Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1910-11-18
Important Ruling

liked the valuation OF the pyopertv
and holdings of the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation company in Wash
lngtOn at nineteen and one half mil.
lions of dollars for the purpose of rs-
tablishing rates, which the State
Board of Tax Commissioners ~aiS.d
to twenty seven and one-ha!f milIinns
OF dollars for the purpose of cstab-
lishlnga basis for taxation This body
with the State Auditor acted rs the
board of Equalization whi,.I. allowed
the latter figures to remain. where
upon the company sought to eniojn
the officials having jurisdiction over
the subject of the controversy in AN
action brought in the Superior Court
oil this county. Judge Mitchell or
Wednesday last, IN a concise aud for.
chile opinion, denied the relief asked
for in the plaintiff companv's com.
plant. 1t appears from the public
records this company owes delin.
quent taxes for 1908 aud 1863 in the
sum OF seven hundred thousand dol
lars, which they refuse to liauida,c.
evidently want other taxpayers 70 as
sist In assuming their obligations to
the public. while this corporation
charges high rates for its services to
shippers and business interests,
There is toe much of this corporate
tax-dodging going on to be consistent
with the public welfare of our peonle
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DURING the 30-day colonist period.
from September Is to October Il.
the railroads report that they brought
more new settlers into the Pacific
Northwest than ever before during
a like period. The influx OF new
corners into Washington and Oregon
was particularly heavy. Those set
tiers were recruited. chiefly. from
points east OF .the Missouri river.
Made up, as this food of immigration
IS, OF sturdy farmers and workers of
every craft. as well as well. TODD peo-
pie with money to invest, the coming
OF the army of home-seekers will he \
decided benefit to the Northwestd
New blood and new money, accomn.
anled by enthusiasm for the West
and its future are the great assets
realized by this section in securing
this flood OF people The new crop
OF settlers is not the least valuable
OF the harvest season.
Miss Mary Garden who was. it is
SAID, the woman who struck Senator
Depew dumb by appearance on the
street in the " cutest" little Turkish
trousers, the other day. has made
marked sensation in Chicago as well.
This is surprising when the hob.
ole skirt passed inspection with
scarcely a smile of derison, and it
was necessarily double the inflictiol
OF the bifnrcated garment from across
the sea. 1t may be, however, that
the double-barreled hobble, being
patterned exactly after those the
langorish Turkish maidens display in
the pictures at the Chicago Art In.
stltute, it may have caused preid.
dice against their use among the lead.
erS here. ..-
That Oregon and Washington
contain one-third of the available
water power of United Slater and
that between 5000. 100000 and Z.
100000 horsepower can be enerated
in the two States, is the statement
OF Fred H. Renshaw, hydrogroher
OF the United States Geological Sur
vey, who has had charge of measur-
ing the flow of Northwest Rivers
during the last two years. Two
years more will DO required to con,
plete the work. The results OF hls
investigation SO far male viii he
published December Isl by the Geo.
logical Survey.