaIe-Farmington
Camp No. 26l7 NJ. W. Of A. has a
iirst-class Shattinger piano for sale
For further particulars apply to Emil
Weile, clerk.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

FoR SALE-Buggy pole and set of
double harness: also set of single har-
ness. w. n. FLEMING.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Seed Corn and Eggs.-Pure
Boone County White Seed Corn and
pure Brown Leghorn Eggs for sale.
j. w. Bsnes, Route No. !, Farming
ton, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22

Farm For Sale-A bargain in a
farm of 80 acres, only miles east of
Pennington; good house, barn, cistern,
orchard, acres OF bottom land, etc.
Buy this now; price 81, 10000.
MARVIN A. YOU'VE.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1907-03-22
WANTS, FOR sale, &c.

Ask to See the Akron Truss
Something new in trusses.
LAAKMAN'S DRUG STORE.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-01-01

will affect their offspring in u
riously.
Many have remarked in the
last few months that far more
poultry is being produced IN
Gazette territory than ever be-
fore. and at the same time TIE
prices grow better. There is
no danger OF over-production If
proper efforts are made TO find
a good market.