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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

The Board Of Review should sum.
mon the following well.known citixens
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 II. Swift.
John A. Sp00r.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to be public-spirited.
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 is a director In the fs'
lowing corporations and the Board OF
Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he ownh In each, or what
ChicagOans do own 1t, as 1t 10 taxable
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company.
Central Leather Company,
q. 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 r. Swift 10 q director ID
the following. How much stock dOea
he own? At all events he can give thu
Board Of Review much valuable infor
nation:
Union Stock Yards, Chicago.
Fowler Brothers, Limited.
Libby. McNeill 3 Libby.
National Packing Company.
st. Louis National Stock Yards Com
pany.
swift's Refrigerator Transportation
Company.
Hollis Cold storage Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

This would build a great many
schools and give great assistance to the
police ana fire departments.
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Why not turn the Board Of Review
over to Armour and Swifti
Swift & Company, the great corpora.
tiOn which the assessors only valued
last year at 100000, reports that It
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 IL seven per cent on
one-tifth Of the actual cash value.
This would make Swift & Company
legally liable to tax Of $l,40O,OOO a
year. This would help out the other
taxpayers some, II 1t was paid.
But the kind assessors only value
Swift & Company's $lOO,0OOy0O0 plant
at $3,OOOO 900. which makes their an"
nual tax only $4,000.
Quite a loss to the city In the DIFF.
ference between $4,000 and 81 100000.
The funny part of 1t Is that In
eliminating the rich fellows the asses
sors could only find $06,OOO,OOO worth
OF personal property In all Chicago last
year. Four millions less than the 70.
sources of Swift & Company.
The annual meeting of the stockhold-
ers of Swift & Company was held at
the offices of the company at the Union
Stock Yards January 2, zoos.
Treasurer l.. A. Cartons report states
that the turnover" or gross business
of the company aggregated $25OOOO,-
900 during the year.
The financial report shows surplus
at the close of the year amounting to
| $l5.2OO,OOO, which Is an increase OF
81, ,SO3,00c compared with the previous
year. These figures, after allowing
about S1,6OO,OOO for depreciation, which
was the amount written Off, indicate
earnings of substantially 1890 per cent
on $sO!O0O,OOO capital stock, out of
which the company paid 7 per cent In
value OF each share Of stock Is figured
dividends during the year.
There was an increase of $G,065,0O
with the preceding year, and the book
In the value of quick assets compared
The financial report for the year end
at $3.50.
cd Sept. 2S, 1907, compares with the
preceding year as follows:
RESOURCES.
1907. 1905.
Cash 80. ....$ 3,35S,891 3 8,10O, ,G92
Acc'ts receivable 31,902,079 29,33O, 1851
Inv't'y (cattle,
sheep, hogs,
and product
on handy -. A,736,58a 21,3S4 ,374
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

In whose name does Mr.. Armour
hold all his stock? Speaking Of his
election as director Of the Illinois Cen.
tral. the Chicago Tribune Of March Z,
1908, said:
~. Ogden Armour was nominated to
succeed Mr.. Titus, assistant to Presi.
dent Harahan, who was elected at the
stockholders meeting last week to sue
ceed Stuyvesant Fish and to hold until
Mr.. Armour could transfer to his own
name on the books of the company II.
linois Central stock held by him, and
80 become stockhOlder of record with
clear title to the office of director,
MY. Armour will be elected at the reg
ular meeting Of the board on March
49,"
ApropOs of this election, the Chicago
Tribune on February 20 paid the fol-
lowing well-deserved tribute to Mr.. Ar
mOur, his widening influence" and the
"almost fabulous value" OF his great
industry:
ut Is a recognition on the part Of
Mr.. Hartman of the widening influence
which Mr.. Armour has In the CONNER
cial and Industrial life OF the country.
1t will not be an entire departure for
Mr. Armour to take an active interest
In the management of a great railroad
property, for he has long been finan-
clally interested In the st. Paul road.
The Armour packing interests have
been associated with railroad affairs.
"As president of Armour & Co. he has
doubled the value Of the property,
fact which may appear startling to
those knowing the great values repre-
sented In 1t when his father, p. d. Ar
mour, was ut Its head. At the present
time he controls not only this great In.
dustry of almost fabulous value, but 10
widening bis interests constantly, enter
ing new fields and becoming factor
In them. His connection with the I'LL.
nols Central railroad will be only an
other step In this direction"
Some of the tax dodgers will wake
up one OF these Ane days to discover
that Chicago 10 not 40 uncivilixed .
Il " 4 f
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

