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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

dodgers In Chicago to warrant him In
going before the grand jury upon az.
teen minutes notice.
1.-THE corporation Counsels Office In.
tends to keep stenograpbcr In at.
tendance ut the sessions Of the Board
Of Review from now on" declared Mr..
Hill. THAT stenographer will be used
for securing verbatim record Of per.
sons Of wealth who make statements
before the board In support OF claim
for reduction Of their taxes.
1T Is a hard problem to decide lust
where to begin, because nearly every.
body seems to think lightly Of their
oaths when they come to discuss tho
value Of their personal property with
taxing officials. However, 1t IL q 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 that Tux dodg.
Ing will be brought before the atteu-
ton Of the grand Jurors before the pres
ent hearing ends"
In the meantime, the poor real estate
owners Of Chicago are getting the fuIi
benefit Of the tax lodging tactics Of
the big millloneires. Real estate taxes
were never 30 high In Chicago's his.
tory. The poor man must pay, but the
Rich fellow escapes with his untaxed
fortune.
Henry =. Darlington should give m
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. Is It? Who gave them this
discretionary power. Not the laws Of
Illinois.
%eSA
J. Ogden Armour would make q
startling and valuable Board Of Re.
View witness.
Arthur Mecker could tell the Board
of Review who owns stock In Chicaeo.
In the following corporations, of which
lie Is director:
| Union Stock Yards.
| Chicago Junction Railway.
q. IL. Hammond Company.
National Packing Company.
Peoples Trust 4 Savings Bank.
i
The packers have been buying cattle
subject to post mortem." They will
soon find out that they have been nav.
ing taxes subject to post norton and
that the people are about ready to
hold the examination.
~
SAM Mci'oberts and j. Ogden Ar
mour are good names to conjure by and
please don't forget Louis +. Swift
Arthur Meeker should furnish the
iacts when questioned by the Board OF
Review.
| %eSA
| poht forget that before this fight
Is over, that over twenty millions of
dollars In back taxes will have been
collected.
%GA
Laurence A. Carton would be an
excellent man for the Board of Re-
View to consult.
~SA
What interest deserves the most benz
cit 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?
%CA
Louis II. Swift would not have tn
) tell anything about Lake Forest as
. sessments If called before the Board
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

The Goodrich Transit Company u
corporation organized under tho laws
of the state Of Maine. Capital stock.
100000.
Every dollars worth Of this stock
owned In Chicago IL taxable here. Tic
Reviewers should call A. W. Goodrich
and ask him who owns 1t. Mr.. Good.
rich ought to know and the people want
to know.
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Who does the fine work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang ut the City
HILL?
1t Is not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter.
ests IL city property. 1t Is at River
street. with u dock frontage OF 352
feet. with II depth ranging from 10 to
- feet.
This dock Is the very State street Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

Total ..... .......... 100000
These figures take no notice Of Tho
fac. that the insurance Is supposed 10
cover but 50 per cent OF the real value.
which would make the assessors' val
uation appear about sl4.O0O,OOO shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

nstounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers, the very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalldatcs the
lease. This lease Is worth from
$4,000 to 100000 a year to the city.
rs 1t 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 n chance. This sort of
business is played out with the public
and the facts once understood will
arouse a 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 1t.
1t Is alleged that this crowd "haiw
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??, 1907-10-05

Millions of dollars that belong In
the public treasury have been wrong
fully withheld from the peoples use
by derelict Oiiiclals-to use no stronger
term. These millions would give us
plenty Of money to double our police
force; would give our firemenh eight
hours work a day; would provide one
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cago to their great loss and injury"
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Marshall Field 4 Company are only
valued ut S6,OOO,OOO by the assessors,
and taxed on one.fifth Of 1t. In view
Of this fact. 1t Is interesting to note
the insurance carried by this llrm,
which Is rs follows:
State street section ....... 81, 600 900
Wabash avenue section go. 100000
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ............. 100000
Fixtures ............ ...... 100000
Warehouse. Polk street and
the River ................ 100000
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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY.

