The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1911-10-07
MINING COMPANIES ASK COMMISSION
TO RAISE ALL TAXES
WILL 60 TO CASH A VALUE
Review viii be Made Next Spring the
Assessors Do Not Heed the Warning
And Make the Raise.

visors room in the court house last
"Wednesday beginning at 300 O'Clock
a. m. and continuing throughout the
day. Commissioner Shields was the
only member Of the commission in the
city. Mr.. Thompson who is the other
member on the road being busy in
Charleyoix county where general
review is being had.
The commission was attended by two
reporters and two of the employees of
the commission and Prof Leith who
made the appraisal OF the mines in the
iron country
The first business was the calling of
the roll Of the supervisors by town
ships Each supervisor responded and
presented his roll which was taken in
hand by the commission The sworn
statements were also asked for but very
few OF them were in evidence. All OF
the supervisors sent out the blanks but
there were few of them returned.
Assessor Brown of Crystal Falls city
testified that he sent ont S32 statements
and that not one was returned to him.
Alter the supervisors had presented
their rolls the representatives OF the
iron mining companies were called in
alphabetical order beginning with the
Bates Iron Co which was represented
by Mr. Watson. He stated that as the
Bates is but a small exploration ne
would not consume the time OF the
commission at that time preferring To
give way to some Of the larger interests
with the proviso that the Bates people
be heard if there was time later ia the
day.
The Bristol and Brule companies
didn't respond TO the call in the tore
noon. The Cleveland Cliffs were not
represented as Mr.. Belden was unable
70 get here but Mr.. Bell stated that he
was requested to attend 10 the interests
OF that company by Mr. Belden and
that he would do so at a later time
when he responded for some other i'm
terrsts he represented
= The Carpenter interests were not
represented but Mr.. Nicely, who is in.
terested in the fee with Mr.. Carpenter.
asked il the assessments reported In
The Diamoud Drill OF $50, 900 included
both the Monongahela and the lands on
b. Mr.. Leith replied that il did.
Corrigan Mckinney 81 Co. was the
next and Supt. w. ] Richards re-
sponded with the irst real arguments
Df the day Mr.. Richards covered the
assessments OF the entire groupe of
mines owned by Corrigan. Mckinney
y Co and had his argument written
'ut and read IL at length.
His first agument was against the
method followed by Mr.. Finlay i'm
iguring that the bodies OF ore were
continuous TO any certain depth and
proved by maps OF the Columbia. Dunn,
Lamont and others that IL is impossible
% figure that the same conditions will
'ule on even the next level as exists on
my one level OF tho mine.
His next argument was against the
'laim that diamond drill hole is snf-
lcient to base an assumption Of big
onnage on another argument was as
o the costs OF equipping the small
'odies or ore in Iron county as con
rasted with the bodies in other coun.
les. He showed that whereas in other
ounties the average production of the
lines is 2. 000 600 in Iron county it Is
little better than 600 600 tons 10 the
roperty and that IL costs as much 20
luip for the small as the large body.
10 then called attention 90 the differ
ut conditions reigning as some of the
ew finds contrasting the Neely with
le Carpenter and Amasa Porter He
len took mp in order the properties
pom when he com planned OF the Fin
y appraisal and dealt with them i'm
vidualIy His argument was com
ete and convincing.
Mr.. Richards statenent was by far
10 longest aud most complete of any
esented and at its finish there was a
neral discussion of the matter, prin.
pally between Mr.. Richards and 81
'of Lcith who, during the entire
airing, did most Of the talking.
As result. Mr.. Richards was asked
file with the commission his written
inion Of the cut that shonld be mana
the figures set byp Mr.. Finlay upon
. various properties Of the Corrigan.