Totals 49,. .$72, ,32O,834 $G5,354, ,720
J.. A. Carton, treasurer, said to the
stockholders:
"Besldes paying You per cent upon
your stock during the year ana adding
an additional property value of over
$5 to each share, we have charged off
to depreciation more than $1.6OOOOO.
"The turnover was accomplished by
our packing plants, supplemented by
$40 branch or distributing houses In
the United States, ana fifty-four dlstri-
butlng houses In foreign countries.
This turnover exceeds $25O,OOO, 900 In
value. and was greater, both In ton
mage and value per unit. than any pre-
vious year in the history Of the COM
pany."
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Eighty-five thousand wage earnera
Of Chicago have been notified to pay
assessments on their personal prop.
erty, and accompanying the nOtifica.
tion statement is made that the tax
rate on personal property has been
raised over 81 on every hundred dol
lars of valuation.
OF course this does not apply to the
multi-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 counN's personal property
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

Illinois Cattle Company.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Francisco Land 3 LIN.
provement Company.
Springfield Provision Company.
Rwift's Fertilizer Works.
Western Meat Company.
ARMo0R'S WAYS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

you have enjoyed In the past, the power
10 block all reforms that VIII Interfere
with your private interests.
GEORGE Il. COLE. President,
CLIFFORD W. BARNES,
Chairman Of Executive Committee
PAUL V. PERRY, Secretary.
They are talking about taxing church
and school property to help out the
small taxpayer. Half Of the church
property in Chicago does not amount
to as much as Marshall Field & Com
pany escape taxation on, judging from
n comparison OF their $160OO,0OO OF
insurance with the assessment OF So,.
600 600 against the same personal prop
ertv. But the assessors are not talking
about getting after Field & Co. Oh,
no!
And. In the meantime, the Board OF
Review should ask Mr.. Armour to tell
II what he knows acsut that outside
stock.
@
There Is going to be the biggest scan.
dal over tax matters that the town
has ever faced.
Swift & Company, that great cor
poratlon which reported over $4,000
600 Of personal property In its posses
hau knan a q.
sessed b. the Board OF Assessors on
but s3,0Ov,sSO.
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Why isn't the Beef Trust proceeded
against criminally? The United stats
Supreme Court In a decision rendered
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

March ~, 1905, makes 1t easy to get
the packing gang now: much easier
than when they were indicted before.
rhe United States Supreme Court On
" date named decided, In effect, that
under the Antitrust laws witnesses
could be compelled to testify and that
books and papers required must be
produced.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02


The following, taken from page SS
of the Chicago Health Denartment
annual report for 1906, issued In 1907.
speaks for itself:
in addition to this the inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards have de-
stroyed 637,37s pounds of cut meats
Most Of this ~as returned from the
various branch houses or was confined
In the sausage rooms OF the large
packing houses where 1t was being
made into sausage. The principal
cause for condemnation was decOm.
position. Most Of this meat is either
sour or slimy or In some cases even
putrid"
And in the face Of these facts, city
inspectors have been withdrawn from
the large packing houses"
Government by Tax Dodgers and for
Tax Dodgers must cease In Chicago.
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1t Is easy, evidently, to fix Beef
Trust taxes. 1t Is hard though to fool
all of the people all of the time.
II you have any doubt about what
causes so much tuberculosis In Illinois
read the fourth and fifth columns Of
page In this paper.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

Some of the tax dodgers will wake
up one OF these 6ne days to discover
that Chicago ID not a. uncivilizsd .
they think it ID.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-02

Why isn't the Beef Trust proceeded
against criminally? The United Stat.a
Supreme Court In decision rendered
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
For Winter Wear.

