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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
Parr Bros, vanciI 8 Hearick.

jackson Walker Coal 8 Material Go.
The Jackson Walker Coal & Material
company, one OF the largest concerns
of the kind In the west, extensive deal
ers in coal and building material, re-
port nice increase in business done
SO far during 1908, over the correspond
ing time in 1907. This coming from a
firm who does business all over the
entire west should be appreciated, as
it further proves that prosperity is
general Mr.. G. E. Smith, Topeka
manager for the company. in speaking
of conditions generally, said: "Busi-
ness with us is exceptionally good.
The only fault we can find is the con-
ditfon of the railroads, caused by the
recent high water, which delays ship
ments. Many contracts now under way
have been stopped for want of mater
ial, but as fast as the roads open up.
building commences. We look for a
much larger business during the sum-
mer, and up to date compared with
last year, our business has shown a
substantial increase"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-20
C. NJ. am. Decorator.

If you should ask c. M. Hill, the wall
paper man, about conditions in Topeka
as affects his particular business, you
would find an enthusiastic believer in
Topeka's prosperity, as 1908 up to date.
has been the most prosperous year for
him since he started in business. This
Is due, perhaps, to the new building
and, remodeling that has been done
this spring, but the real reason of the
success and growth of Hills wall pa
per store. is the superiority OF work.
men, the extensive assortment of pa
pers carried in stock. and Mr.. Hills
personal ability as an interior decora-
tor. Nowhere in the west can you find
wall paper store that can surpass
his, and in addition to dealing extern
slve in domestic papers, Mr.. Hill is
perhaps the largest importer OF wall
coverings in the middle west
The oasis., 1908-08-29
Live Stock Market.

KANSAS CRY, August q, 1905
The supply of cattle this week
amounts to 900 head, including
10000 calves. This run is 5000
head less than last week, and also
smaller than week last year, ex-
pected the receipts to grow heavier
before this. Good pastures are
said to be holding many cattle
back, and it is thought we may ex.
pect heavy supplies in September
and October. The market has
The oasis., 1908-08-29

ruled steady TO strong western, grass
steers selling better this week than
last, and COWS and stockers and
feeders meeting good demand.
Panhandle offerings were liberal,
mainly COWS at w so to $40, and
calves at $500 to $500. stock
steers at $500 to vs. 60, and
killing steers at $3.50 to $425 also
included. Heavy western grass
steers from Kansas pastures sold at
S4.25 to $3.50 this week, including
wintered cattle. Top fed steers
reached 1925 this, week, and year
ling steers and heifers mixed
brought $3.50 for tops. This has
been another favorable week for
crops, and Illinois and other East
ern buyers are beginning to look
for supplies of stockers and feeders,
trade in which class will increase
in volume each week from now on.
4 Stockers range from $3.50 to $3.50,
with a few choice stock steers at
$50 this week, feeders $3.50 to
$5.15.
Sheep and lambs advanced sharp
ly Monday, but heavier supplies
later in the week, with lower re-
ports from Eastern points, dis
sipated most of the advance. Total
supply for the week is $4,000 head
run today 5000, market about
steady, although Chicago report;
their sheep market demorallzed to-
day. Utah ewes reached $4.l5
today, and Utah lambs have sole
at $500 to $685. for tops on differ
ent days this week. Price Brother
: shipment of lambs brought $62I
and $685. Tuesday and Wednes
day, ewes $500 to $500 Arizona
5 lambs sold at $3.50 to $685., Colo
RADIO yearlings $3.50 to $4.65
: breeding ewes $3.50, feeding weth
] ers and yearlings SO 60 to $500.
5 J. A. RICKART, l.. 5. {
The oasis., 1908-08-29
Notice for Publication.

