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The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07

Under state aid law not a rod OF road could pc
built unless the residents of township decided 10 40
So Not dollar of state money could be expended
unless the farmers who live in the rural township
voted for improvements.
If it should be alleged that state aid was plan to
compel railroads, corporations merchants ana manu-
facturers help build the roads, it would not be far
from truth Under state aid the farmers control the
situation; if they improve the roads the other
people are obliged help pay the bill.
In to build roads cheaply they should be
built extensively 1t costs great deal more proper
tionately to build half mile Of road than it does to
build ten half miles. No contractor cares Tor small
lob but for a large competition is Keen 1t taxes
Just much time and bother to get ready to build ha
a mile of road as it does to build ten miles. BY build
ing in larger quantities from 20 to 20 per cent in
cost of construction can be saved
AS roads properly built will last for a great many
wears they should built school houses and court
houses are built viz: by a bond ISSUE thus township
under state aid could build 10, IS or 20 miles of roads
in one year have roads and spread the pay
ment of the say 10 or 20 years If this IS
done and the aid plan prevails, there will be very
little if any, increase in taxation.
Few people have any idea to what extent bad roads
interfere with travel and how they affect the business
of the merchant in the country town. The Illinois
highway commission has gathered very valuable
data upon the effect of road and weather conditions
upon highway traffic Observations were made at ~
we'll distributed points in the state and actual count
was made by vehicles passing different days
throughout each month of the year, covering all KINDS
of weather and road conditions.
The report shows that traffic stone or gravel
roads was fairly uniform throughout the year, while
upon roads it subject to the widest varia
tons. The following figures are significant and tell
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07

sum and then finally pay the bonds will hardly be
felt by the property of the Empire state owing
to their immense list of taxable property.
Ohio after 40 years of building roads by the old
plan of local TAXATION and bond issues in which the
farmer had to pay practically the whole bill, has
passed a state aid law which will enable it to build
three miles of improved where it has been build
ing one, without any increase whatever IN TAXATION
upon farm property
state aid good roads Kentucky is alive to
the situation and is taking steps to change its constr
tuition in order to be in position to spread the ROAD TAX
all the property in the state.
certain parts of the country, notably in the MIS-
sissppi valley, there is entire miSconcepton as 10
what the state aid plan of road building means. Some
imagine the state would take control of the highways
build expensive roads and tax the people to pay for
that it is scheme to force road building
against the wishes of the farmers Nothing could be
farther from the truth The state does not in any
manner under aid law interfere with the alb
solute local control of the highways The voters of
every township decide whether any roads shall be I'M
proved what roads, what extent when it shall be
done if at ALL The state has absolutely voice in the
matter IT, however, the township, by majority vote,
decides to build road under the state aid plan, it
makes application the for that purpose; the
state engineer thereupon visits the locality
the proposed be improved with the local author
tiles and decides upon the character OF the improve
men suited to the conditions He then prepares
plans and specifications and when these approved
bv the highway commissioners other properly consti
tuted local authorities the is let to the lowest
responsible and the work is then done under the
suDervision engineer This inSureS proper
construction and that means durability and low cost
to maintain the road afterward.
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07

