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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-19
WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1911.
TREAT ALL ALIKE.

During the coming week tue counSJ
commissioners in each county through
out Montana will meet as boards OF
equalization, to review the assessment
lists Of property owners for the cur
rent year, and to make such changes
rs may sp~pearfproper and necessary.
Upon the completion OF this work, the
second week inlAugust, the board OF
equalization will fix the county tax
levy, the ratesbeing determined by the
probable expenditures during the en-
euing year and the total valuation to
which such rate will apply.
It is q dificult!matter for a county
board OF equalization to do exact
Justice to all interests concerned. One
of its duties is toNdetect property that
has been concealed from the ASSESSOR,
and to p place it upon,the tax list. This
work is impossible ofSfair and equita-
BILE accomplishment, for the reason
that some ~taxAdodgers are smarter
than others, and ssucceed in hiding a
part of their belongings from the most
vigilant officers. In every county
throughout Montana there is a large
annual loss ofs.taxes because OF the
inability of thelIauthorities to secure
the enrolment of all property on the
assessment list.
But the function Of a board OF
equaliz alton that observes the most
---zel 4-oiIa~ot{1r ia ot whinh
gives it power to so ad just the valua-
tions of different classes of property
that they shall bear their equal share
OF the tax burden. This power is sci.
dom exercised to !%theIextent that the
Importance of the subject deserves.
Some classes ofIproperty are assessed
at their actualCcashi value and other
classes at less than their cash value
the result being that owners of the
former class of property pay more
than their justsshare of taxation.
These conditions are strikingly illus
trated in the railroad assessment made
by the state board, aud which has
been discussed in these columns or
several occasions. The valuation plac
ed upon this class of property is abou
one third of its .actua cash value, ant
In order tossecure just treatment TO
n of other kinds of property, tn
latter should besassessed upon a sim
liar basis.
The Montana tax laws, to be sure
decree that all property shall b
assessed at:its cash value, but If thi
requirement is disregarded by tn
state board, and q valuation of one
third be placed upon property subjee
to its action, ltheIpropersway to equa
lie matters Is to adopt q similar bas'
OF valuation forsother classes of prof.
erty.
All Taxpayers should receive II
same kind of treatment. The owner
l60. acre clsimIshould not be take
more In proportion than the owner
thousands of acres. The citizen WI
owns q few headS. OF stock should
taxed upon the same. basis as the ow
ers of big herds land 6ocks. TT
valuation of all real estate and pc
sonal property shouldlbear the sar
relation to it's cash value as the val
alton placed upon railroad proper
by the state board!of equalization.
The adoption OF this plan might
attended by embarrassment and dil
Guilty, but it is theiEonly fair way
meeting q situation !that perpetrat
injustice upon a large:number OF Mo
tapa citizens.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-19

Water right blanks-oniy correct
form published-for sale at the RIVER
PRESS Office.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-07-19
BEST GROCERIES AND FRUITS

We always have in stock the Very Best of Staple and Fancy
Groceries During the fruit season you will find Fresh Fruits o
everv description on display at our grocery department. If you do
not have time to viit this department personally every morning.
attention.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
COPPER RANGE

Boston-Some stockholders of the Copper Range Co. have manifested uneasiness concerning the mainte- nance of the present $4 dividend. IT stockholders have kept themselves in formed, it should be no surprise to them to know that on the tasis of present copper settlements tho com pany is not earning its present div idends. In fact, for the last two years it has been necessary to with draw something from the treasuries Of the subsidiary companies in order to make up the s4 disbursement on the shares of the consolidated com pany.
 It is gratifying to know that dur ing the year 1910 the average cop per recovery from the subsidiary mines was considerably higher than in the year preceding and that the cost of production was the lowest shown in the company's history.
 These important operating achieve ments, however, are Of little avail if the mines are compellel to sell their product on q 12 lucent metal market,
 The future of Copper Range divi. dends, therefore. is up to the metal market. On 12-cent copper, Copper Range can earn but s3 per share and if there Is further decline in present quoted prices, it is quite probable that the directors three months hence will vote a reduction in the dividend. On the other hand, should there be substantial improve ment in metal market conditions, tho present dividend will be maintained
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
B. B. THAYER oN COPPER.