Department of the Interior, L $. Land ONCE
Mt Phoenix, Ariz., July 81, 1908. Notice is here
by given that William A. Parker, of Camille,
Ariz., who, on June 10, 1908, made Homestead
entry Serial No. o2l4), No. 1928, for Wi2sEl4
Range iSE., q. & S. R. Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make Final five year
Proof, to establish claim to the land above des-
cribed, before Allen T. Bird, Clerk of District
Court, at Nogales, Arz', on the 7th day OF sept
Pyeatt Robert l.. Parsons, Peter Blouser,
Charles f. Davis, all of Camille, Ariz.
LYMAN W. WAKEFIELD, Register.
July 25-August 29.
The oasis., 1908-08-29

Save money by having your
Articles of Incorporation drawn
and all details arranged by "THE
OASIS BUREAU OF INCORPORATION" *
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
THE PUBLIC BE Dbl
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY.

Marshall Field 4 Company carry
$l6.O0OO0O insurance. and are said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first OF April Of each year. when
tax schedules are died. Of S5,O00.O00
In the Wholesale and 5000. 900 In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on 100000.
The $1OO00.O00 insurance probably
stands for &2O.O00.O0O worth Of prop.
erty and the 100000 10 outstanding
accounts makes a total OF 928O00.O 900.
A. the firm II only taxed on o..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show $22.O00.000 escaping taxa.
ton.
This 900 has to b made up
somewhere. and Il 10 made BY taxing
the real estate Of the small property
owner to the limit.
Marshail Field 4 Company have ab.
sorbcd the business Of 20 many scores
OF small dealers, and have occupied 70
much alley and sidewalk space belong.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

astOunds everyone. In the opinion of
able lawyers. the very fact that bids
were not advertised for invalIdates the
lease. This lease 10 worth from
$4,000 to 100000 q year to the city.
~ 1t IL tho very best dock property on
the whole chain Of lakes. Several people
would gladly bid $50.OO0 for It II they
were given q chance. This sort OF
business IL played out with the public
and the facts once understood viii
arouse q 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 II.
It II alleged that this crowd "hail"
their vessels from Duluth to escape
taxation In Chicago. and yet Chicago
furnishes them with police. Ore aud
other protection.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

the following. How much stock does
10 own? At oil 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 Cor'uany.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Frsa"lsU land and In.
vestment Compasv.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swifts S~1sillzer Works.
Western Meat Company.
The Beef True , worse than aver.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

Ing to the public that the concern IL
really a great public institutional q
certain kind.
Then again. Marshall Field 4 Com.
pany are In favor Of q high pressure
water system which will cost the tax.
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 al.
legged hack taxes against the estate Of
the late Marshall Field was urged
upon the Board Of Review by the I'LL.
nois Tux Reform Association.
Mlarshnll Field. the association In.
slsts. never paid more than 10 per cent
on bis fair share Of taxes on bis per.
sonal property. lie was. II Il further
charged. permitted to evade the pay.
ment Of over 100000 taxes during
the last eight years Of his life. IAN
Of this" the letter says. 'was made
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

Review, II II wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each, or what
ChlcagOans do own 1t, as 1t 10 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 4 st. Paul Rail;
way Company.
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson.
Kansas,
Northwestern National Fire Inur.
ancs Company. Of Milwaukee. Wis
Omaha Packing Company,
Prusslan National insurance Com.
pany, Of stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis =. Swift u . &i,sctor In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
HERE'S THE RESULT.

