The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-08-28

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being the main offices of the Bamber-
berger-D elamar company at Salt Lake
City. We were given an opportunity
to examine books belonging to the
company at that place, but were IN
able to verify the amount of the out
put of the corporation. We were told
that an additional set of accounts were
kept in the New York Offices of the
Bamberger company. Even with the
accounts within our reach we learned
that every possible item of expense was
icing charged up against the output of
this company in Lincoln county, the
amount of the bullion tax even being
charged as an expense. 1t is perhaps
true that the company has been under
q heavy expense, and it is probable the
officers believe they are acting in the
law in charging up these different items
of expense. The fact remains that
this company continues TO produce
several hundred thousand dollars in
bullion each year, upon which, during
last year for example it paid scarcely
500 in bullion tax.
Own Whole Town
This in iself would not be a mat
ter Of so much comment but for the
conditions surrounding. The Bamber-
ger-Delamar company owns one of the
finest power and light plans in the state
Of Nevada, it owns a railroad, it owns
a water system, it owns and controls
one of the oldest towns in the state.
Investigation disclosed the fact that
the toal amount of taxes paid by this
company on its mining property in
Lincoln county amounted to $40, and
that this was paid only after the COM
pany had appeared before the commits
sioners and had the valuation on its
claims reduced. The gross amount Of
taxes paid by the other extensive in
~terests owned by this company would
scarcely be sufficient to pay the salary
of a deputy sheriff or justice of the
peace of the town of Delamar, which,
bear in mind, is owned and controlled
~entirel by the Bamberger-D elamar
company. This corporation, it might
also be stated, is not the only one
IL Lincoln county which has been re
ceiving such encouragement in the
way Of light taxation. l have repeat
eddy called the attention of the officers
of Lincoln county to this condition,
and each time have been assured that
more activity would be taken in these
matters. Thus far, however, the re-
suit has not been very gratifying. 1t
is in justice to the small property own
ers of Lincoln county, who are over
burdened with taxes, as well as for the
good of Nevada, hat l call your at
~tention at such length to this matter.
Esmeralda County
In Esmeralda county the sheriff and
assessor, backed up in a strong manner
by District Attorney Tilden and As
~sistant District Attorney Springmeyer,
nave started the work of compelling
the payment of bullion taxes by mining
companies which have heretofore been
defying the bullion tax law of the
state Of Nevada. Not only are these
officers attempting to do their duty in
this important matter, but they are re
ceiving the support of the public in
their work. Already substantial re-
suits have been secured. The work
started when the grand jury of Els
meralda county, composed of repre-
sentative citizens and taxpayers of that
county, last May returned criminal in
dictments against the officers and GER
tain of the employees of the Florence
Goldfeld Mining company, as well as
the officers and directors and certain
of the employees of the Pittsburg Sill
yer Peak company. 1t can be stated
EeTe That tnlS latter CoIpoIdtlou uds
been the most defiant and abusive in its
disregard of the bullion tax law or the
efforts of the officers of the state OF
Esmeralda county to collect the bull
lion tax.
In the matter Of the Florence-GoI
field company the officers admitted that
a r,istakc had been made by them AMI
agreed to the payment of all bullion
tax claims against it. This amounted
to something over $4,000. This Of
fer was accepted by the authorities and
when the payment was made the Grim
inal charges against the officers and
others of the company were dismissed.
Pittsburg silver Peak
Previous to the bringing of indict-
ments against the officers and others
of the P~ittsburg Silver Peak company
accompanied Assistant District At
torney Springmeyer and Deputy Sher-
III and Assessor Meyers to Blair, where
officers Of this company are located.
While there we examined the ~accounts