Ing to the public that the concern Ii
really a great public institutlon--of a
certain kind.
Then again. Marshall Field 4 Com
pany are In favor Of n high pressure
water system which will cost the Tux.
payers millions of dollars to install.
But we do not hear Of small MGR.
chants shouting for high pressure water
system.
The collection of over S3OOO.O0O al.
legged back taxes against the estate u
the late Marshall Field was urged
upon the Board Of Review by the I'LL
nOis Tax Reform Association.
Marshall Field. the association In.
sists. never paid more than 10 per cent
Oh his fair share Of taxes on his PER.
sonnl property. lie was. II Is further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
mcnt Of over S2.OOO,OOO taxes during
the last eight years Of his life. "All
Of this" the letter says, "was made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

full seat for every child DESTROYS of
attending the public schools and would
provide large number Of klndergar.
tens. public baths and other public
necessities.
The Board Of Review must make the
packing interest pay Its just share of
the taxes.
~SA
Real estate taxes are very high and
will stay high for the next four years.
The rich tax dodgers, who get out OF
paying their just personal taxes are
responsible for this.
Perhaps the Board of Review will do
nCchlns 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.
Every small shop keeper and every
mechanic who has little saved has
4. to pay taxes upon that little. But
/ rich holder of stocks in outside corpo-
ratlons escape Scott free.
~6A
Equal and just taxation with no
lodging on the part Of rich stockhold'
ers Is what the people demand.
The Armour estate assessed on
100000 and the Field estate on over
$l3O0O,O00 makes quite contrast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

The Armour Tank Line carries
grease to most of the soap makers of
the countrr outside of Chicago. 1t Is
a big thing In itself, and should not
forget the tax collector.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

.l1l1eA

Equal and just taxation with no
lodging on the part Of rich stockhold.
crs Is what the people demand.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
Omaha Packing Company,

S''"sss e"~sssso >~Nps'''St
Prusslan National Insurance Com.
pany, of Stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis 4. Swift is a 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.
Swlft'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.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
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The Armour estate assessed on
100000 and the Field estate on over
$l3,O0OyO 900 makes quite contrast.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

The Board Of Review must make the
packing interest pay Its Just share Of
the taxes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05
/seSIA

Will Corporation Counsel Brundage
get after Armour, Swift and the rest
Of the boys? Assistant Corporation
Counsel John w. Hill startled his
hearers In the chamber where the
Board Of Review was meeting by de-
claring that he has already secured
sufficient evidence against wealthy tax
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

Louis II. 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
In Chicago.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

Samuel McRoberts should tell n
when called before the Board of IL
view.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-10-05

What interest deserves the most ben
eiit 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?
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

WORTHWHILE. MICH.. JAN. 31, 1907. MR. ALBERT N. THORNTON.
 CARLISLE ARK.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

TEere are men and men Not long ago a patent medicine man entered the Developer office and because we would not sell him advertising space at about one fourth tic price our home people pay us he acted in such man. n.r that it took a strong state ment informing him that his pres ence would be more appreciated
 outside than the inside Of the office, to bring him to his senses. That is the reason the Developers home side has no medicine adds. When we have space to nearly give away, it is going to our home people that are willing tG pay for what we do,
 How different from what travelling man said last week when he asked our rates. Al right" he said T heard you were very high priced but I see you ask no more than you should have Your prices are reason able enough for ne. Write me contract" The trade was made in three minutes and be pays the regular rates. Hartford De veloper.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
TERMS REASONABLE
Neednore Items

KIND EDITOR: Will you allow q little girl small space in your paper. My lala tsl,s ycrr paper and l like to read it, especially ,ihe '.Demple Dots"
 Mama has been quite sick for about two weeks but is improving slowly.
 Mrs. J. k. Merreld is on tie puny list.
 Little Fife Honeycutt is rigl.t sick of soar throat.
 Miss Ann;e Thompson. our school teacher, has been quite i'll for the past week. She went home to stay until she. gets able to take charge of her school We will be glad to see her back ill the school room again.
 I nill close with good wishes to all the readers of the Independent. Vida Honeycutt.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

DeVoe's weather forecast, which have proven to be as relia- bic as those of any other weather prophet, say the year of 1907 will present some very unusual and unpleasant weather. The coldest weather will not set in un- til March We are to have a very cold spring and the first Of the summer will be extremely wet; danger from floods, which ii true. leaves a cloudy prospect for the farmers. However these predictions can not fit every To- cality, and Arkansas may be the exception. Sometimes. too. these weather men get badly
 balled up" in their predictions Let us look on the bright side and not cross the bridge until we get to it.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
The Legislature

