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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

Just now there Ia a deficit In the
city's finances. according to the Comp.
troller, Of about 100000.
The big corporation known as Swift
& Company makes an official statement
that 1t has over $lOO,OOO.O0O In re-.
sources.
The just annual tax on this sum
would be $1.4OO,OOO.
This would wipe out the city's deficit
twice over.
The Assessors only value Swift &
Company at $3.OOO.OOO, the tax on
which Is only $4,000.
This shows yearly loss to the city
Of $1,35S,OOO on this one concern alone.
Does the City Council pay any at
tentiOn to 1t?
oh, no!
Then there is ]. Ogden Armour.
This man Is commonly believed to be
worth long ways over $lOO,OOO,OOO.
lie Is said to be the principal owner
of the stock of
Armour & Company, Of New Jersey.
Armour 4 Company, of Chicago.
Armour Car Lines.
Armour Grain Company.
Hammond Packing Company.
q. II. Hammond Company.
Kansas City Electric Light Com
pany, of Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Railway and Light
Company.
Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany, of Kansas City.
National Packing Company.
Stock Yards Savings Bank.
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Company.
Union Stock Yards Company, of
Omaha Oimited).
Besides that he owns much of the
stock Of Schwarzschild & Sulzburger.
and great deal Of the stock Of the
Central Leather Company,
United States Leather Company,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
way Company,
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson,
Kansas,
Northwestern National Fire Insur-
ance Company, OF Milwaukee, Wis.
Omaha Packing Company,
Prusslan National Insurance Com
pany, of Stettin, Germany.
There are some other concerns that
Armour owns stock In, but we pass
them up for the present.
Figuring that he Is worth only
s1OO,OOO,OOO, the tax on $lOOO0O,OOO
would be $1.4OO,OOO annually.
The Assessors only value Mr.. Ar
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

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The Board Of Review should sum.
mon the following weli.known citizens
and interrogate them with reference
to the amount OF stock In foreign cor.
porations owned In Chicago. which they
have knowledge Of:
]. Ogden Armour.
Louis 4. Swift.
John A. Spoor.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to be publtc-spirited.
They should both be willing to help
In this matter.
They can, IL they will. help a great
deal by telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour is a director In the fs'
lowing corporations and the Board OF
Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each. or what
Chicagoans do own It, as It 10 taxable :
Armour cur lines,
Armour Grain Company.
Central Leather Company,
G. II. Hammond Company,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
United States Leather Company.
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 st. Paul Rail.
way Company,
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company.
Fort Worth. Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co.. Hutchinson,
Kansas
Northwestern National Fire Insur-
ance Company Of Milwaukee, Wis.
Omaha Packing Company.
Prusslan National Insurance Com.
pany Of Stettin, Germany.
MI. Louis r. Swift h Q director In
ths following. How much stook doei
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

tlon a statement Is made that the tax
rate on personal property has been
raised over 81 on every hundred dol.
lars OF valuation.
or course this does not apply to the.
multl.milllonaire tax dodgers who have
so much influence with the assessors
They escape lightly. and the burden
falls on the poor.
The tables of rates for the various
parts Of the county's personal property
taxes for 1905 and 1907 show n gen.
eral increase Of taxation throughout.
The tables are as follows:
1905. 1907.
South Town, Hyde Park
and Town of Lake -. ..$6.577 $3.50
North Town ............ 61l7 1.01
Lake View .............. 0.717 I'll
West Town ............. 7.O12 TO
Lake View residents must pay the
highest tax.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

continue to yawp about the Railroad
Trust. the Tobacco Trust and the OIL
Trust, but Trust that raises the price
Of food on the people and at the same
time buys advertising space must be
forgotten.
The Eagle will keep up the fight for
honest taxation, II 1t takes years to
bring about reform.
The poor man and the man in me-
dlum circumstances must bear the tax
burdens. The rich corporations and
their stockholders escape.
~
The following opinion by the Attor-
ney-General OF Illinois, yltally anects
the many millions OF stock owned by
Armour and other Chicago mutl-mil-
Iionalres in outside corporations.
Mr.. Armour, IL will be remembered,
IL only taxed on One-fiftE OF 100000.
June %, 1908.
"Hon T.. VI. Eckert, States Attorney,
Princeton, H.:
"Dear Slr--I am In receipt OF your
letter OF the 2Gth instant, inquiring
whether or not a note secured by mort
gage upon lands in foreign state and
owned by a resident of this State can
he taxed in this State II it has been
taxed In a foreign State.
"In reply thereto, ! would say that
all personal property owned by resi-
dents OF this State Is, unless exempted
by the provisions Of the statute, taxa
ble here at the domlcile OF the owner.
Our court has held that stock in a for
elgn corporation owned by resident
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