New York-B. B. Thayer, presi- dent Of Anaconda Copper Co. who has returned from an inspection trip of the Butte copper mines. reports conditions in the Butte district sat isfactory and speaks encoura gingiy of the general copper outlook. He says:
 The copper mines in Butte are looking better than ever. As a matter of fact. they are in better condition today than they have been in 10 years Several of the large experiments which we nave .unGel way are nearing completion and the tendency in general is toward a continued reduction in costs. due to these experiments and many other economies which have been intro duced.
 Notwithstanding the extraordinary amount of repair work and a nor nal amount of development work. costs are satisfactory at present Among the most marked develop nents during the year were those Of the Butte & Boston Mining Co. on the bottom levels of all mines have been most gratifying.
 T do not think copper is different from that of any other large business industry nor is 1t immune from con ditions that exist in the country at the present time My opinion is that fhe coDDer industry will show marked improvement as soon as bus mess conditions start to improve, and not before that time.
 The present rate of production of copper in the Butte camp shows no change as compared with the last six or eight months.
 Business conditions in Butte and the state in general are similar to trade conditions in other sections of the country, but as rHle people in Montana are prosperous"
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
RAILROAD VICTORY
 AND ITS MEANING

Minneapolis-The railroads have won the Minnesota rate case in Judge Sanborn's court
 Judge Sanborn's decision probably ends a disagreement extending over more than four years between the state railroad and warehouse com mission of Minnesota and the Hil roads. If appealed. the case will have to go to the United States Su- preme Court.
 An investigation Of the commodity rates was begun by the commission Aug. IS, 1906 On Dec. 14. that body reduced all freight rates within the state on an average of 17.37 per cent. The roads at once applied to the United States circuit court for an injunction to restraint the commis- sion from putting these rates into enect. and this was granted in Jan uary, 1907.
 The legislature was in session at the time, and the matter was taken up, The former reductions were withdrawn, and a new schedule, ef. fecting an average cut of 10 per cent, was promulgated Again the roads obtained a restraining order and the state was called upon to prove the reasonableness of the ra'es it would enforce.
 Judge Otis was appointed master to take evidence, and the railroad commission set about proving that the proposed rates were fair. The state held that charges should be based on: One, cost of the service; and two, value of property devoted to the service.
 The carriers asserted that it was impossible to determine cost of ser vice, and the part incurred by the passenger and freight departments The commission set about determin ing it by examining hundreds of thou sands of way bills, train sheets, gen eral accounts and records. They proved to their own satisfaction that the reduced rates were liberal. as applied to the cost of service.
 It was the second matter that proved the crux of tke case. Tho companies maintained that a fail valuation must be based on cost oi production; the state, that this meth cd ignores present value, origina cost and actual investment by stock holders. Judge Otis accepted the railroads view, and found the value of the Northern Pacific and Grea' Northern to be- nearly what they claimed it to be. Disregarding equi ties of Northern Pacific asserted tc be worth s200.O00. coo Judge Otis fixed the value of that road at $452,0O0,000 and of the Great Northern at s457, OO0, ,000, and held that the companies were entitled to earn ' per cent on their valuation.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
NEW MINE ROAD.
(Douglas International. }