road building under state aid that contemplates
expenditure of the enormous sum of s50,0OoOoO in
ten years-enough money to improve all the main
highways of the state connect every community with
the market and county seat and give a CON-
plee network of good roads from Galena to Cairo the
plan being that the should pay one-half the
pcnse and the townships road districts the other
If $50,0O0,000 expended in ten years, the
would be required raise s25000000 of it, There
is in the property to the total assessed valuation
of s1,25oOO 900. To raise $25OOO0O year, s25,
600 600 in ten years would require mill tax up
this property; two-mill tax applied to all the
property of the of Illinois at the present assessed
valuation nd taking into account the possible in
crease in value thereof would produce the sum
quired.
The records show that the taxing value of an
average 100 acre farm in the belt of Illinois is
little less than $4,000 the actual value being approx
matey 100000. A two-mill state tax on this farm as
sessed the value of $4,000 would be exactly 81 a
year and no more, and in ten years the state tax
would be $40, which would be the farms proportion
the $250000 900 total Where this farm would paw $40
one single corporation in the city of Chicago would
have to pay $4,000, another $19000O and the rail-
ways of the state two millions of dollars Thus we
by state levy of two mills for years. onehaf
of the 100000 is provided for The other half must
be raised by local taxation by bond issue
Let assume that the township in which the farm
in question is located bonds the full constitu
tional limit that is, goes into debt just as far as It
go and pays the highest interest that the law per-
ms it to pay. The limit of bond issue is five nor
cent of the assessed valuation the amount of bonds
resting the farm would be five per cent of 50 OOO
or exactly $780, payable onetenth each year with in
terest five per The total interest on this bond
issue, far as this farm is concerned for the ton
years would be $3.50.
Thus if we add the bonds. ........... 500 90
Interest bonds. Observation-Disclosures. 27 20
And the state tax of. ........... An M
We have total tax on the farm of . s167 20
which is exactly the amount the tax that would h
levied and collected upon this farm for both s+o "a
and to pay off the road bonds and interest This or
is about 1872 cents per per year and tbo 49,
charge against the farm for the whole years would
be $105 per This amount of money maid h., 49,
farm under the state aid plan would enable tbo s.t
to expend $50,000,000 upon its highways and th Nv
pendure OF that sum would add to the value OF farm
property at least five and probably ten times as rch
the respective farms would be taxed in order r. nv
the bill. Copyright iss ~ Wright A. p.,.r..,
The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1908-05-07

more forcibly how great is the burden Oh Dau i0'
than anything else possibly do -,.ueo,a
The Clear Lake earth road leading into SprllsHeiu
Illinois, showed an average traffic for four uaSs ~
March 1906 of 65R vehicles per day. over the Salo
road in June and July the average was oo9 Vehi'ie
On the same days Peoria, 60 miles away, unuei w
same weather conditions but over hard roau' tii1
traffic for March was 1885, and the average Tor June anu
July 1853 49,,
Observations at Champaign an earth ROAD
showed the average for January February and Mareh
to be g. as against 200 for September and OctoDet ING
count at Decatur gravel road was Marcn anu
April 24O; July and August 278 Over an earth roau
leading into Sullivan the count for January,
and March was 81 August and September, o1O
While delivering address upon good roads, uie
writer was once interrupted and asked If ne Wouio
favor taxing the widows cottage to help bua tle
roads He answered that he certainly would a5 tle
annual would probably not exceed III OF 10 Gents
and he gave the following illustration OF how pad foade
burden the people A goes into grocery
store for dozen eggs and pound OF butter. when
told the prices she protests. The grocer III deleSe'
says: Well you see madam the roads are so bad nov"
very few farmers are coming town, so butter ana
eggs are scarce" She pays three cents more loF
eggs and four cents more for the butter ana t9
seven cents represents her bad road tax paid that
evening This is repeated from time to time through
the year, not only in her case but IN h0atedS "a
others in that town thousands of towns through
out the length and breadth of the land There is no
doubt that in question would benefit through
good roads by at times the amount OF the tax
her cottage.
1t would be interesting to take a concrete example
Of state aid apply it typical farm in one OF the
central states and exactly what state aid
means far taxes upon that farm are concerned
For the purpose of illustration let take an average
farm of 100 in the belt of Illinois, ana see
what the effect upon the taxes that farm would De
If the state should undertake very vigorous campaign
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
NOVELTIES
 ARE HIT
PROMINENT CITIZENS OF NOME GET IN AND OUT OF
 SHOW BUSINESS.

Word just received here by mail states that some of Nome's prouinet citizens recently entered the show business in Seattle and got it put all over them.
 Adams and Thagard are said to have dropped $2o.OOO on the deal. but the size of the sum gives rise to a little doubt.
 Worst of ali is the fact that the show took the shape of waxworkers on one side was picture of Napoleon cross ing the Alps. and on the other a life like representation of Swiftwatcr Bill going through his wad.
 There was also an alleged statue of Evelyn Thaw sitting al the same table with the millado while President Wash ington handing both a copy of the Declaration of Independcncc.
 When those wonderful facts are re- membered, it can hardly be belived that such men as Adams and Thagard aud-yes Tom Nestor and !. W. Rog- CTS bit Rogers and Tom only took a small bite and did SO only because of that wonderful propensity on the part of Nomeitcs to take a shot at anything in sight
 The show went on the pork and the drinks wont on it's founders
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
BASEBALL WARNING
Good Jokes About Mythical Times at Circle City and Cudahy.--
 Freezes on Base