Swift & Company, the great corpora
tion which the assessors only valued
last year Mt $3,OOOOOO, reports that 1t
has over $lOO.OOO,OOO In quick assets on
hand this year. Read its annual re.
port and draw your own conclusions.
The tax rate is seven per cent ON
One-tifth of the actual cash value.
This would make Swift & Company
legally liable to tax Of $1,4OOOOO a
year. This would help out the other
taxpayers some, II 1t was paid.
But the kind assessors only value
Swift & Company's $lOO,OOO,OOO plant
at $3,OOO,OOO. which makes their an
nual tax only $4,000.
Quite a loss to the city In the diff
ference between $4,000 and 81 400, 600.
The funny part Of 1t Is that In
eliminating the rich fellows the asses
sors could only find $06,OOO0OO worth
of personal property In all Chicago last
year. Four millions less than the re-
sources Of Swift 4 Company.
The annual meeting or the StOcklOlu-
ers of Swift 4 Company was held at
the offices of the company at the Union
Stock Yards January 2, 1908.
Treasurer l.. A. Cartons report states
that the turnover or gross business
of the company aggregated $3.50, O,OOO,-
600 during the year.
The financial report shows surplus
at the close Of the year amounting to
$15,20O,OOO which Is an increase of
$2,S03,09c compared with the previous
year. These figures, after allowing
about 81 100000 for depreciation, which
was the amount written Off, indicate
earnings of substantially 1860 per cent
on $5C.0OOOO capital stock, out OF
which the company paid Z per cent In
value of each share Of stock Is figured
dividends during the year.
There was an increase of S6065, 900
with the preceding year, and the book
In the value Of quick assets compared
the financial report for the year end
at $780,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

no own? At all events he can give the
Board Of Review much valuable infor-
nation:
Union Stock Yards. Chicago.
Fowler Brothers, Limited.
Libby, McNeill 4 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 4 Im-
provement Company.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swifts Fertiliser Works.
Western Meat Company.
The Beef Trust and Its pals got
fine showing up from DIR. John +.
Crowell Of New York, associate editor
of the Wall Street Journal, who spoke
before the social and economic section
Of the American Association for the
Advancement OF Science II Cobb Hall,
University of Chicago, Dec. 81, 1907.
"The leaders of the great enterprises
to-day probably do not adequately aP-
preclate the smolderlng fury of discOn.
tent which their own management Of
business has steadily engendered," Dr.
CrOwell continued. 1--WE are educating
our children In the public schools 10 u
point where society will neither toler-
ate nor endure the perpetuatlon Of an
economic lie. A lie means war.
"The high prices of to-day are
manifestation Of that economic lie. we
read that the prices of hogs are going
down, but pork does not. That 10 but
one OF many instances back of which
Is cupidity and INSCRIPTIONS specula.
tiOn.
"This discomfort Of the masses is not
confined to any one section. 1t 10 not
typical of New York. Chicago or San
Francisco. 1t is national. The disturb
ances which eliminated In the French
revolution were Partisan. That was q
tom2est In a teapot compared with the
far-reaching, deep-rooted discomfort In
this country that has sprung from the
encrOachment of the speculative spirit
upon Industrial and commercial fields.
1.-The hoggishness of corporate greed
has done more than anything else to
bring conditions to the danger point In
American society. 1t Is time to take
heed. Tie bandit must be prevented
from getting away with his booty, for
the people are beginning to realize the
extent to wt!cA they have been swis'
dl0d"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

