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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

full seat for every child DESTROYS of
attending the public schools and would
provide large number Of kindergar.
tens. public baths and other public
necessities.
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The Board Of Review must make the
packing interest pay Its just share Of
the taxes.
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Real estate taxes are very high and
will stay high for tho next four years
The rich tax dodgers, who get out of
paying their just personal taxes are
responsible for this.
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Perhaps the Board OF Review will do
nOching this year with the tax matters
mentioned on the second page of this
paper. But You can bet on one thing
without fear of losing and that Is. that
before this fight Is over twenty millions
OF back taxes will be collected by the
people.
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Every small shop keeper and every
mechanic who has a little saved has
10 pay taxes upon that little. But
rich holder OF stocks In outside corpo
ratlons escape Scott free.
AGeA
Equal and just taxation with nc
lodging on the part of rich stockhold
ers Is what the people demand.
The Armour estate assessed OF
100000 and the Field estate on ovel
$13,OOO,OOO makes quite contrast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

Ing to the public that the concern Is
really great public institutional a
certain kind.
Then again. Marshall Field & Com
pany are In favor Of a high pressure
water system which will cost the tax.
payers millions Of dollars to install.
But we do not hear Of small mer.
chants shouting for high pressure water
system.
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The collection of over $3OOO.OOO NJ
legged back taxes against the estate VI
the late Marshall Field was urged
upon the Board Of Review by the I'LL
nOis Tax Reform Association.
Marshall Field. the association In.
slsts, never paid more than 10 per cent
on his fair share Of taxes on his per-
sOnal property. lie was, II IL further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
ment Of over $2OOO.OOO taxes during
tho last eight years Of his life. "All
of this" the letter says. "was made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

The Goodrich Transit Company II
corporation organized under the laws
of the State Of Maine. Capital stock.
100000.
Every dollars worth Of this stock
owned In Chicago Is taxable here. Tho
Reviewers should call A. w. Goodrich
and ask him who owns 1t. Mr.. Good.
rich ought to know and tho people want
to know.
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Who does the fine work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang ut tho City
Hall?
1t IL not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter.
csts Is city property. 1t Is ut River
street, with dock frontage Of 30?
feet, with a depth ranging from 10 10
i3 feet.
This dock Is the very State street OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

astounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers. the very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalldates the
lease. This lease Is worth from
$4,000 to 100000 a year to the city,
rs It is the very best dock property on
the whole chain Of lakes. Several people
would gladly bid $4,000 for 1t II they
were given chance. This sort of
business Is played out with the public
and the facts once understood will
arouse storm Of indignation.
The Goodrich gang have all their
steamboats, registered from Duluth.
Minnesota, from which port they
"hail," although they do not run to It.
1t Is alleged that this crowd "hau"
their vessels from Duluth to escape
taxation In Chicago, and yet Chicago
furnishes them with police. fire and
other protection.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