100000 more than Swift 4 Company
alone had on hand on January l,,l8O7.
according to "Chlcago SecurIties,"
pages $50 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.
,ecsts Of the tax.dodging rich!
Talk about a ''single tax" The real
estate owners Of Chicago are the vic
tions Of the most iniquitious single tax
In the world.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

fresh water commerce. It n the big.
gest and best dock In the greatest city
ON the whole chain Of the great lakea
What do you suppose the Goodrich
folks pay the city for this valuable
property
Only 5000 q year rental!
From period to period the lease has
baen 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.
pensatlOn. Il 10 Of date OF May !,
1900. and runs for three years, or until
1000.
The leasing by the city Of re great
Goodrich dock. east Of Rush street
bridge. for the paltry sum OF 5000
per wear, without advertising for bids.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

The Goodrich Transit Company 10 a
corporation organised under the laws
Of the State Of Maine. Capital stock.
100000.
Every dollars worth Of this stock
owned In Chicago 10 taxable here. The
Reviewers should call A. w. Goodrich
and ask him who owns t. Mr.. Good
rich ought to know and the people want
to know.
Who doea the hne work for the
Goodrich Steamboat gang at the City
Hall?
1t IL not generally known that the
dock used by the great Goodrich inter-
ests IL city property. 1t is at River
street. with dock frontage Of 10:
feet. with depth ranging from 10 10
q feet.
This dock Is the very State street Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
STATE STREET STORES

property. The reader will note the
difference between the Field assess.
ment aud the insurance carried, ana
then figure out how much taxation this
public spirited" concern escapes:
Marshall Field & COmpany-Assess'
mcnt e addresses), $5,35O.OOO; insur'
ance, $l0.O00.OOO.
Carson, Pirie. Scott & CO.--Assess-
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

In order to show tue favoritlsn
shown to Marshall Field & Company
In the matter Of personal property AZ.
sessment, The Eagle subjoins a 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??, 1908-01-18
Il. Wilson. Arthur Meeker. Q. Nc
Roberts and L. A. Carton.

ISOUcSSU 0IO ~ So SSssWSs
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 3. Swift.
John A. spo0r.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr. Armour are both
reported to be public.spirited.
They should both b willing to help
In this matter.
They can. Il they will. help q great
deal BY telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour 10 Q director In the fol.
lowing corporations and the Board Of
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

ment, $l.0s3,740; insurance. $o.45OOOO.
Mandel BrOthers--Assessment, $685.
600; insurance. $l,O5O.OOO.
siegel, Cooper 4 Co.-Assesslncnt,
100000; insurance. &l.O5O.OOO.
R0thschlld 4 C0.-Assessment, S425,.
600: insurance. $555.OOO.
Acknowledgement, $o5O.OOO; in.
surance, 100000.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
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.

on the books Of Armour & Company,
Of Illinois. To ascertain the business
transactions Of the New Jersey COZ.
poration. It 10 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, 10 Q genuine
one. having large actual assets Of ID
own. not mere paper name. Il has
no separate books and no profits sep.
arate from those appearing In the &C.
counts Of Armour 4 Company, Of I'M.
nols."
How long the people Of Chicago win
continue to pay high taxes while con-
Germs like this escape a. they do. 10
problematical.
Samuel McToberts should tell an
when called before the Board Of Re.
view.
The Board Of Review states that the
personal property Of Chicago 10 only
worth $0S.OO0.OOO. Chicago Securities,
for 1907. In the report Of Swift 4 CO..
page $50. prints their 1900 statement,
which shows resources In quick assets
personal property-of $03,7l8,O00
The Board Of Review shows that all
the personal property In Chicago II
only worth $9s.O00,OO0. In Swift 4
Co.'S report, Treasurer Carton says
that every dollar Of Swift's capital
stock Of $50.OOO,O0O IL worth $l.25 per
81. This would make the total value
Of Swift's stock $82. 500 600. The value
Of all the personal property In Chicago
Is only $06.OOOOO0. according to the
Board Of Review. Estimating the Nor.
rls estate at 81. 100000 and the Swift
stock ut $82,5O0.O 900 makes Sol, 10000,
Within 100000 Of the $00OO0.O00
which was all the personal wealth the
Board OF Review could nnd In the
whole city Of Chicago.
The Board Of Review should sum.
mon Messrs. Armour. Swift, Carton.
Meeker and the rest and nnd out just
bow much stock Of outside companies
10 owned By their corporations
Joliet 10 yawning for some Of The
tax.Axing gentlemen.
~
In the meantime. the poor real estate
owners Of Chicago are getting the full
benefit Of the tax lodging tactics OF
the big millionaires. Real estate taxeo
were never 10 high In Chicago's bis.
tory. The poor man must pay, but the
rich fellow escapes with bis untaxed
fortune.
Henry r. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board Of
] Review asks him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