of this State Is subject to taxation here,
although the corporation has paid
taxes thereon In the State of its crea.
tlon. Greenleaf VS.. Board of Review,
lS4 H., 22S.
II am, therefore. of the opinion that
the note and mortgage In question Is
taxable in this State.
"Very respectfully,
wv. II. STEAD,
Attorney General"
From the above Ii will be seen that
the Board Of Assessors and Board Of
Review have not a legitimate peg TO
stand on In their refusal to assess the
personal property Of man like Ar.
mour, for instance, at not exceeding
100000.
@6A
The following, taken from page SO
OF the Chicago Health Dens rtment
annual report for 1906, issued In 1907,
speaks for itself:
In addition to this the inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards have de.
stroyed G37,37S pounds of cut meats.
Most OF this was returned from the
various branch houses or was confined
In the sausage rooms Of the large
packing houses, where it was being
made into sausage. The principal
cause for condemnation was decom.
position. Most of this meat Is either
sour or Shiny or in some cases even
putrid."
And In the face Of these facts, city
inspectors have been withdrawn from
the large packing houses"
Thee are too many business men"
In politics for the peoples good.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

mOur's personal property ut 100000.
The annual tax on 100000 Is only
$500.
The difference between $2,S0O and
81, 100000 Is 81, $4,000.
This would build great many
schools and give great assistance to the
police and fire departments.
And think what 1t would amount to,
II, under the Supreme Court decisions,
the back taxes not paid are collected
from Mr.. Armour for five years
Does the City Council ever pass any
resolutions to get this money?
Oh. no!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

Eighty-five thousand waes earners
of Chicago have been notified to pay
assessments ON their personal prop
erty, and accompanying the noti6ca.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

Totals .....$72 ,32O,G34 $G5,354, 100
l.. A. Carton, treasurer, said to the
stockholders:
"Besldes paying You Z per cent upon
your stock during the year and adding
an additional property value of over
IS to each share, we have charged of
to depreciation more than 1900, 900.
''rhe turnover was accomplished by
our packing plants supplemented by
$40 branch or distributing houses In
the United States, and ffty-four distri.
butlng houses In foreign countries.
This turnover exceeds $25OOO0,OOO In
value, and was greater, both In ton
mage and value per unit, than any pre-
vlous year In the history of the COM
pany."
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07


cd Sept. %, 1907, compares with the
preceding year as follows:
RESOURCES.
1907. 1905.
Cash 80. ....$ 3,3jS.001 3.10O,W2
Accts receivable 3l,O02.OI0 ,SGl
lnv'ty (cattle,
ana product
on hand) -. ?A,I3o,otA !,334, ,3I4
stocks ana BIDS l",?33,000 11,40S,sOO
Horses. wagons
ana harness 144,l00 1:s,4O0
Investments, IN
Guiding bra'ch
houses ................ 1,W7O37
Real estate, I'm
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

The poor man and the man in me-
dlum circumstances must bear the tax
burdens. The rich corporations and
their stockholders escape.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

Thee are too many "business men"
In politics for the peoples good.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-07

The Eagle will keep up the fight for
honest taxation, II 1t takes years to
bring about reform.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
HAMPTON

The musical entertainment, bazar
and supper held at Fulscher's hall
Wednesday evening under the manage
ment of Hampton Ladies Aid society
of the Methodist Episcopal church was
well patronized. The program was
quite interesting. the supper was good,
the booth and candy stands were at
tractive and the fishing pond fur
nished amusement. There was a male
quartet. female quartet, solos by n.
p. Tucker anG music by the Hampton
orchestra, and the program was very
much enjoyed. Those who assisted in
the program are:
Male Quartet - Dwight Spencer,
Reuben Swanson. Frank Shannon and
Leroy Hopkinson.
Female Quartet-Misses Adelia Pet
erson. Lille Linders, Effie and Esther
Swanson.
Basso-N. p. Tucker.
Orchestra-Mrs. H. w. Harder, Mil
ton McNabney. Mrs. Frank Fleschman,
Miss Adelia Harder.
Next Saturday evening, Dec. IL
Hamptop Modern Woodmen will hold
box social at Fulscher's hall.
At their meeting Saturday evening
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
NEWS OF THE NEIGHBORS

Nahant: 1t will cost $4,000. The build
ing will be of concrete and brick, and
as finely equipped structure of its kind
as there is in the west. The company
since it commenced business, has been
carrying on both the slaughtering and
rendering branches at the plant on
Rockingham road. Work will be be-
gun at once On the Nahant plant, and
after its completion all the rendering
of the company will be done there.
The slaughtering will be done at the
Rockingham road plant.
Obituary Record.-Yesterday occur.
red the death of Adolph Groth, Jr.. at
Mercy hospital where he was taken
Tuesday of this week with typhoid
fever. Mr.. Groth had been at Sioux
Falls. S. d., and a short time age
broke one Of his lower limbs. He then
became i'll and Tuesday was brought
to Davenport and 10 Mercy hospital
where he died of, typhoid fever He is
survived by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Adolph Groih who reside on the Or
phans' home road and two brothers
Emil and Walter.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
ANDALUSIA