How hate to have my eyes opened
10 anything" exclaimed clever wom-
m, half In jest, when a friend suggest
cd that the parlor carpet was shabby.
She had lived with that carpet for
half a lifetime. She remembered
when 1t came home in huge roll from
the neighboring city; how all the fam
lily sewed on the long, heavy seams;
also the excitement of laying 1t, and
the glories of its red and green color
ing as they were displayed to admir-
ing friends. To her eyes those colors
had never faded. The pattern OF man.
moth roses was as desirable to her
taste as the more chaste designs OF
the Morris school. And now, sudden
ly, all her satisfaction in the parlor
carpet, which had lived 40 years, was
destroyed by word. One illusion the
less! It Is not necessary to be mys-
teal In order to feel that the friendly
critic was a troublesome busybody,
says the Youths Companion. The
carpet on which Miss Muffett really
lived was the carpet of her mind--not
the realistic carpet cleaned by the car
pet-beater every spring for 40 years.
What Is the use of imagination and
memory, II they cannot create for us
Q world brighter and sweeter than this
OF our every day? Not all illusions are
made of thin, cloudlike stuff, scat
tered at breath. Many are warm,
strong, serviceable goods-warrante
not to shrink or fade. No well provid'
ed person should be without them.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02

Jesus Garcia, Mexican and an en-
gineer of mining train on a railroad
down in Arizona, discovered while
standing at a little station the other
day that some of his cars were on fire.
Among these cars were two loaded
with powder Should he detach the
locomotive and take flight, leaving
the station and little settlement to be
blown up or not? He chose not to
do 80, but, ordering the train crew off,
opened the throttle wide and dashed
for the country. When the explosion
came the train was far enough in the
country to save all lives but his own.
He sacrificed himself for the rest, this
unknown Mexican who did not know
that he was one of the noblest of
heroes. And In spite of these almost
daily happenings, among obscure PEG.
pie in the course of their ordinary
tasks, pessimists talk OF modern de-
generacy. Such critics, declares the
Indianapolis Star, are slow to Learn
that deeds of courage are not per-
formed in these days by men in gay
trappings, waving swords above their
heads,
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED.
Government Instruments at Washing
ton Record Heavy Shocks, Last
ing About Two Hours.

Washington, Dec. 31.-A very heavy
earthquake was recorded on the In.
struments at the coast and geodetic
survey observatory at Cheltenham,
Md, Monday. It commenced at 80
minutes 30 seconds past midnight
and lasted two hours. The maximum
displacement was GA millimeters. The
weather bureau bureau Monday issued
the following bulletin:
"A distant earthquake of consider
able intensity was recorded by the
seismograph at the weather bureau
Monday morning, commencing at
1888 a. M, and lasted for ever one
hour. The first preliminary tremors
continued for four minutes and IS sec
onds and the strongest motion oc-
Cured at 12:45 a. M, at which time
the actual movement of the ground at
Washington was about five milf.
meters.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
MANY pITTsBUReERs SICK.
An Epidemic Of Grippe, Pneumonia
and Typhoid Fever Prevalent In
the Pennsylvania City.

Pittsburg, Dec. 29.-What Is said to
be the worst epidemic Of sickness
since 1889 is being experienced in
Pittsburg and physicians estimate that
thousands of persons are Frustrated
by pneumonia, typhoid fever and, es-
pecially the grip. Throughout the city
probably every home is affected In
some manner and scarcity of en-
ployes in the large Office buildings Is
seriously felt. The Pittsburg Railway
company is having difficulty in man
ming its cars on account of the con-
ductors and motormen being laid up
with the grip.
City Physician Booth, says the pres
ent epidemic Of grip exceeds in scope
and severity all but that of 1889, and
may yet break that record. He be-
lieves the germs may have originated
far from here. In 1889 the malady's
start was traced back through Europe
to Asia and finally located in Hong
Kong, China.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
SECRETARY TAFT IN BosroN.
Addressed 400 Ministers on the Pro-
gress Of the Philippines Towards
Self Government.