going before the grand jury upon fif.
teen minutes notice.
''The corporation Counsel's Office In.
tends to keep stenographcr In at.
tendance Mt the sessions Of the Board
Of Review from now on" declared Mr..
Hill. 'rhat stenographer will be used
for securing verbatim record Of Der.
sons Of wealth who make statements
before the board In support Of a claim
for reduction Of their taxes
1T Is hard problem to decide lust
where to begin, because nearly every.
body seems to think lightly Of their
oaths when they come to discuss the
value Of their personal property with
taxing officials. However, 1t Ii o fact
that 1 already possess evidence SUN.
Client to justify me In appearing before
the grand jury In fifteen minutes. Il
Is also highly probable tint tax dolg.
Ing will be brought before the atteu.
ton Of the grand jurors before the pre-.
ent hearing ends"
In tho meantime, the poor real estate
owners Of Chicago are getting the fun
benefit Of the tax lodging tactics OF
the big nilliOnalrea Real estate taxee
were never so high In ClLcago's his.
tory. The poor man must pay, but The
rich fellow escapes with his uutaxed
fortune.
Henry p. Darlington should give IN
what he knows when the Board OF
Review asks him.
One OF the taxing officials Of Cook
County says that 1t Is discretionary
with taxing officers as to what they
shall tax. IL It? Who gave them this
discretionary power? Not tho laws Of
Illinois.
]. Ogden Armour would mike q
startling and valuable Board of Re.
view witness.
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Arthur Meeker could tell the Board
OF Review who owns stock In Chicago,
In the following corporations. Of which
he IL a director:
Union Stock Yards.
Chicago Junction Railway.
g. II. Hammond Company.
National Packing Company.
Peoples Trust & Savings Bank.
The packers have been buying cattle
subject to POST mOrtem." They will
soon find out that they have been pay.
Ing taxes subject to post mortem and
that the people are about ready to
hold the examination.
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| Sam. Mcltoberts and ]. Ogden Ar.
mour are good names to conjure by and
please don't forget Louis Il. Swift
Arthur MecSer should furnish the
facts when questioned by the Board Of
Review.
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Doht forget that before this fight
Is over, that over twenty millions Of
dollars In back taxes will have been
collected.
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Laurence A. Carton would be an
excellent man for the Board of Re-
view to consult.
SA
What Interest deserves the most BEN
eft from the fire department? Every.
body knows that it Is the packing In
terest. Why, then, should the packing
Interest keep back the twenty millions
OF dollars In taxes belonging to the
people?
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Louis Il. Swift would not have tn
tell anything about Lake Forest as.
sessments II called before the Board
. | of Review. He COllld inst tell whit ha
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28
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Swift and Company. the corporation,
should pay taxes on Its $oo.O0VVU
capItal stock according to the laws OF
Illinois.
The assessors have listed lts per-
sonal holdings at only $3,OOO.OOO.
Nor IL this all =. j..
swift and Company. Of Illinois. that
great corporation capitalized for $780,
600 should pay taxes on every DOL
lars worth of stock 1t owns In foreign
corporations.
Has the Board of Review ever taken
any steps to ascertain how much the
corporatlOn or Its officers own IN cor
poratlons outside the State?
Perhaps we may help them by quot
luz the following list OF outside cor
oratlons owned by Swift and Com
pany. of Illinois, according to the re-
Dort of the United States Commission
er Of Corporations:
Swift and Company, OF Maine' cor
poration which sells the output of Swift
and Company, of Illinois, In the New
England States and parts OF New York
and New Jersey. and owns a control
ling interest In the firms OF the Swirl
Beef Company, Of Boston; G. y. and
T.. G. Swift, Boston; G. Il. Swift and
Company, Boston, and N. y. Hollis
and Company. Boston, Massachusetts.
Swift and Company, of West Vir
glnia, which operates many branches
In several different States for selling
beef, pork, mutton, canned goods, ETC.
etc.
Swift and Company. Of New York
which controls large number O.
branch houses In the State of New
York, all doing a big business.
Swift Fertilizer Works. engaged II
manufacturing fertilizers In the Stat
Of Georgia.
Swift Refrigerator Transportation
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

Total $50. ......... .$l6OOO,OOO
These figures take no notice Of Tho
fac. that the insurance IL supposed to
cover but 80 per cent Of the real value.
which would make the assessors val.
untion appear about $l4!o00.0O0 shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

Millions OF dollars that belong In
the public treasury have been wrong
fully withheld from the peoples use
by derellct Olclals-tO use no stronger
term. These millions would give us
plenty Of money to double our police
force; would give our firemen eight
hours work a day; would provide one
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cnso to their great loss and injury"
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Marshall Field 4 Company are only
valued at SG,OOO.OOO by the assessors,
and taxed on one.flfth of It. In view
Of this fact, 1t Is Interesting to note
the insurance carried by this iirm.
which IL as follows:
State street section ....... 81, O00. 900
Wabash avenue section go. 100000
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ............. $4,000
Fixtures ............ ...... 10000
Warehouse. Polk street and
the River ................ 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28
.$G5,354,721

The personal property Of this con-
corn. increased from $42.10S,14O In
1904, to $iO,s2O.O07 In 1905, ana from
the latter figure to $05,304,1"0 III loVo'
This Is exclusive Of the capital stock
Of $5OOOO.OOO.
Making a total Of personal properly
owned by Swift 4 Company In CHI
caro ut the beginning Of 1907 Of over
Sl15,OO0.OOO.
And yet the Board Of Assessors value
its holdings ut only $3.OOO,OOO ana tax
II on one.tifth Of this amount.
What do you think Of that?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28
Omaha Packing Company,