thing I ever saw happened tip at Fair
 banks during tho spring practice. We
 were training out at Merkle, a mining
 center above Fairbanks, and playing an
 exhibitiaon game. The trouble was we
 hadn't enough men to make up two teams and we had to drag some one in every afternoon.
 There was a lively young Siwash buck that we got to play with us one day We put him out in left field. None of us knew whether he could catch ball or not, but he was the only one we could get The only base ball he had ever played. he said, was when he was with Bjorson's polar ex- petition when the Americans played on the ice in the Arctic.
 He didn't have a chance until The seventh inning. We were winning easily, and in that inning one of Tho other fellews hit a liner to left. That Siwash made great catch with one | at the ball and ate all the cover before we could stop him.
 He'd seen me pitching the spit ball and thought l liked to eat the ball; besides he was hungry, and had prac- ticed eating boots during the Arctic expedition We wouldn't nave mind q hi i'm Inn ha lnn It,f the only 5ne we had, and we forfeited the game"
 Nobody suggested anything, so Jim my went on "Whcn the weather warns up in that country the mosqui- toes are something fearful. I've seen players trip over them while running bases. But the funniest thing saw this summer was at Circle City. The team from Cudahy had come down and we were playing a hot game.
 "1t was August II, I believe. and in the ninth inning, with two men out and a man on second they had us beat , to when Jallie Myers hit up nigh fly. The first baseman was waiting to catch it for the third out when the ball stuck on the stinger of a big mos quito That scared the mosquito and he flew over the center field fence be- fore he could kick the ball loose. and the umpire allowed a home run on it." Somebody sighed deeply, ordered onothpr roun6 and Jimmy went on: This spring we had a lot of tough luck. Stafford our first baseman made two-base hit one day and ran out a couple of fouls. He was a big, fat fellow, and he got to sweating.
 He stood on second until Malone made hit. and then tried to run, The sweat had frozen on him. and he com menced to crack and break when he
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

1 The hottest baseball dope that has been smoked outside for moons comes from Chicago It Is written by yer satile liar parading under the cheer full label of Hugh $. Fullerton. Hugh'' story follows:
 l Jimmy Stccn. who used to pitch fol Artic Irwin al Philadelphia, and whc later broke into fast company for d | few minutes as a Cincinnati inieder showed up in Chicago few days age and joined out with Elm Gross. Sadie Houch Bin O'Brien and the other old timers at the Dizzy
 .'Whcre've you been, Jimmy de- manded one of his old partners.
 "Me? Why up in the Polar league, playing second base and change pitcher for Circle City l came down here for the training season for next year and expect to get into good shape this winter
 "We ran second in the league race this season" added Jimmy when Looie had produced the suds "Skagway beat us out by one point in percentage, winning the last game of the year from us
 "The way wr lost that last game was something to make yo usad. You see, our season up there begins on June l9 and ends Septcmher2. and it begins to get pretty cold. The last day of the season we had a percentage of .672 and Skagway was .657, and if they beat us they would win the pcnnant by one point on percentage.
 eve had them licked 1 to 2 in the eighth inning. but they made three straight in their ninth. It was getting pretty cold and Wolly Burke, who was pitching for us. was using a spit ball.
 Well, in that ninth innning, the spit froze up and hc gave four bases on balls and hit two men and made three wild pithces before he If match and thaWed the ball out.
 That put us in the hole bad, but we came right back at them. There were three on bases with two out when Larry Parks. our first baseman. clout- ed the ball to left, Everybody raced home and the crowd went wild until the umpire called Larry out
 Then We discovered that Maggie Mcintyre, who had been on third, had not moved. and all the others had run past him and scored-so the umpire called one of us out
 "Why didn't he scorc?" demanded Pete Galligan,
 Couldn't. His feet were fro2e tight to the ground and he couldn't move.'
 There was deep silence for a time, and then Jimmy proceeded: Funniest
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
PAY CERTAIN
 ON PAYSTREAK

