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Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

The interest that few, very few.
people take In life is largely represent
ed by the coupons they clip.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12
PERT PARAGRAPHS.

Tho man who Il too modest to brag
on himself Is dead easy TO the man
who does the Job for him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12
Hurnor auo Philosophy
By DUNCAN N. SMITH
PERT PARAGRAPHS.


He is a wise man who knows his
neighbours weakness and steers HIM
self clear Of 1t.
The interest that few. very few,
people take In life is largely represent
ed by the coupons they clip.
Popularity is q tiresome thing, but
not many OF us are wearied that way.
The world owes us a living. but get.
ting a receipted bill for it Is worse
than earning 1t straight out
Sympathy seems to have a wonder
full affinity for a dollar, and that prob
ably Is the reason II always tends In
the direction of the man that wears
the dollar mark.
He is a smart man who can give a
good excuse. and he Is a smarter one
who can get past without any sort Of
excuse.
The best way to cure a cold Is not
to get one.
Doctors never disagree the size
of the bill.
mans wealth may be guessed at
not by the size Of the bills he owes,
but by the size Of the bills he pays.
1t is no use trying to make level
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

Popularity is q tiresome thing, but
not many OF us are wearied that way.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

Reforming q man to marry him Is
lot more interesting than marrying
man to reform him.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

He is a wise man who knows his
neighbours weakness and steers him
self clear Of II.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

1t is no use trying to make level
headed man a high roller
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12
= q

In a Face Pre-
ferrsd.
sis the young
dentist estah-
lished 2"
mo: he is still
looking for an
opening"
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

The world owes Us a living, but get
ting a receipted bill for 1t Is worse
than earning 1t straight out.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

As a general thing sixty horse
power brain doesn't work In 2 by o
shop
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

A mans wealth may be guessed at
not by the size Of the bills he owes.
but by the size Of the bills he pays.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12
Kind to Measure BY.

II remember the general whe
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

Doctors never disagree-upon the size
of the bill.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12

The best way to cure a cold is not
to get one.
Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-12
AZ unweIeome oueat.

big as Newfoundland dogs"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
Enormous Holdings by Armour People 10
Big Concerns Outside Chicago Attract
Much Attention.
The Small Taxpayers Are Very Much In.
terested in the Developments of
This Great Wealth,
Yet the Chicago Assessors Gould Only Find
Two and One-half Millions
to Tax.

"Chicago Securities for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour &
Company. on page $50.
Armour & Company, organized un.
der the laws Of Illinois, April IA, 1000.
Capital stock, S2OOOO,OOO.
Property-The plants controlled by
the corporation are the packing houses,
fertilizer works. glue factory, soap fac.
tory and hair factory In Chicago, and
the packing houses In South Omaha,
Sioux City. East st. Louis and Fort
Worth. The Importance Of the pack.
Ing houses and plants controlled BY the
organization Is known all over the
civilized world. The glue factory Is
one Of tho largest In the country. The
soap factory IL also operated on u
large scale.
Although the capital alone Of this
great concern 10 $4,000. 900 the asses.
sors could only find $2,5OOOOO Of per.
sonal property belonging to It.
The legal tax on $2OOOO.OOO IL $780,.
600.
The Tux on $2.5O0!0O0 10 $4,000.
So the people lose in taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone $245, 900
every year.
This makes a total Of back taxes due
for five years, according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of $l,225,'
600.
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back on the
stock Of Armour & Company Of Now
Jersey,
Armour car lines,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha,
And a number OF other equally val
liable concerns owned by It
The personal property Of Armour 4
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

Company, outside Of Its capital stock
mounts up towards $6OOOO,OOO and
may exceed that sum, as this corpora.
ton, unlike Swift & Company, does
not furnish Its figures to Chicago Sc
curities." Armour & Company owns
great deal Of stock In outside cor.
porations, every dollar of which 10
taxable here in Chicago. Among others
Armour & Company, OF New Jersey.
The following taken from pages 291
and 202 Of the report Of the United
States Commissioner Of Corporations,
tells us something upon this subject:
"The New Jersey corporation was
formed for the purpose Of transacting
certain business which the Illinois cor.
pOratiOn was not authorized to trans.
act. Armour & Company. Of New Yer.
sey operates practically all the branch
houses for the sale Of beef and other
packing house products supplied BY
Armour & Company, Of Illinois. 1t also
owns the Armour packing houses at
Sioux City and Fort Worth. For con.
venlence the accounts Of Armour &
Company. Of New Jersey are carried
on the books Of Armour & Company,
Of Illinois. 10 ascertain the business
transactions Of the New Jersey COZ.
poratlon, 1t IL merely necessary to take
the accounts relating to the branch
houses and those relating to the Fort
Worth and Sioux City packing houses.
The company, however, Is genuine
one, having large actual assets Of IL
own, not mere paper name. It has
no separate books and no profits sep
arate from those appearing In the &c.
counts Of Armour & Company, OF I'LL.
nOls."
How long the people Of Chicago will
continue to pay high taxes while con-
Germs like this escape a. they do. 10
pr0blamatlcal.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