Omaha Packing Company,
Prusslan National Insurance Com.
pany, of Stettln Germany.
Mr.. Louis Il. Swift Ia director In
the following. How much stock does
he own? At all events he can give the
Board of Review much valuable In.
formation:
Union Stock Yards Company.
Fowler Brothers, Limited.
Libby, Mcneil and Libby.
National Packing Company.
st. Louis National Stock Yards Com.
pany.
Swift's Refrigerator Transportation
Company.
Hollis Cold Storage Company.
Illinois Cattle Company.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Francisco Land and In
vestment Company.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swift's Fertilizer Works.
Western Meat Company.
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The Armour Tank Line carries
grease to most of the soap makers OF
the country outside Of Chicago. It I.
big thing In itself, ana should no
forget the tax collector.
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28
Over Ninety.two Million Dollars Worth
Of Quick Assets On Hand
Just Now.
Not to Mention Fifty Millions Of Dollars
in Capital Stock All Paying
Dividends,
And Yet the Board Of Assessors Gould Only
Find Three Millions to
Tax

Chicago Securities" for 1907. pages
$50. $40 and 34l, gives the following
facts about Swift 4 Company. that
grcut corporation which the Board Of
Assessors could only discover $780,.
600 belonging to:
Swift & Company-Organized April
I. 1885.
Capital Stock, s5O00O.0 900, oil Of one
class, Of the par value Of 500 per
share.
Divldends-Seven per cent per nm.
mum in quarterly dividends OF 1% per
cent. January. April. July and October.
Earnings-The report for the year
ending December 81, 1900, shows net
earnings were equal to y per cent
OH the capital Of $5O,OOO,OOO. After
payment OF tho regular Z per cent
dividend, there was added to the sur.
Plus account $?,50O,OOO. equal to 3 per
cent on the capital stock, increasing
the total surplus to $12,400O05. The
company's gross business was consid-
crably over 500 OOO. 600 and the item
Of quick assets was increased $10,5oS,'
S3?.
The balance sheet Of December 81,
1909. shows total Of assets on hand
OF $O2, 7l8,S47.
And this 10 the concern that IL taxed
on onc.ffth OF 100000!
The "quick assets Of this concern
that IL, personal property available fof
immediate use as money. was listed az
follows ON September %, 1905:
Cash 3,10O001
Accounts receivable 1000. 2O.33O s61
irv.ntorv e.. q, .374
S,cc,,s and bou,ls ........ l1.40S 500
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

Equal and just taxation with no
lodging on the part Of rich stockhold'
ers Is what the people demand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

Louis Il. Swift would not have tn
tell anything about Lake Forest as
sessments II called before the Board
of Review. He could just tell what he
knows about personal property owned
In Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

The Armour estate assessed on
100000 and the Field estate on over
$13, 900 makes quite a contrast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-09-28

What Interest deserves the most ben.
eft from the fire department? Every.
body knows that 1t is the packing In
terest. Why, then, should the packing
interest keep back the twenty millions
Of dollars in taxes belonging to the
people?
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
MOBILE BOARD MEETS
MADE OVER TAXES OF
 CHAUTAUQUA.
Comnisnioner Hagan Reads State ment as to Convictss of the
 County-Bl0ckade at TacOn.

Mobile. May 13.-(SpeciaL)-The Board of County Revenue Commission CTS met today at 12 o'clock with the following members present: President Bauer, John Cowiey, Hagan, Andrews and Simmons.
 MT DeLong, representing the Citron- elle Chautauqua, appeared before the Board and pleaded for an abatement Of taxes upon the Chautauqua Associa- fion's property in Citronelle. He stated that the history of such assemblies proved that they were seldom on paying basis until after the first three or four years: that the Citronelle aisso- citation assembly admitted free the school children and provided for them one of the best entertainments of the kind. The property had been assessed at $7,70Q. the taxes on which were $92.50
 TbeJ1906 tax had been paid, and upon ; motion of County Attorney Sullivan, 1t was referred to the meeting of the Board in July, at which time all objec- tions to assessment and taxes will be heard. Mir. DeLong expressed his ap- proval of the suggestion.
 Mir. GaiIlard appeared before the Board, representing John Morreu & Co.,. stating that a certain house and lot on the corner of Water and St.
  parts when owned by R. V. Taylor; that Mir. Taylor sold the property to John Morrell SS Co., who paid the taxes upon same. It was then discovered that portion of the property had been taxed against Mir. Taylor, although pre- viously having been paid by Morrell. iThe matter was referred to the assess snent attorney.
 Commissioner Andrews called the Boards attention to the almost contin- uous blockade at Tacon Station, on the Mobile. Jackson and Kansas City and Bay Short Roads, effected by the con- stant switching of trains at that point.
 The matter was discussed at some length, suggestions being made that the best method of breaking the block ade was to arrest the trainmen who persisted in blocking the crossing. It was stated that people with teams were often forced to wait fifteen and twen- ty minutes before passage could be ob- tAined across the tracks. The matter was referred to the road overseer. ta Commissioner John D. Hagan asked permission of the Board to read a let ter in which he desired to set right a publication in which Mir. Hagons con- 1ention as to success of the system as FempIoyed in Mobile County was mis- represented.
 The Commissioner said that there was Sk turnkey Tee TOT every convict used upon the road service; that the main 4enance of convicts on the road per Fcapita was 75 cents to S5 cents per day. in addition to the jail fees; that the work of such convicts was slow and sinferior; that the same convicts could be hired to the mines at 95 cents per day, which sum would be net revenue flor the county.
 I Second-That the system is an exper- fment and that there was no body of men in Mobile County or any other that could handle the matter more in- teIIigently than the present Board was doing. And that present conditions In
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
THF AMERICAN HABIT
One in Every Three Affected.