That the gravel recently struck on the Paystrcak claim on the submarine beach line makes q paying mine is now an indubitable fact. J. C. Murray. who has just arrived in town. says he care fully banned in the drift of Oleson and Valere and found two feet of gravel which averaged cents to the pan, all though he never washed what might be called full pan.
 He found this pay 10 feet wide but did not even then reach the limit of it.
 The claim is situated about two miles up the beach, and the pay found goes to show that the pay of the sub marine beach found by Seiffert and Gibson extends all the way
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

ran. If he hadn't stopped he might have broken leg off.
 As it was he went to the hospital, and we didn't have any first baseman. There was a big wagon driver up there out of job. He could hit like Lajoie, but he couldn't catch a thrown ball at all
 eve were up against it for fair when Grab" Nelson, our manager, hit on an idea. He had a puddle of water out by first base, all warm so it wouldn't freeze. and every time a ball was thrown to him Deegan, the sub first baseman, dipped his mitt into the water. and it froze just as the ball hit
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
NOME COMPANY MAY
 DROP COMMERCIAL END

Word was received in Nome by the last mail which says that one of the best known of Nome's corporations will ness in the near future and that ad- ditional attention will be paid to the other departments which are cxten- sive and important.
 The news has come from reliable source. but the change has not yet be- come an accomplished fact and a re- cent change in the personnel of the company's directory may bring about alterations in the company's inten- tions
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
IS
 A CANDIDATE

NEW YORK, Jan. 23.--Lcsie Shaw. ed himself a candidate for the republic can nomination and has now opened headquarters.
 He will begin at once to forward the necessary work and will conduct an energetic campaign.
 He expects to reach victory on the wave of anti-Taft- Roosevelt opposi- ton.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
FRISCO AND PORTLAND
 FOR ALASKA TRADE

tabish a new line to Seattle and that some hrst-class boats will be put on the run
 The line will work in connection with Alsaka trade almost entirely but it has not yet been stated whether or not the company will run boats all the way to Alaska itself
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
Nuggets Special ServIce.

PORTLAND, Jan 24-Thc Cali fornia and Oregon Steamship company has decided to make big effort to capture large part of the Alaska trade.
 The announcement was made today that the company will immediately es-
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
WILL CELEBRATE
 BURNS ANNIVERSARY

Tonight will be celebrated the am niversary of Scotland's sweet singer and national poet, Robert Burns, by the Caledouian society of ..ome.
 The entertainment will be given in the hall of the Sons of the North, and many who are not qualified to be mem bers of the society have received in- vitations to be present.
 Scotch songs and dances, will, need less to say. form an important and pleasing part of the entertainment, and sevral of the literary gems which have case halo around the immortal name of Burns will be remembered by men who ought to be best qualified to do them justice
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
NOMEITES ON OUTSIDE.

A letter received in Nome on the last mail states that Eddie Judge) Irwin was operated on in Portland recently but is now getting along fine He states that he has met number of Nomeites and they all express a desire to get backto Nome Eddie says hell never leave the country again.
 Ollie Marston and wife are taking life easy at Oakland.
 Roy c. Hudson is also wintcring ir Oakland.
 The big vaudeville Sat. Feb. &
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
FULTON FEARS
 FOR G. 0. P.
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHISGTON. D. C.. Jan. 23.- Fulton of Oklahoma. who is one of the strongest opponents of the Aldrich currency bill, declared today that the passing of the bill would mean the election of a democratic president and would mean also the election of a democratic house.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
MASQUERADE BALL
 AT BESSIE RoADHoUSE.

A masquerade ball will be held to- morrow night at the Bessie roadhouse. Four prizes will be given, first and second to ladies and gentlemen. Sleighs will leave from front of North Star restaurant.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
MASONIC ENTERTAINMENT
 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS

The entertainment given last eye ming by the members of the Anvil Ma sonic lodge to members and visiting Masons was hugely successful af- fair.
 Amongst those who contributed to the entertainment were Mrs. Wheeler Mrs. Barcroft Wm. West Harry Lc- land Charley Lane and Hart Humber
 Miss Olding won the first prize and Miss Andrews captured the booby tro- phy
 After the entertainment delightful refreshments were served.
 The big vaudeville Sat. Feb. x
 Sweet Cider at Tea Store.
 Subscribe for The Daily Nugget
 Nome Nugget. $15 per year.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
MARRIED AT PORTLAND.