Louisa DaXon is some better.
Mrs. John Kane went to Buffalo
Prairie one day last week to see her
new granddaughter at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Bull.
Dan Daxon of Oregon is home to
stay till after Christmas, called here
by the illness of his sister.
Friday, Dec. 4 being Mr.. Trucken-
miller's 73d birthday, a number of his
friends gathered at his home in the
evening to remind him of the fact
He received quite number of tokens
About 10 O'Clock nice supper was
served
Carl Witt of Drury came Friday and
visited till Sunday at the home of his
brother-in-law, James Britton
Lola Huntley, who has been quite
sick, is able to be about again.
The Baptist society gives a dinner
at the home of Mrs. Annie SpickleI
Thursday, Dec. 10.
William M.er was in the village Mon
day posting lills for his sale Dec. II
He has purchased what used to be the
Richardson S0,' which he expects tC
farm the coming year.
Sam Kenworthy of Rock Island ant
two carpenters spent several days here
last week. Mr.. Kenworthy has pur
making some repairs on the property
Mrs. Hobart, who is staying at thu
home of her son, Gill, is quite poorly
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
HILLSDALE

Miss Ida Feaster and little niece
Bernice, who have been visiting the
past few months in Nebraska, return
ed to their home near Hillsdale last
week.
Mrs. Green, former resident of
this place. but now of Nebraska, is
back visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs. Lena Schneider gives asshower
Wednesday for her niece, Miss Viola
Wreath, who will shortly be united in
marriage to Mr.. Marshall of Cordova.
Mrs. Charles Hawk gives a shower
Rathburn. Cards are out announcing
the approaching nuptials of Miss Rath
burn and Samuel Stanley.
Fred Stuart, Jr., had a runaway Sat
urday, from which he escaped with a
few scratches and bruises. the horse
dragging him for distance.
Miss Nellie Liphardt and Miss Mar
tina Baker of Rock Island spent few
days last week with Miss Nellie's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Liphardt
Mrs. John Quade of Erie was calling
on Hillsdale friends Friday.
Charlie White, who has been work
ing this season near Morrison, has re
turned to his home for the winter.
The Aid society met Wednesday al
the home of Mrs. Justin Daily. The
women are quite busy getting ready
for their sale and supper Saturday
The hall will be opened at 2:30 for the
inspection and sale of articles.
Mrs. Mccartney of Albany visited
over Sunday with her daughter, Mrs
Clara Hanson.
Mrs. Gus Cruttenburg is visiting this
week with her sister, Mrs. Rollin Dill
Ion, at her home near Chicago.
John Woodburn is sick this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ashdown spen
Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. John Lip
hardt. Thursday evening Mr.. an(
Mrs. John Liphardt entertained Mr.
and Mrs. l.. Giles. Mr. and Mrs. E. L
Hanson and the Misses Cora Clappel
and Clara Sellmer.
Miss Alice Orr visited her sister
Mrs. Lizzie Mumma. at her home il
Watertown last week.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11

Continued on Page Ten.)
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11

of Laurel camp No. 80, Nj. w, A., an
election of officers was held and the
following we're chosen to serve for the
ensuing term: Consul, A. w. Wilken; (;
adviser, Walter Ploog; banker, Jesse
Gordon; clerk, G. W. Wilken; escort,
George Cook: camp physicians, DIR. j.
H. Ellingsworth and DR.. Walton
Tackett; watchman, j. A. Vogel; SEN
try, Edwin Denhardt; manager for
3 years, C. E. Skies; manager for
years, G. f. McNabney.
l.. F. Baker celebrated his Saith
birthday anniversary few days ago.
Hampton has subscribed $500 OF
stock in the proposed in:erurban line
to be built from Watertown to Albany
This was the amount designated by
the promoters that they were desirouS
of having subscribed by people here
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
MOLINE