Of the 75,00O.00o people in the United States. it Is estimated that 25,00o, 900, or one in every three, is partially disable, from broken down nervous system America is the greatest consumer of coffee In the world. Can you draw tn correct inference from these two facts
 Many a person will exclaim, Non sense" It is easy for any thoughtlest person to jump at a conclusion that { philosopher would study carefully over before reaching. Think of the members of your own family, How many o1 them are perfectly and completely wei in every respect? How many of youi friends are perfectly healthy. Inquire of them and you will be surprised to learn that the average of one in every three, who are sick, in the main. stand true. Health depends, primarily, upor perfectly poised nervous organiza- tion, and the greatest known enemy tc the nervous system Is coffee. Its active principle is caffeine, which is a pro. nounced nerve destroyer. The action is, first, to attack the stomach, then tn, pneumogastic nerve which lies behint the stomach and which Is directly con nected with the brain
 The disordered condition passes thence from the brain to all parts of the body, and in some it will show ir trepidation (well known nervous con dition; in others this is hidden, but the work goes on from day to day, un. til the accumulation of forces climaxe, in some organic disease. It may be tn , kidneys becomes affected and Bright'l disease sets up, it may be weak eyes may be catarrh, stomach trouble. pal. pitation and heart failure. (which f.. becoming more and more noticeable among Americans.
 somewhere, you may depend upon 1t this work will show forth in, the form of disease It may become so fixed ant chronic that it can not be thrown off II Is hard to induce a man or a woman to give up coffee when they have be- come addicted to its use. but if such people can be given Postum Food Golf fee they will quickly change for the better, for the food drink, when proper ly made, has the color and the delicious toothsome favour of old Government Java of the milder and higher priced grades
 The work of reorganization begins ai once, for the tearing down element of coffee has been eliminated and in iti place the strong rebuilding effects of the elements contained in Postum, go directly to work to rebuild the broken down and delicate gray matter in the nerve centres and brain. This is just plain, ld-fashioned common sense that any thoughtful person can make use of; in fact. hundreds of thousands of brain workers in America have already discovered the fact and are using Pos tum Food Coffee, to their very great heneht and relief There's a Reason. !" Read The Road to Wellvilla." in nt-a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
MOBILE MINISTER
THEY DISCUSS EMPLOYING MA
 TRONs AT OEPOTs.
Preachers May Help In Movement To Protect Young Girls Visiting City. Rev. Brooks Lawrence
 Speaks.

Mobile. May 1S.-(speciaL )-The Ministers conference today heard an address by Rev. Brooks Lawrence, su- perintendent of the Alabama Anti-Sa- loon League, and discussed the sugges- ton of the Young Women's Christian Association to put a matron at the new depot to take care of girls and young women arriving in the city without escorts.
 The ministers discussed the proposi- tion of the Y. W. c. A. freely, but did not take any definite action on ac- count of the position the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company is taking in regard to entering the new station. Some of the ministers thought there is greater need at the Louisville and Nashville depot for a matron than at the new depot, and the Mobile Jackson and Kansas City depot also had consideration.
 Definite action is to be taken within
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
COURT IN MARENGo.
Adjoyrns for Term After Almost Clear
 ing the Docket