News has just been received in Nome by his brother that J. II. Scott the well-known travelling salesman. was
 MT. Scott, who has spent so much time in Nome that he is almost regard ed as a Nomeite. is now on his way here over the ice
 Blatz Weiner Beer at the Bank.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

Fresh Peanuts 15c. per pound. $ pounds for $l.
 Lined Leather Mittens, pairs $l. oz. duck. 1Sc per yard. At the Nome Bazaar
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
nit and stuck tnere.

the mitt and stuck there.
 ''Degan did pretty well until warm weather came in. and then we had to let him go"
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24
Hot Waffics 1t The Royal Cafe.

larees. Billiard and Pool Room in Alaska at the Board of Trade.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-01-24

The big vaudeville Sat. Feb. &
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14
NEWS ITEMS FROM PAL|sADE
Collected by the SENr1NEL's Cor
respondent in the North End
Of Eureka County

Judge j. M. Requa was a visitor in
Elko Monday and Tuesday.
O. T. Ruggles of LBS Angeles was a
passenger on Thursdays train to Eu-
reka.
Tuesdays train for Eureka was wei
filled with passengers, most Of them
summoned as jurors bsfore the District
Court.
p. II. Luni, President Of the Stargo
Milling and Mining Co.. and the Secret
Canyon Tunnel Co, was o visitor il
Palisade Thursday en- route to Eureka.
The many friends of Mr.. and Mrs. F.
P. Nelson gave them a surprise party at
their home Monday night, and a very
enjoyable evening was pissed. Cards
and music were features of the evening,
but small in comparison to the elegant
lunch served by the hostess on such
short notice.
9. d. Sill, who has been agent for w.
+. & CO.. Express at this place for the
last year. has resigned and. accompanied
by his wife. left Sunday for the East.
He is succeeded by Mr.. Hall from the
Coast Division, who brings his wife with
him. and they are welcomed as a va'u.
able addition to Palisade society.
@. w. Whitley. general manager Of
the American Smelling & Refining Co.
Of Salt Lake. was a visitor in Palisade
on Wednesday. He paid a visit to the
company's property. The West Mining
Co. of Barth. and reports everything
moving along nicely. He also speaks
very encouragingly of the general out
look in Nevada.
S. Chas. Pratt. president Of the Min
eral Hill Con. Mines Co., passed through
Palisade this week after making a visit
to the company's property at Mineral
Hill. He was accompanied by Mr.. Viii.
COX aud SON and Mr.. Shallenwerck, di-
rectors of the company. All the gentle
men speak very encouragingly of the
property, aud gave out the information
that they expected to resume operations
in the near future.
The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1908-11-14
News Notes From Hamilton

The Rocco Homestake has put on q
force of men again. and they com.
menced to work Monday.
William Matson has taken q contract
to do some freighting FROM Eureka to
to Hot creek, near Typo. He is assisted
by Ed Coyle.
Things have been picking up since
the election. The day after election
every man who could work went Out
to work, either for himself or for
others.
John Weidman, who has been work.
ing at Monte Cristo. was in town with
some fine samples of copper rock from
there. He says he has uncovered q
ledge eight feet thick. aud that even at
the present freight charges the rock is
shipping ore.
A. B. Witcher of Ely. who is heavily
interested in the mines here, was in
| town Sunday and Monday. He went
out with Herman Hoppe to look over
some property adjoining the Nevada
No. / mine. which will also be worked
before Winter sets in.
There are only a few scattered
patches of snow on the highest noun
tains, and there is still every chance
for prospectors to come in aud do work.
There is no doubt but the Spring will
see a rush to this place as there seems
now no longer any doubt Of a railroad
being built in here.
Charles Minoletti has q lease aud
bond on the Tom Cornell mines in the
lead district. He has put four men &c
work and will increase the force al
soon as there is more room to work
Several thousand dollars will be spen'
this Winter in opening mp these mines
and Charley is kept busy going every
day to look after the work.