Indications are that the legisla- tive proceeding are moving along quietly and with the judicious speed that deliberative bodies of it's character should travel Like every legislature it is, of course, being oyer1owed with multiple ity of bills that will never receive more than a passing condition. The members are industriously at work doing everything possi- ble for the best interest of Ark ansas. Boddies of that kind pro- gress more rapidly by going slow. We should therefore be pa tient and condemn no acts of our representatives without thorough investigation, As a rule people are inclined to criticise too freely if not too harshly.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

A Mir. Owen, representative of Miller county, called one of our representatives, Will Oldham. q liar at a committee meeting a few days ago, upon which the Lonoke county representative landed on his wig Mir. Oldham answered
 aye at roll call next morning but Mir. Owen was slightly indis- posd.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

Go slow on increasing the cot ton acreage for 1907. Get up early and work late preparing the land for an increased acreage in corn, oats, sorghum, peas, hay peanuts, potatoes and other food supply crops. Let the South rase her own Hog and Hominy, The home raised hog is the great est mortgage litter on earth for the cotton grower. The ware house and the bank don't help the poor man who owes his crop for supplies before 1t has been gathered. Get right first at home and the world can be brought to your feet. Diversity and make the farm independent of the credit supply merchant.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
The Old Man

Boys, when you speak of your father. don't call him 'sthe old man" Of course you are older now than when you were taught to call him father. You are much smarter than you were then, your clothes fit you better. your hat has a modern shape and your hair is eombed differently. in short flyer" than you were then. Your father has 8 last years coat, two year old hat and a vest Of still older pattern. He can't write such an elegant note as you can and all that. but don't call him the old man. " Call him father. For years he has been rustling around to get things together, he has been held to the therny path Of uphiH industry and the brightest half of life has gone from him forever. But he loves you though he goes along without saying much about 1t therefore be not so ungrateful CT inconsiderate. "A wise man
 maketh Q good father.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

There are towns in Arkansas Of three times the population of Carlisle, that cannot compare with the, business of our city. It is not the number of inhabitants that make a good town, but the quality Carlisle has the best quality andis therefore one of the best towns in Eastern Arkan- oas, fact that cannot be denied. It is poor policy in paper to sour and roast the people for a lack of patronage it perhaps does not deserve, or if deserving, were better to move out quietly to a locality where it's efforts will be properly appreciated. Kicking does no good.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

Alabama's $ two true and tried veteran United States Senators, Morgan and Pettus, were re elected on the 22nd ult. As they were quite busy with duties at Washington they were excused from being present when the legislature elected them. Sena- tor Morgan is g years of age and has served as senator % years. Senator Pettus Is s years of age and has served as senator 10 years. Both are vigorous mentally and phyically, and undergo strenuous laber with ease. These are great Romans.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

Good schools, good churches good roads, good streets, good waiter and good drainage on our farms are all SYNONYMOUS with good citizenship.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

A good looking young couple in a good new buggy on an up-to- date good macadam read, is q mighty gcod advertisement for a county and it's pleasures. Union Tribune.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7th] 1907.

Carlisle, the best and most prosperous town m fastefn Arkansas
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
AGENT FOR Increscena Brand FERTILIZER.
A Letter

The 1OiiOWlng letter was reC1i- ved few days ago by Mir A. NJ Thornton Of this city, in answer l. an inquiry about the use of the s los. Among other things it will Ee noted that the writer says Sl25 per hundred is high for their winter milk. while many cf our dairymen are receiv- ing as high as S2. 6, tie average price paid by the Condensed Milk Factory during January was Sl.15 34 per hundred:
 WORTHWHILE. MICH. JAN. 31, 1907. MR. ALBERT N. THORNTON.
 CARLISLE ARK. DEAR SlR:-
 Your letter of the 19tn, inst at hand regarding informntion abou. Sllos 1 will say that 1 have. two that I have used for the last five years and 1 would not be without them for any money while an il, the Dairy and Stock Business. Silags is good for all stock Horses, Hogs, Sheep, Young Cattle and extra good for cows giving milk as you have. A succulent food all the year around, a silo is the next thing to a June pasture to make a lcOT give milk. I2 acres of corn put in q silo will feed Is cows a bushels of ensiage twice cay for six months. This is more than most COWS will eat. It takes d silo about 15 by 26 feet to hold 12 acres of our corn. two silos will feed my IS cows the year around. We cut the corn when it is glased nicely. If I could get Your prices for milk we would have gold mine. s1.25 is high with US in winter and Soc per hundred iu summer. lsnsilage saves large grinding bill with Us. The Farmers down ill Arkansas. should get Holestein males and grade ur their cows, We have plenty oi cows i'll the State that gives 5000 to 10000 ponnds of milk Il ycal l consider n man without silo il the Dairy Business is producing his milk at too large a cost. Witt a silo 1t makes no differance hos dry the pasture is you can get { good flow of milk.
 T acres of corn put Ill sile will feed IS cows the year around 4 acres Of pasture would last + cows about q month You car ready see the advantages of {; silo.
 Hoping this is Satisfactory I an
 fours Truly,
 E. NJ. STARKw RATHER.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07

