The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1911-06-01
All AGREE on Mine Expert.


commissions selection of James K.
Finlay. SO Williams street New YORK
city, as the man to make a new and
thorough appraisal of all mining prop
critics in Michigan. The work IN
wolves an industry employing 40,O0o
men and properties of an estimated
value of $125,000.
Mr.. Finlay, who is an expert min
ing engineer, working privately and
connected with no university, mas
been notified to come to Michigan ana
begin work at once. His selection is
approved by the officials interested.
The Senator White law, recently
enacted requires the work to be com
pleted and report filed with the, COM
mission by August 81, 1911.
Agitation for the appraisal OF the
mines for a new basis of taxation was
begun during the last gubernator1al
primary by Patrick II. Kelley. The
state grange also declared the huge
financial interests in the upper PENN
| sula weren't paying enough taxes.
In acting on this issue the legisla-
ture included all Michigan mines In
the reappraisal.
Finlay will thus investigate the coal,
salt and gypsum mines OF the lower
peninsula. The act allows $4,000 for
| the work.
Practically all of the copper mines
are in Houghton, Keweenaw ana On
tonagon counties, the present as
sessed valuation of the copper mines
totaling S79,2s6,SS2. Houghton coun'
tv which boasts Of the Calumet 81
Hecla. has copper mines whose valu-
alton has been fixed at Stats 2o
Keweenaw is worth in copper mines
s6.628.342. and Ontonagon $1,1S6,62O
They employ 1920 miners. The iron
mines extend over Baraga, Dickin
son. Gogebic and Iron counties and are
assessed at s25,S29,S22, divided as fol
lows: Baraga, $1O3,500; Dickinson
s5.754.741; Gogebc, $6,955,S0O, ant
Iron. 81 ,49S,291. They employ 15'oo'
men.
The principal coal mines OF the low
or peninsula, which employ 2,4I4 men
are located in Bay, Saginaw an'
Shiawassee counties.
County Gets More Money Than Tax.
J The big primary school fund appoi
, toned for the fiscal year ending Jun
, 30. 1911, exceeds the state tax 10
1910 by s1.355,S69 and for the frs
time WAYNE county draws more iron
> the state than ii paid in taxes.
+. Only IA counties pay in more tina
, tbev receive. while the other 69 re
4 ceive more than they pay. The tota
amount apportioned was S6,OS4,36
and the state tax was $4''zs,Voo.
Wayne county receives $35'olo
4 excess OF its state tax for the yea
). and in view of the change in the metl
l. ODDS of distribution next year IN
0 amount will undoubtedly be large
!, owing to the exclusion from the a.
l. portionment of those counties whic
, have n sufficient amount OF primar
d money on hand to pay the teacher
wages for two years.
Millions of Trout Being Planted
Brook trout fry to the number
n 2.250. O0O propagated at the state MS
r. hatchery at st. Mary's rapids, nav
4. been planted in upper Mlcnnga
\. streams this spring. Nearly milii'
@ others. Matched at the Clevelar
# Cliffs Iron company's hatchery
Ie Munising. have been deposited in va
N GUS creeks and small lakes, mostly
10 Alger county. Similar paintings ha'
IS been made annually For a number
II years past, and only because OF IN
10 policy is the upper peninsula angl
enabled to enjoy his favorite sport.