Marshall Field & Company carry
$16.OOO,OOO insurance, and are said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first Of April Of each year. when
tax schedules are filed, Of 5000. 900
In the wholesale and $3,000.00O In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on $4,000, 900.
The $18.OOO0OO insurance probably
stands for $2O.O00,O0O worth Of prop.
erty and the 100000 In outstanding
accounts makes a total Of $4,000, 900.
As the firm Is only taxed on &c..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show $22 ,OOO,O 900 escaping taxa
ton.
This $2c,O00O00 has to be made up
somewhere. and II Ii made by taxing
the real estate Of the small property
owner to the limit.
Marshall Field 4 Company have ab.
sOrbed the business Of 30 many scores
Of small dealers, and have occupied 20
much alley and sidewalk space belong
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
NEW YORK HITS THEM

Six years ago Chicago paid taxes on
$l25,OOO,OOO personal property.
This sum has dropped $?7,OOO,OOO In
six years.
The Chicago Assessors can only find
ninety eight millions OF personal prop
erty In Chicago, according to their as.
sessment Of 1907.
In Chicago the real estate pays nj
most the whole tax.
In New York the Assessors tax seven
billions of personal property.
In New York the rich personal prop
erty owner pays most OF the tax.
The total assessed valuation of Chi
cago IL ms follows:
Real Estate ..............S3 lO,S1l,IVo
Personal Property ........ 9S,3i3, loJ
In contrast to this are the figures
for New York city, which are:
Real Estate ............S O,-4O,1SO,OW
Personal Property 800. 7Il2,2OO,OW
The following table Of New York
taxes Is interesting In view Of the fine
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

fresh water commerce. 1t In the big.
gest and best dock In the greatest city
on the whole chain Of the great lakes.
What do you suppose the Goodrich
folks pay the city for this valuable
property!
Only 5000 year rental!
From period to period the lease has
been renewed. WITHOUT ADVER.
TISEMENT, and always at the same
old figure.
The last lease or agreement" was
drawn up by the city bureau OF com.
pensatiOn. 1t Is OF date Of May !.
1905, and runs for three years, or until
1909.
~~
The leasing by the city Of tie great
Goodrich dock, east Of Rush street
bridge, for the paltry sum OF 5000
] per year. without advertising for bids,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each, or what
Chicagoans do own 1t, us 1t Is taxable:
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company,
Central Leather Company,
G. II. Hammond Company,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing 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,
Prussian National Insurance Com
pany, of Stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis II. Swift u . director In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

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 C0cDany.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Frsacisqe land and In
vestlnent Compass.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swlfts S-rrlizer W0rka
Western Meat Company.
~A
The Beef Trur. y worse than aver
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
HERE'S THE RESULT.

100000 more than Swift & Company
alone had Oh hand on January !, 1907,
according to Chicago Securities"
pages 500 to 341.
The poor real estate owner has to
bear all the burden of supporting the
government, of making improvements
and of protecting the property and In.
tertsts Of the taX.dodging rich!
Talk about a "single tax" The real
estate owners of Chicago are the vic
tions of the most ubiquitous single tax
IN the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
Il, Wilson, Arthur Meeker, 3. NC
Roberts and l.. A. Carton.

L. Wilson, Arthur Meeker, 3. NC
Roberts and l.. A. Carton.
The Board OF Review should sum-
mon the following well'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 +. Swift.
John A. SpOOr.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to be publlc-splrited.
They should both be willing to help
In this matter.
They can, II they will, help a great
deal by telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour II q director In the fol.
LOWING corporations aRd the Board Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