The famous Amos Anti Racing Bill has passed the seuate and is almost sure to become a law. Coa-1less our law makers.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-02-07
JNO ". PURYEAR,
 Auctioneer

Have had several years expert ence and believe l can give satisfaction. Will go any where in this or adjoining counties
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
"Mother."

I'm cittin' old know
1t seems so long ago
So long scncc John was here.
He went so young.-Our JIM
- rs old now most as him.
close on To thirty year.
know Tn rittin' old
| know ii by the cold.
From time at first frost flies
Seems likc-since John was here
Winters is more severe:
And winter l de-spise,
And vet. it seems. some days.
Johns here. with his odd ways
Comes soon-like from the corn
Field calm Mother" at
Nellie he called ME that
Even fore Jim was born.
Wien lin, comc-La, how good
Was all the ncighborhoOd.-
Aud Doctor,-when ] heerd
IIr, joke John. kind o low.
And say: Yes. folks could go
Pa needn't be afeardD
When jim. come,--John says-'e-
A-tendin' over me
And baby in the bed
And jos US threc.-says e,
Our littl" family
And that was all he said. -.
Kissed me again, and smiled.
Cause I Mas erwin, too.
tAnd here | am again
A-CrHin. same as then
Yet h;repy through and through
TIL" old homes most in mind
And JOYS long left behind,
jm'S It'll" n'istin' crawl
ACroSt the floor to where
John set a-rockin' there,
I'm Settin' old-thatS allo
I'm Ecttin old-no Doubt
UIealtEy rs all git-out0
But. StrangcSt thing | do
| cry SO easy row
| Crv les anyhow
The fCol-tcars wants me to,
Put Jim he wort be told
At Mother :" Gittin' old .
Rugged me. he did. and smiled
This morning. and Dragged shore
He loved me even more
Than when he was a child,
That's his way, but ef John
Was here nov. lookin' on.
He'd slorcly know and see:
Put. 'Mothcr.'" s'pect he'd say.
'S'pose YOU air gittin' gray,
You're younger yet than me-:
I'm gittin' oli-because
Our ycling days. like they was,
Keeps comm hack--so clear
At little Jim. once more,
Cones h'istir 'crost the Hoor
Fer Johns old rocKin' cheer.
Oh. bcautful,-to he
A-Eittin' old. like me-
Hey, Jim Come in now, Jim,
Your suprcr's ready. dear.
GLOW more. every year,
II" looks and acts lilt" himn
James Whitcomb Riley in the Octobe
Century.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-04
Where the Experts Differ.
(BiidefOrd JOtlrnal.)

JouI IthIj
Editor Bryan of the Conmoner WAKES
enthusiastic over what he calls "a
great victory for the Democrats" in
Oklahoma, and announces that ''thc
faithful Democrats of OklahCma and
Indian Territory are entitled to the
highest praise for the good work they
have accomplished" The situation
even inspires til" poet of the Commoner
to burst forth into song. as follows:
From EingtiSher to Okmulgee, clear
down t. the Texas line,
Everything is Democratic, and were
feeling mighty fine.
Bully news from OklahOma-Deino-
cratic to the core
And when Taft gets word about it he
will feel almighty sore.
But there are other experts. and one
of them, Editor Watterson of the Louis
willie courier-J ournal. commenting on
the statement that the Democrats Of
Oklahoma had shown waller" streak
by voting prohibition into their consti-
tuition, says:
Why, bless your dear. old. simple
minded soul. there isn't q Democrat in
Oklahoma-no. not c,--leaStWays,
not what We call Il Democrat,
When such high authorities differ so
radically il it any wonder that the or
binary man Of average intelligence is
still asking. What is a Democrat?