Testimony Resumed.-Testimony in
the Moline Building, Savings and Loan
association was resumed before special
Master-in- Chancery B. d. Connolly in
the postoffice building today at $50.
Charles S. Kerns, receiver for the de-
funct association, is hopeful that final
testimony in the case will be con-
cluded by tomorrow. 1t is possible
attorneys representing holders of pat
ent notes and others representing hold
ers of stock certificates will desire to
sum up their cases before the master
after the final testimony is sumbitted.
If this is the procedure there will be
some additional delay before the mas
ter can take the next step in the case,
which will be to make report of his
findings to the court.
o.
Not Fire; Merely Roast.-An over
cooked roast caused a scare Wednes-
day evening at the home of J. E. John
son, 61O Twenty-fifth street. Mrs.
Johnson was cooking supper and had
a roast in the oven. She left the kit
chen for few minutes and was in the
parlor talking with other members of
the family. When she again went into
the kitchen she found it filled with
smoke, but she Immediately guessed
the cause and started toward the
stove to rescue the burning roast Her
son, however, upon noticing the smoke
pour from the kitchen door and think
ino ha m ha ofir
the street ami turned in the alarm. In
the meantime the well-done roast had
been rescued from the oven.
Buy Confectionery Store.-The con-
fectionery store in the Industrial
home building lately owned by Mrs.
c. W. Sandstrom was bought Friday
by Karl G. and Jay S. Moltzner of
Coasters to Keep SentineI.-Mayor
! Andrew Olson has issued orders to the
police department designating the
hills of the city upon which coastins
will be allowed. These are Third, Six
teenth and Twenty-fifth streets. On
/ Third street coasters cannot go above
! lHS Cui VIC oiut dDoNS
this point endangers the lives of the
coasters. There is another condition
also attached to the coasting permis
sion. All coasters will have to station
some person as a sentinel at all street
car crossings to notify the motormer
of the approach of sleds so that there
will be no collision. This safeguard
! is for those who wish to coast and il
is a wise thing TO do. Twelfth street
! is omitted from the list of those that
coasting will be allowed on, because
+, of the danger attached to pedestrians
and teams, a; well as to the coaster
Several people were hurt there las
year and the street car crossing is
more dangerous there than anywhere
else, because of the curve at the wes
of the street. Then if sliding shoult
happen to he exceptionally good The
bobs and sleds would run onto the rail
road tracks and there is more danger
there than anywhere else. Further
more, this street is used by mos
automobile owners living on the brow
lof the bluff.
Obituary Record.-Mrs Joseph Eff
andt died yesterday at the family hom,
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11

1926 eenth-and-one-half street after
a lingering illness with cancer of the
stomach. Miss Augusta Dorman was
born in this city Nov. II, 1868 and re-
ceived her education in the public
schools here. She was married to her
bereaved husband on August 16, 1888,
by whom she is survived with one son,
Arthur w. Effiandt of this city. Mrs.
Efflandt has been ailing for the past
two years and had been bedfast for
three weeks. She is also survived by
her father, Henry DorNan of this city,
two brothers. Andrew and Louis of
Moline and one sister and four broth
ers in Sacramento, Cal. They are Mrs
NJ. T. Jones and Fred, Henry, George
and Gus.
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11
SILVIS

Mrs Dick Bell attended the p E. O.
annual banquet given in Sherard, Ill.
She remained for the week end, arriv-
ing home Monday.
A number of ladies of the r. N A.
Silvis lodge planned a delightful sur
prise for Mrs. Arthur Petrie at the
home of Mrs. John Petrie Monday ev-
ening. There was question box,
games and music during the evening.
A very nice lunch was served
Thursday afternoon there was a
meeting of the w. C. T. U. society at
the home of Mrs. Richard Meer on
Twelfth street The ladies are about
to publish an annual program
whereby greater convenience for the
members may be obtained
Silvis is unfortunate in having a case
of scarlet fever Master John Johnson
of Thirteenth street is the unlucky vic
tim. He. is improving, however, and
bright hopes are entertained for his re.
covery.
Friday evening at 1880 the Ladies'
Aid of the Methodist church will hold
its public meeting in Coxs hall. This
will be in the nature of a grand finale
following the work accomplished by
the ladies during the past few weeks
1t will be remembered that the ladies
planned some time ago to raise a
pledge of 81 each by earning the mon
ley themselves. They have all been
very successful, and the principal feat
ure of the program Friday will be the
reading in rhyme by the ladies of how
they earned their money. In connec
Rock Island Argus., 1908-12-11

Obituary Record.-Mrs. Joseph Eff
andt died yesterday at the family home