Boston, Dec. 31.-Progress in the
Philippines politically, educationally
and sanitary, all tending towards I'LL
innate self-government, was the basis
of the address Of Secretary Of War
William H. Taft, before 400 Boston
ministers Monday forenoon. It was
Secretary Taft's first public utterance
since the completion Of his tour
around the world, as well as the first
of three addresses he was to make in
Boston Monday.
Secretary Taft spent considerable
time in refuting the arguments of the
so-called anti-imperialists, the major
ity Of whose advocates he seemed to
think, belonged in Boston. He said
that with only seven per cent Of the
inhabitants Of the Philippines suffi-
GENTLY educated to understand self.
government 1t would be dangerous to
give the islands over at this time. He
placed ultimate self.givernment not
earlier than a generation or perhaps
two Of them.
The principal object Of Mr.. Taft's
visit to Boston was the fulfillment Of
his promise to speak before the Bos-
ton Merchants association but reach
ing the city several hours before that
event, he consented to address the
ministers and to attend reception
at the Elysium club, Jewish organi-
cation. Between times he was the
personal guest of his brother-in-law
Samuel Carr.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
HENRIETTA STILL QUIET.
Because of the Peoples Alarm Armed
Guards Are Stationed About the
Oklahoma Town.

Oklahoma City, Ok, Dec. ga
special from Henryetta says all is
quiet in the town, but the people are
in state of alarm. The few negroes
living there have left. No armed me-
groes near the town have been re-
ported, neither are there fears from
other sections. Because of reported
threats by the negroes, armed guards
were stationed about the place Friday
night. Railroad bridges are inspected
before trains cross, since several tor
pedoes have been placed on the
tracks.
No troops have been called for and
it is not believed that they will be
needed. No attempts at arrest for
the lynching have as yet been made.
The local officers of the company OF
National Guards say they have re-
ceived no orders to be in readiness to
90 to Henryetta.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02

The Milwaukee Sentinel calls hui
morous attention to what it terms the
'foLiy true generous heroes now exist
ing in this selfish world"-the mem
sers of the football scrub" teams,
who throw themselves into the breach
and permit themselves to be kicked,
pounded and jumped on, for the great
er glory Of alma mater. "Horatius al
the bridge was as nothing to Them
says the Sentinel, "and yet their only
recompense is the consciousness of
duty we'll done and the Implying con-
tempt of the eleven" Oh, no! ex-
claims the Youths Companion. There
is a good deal Of recompense in the
knowledge that their experience on
the scrub team is the surest road to
making the eleven" That is the OBJ
ject Of all kinds of scrub work In life.
II is Old DR.. Wisdom's favorite ano-
dyne for sore places.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
A Special Session Probable.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 29.--Gov. Hoch
Friday, In discussing the probability
of a special session Of the legislature,
said: Something must be done. II
I knew the legislature would pass the
right kind of a guaranty deposit law
and enact into law the other meas
ures that are needed l would not hest
tate to call a special session." The
governor further declared he had not
definitely made up his mind. Attor-
ney General Jackson declared there
will be special session land SOON"
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Sharks to Call Lenlslature.

Washington, Dec. 91.-Gov. Sparks,
of Nevada, Monday wired President
Roosevelt that he is now preparing
proclamation calling the legislature Of
Nevada into extra session. According
to the presidents last communication
to the governor the troops will now
be ordered to remain at Goldfield for
q period Of three weeks.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02

Ernest Thompson-Seton is on deck
again after seven months spent in
the wilds Of the Canadian northwest.
Mr.. Seton--the name sounds so much
more aristocratic than Thompson,
doncher know-declare that the por-
ton of the dominion lying below the
arctic circle is the White Mans Last
Opportunity" Has he really never
heard of the wheat fields of Argentina
and Brazil, or Of South Africa, or of
Australia, or Of New Zealand, not to
mention the more desirable portions
Of Siberia? asks the Detroit Free
Press. If he doesn't look out he will
be telling how he saw a turtle strange
q musk OK with its left paw, previous
to swallowing its victim whole.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
New Hampshire Factory Resumes.

Manchester, N. H., Dec. 31.-The
factories Of the F. M. Hoyt company,
manufacturers Of boots and shoes, In
East Manchester, which have been
closed down for several weeks, re-
sumed operations Monday. Almost
$50 hands, the largest force employed
in the factories since they began,
were at work after the shops opened.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Pettlbone III AGAIN.

Boise, Idaho, Dec. 31.-The illness
Of G. A. Pettibone Monday caused an
adjournment of his trial until Tues
day morning. Sunday night Pettibone
became violently III and was taken to
hospital. For time his condition
was extremely critical but Monday
much improvement In his condition
was reported.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Nebraska Politician a Suicide.

Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 29.-Thomas
Worrell, prominent in politics and the
man who exposed the alleged grain
trust committed suicide FRIDAY night
by taking poison. The body was
found in his Office shortly before /
o'clock Saturday. He left letter ad-
dressed to Chairman Allen of the
Democratic State Central committee.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
A Test of Executive Power.

Washington, Dec. 29.-War depart
ment officials are much interested in
the reported action Of a firm of New
FORK lawyers in bringing test case
in a federal court in New York to
determine the right of the executive
to discharge battalion Of the 25th in
fantry as an outcome Of the riotlng
at Brownsville, Texas.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Col. Murdoch Near Death.

Wichita, Kan, Dec. 91.-Col. Mar
shall M. Murdoch, editor of the.
Wichita Daily Eagle, suffered a hem
orrhage Sunday night and his death
is not unexpected. His condition
showed improvement Monday over
that of Sunday night, but his physi-
clans give little hope for his recovery.
Col. Murdoch is suffering from a ca
tarrhal condition of the stomach. He
is 70 years old.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Charned With Conspiracy.

Chicago, Dec 29.-Warrants charg'
ing conspiracy were Saturday served
upon Attorney Moses D. Brown, A.
s. Kelley, broker, and Mrs. Ruth E.
Laughlin in connection with the case
of Miss Anna Nolan, who is now III
with pneumonia in st. Bernard's hos
pital It is alleged that the two men
and Mrs. Laughlin endeavored to keep
possession of Miss Nolan, for the sake
of acquiring her property.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
imprisoned Miners Cheerful.

Ely, New. Dec. 2S.-Fifteen feet
we're made Saturday at the rescue
work on the Alpha shaft, where three
miners are entombed. The rescuers
have not yet reached solid ground,
therefore progress Is slow. The Inn
prisoned men are cheerful and in good
health.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
More Trouble for Steve Adams.

Spokane. Wash, Dec, 29.-Steve
Adams, who has been tried twice for
the murder of Fred. Tyler, the last
trial being held in Rathdrum in Oc-
tober last, has been discharged and
Immediately rearrested by Sheriff
Fitzpatrick Of Telluride, Col, for the
murder of Arthur Collins in that city
in 1904 He will be taken to Colorado
at once.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Accented Jesse's RESIGNATION.

St. Louis, Mo-, Dec. 29.-At meet
ing here Friday of the board OF
curators of the University Of Missouri,
located at Columbia, the resignation
of President r. H. Jesse was accept
ed A committee headed by G: B.
Faris, of Charlottesville, was appoint
ed to choose a successor to the presi-
dency of the state university. 1t is
stated that President Jesse's resig-
nation was rendered because of i'll
health.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Ex-senator CockrelI Has Grin.

Washington, Dec. 31.-F. M. Cock
rell, member of the interstate com.
merce commission and ex-senator
from Missouri, has been confined to
his home for several days by an at
tack of grip. He expects to be out in
a day or so. Representative James T.
Lloyd and Representative James J.
Russell of Missouri, who have been Ill
of the grip. are improving.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Steel Plant Resumes.

Pottsville, Pa, Dec. S1.-More than
100000 men were made happy Monday
when work was resumed at the plant
of the Eastern Steel company here.
The managers of the company say the
plant will run five days a week. The
orders received for structural steel
during the last few days indicate brisk
building operations in eastern cities
early in the spring.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02

A man in Pennsylvania drew $4,000
from the bank where he had put It,
his withdrawal being actuated by the
recent panic. Robbers broke into his
house and nearly succeeded in getting
ali Of It. Now 1t Is back in the bank.
Some, however, who lost their heads
in the panic and acquired an instant
and wholesale DISTRICT of banks, did
not get off with SO cheap lesson on
their folly.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02
Wholesale DRUG House Burns.

Muskogee, Ok, Dec. 29.-The three
story building of the Whitlow-Wil.
liams Drug company, one Of the larg.
est wholesale drug companies In the
Southwest, was completely destroyed
by fire Friday night, causing loss of
$4,000. The building and stock is
a total loss. The cause is unknown.
The Globe-republican., 1908-01-02

DO not as a brilliant workman ina
CINE that you are the proprietor Of the
establishment for Just when you feel
that you are indispensable. then per-
haps the boss may ask your resigna-
ton and break the day dream Of your
lofty importance.