Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-10-22
Of GEORGE |. DAVIS. WRITTEN
BY FRANK |. THURBER.
Some Interesting SidelightS Thrown
on the Candidacy OF Davis for
County Commissioner for the
Third District. Tax Dodgers Line
up tor Him.
CHAPTER Nv.

If George l.. Davis is elected coun-
trict of the county there will be no
cruise of the timber lands, no in
crease in the valuations of the prop
erty of the great corporations Of
Chehalis county. Davis record is an
open book, and if you take the
trouble to examine it you will dis
cover that he has always been in
line with the corporations.
If Davis were not corporation
tool-if he did not wear the Lytle-
White-Abel yoke--do you suppose
for one moment that Lytle, White,
and Abel would be supporting him?
Most assuredly they would not,
When ever Lytle, the c. F. White of
Hoquiam; G. F. White, who enjoys
the proud distinction of having made
Cosmopolis what it is; w. H. Abel
and men of that caliber get behind
the candidacy of a man, you may put
it down for certain that the candi-
date is pledged to deliver the goods.
AS matter of fact, Davis is rich
enough to be one of the men behind.
Why, he has invested a quarter of a
A.444on dollarS-goOd hard HarbOr
dollars-in Oregon during the past
two years. But the corporations
want a man who will "be good" and
Davis was forced in to this fight.
Down in his own heart, he probably
wishes he were we'll out of it. But
in thoughtless moment he tied
himself up with the tax-dodgers,
and now he must stay in the race.
If George L. Davis is elected
county commissioner, about how
much chance do you suppose there
will be of an equitable increase in
property valuations? George L.
Davis used to be county commits
sioner. He it was who caused val
uation of 80 cents per foot to be
placed on tide lands which could not
be bought short of $50 foot. Those
tide lands were held by corporations
and Davis was then, as he is now,
a corporation tool.
Lytle owns $4,000 Hoquiam res
idence. 1t is assessed at $1,000, or
SIX PER CENT OF ITS ACTUAL
WORTH.
You small property owners who
possess little homes that cost from
$500 to $500. are assessed all the
way from $3.50 to 5000. aren't you?
Lytle is assessed at per cent Of
the cost of the home, while we little
fellows, who have no county commits
sioners on our staff, are assessed at
33 1-3 per cent to SO per cent, or
from five to ten times as much in
proportion to the large corporations.
Just think! The great Lytle mills
at I!oquiam assessed at only $50,000.
while the immense plant of the
North Western Lumber company is
assessed at only $31,O00! Think Of
it! Why, the North Western people
have refused an offer Of $1,500,00O
for their plant.
The North Western mill is paying
taxes on an assessed valuation of
only 2 per cent Of the value Of it's
property in Hoquiam.
You, Mr.. Wage Garner, are paying
on from 33 1-3 per cent to SO per
cent. You are paying the taxes be-
cause you have no friend at court.
Lytle and White are not paying their
share of the taxes because they are
able to fix things with the men who
M...u valuations. 1t is because they
desire to continue their tax-dodging
that Lytle, White and the rest of the
gang are out for George L. Davis.
DO YOU WANT A SQUARE DEAL
IN THE MATTER OF TAXATION?
DO YOU WANT THE TIMBER
LANDS OF THE COUNTY CRUISED,
THAT THE CORPORATIONS OWN
ING THE TIMBER MAY BE CON-
PEELED TO PAY THEIR JUST
PROPORTION OF THE COUNTY'S
TAXES?
If you wish to perpeuate the pres
ent system Of tax-dodging. vote for
George L. Davis. He's the man who
will see that the corporations are
protected.
FRANK L. THUEEER.
Hoquiam Washingtonian, Sept. 4,
1908.