A first-class road has just been completed by the Padrizzina company from Las Chispas to Nacozari, and hereafter all supplies for that com pany will be hauled to the Las Chispas mine over that road This was the announcement made by R. Duforcq, superintendent of the Las Chispas, when he was in the city this week He also said that the supplies for his company would be conveyed from Nacozari by motor trucks, similar to the ones used by the Copper Queen store in this city. only Of larger capacity.
 The building Of this road will bring within the trade territory of Doug las one of the richest mining dis. tricts in the state of Sonora, which sn the past has been tributary to Cananea and Naco.
 The Las Chispas mine, owned by the Padrizzini company, has a record for gold production equalled by few, if any, in the Southwest, and besides that property there are other import ant ones whics will be turned to Douglas for supplies.
 At present, on account of the in- surrecto trouble, the district is quiet, but there are many proposit. Ions that will be heard from in the future that will add much to the trade of the city, now that a first class road is available to Nacozari.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
UTAH CONSOLIDATED.

BOston.-The present management of the Utah Consolidated Mining Co. will make no vigorous canvass for proxies in order to retain operating control of the property, taking the position that if stockholders are de sirious that the management shall be turned over to new interests, it is for them to determine the ques- ton without the slightest influence or coercion from the present officers.
 We understand that since the un- favorable underground dij1psures have been made. President Broughton has refused to accept any salary. and that furthermore he still retains a very considerable ownership in the company's shares.
 Notwithstanding the very unsatis- factory operating results for 1910, President Brought)n incorporated the following encouraging assurance in the annual report recently issued:
 The company has a surplus of $S22 23g. and I believe will be div idend payer in the future"
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
SURVEY IN TUCSON.

TUCSON, April 13.-Having com pleted their surveys near Pantano, the members of the Fl Paso & Southwestern surveying party ar rived in Tucson at } o'clock last ey- cning. Today the party. F in num- Der aud headed by C. :. Henning. jr+ spent the day in making surveys over the routes through the city pre- yiously outlined The party will re main here for a day or two and then will work eastword again, locating their surveys as far eastword as Mescal.
 The members of the party who came here besides Chief Henning, are Charles Iittlefeld. T. Hudlin, Lewis Smith. M l. Babcock, s. A. Neely, J. C. Hooper, c. H. Kempf. T. E. Crib ble, M. Delehanty, Thomas Anwl, James Sanders, George Sanders, E. 0. Gray and J. B. Norton
 The chief engineer in charge of the surveys, E. Jones, did not come to Tucson with the party.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
FIRST ORE
 BY TRAIN ARRIVES
Entire Shipment Is Sacked and Runs Over 70
 Per Cent

The first trainload ot copper ore rom the Bonanza Mine in the high mountainous interior of Alaska, left Kennecot on April 9th. at s a. m On Saturday. April Sth. this train pulled into Cordova. the seaport. having successfully completed the run Of ls7 miles over the new Copper River & Northwestern rail. way. the pioneer trunk line of Alaska. It was also the first copper shipment of any magnitude from any point ot Alaska. and as it consisted of HOO tons it can be truthfully said that it was one of tke largest mining ship ments made at one time and from one mine. in many years past.
 Ire ore consisted of the run of the mIne and was sacked; the crude ere being shipped direct to the Ia 'p.a smeiter without going through tue mill The entire shipment ran 1ter 70 per cent and up to as higu as 1z per et'. and ca ,d valurs Ct silver from cG to 30 oIicos with a trace of gold. It can be readily computed that the actual value of the shipment was consider ably over s20O.0O0, and as similar shipments will be made each week rom Cordova to Tacoma, the copper product of this new Alaskan property win undoubtedly have a direct ef- feet upon the copper market.
 Samples of the highest grade orc obtainable preceded the large ship ment into Seattle. and on being dis played in prominent shop windows oE the big city of the northwest. attracted considerable attention.
 To quickly and easily handle the copper tonnage from the Bonanza, a special copper train has been put in commission to work between the mines and mill, located at Kenne- colt. and Cordova, the seaport. The Alaska Steamship company has pun on the Cordova run, exclusively to handle this copper tonnage. two specially built steel steamships-the
 Seward. appropriately named for the late William H. Seward. the man who made it possible for the United States to purchase Alaska and the Latouche, named for the island in Prince William Sound, Alas ka, from which copper was first shipped from that territory.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
DF. lyons
 PER RFEcT Tooth P0Ws9r

notoLiy cleaGses, preserves and beauti6esthc teeth g0iihoul iR- jury. butimpa. .spurityaadfra- grance to the breath. removing instantly the odor of tobacco.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
Eastern Markets
 Yesterday
(By | J. Overlook