In order to show the favoritism
shown to Marshall Field 4 Company
In the matter Of personal property AS
sessment, The Eagle subjoins state
ment Of the personal tax assessment
of that firm and that OF other dry
goods houses, together with the insur-
ance carried by each on their personal
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

property. The reader will note the
difference between the Field assess
ment and the Insurance carried, and
then figure out how much taxation this
"public spirited concern escapes:
Marshall Field 4 COmpany-Assess-
ment Is addresses), $5,35O,OOO: insur-
ance, $16,OOO.O0O.
Carson, Prize. Scott & CO.-Assess-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

astounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers, tho. very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalldates the
lease. This lease IL worth from
$4,000 to 100000 year to the city,
rs 1t Is tho very best dock property on
the whole chain OF lakes. Several people
would gladly bid $4,000 for 1t IL they
were given a 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 "hail'
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??, 1908-03-21
STATE STREET STORES

mcnt, $1,0S3,746; insurance, $2,45O 900.
Mandel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES $685.
600; insurance, .$1,O5O,OOO.
Siegel, Cooper & CO.-Assessment,
5000, 1000; insurance, $1,O5OOOO.
ROthschild & DISBURSEMENT, 1925
600; insurance, $555,OOO.
acknowledgements, $25O,OOO; in.
surance, 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21
THE PUBLIC BE D. DI
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY.

Ing to the publls that the concern Is
really a great public lnstltutlon-of
certain kind.
Then again. Marshall Field & Com.
pany are In favor Of high pressure
water system which will cost the Tux.
payers millions of dollars to install.
But we do not hear Of small mer.
chants shouting for high pressure water
system.
The collection Of over 100000 nj.
legged back taxes against the estate Of
the late MARSHALL Field was urged
upon the Board Of Review by the I'LL.
nOls Tax Reform Association.
Marshall Field. the association In.
sists. never paid more than 10 per cent
on his fair share Of taxes on his per.
sonal property. He was, It Is further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
ment of over 100000 taxes during
the last eight years Of his life. "All
Of this" the letter. says. "was made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

The Beef Trust Is doing business at
the old stand and Is fixing and main
tanning o uniform price for meat in de-
fiance of the injunction of the United
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

The Goodrich Transit Company 10 q
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. The
Reviewers should call A. W. Goodrich
and ask him who owns It. Mr.. Good
rich ought to know and the people want
to know.
%e>
Who does the fine work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang at the City
Hall?
1t Ia not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter-
ests Is city property. 1t Is at River
street. with dock frontage of 30?
feet. with u depth ranging from ID TO
43 feet.
This dock Is the very State street OF
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

States Supreme Court. When will the
Trust magnates be sent to Jail for this
contempt of the highest tribunal in the
md?
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

Total ..... .......... .$10,O 900
These figures take no notice Of. Tho
fa.,. that the insurance Is supposed to
cover but so per cent Of the real value,
which would make the assessors val.
untlon appear about $14,0OO.OO0 shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cago to their great loss and injury"
Marshall Field & Company are only
valued at $8.OOO,OOO by the assessors,
and taxed on one.hfth Of 1t. In view
OF this fact, 1t IL interesting to note
The insurance carried by this nrm,
which Is us follows:
s,ate street section ....... 100000
Wabash avenue section go. 100000
Wholesale 100000
Madison street minimum. $4,000
Fixtures ............ ...... 100000
Warehouse. Polk street and
the River ................ 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-03-21

AS a result Of successful tax-dodglng
by rich corporations, Chicago real es'
tete pays nearly all the taxes.
A summary of the 1907 real estate
and personal assessments, assessed val
nations. il us follows:
Real estate ........ .$34d,S4l,1Oo
Personal property ...... 9S'Sl3'loo
$445, i84,91
The Assessors and Reviewers could
only find $9s,OOO,OOO worth of personal
property in Chicago to tax, or only &c.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-26
AVOID EXTREME FATIGUE.

To avoid that "all in feeling after
any violent or unusual exercise,
Sloans Liniment should be used as a
rundown.
I'VE always keep bottle around the
mousse for any household emergency,
and l always carry one in my grip,
and will in the future"
Tired brain workers especially need
exercise to renew the supply of blood
in the brain, for new blood viii give
clear thought and new ideas.
Exercise that brings into action
every muscle of the body is absolutely
necessary in the attainment of health
and perfect physical development,
Mr.. Harry K. Gilman, instructor of
athletics, All Warren Street, Roxbury,
Mass, writes: During my connection
with athletics and athletes, will say
that | have used Sloan's Linment in
extreme cases of fatigue after physical
|exertion, where an ordinary rub would
not prove beneficial,wit splendid sue
cess. | have also used it in massag.
ing elderly men afflicted with rheuma.
tism.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-26
NEWS OF SICOURNEY.
Owl Clubs Successful Trip Enliven-
ed by Runaway.