 Camden, May 13.-- Special Circuit Court has adjourned for the term after having almost cleared the docket.
 There were six murder c@ses disposed of. All were compromised except one and he was acquitted.
 There were several stubbornly con- tested liquor cases, but in a majority of cases conviction resulted. One mo- ticeable fact was the number of mur- ders and attempts to murder showing that the negro population has very It, tie regard for hi4nan life.
 Two steamboat men pleaded guilty to violating the prohibition law by selling liquor on the steamboat, while plying the waters of the Alabama River in this County.
 In the marriage of Dr. J. H. Jones and Miss Minnie Miller on June 5, there will be united two of the most promi- nent families in Wilcox County. Dr. Jones is son of the late Dr. J. P. Jones. who was known far and wide for his great medical skill.
 Miss Miller is the accomplished daughter of Hon. J N. Miller, the Nes- tor of the Camden bar, who has been and is still very prominent in the po- litical and legal world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14

Mobile County was no argument for or against the system.
 He states in the letter that only short term convicts are used on the road work, those receiving sentences of twenty-nine days or less, and he styles these convicts as being lazy tramps and negro crap shooters" The aver age sentence of these men Is ten days They no sooner are trained in the work enough to be useful than their term is up. One month there will be seventy convicts employed on the road, the next twenty, the next thirty, the aver age being twenty or thirty. He also stated that the Board cannot hire and discharge guards in a ratio compara- tive to the convicts so employed. and that the county must pay its guards by the month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14
and Collector.
 H. A. Monnier. Marshal and Sanitary

and Collector.
 H. A. Monnier Marshal and Sanitary Officer.
 Clifton NJ. Phares., Day Policeman.
 w G. Railey and H. Y. Cundif, Night Policemen.
 NThe Marengo County Tax Collectors report for the month of April shows the following collections; State tax, $9221 soldiers tax, s361 69 school tax. s1,OS1 26; county tax. S1,6S1 or; county school tax, s36O,7e. a total of $4,336. .99
 The quarterly conference of the Greensboro District of the Methodist Episcopal Church. South, was held in the Methodist Church in this city this afternoon, Rev. G. A. Dannelly. the presiding elder of this district. presid- ing.
 A very strong sermon was eloquent ly delivered yesterday by the presid- ing elder to a large and attentive con- gregation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14

Mobile, May l3.--(Special.)- )-- with the theatres in full musical b1Aet society had busy time tnis Nyening making a selection Tor the
 The snd y5e ass pss ssa0 on ssas aaa ap Monroe Park opened its season by giy- 16g a musical treat called "Kismet.' At the latter place four boxes were lIlled by a theatre patty for which Mir. and Mrs. Norwood Richards were re- nponsible. This was for married peo- pIe only and the Richards guests were Mr. and Mrs. Penrose yass. Dr. and Nrx Rush, Dr. and Mrs. Rivers Rush, Dr. and Mrs. H. T. Inge, Mir. and Mrs B. F. Adamas. MT. and Mrs. Walter Cunningham, MT. and Mrs. Hol- corfabe Quill, MT. and Mrs. Wagner and Mir. and Mrs. Jun:us Woolf
 Mrs Louis c. Parker. who was to Jamestown Exposition. and was laid up in New York with a sprained ankle, is reported as being much better and able to be out again.
 Mir and MrsS w. s. McNeil will be at home for the summer months at the FenoIloeas' place at Spring Hill. out. there this week.
 Miss McColgin, Miss McPhillips and Mrs. James Hagan are expected home in few days from Memphis, where they have been attending the Musical Convention.
 The Hamilton Whist Club has decid- cd to continue it's meetings for some weeks to come and this afternoon met with Mrs. w. c. Fitts. Mrs. H. G. Donald. Mrs. Cochran. Mrs. F. P. Da- wis, Mrs. W. C. Fitts. Miss Mabel Heustis. Miss Loula Le Baron, Mrs. J. IS. Robbins and Mrs. Rivers Rush played the game.
 There were several to receive con gratulations Saturday afternoon at the grand finale of the golf and tennis competition. MT. Norborn Clarke. af- ter what he says was the hardest fight of his life, became the possessor of the Monk cup, which is now his for Keeps. Miss Henrietta McPhillips and Mir. Gesner McCorvey won out in the fnals over Mrs. Inge Selden and Mir. Tom McCorvey for the Heron Tiffany vase. This becomes the possession of