BOSTON. April i3.-Copper Range, North Baltc and East Butte were tae only active coapers and all three showed decided strength for a Cau day Professional traderq stayed out Of the market on ac. co,.2t of the double holiday and we shall probahI5 have dull opening Monday unless the supreme court Go clsions come iu.-Paine, Webher tS Co
 Curbs 1ul and teatureiess. Leun offered st sls without transactiou5. s,aS nav and Warren firm and un- changed London copper Is 3d ngter Total sales, NeW York. 1ls.- seo
 A. sJocl. exchanges will he closed -sp eud Saturday
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14

Congressman Ollie James. who hopes to he the next United States senator from Kentucky. has been in politics almost since b1yhood. having served his apprenticeship as a page ia the Kentucky legislature.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14

Governor Ead'ey wifi be the chiei sneaker 8: the annual banquet of the Association of Young Republi- cans of Missouri to he given in Kan. sas City on April Is.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14
EASTERN STAR GRAND BALL,

Next Tuesday night at Odd Fet lows Hall the Eastern Star lodge will give a grand ball. Ladies and gentlemen not members of the Eastern Star or Masonic orders must present invitations at door.
 lsi
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14

Congressman Lincoln Dixon of Tn- diana, who Is a member Of the new Ways end Means Committee of the house is a country lawyer and be- icngs to the old school Of Indiana democrats that incIuded Thomas P Hendrioks and DanIel Voorhees,.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14

Ct Theoeore Roosevelt has ac- eepted an invitation to speak be- fore the members of the Wisconsin legislature in Madis1n on April L.
Bisbee daily review., 1911-04-14

Walter Ford, brother of Russ Ford, the New York star. has signed to manage the Anniston team in the Southeastern League.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15

BATTLE ROYAL AT
FORT BLISS SUNDAY
Country Club Team to Club
the Fourth Cavalry
Nine There.

Safety seeking citizens are hereby
officially warned to seek shelter in
their storm cellars or on Crazy Cat
mountain next Sunday afternoon, the
day scheduled for the big battle to
take place The war maps are drawn,
the artillery is in position, the two op-
posing forces are on razor-safety razor
edge, awaiting the signal from the
moving picture machine operators and
the war correspondents. TO begin ac-
ton
1t win be the Maderista Country club
against the Cientifico Fourth cavalry
and it vii be a battle for "b-l-u-d"
1t is advertised as a baseball game,
but that is only a bluff TO evade the
law and prevent the battle from being
stopped before 1t starts. The Fourth
cavalry officers have been laundering
for chance at the Country clubbers
since the last defeat was administered
70 them. The Country club gave the
braves Of the Fourth an awful drub-
bing, and the cavairymen are deter
mined TO return the compliment next
Sunday afternoon.
The contest will take place on the
Fort Bliss parade, so that everyone will
have room to run when the hostiIities
start All former friendships will
cease while the game is in progress.
AS it is Intended TO play nine INNINGS.
no time limit has been placed upon
the game.
Arrangements have been made for the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15
MAKING PLANS FOR
SWIM MING
RACES
Marathon Events Not in Fa-
vor But One Will Be
Held.