Only One "BROMO QUININE"
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININR
Look for the signature Of II. W, GROWN.
Day. 25c.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

Chicago Securities" for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour 4
Company, on page $50.
Armour & Company, organized un.
der the laws Of Illinois, April IA. 1900.
Capital stock, $20.000.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 IL known all over the
civilized world. The glue factory 10
one Of the largest In the country. The
soap factory ID also operated on
large scale.
Although the capital alone Of this
great concern 10 So 900. 900 the asses.
sors could only Hnd $?,500.O00 Of per.
s0nal property belonging to II.
The legal tux on $4,000. 900 10 $780,.
900.
The tax on &2.500.000 10 S35.0e0.
So the people lose In taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone $?s5.O0O
every year.
This makes q total Of back taxes due
for I've years, according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of 1925.
600.
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back on the
stock Of Armour 4 Company Of New
Jersey,
Armour car lines,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha,
And q number OF other equally val.
liable concerns owned BY It
The personal property Of Armour 4
Company. outside Of it, capital stock
mounts up towards &d0.000O00 and
may exceed that sum. 40 this corpora.
ton. unlike Swift 4 Company, does
not furnish Ito figures TO "Chicago Se.
curities." Armour 4 Company owns
q great deal Of stock In outside cor.
porations. every dollar Of which ID
taxable here In Chicago. Among otherl
Armour 4 Company, Of New Jersey.
The following taken from pages POI
and 202 Of the report Of the United
States Commissioner OF Corporations,
tells 10 something upon this subject
"rhe New Jersey corporation was
formed for the purpose Of transacting
certain business which the Illinois cor.
poration was not authorized to trans.
act. Armour 4 Company, OF New Ter.
sey operates practically all the branch
houses for the sale OF beef and other
packing house products supplied by
Armour & Company, OF Illinois. It also
owns the Armour packing houses q;
Sioux City and Fort Worth. For con-
venlence the accounts of Armour 4
Company. Of New Jersey are carried
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

lOtuI s.s.s sss'.ssss ss>lOvVVVsVOV
These figures take no notice Of 'he
fa:s that the insurance 10 supposed to
cover but 50 per cent Of the real value,
Which would make the assessors val.
uation appear about $i4000.00O shy Of
tho true figure.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

shall tax. 10 Ut Who gave them this
d:;soe5 eower? Not the laws Of
Illir0ls.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18
&ia5,l8a.9l5

]. Ogden Armour would make q
startling and valuable Board 6: Re-
view witness.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

As q 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. Ia as follows:
Real estate .$348,S4 100
Personal property ... 0S,343,l55
$445,l8i.9l5
The Assessors and Reviewers could
only nnd sos. 1000 900 worth of personal
property In Chicago to tax, or only &c..
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

good by the smaller taxpayers Of Chi.
cago to their great loss aud injury"
Marshall Field 4 Company are only
valued at 100000 by the assessors,
and taxed on one.fifth Of It. In view
Of thia fact, II II interesting to note
the Insurance carried by this hrm,
which II 40 follows:
State street section ....... $4,000. 100
Wabash avenue section .... 100000
Wholesale ................. 100000
Madison street ............. 100000
Fixtures ............ ...... 100000
Warehouse. Polk street and
the River aluminium. 100000
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

One Of the taxsNS olhcials Of Cook
County says that It 10 discretionary
with taxing aa,cers AZ to what they
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

Henry r. Darlington should give up
what he knows when the Board Of
Review asks him.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-01-18