Sigourney, Ia, March 25.--The Owl
Club Minstrel was complete success
at South English Tuesday evening.
and the boys are gratified over the re-
suits financially and otherwise. The
presumptious impudence of the play.
wright, Fred James, in attempting TO
forestall their plans OF repeating the
entertainment by threatening to pros
ecute the young men for plagiarism OF
the show on which he claimed copy
right, was squelched by the scornful
independent action of the Owls In ig-
noring his threats. He was not heard
from last night and the show was en-
Joyed to the fullest. A crowd of girls
from here drove over late in the af-
ternoon and surprised the boys, show.
ering roses upon them from their
seats in the front rows.
Disastrous Runaway.
The trip was not altogether uneyent-
full. however. and the lives of dozen
boys and two horses were held in the
balance for a few exciting moments
in a runaway while returning home
late last night The crowd of about
twelve boys were making the return
trip in a large carry-all with a young
lad as driver when one OF the horses
became frightened and they dashed
down the dark road at a mad pace,
Running up a steep bank at the road
side, the rig was overturned and the
boys spilled all over the ground The
only damage done was to one of the
horses, which fell down and became
seriously entangled in its harness
The lads were too frightened to act
until Jim Richardson, who was driv-
ing livery rig behind them, came up
and unhitched the animal and start
ed them off once more. The top was
broken off the carry-all and slightly
damaged.
Another Runaway.
The delivery wagon of the Yerger
& Snyder meat market was badly
wrecked in q runaway Tuesday after
noon. The delivery boy, AL Korf, had
left the team while delivering some
goods at house, and they started off
at their own accord towards the cen
ter of town. While turning a corner
the wagon upset and was quite badly
hroLen nm sf
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-26

he nuptials of John
Reid and Clara H. Witt were consum-
mated in their happy marriage last
evening at the home of the bride,
four miles northwest of Rose Hill. At
the hour of seven Mrs Charles Vic
tor sang that beautiful song 20 Promise
Me-" the guests were all assembled
ito the number of forty, in the east
parlor, ushered by the minister the
happy couple took their places near
the large south window where under
canopy of smilax, carnotions and lace
they plighted their lives "either to
other, so long as you both shall live"
Rev. Tenant spoke the words of the
ceremony and pronounced them man
and wife, After congratulations, ush-
cred by Zana Witt and Lola Summers
the bride and Mrs. Summers was taste
CANT supper prepared by Mrs. Witt,
the bride, and Mrs. Summers, was
fully served in three courses by the
Misses Nellie Hollingsworth, Lola
Whitaker, Carrie Jones and Minnie
Reid while the guests were seated
Mrs Chas. Victor played selection from
Lohengrin's bridal chorus. The bride
was gowned in becoming white dress
and the groom looked his best in the
black suit for the occasion. Many
useful and handsome presents in
household furnishings and silver were
received. They will be at home after
April LIST on the Reid farm two and
one-half miles northeast of Rose Hill.
The usual noisome charivari was
given by the crowd of young men ac-
quaintances. The groom's parents
gave reception today in honor of the
event at the Reid nome near town.
The out of town guests were Mrs.
John Witt, Clarence Witt, Mrs. Emma
Brewer and Joe Brewer, all of What
Cheer-10aut,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1908-03-26
LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Conditions In Chicago Of Interest
To Iowa Producers.
Chicago, March :

Chicago, March %.
CATTLE - There is very little
change in the condition of the cattle
market, only that it continues to be
in very strong shape and prices are
certainly working considerably higher
1t is very hard to say just how this
market would act on very heavy re-
ceipts, but one thing is certain that
unless we get much heavier receipts
than we are getting at the present
time we will see still further adj
vance in prices. We believe for any
one having cattle in the country that
are fat and ready to ship, II is good
time to let them come along; however,
II you have cattle that are doing we'll
and are not fat enough to ship, we do
not believe you will make any mistake
in holding on to them and making
them fat before sending them to mar
ket.
HoGS-Our hog market also seems
to be in very good shape and hogs
reached above the SC mark last week.
and we believe from now on we will
see very good hog market and would
not be surprised to see hogs selling
still higher Top nogs sold around
s5.15 today with any number OF hogs
above the sc mark We look for a
fair run and good market the balance
of the week
SHEEP-Sheep and lambs. like the
cattle and hog markets, have been in
very strong demand, and anything
showing fat and quality has been read.
lily bought up at very strong prices.
We would not be surprised to see
lambs reach the Sc mark and believe
for anyone having sheep and lambs
ready for market. It is just as we'll
to let them come along now as to take
chances for little later ON.
Iowa Live Stock Com. Co.