New York. N. z. July 1s.-Plans for
the outdoor swimming season of 1911
are well under way.
The New York Athletic club has ap-
piled for the quarter mile swim and
fancy diving contest, which will prob
ably be held at Travers Island on
August 70. The half and one mile
races have been asked for both by the
Pittsburg Athletic club and the Mis-
souri, Athletic club of st. Louis. The
ten mile title will be competed for
ust 10, under the auspices Of the
Missouri Athletic club.
The New York Athletic club has re-
quested sanction for the 40 yards
swim on July Is, and the shalf mile
race on September 2; the Deal Beach
Swimming club for the fancy diving
on August Is. and one other event for
September 4. AS the Athletic Yacht
club is also in the field for one race,
however, it is probable that the mile
will go to Sea Gate
The middle Atlantic titles will be
competed for in Philadelphia on Sep
TENDER 2. The 100 yards, half mile
and one mile are on the program.
Marathon swimming races do not
seem popular this year. The annual
Chicago river event will take place on
August IL and some fasteners pro-
pose starting in it. 1t is possible that
the American Life Saving society will
ask sanction for a five mile race in
Long Island sound in August.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15

For a time he was leading the league
Waco enjoys the distinction OF be-
ing the best fielding team in the
league. with record Of .9S7 for the
season San Antonio is second. with a
record Of 967.
In stolen bases. Davis. Of Houston. is
the leader with %.
Fort Worth has released pitcher Nc
Kay, who played good ball in this
league for several years. The passing
of Mckay closes a sensational career.
Nine years ago he was signed by the
Chicago White Sox and trained with
that team in the spring. but was farmed
to the American association, where he
did sensational work two seasons. He
then went TO the Western association
and was signed by Fort Worth IN
1909.
San Antonio Is congratulating itself
on picking up two men for song.
who have since developed into among
the best players Of the Texas league
The discards mentioned are center
fielder Spencer and second baseman
Darringer. Spencer had been east aside
by Indianapolis OF the American asso-
citation and Mobile OF the Southern
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-07-15

at third and one on first, and the
batter tried the squeeze play. To
me the play was surprise complete;
ly, because Cleveland had not been
playing that kind of baseball, and
besides the batter was a man notori-.
ously weak on bunting. I hadn't the
slightest idea that a squeeze would
be attempted and 1 don't think
Moriarity had either, nor Schmidt,
who was catching. By all odds the
bunt ought to have caught us asleep,
scored the run and perhaps won the
game right there. Another thing
that made me negligent about ex7
pecting bunt was that l pitched q
fast curve ball, and one hardly would
expect a poor buntsT to try to poke
down one of that sort He did, how
ever, and dropped little fly ball per-
haps fifteen feet down the third base
line and perhaps six or seven feet in.
on fair ground. If the ball had been:
hunted on the ground the play never;
could have happened. The runner on
third base had started home at top;
speed, but seeing the ball in the air.:
turned and tore back toward third.
fearing he would be doubled. He
was, but not In the way he expected.
1 think Bush must have suspected
what was coming for he was Oh a;
dead run forward when the bali was
hunted. He was in the play, while.
1G<,- r~t<x 7 a.
footed and unable to move. Schmidt.
leaped down the line trying to reach.
the ball, but too late, except to leave
the plate uncovered Whether Bush:
saw that the runner was going back;
to third or not I don't know. Any,
how he scooped that ball with one
hand before it hit the grass twice
and snapped it underhand to first
base twenty feet ahead of the bat
ter, wonderful bit of work In itself.
Meantime the runner, who had gone
back to third seeing Bush shoot TO
first, started home again at top
speed. He saw Schmidt was away
from the plate and thought it was
uncovered. Bush, however, kept on,
covered the plate, took the return
throw from Jones and tagged out the
runner as he slid, and without stop
ping fired the ball down to second
and came near catching the runner
there because he had rounded second.
He made the entire play practically
without looking at all, or at least
without wasting a seconds time in
looking, and he must have had 1t all
figured out as he made 1t, calculating,
without seeing what they were doing, |
Just what each runner would do IN
der the circumstances.
Copyright 1911. by W. G. chapman.)