The Board Of Review should sum.
mon Messrs. Armour. Swift Carton.
Meeker and the rest and and out just
bow much stock Of outside companies
10 owned By their corporations
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05
CHAPTER VII.

without waiting 10 hear Mr.. Drum
mond's reply. Walter re-entered the store.
lie had no disposition 70 discuss the sub
Jet in the presence Of the boys who we're
standing on the piazza.
Mr.. Drummond followed him into the
store. and Joshua accompanied him. He
vas terribly angry with Walter, and de-
termined 20 get revenged o him
through his father.
AR you going TO let that begxar pitch
into ne like thatTv be demanded. He
wouldn't have got me down, only he took
ne at a disadvantage"
Conrad said Mr. Drummond, Il de-
msnd an explanation Of your conduct. 1
come from my house. and find you fighting
like a street rowdy, instead Of attending
to your duties In the store"
II have already given you an ~explana-
ton, Mr.. DrummoDd," said Waiter. firm
y Joshua chose to insult me before all
the boys. and I don't allow myself to Be
insuIted II / can help IL. As to being out
wait upon, and I went 10 the door for a
breath Of fresh air. ] rave never been
accustomed to confinement before"
you say Joshua insulted you. How
did be insult your
Il was asked II I would go to the pic
mic on Saturday afternoon. He didn't
wait for me TO answer, but said at nee
that ! couldn't CO."
WAS that allT'
when I objected TO bis answering for
M he charged me with being q begzar.
and said that but for you ] would have
been obliged 70 90 to the ~poorhouse. n
this had been the 6rst time be had nm
noyed me. I might have passed II over.
but II IL far from being the first 20 I
knocked him down.
Mr.. Drummond was By no means a
partisan Of Walter, but In the month that
our hero bad been In his employ be had
found him a very Efficient clerk. What
Walter undertook 10 do he did well,
and be had mastered the details Of the re-
tall dry goods trade In a remarkably short
time, 80 that his services were already
az valuable as those Of Young Nichols,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-11-05

; For men or women who would give
% poultry raising the Intelligent atten-
ton thar any business requlres 10 make
ia 20 there = undoubtedly golden op-
fpornniiies As everybody knows poul-
ltry raising has grown to be one OF the
most important Industries in the United
States There are people who ars not
only making snug incomes. but are get.
ting rich ~ poultry raising A quarter
Of a century ago .he poultry business
as a money making proposition cut a
comparatively small figure: NOT alone
.~because the products then were away
down Ia value. but because then there
were not the facilities 70 aid IN lncubd
ton and In safe broodIne Nov Il Is
aid by a person who prefends 70 knoN
that II the eggs eaten every year IN the
United States could BE- gathered Be-
forehand and placed end 10 end. they
would reach thirty times around the
In addition enough eggs are ex-
every year 70 reach from Den
yer 10 New York. Valued n an aver
axe o. - cents a dozen the annual e-x
erVp 81 the United States reaches . To-
tai Of S300oooooo
All eggs look alike to the average
onsumer until they have been broken.
But they are not alike IN LOOKS 20 the
Initiated. or In whOle~omeneSs, or In
and the general publIe Is be
gradually aware Of that fact.
externally. Il seems a. n moth.
ne couid set inside an e<z Apparent.
y. IL = sealed hrruletLaily. Developed
inside the body o. the hen. away from
'ontaminating Influences n appears ID
= safe but Il Il not III Is posi-.
De. says a high Official IN the Agrlcui
urai Department u the United States.
yhleh Il making an extended study 4
products. FOR an egz 10 beroine
Infected with mlero-orranlsms. either
'efore u j. laid or after. The shell =
'orous and oTerS no greafer rrslstanc
o micro organisms which cause dIsea@
han Il does 70 those which cause rhe
* 70 spoil
The food n the hen should b. abso
clean. her surroundings should
. sanitary. and she should never b