The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1910-01-22

The Wels-Fargo express company distributed
00O 600 in dividends last year, while the post
Office department fell behind 100000. Repub-
lcan laws bring republican prosperity-to some.
And now do you notice how the republican
papers are taking pains to show that the admin
stration' is and has been all right? 1t makes a
difference in the average republican newspapers
politics when lack of patronage is threatened.
Preparations for taking the 1910 census in the
third congressional district of Washington are un-
der way. A. M. Storch of Spokane is supervisor
of this district, and he announces that all appli-
cants for positions in the census work must state
at which postoffice they desire to take the exami-
nation. In this county examinations for taking
the census will be held Feb. 5 at Colville New
port, Northport, Springdale, Ruby.
St
Leroy Marbelle, assessor of Ferry county, dis
cussed plan for the assessment for taxation of
mining properties at the annual sessions of the
county assessors of Washington in Spokane the
week of January 10, saying among other things:
The method intend to try this year in placing
valuations on producing mines is briefly this:
will ascertain as nearly as possible the net profit
the year ending March 1, 1910. The sum of which
this amount will equal 20 per cent shall be taken
to be the actual value of the mine producing such
ore this method, however, will only be applied to
properties which have been shipping one year or
more.
81 believe this method to be fair as applied to
producing mines because my conception of a mine
is hole in the ground, or ap excavation in the
earth from which precious and other metals
and minerals are taken. If these minerals can not
be converted into money at profit to the operator
the mine can have no definite or fixed value.
Where minerals have been found in paying
quantities on mining claim or in mine, it follows
that there is known and definite value attached
to such mine, and taking the net profit at certain
fixed per cent of sum- which when found will
constitute the actual value of the mine, believe
will be just and reasonable valuation.
The nonproducing mines present more diff
cult problem; many of them are rated by local min
ing men as very valuable, but how can we fix
value on something, in a sense, intangible?
mine that has never produced and which we have
no positive assurance ever will produce minerals
in paying quantities may be held at high price;
it may be transferred for substantial considera-
tion but this price does not present the actual or
approximate value of the property"
p>S
James," said the teacher, II wish you would
not come to school with such dirty hands, What
would you say if l came to school with hands like
that?''
Il wouldn't say anything" was the prompt re-
ply, ''Pd be too polite"
While the country has a right to be gratfed
with the generous crops this season, aggregating
So, 0OO, ,0OO 900, it is not pleasant to be reminded
that in 13 years the household necessities of life in
American homes have advanced nearly so per cent
in price and are still rising.
President Taft's position is rapidly being de-
veloped. When he went into office there was
decided difference Of opinion as to what his poll
cies would be. The progressive element of his
party hoped that he would stand with them, because
he had been recommended by Roosevelt The con-
servative republicans expected him to stand with
them because they had financed the campaign.
At first he tried to please both sides, but when
forced to show his hand very emphatically en-
dorsed the position of the conservatives.
There seems to be no doubt that the course
adopted by Clifford Pinchot was a deliberate at
tempt to develop Mr.. Taft's position, and the in
surgent senators and congressman are engaged in
the same campaign. They propose to place the
president on record so clearly that the people will
not be deceived by any protestations of friendship
for progressive policies.
This development of the position of the admins
tration will be beneficial because it is also develop
ing the position of the republican party. The in
surgents are now freely admitting that for years
past their party has been dominated by the selfish
interests. They are pleading guilty to the indict-
ments brought by Mr.. Bryan during the past IL