The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1912-11-23


which would be blessing 10 that
'some other point" in that Its life
would be prolonged as mining section
and both Crystal Fails aud that some
other section" get the benefit of active
operations instead of rushing one TO
exhaustion and keeping the other in
depression. The Youngstown mine
should pay taxes on an assessment OF
at least $500. 900, not as penalty for
not operating. but because IL is worth
that much TO its owners and they
should not be allowed TO dodge their
just share OF these burdens.
There are other low grade proper.
ties about here that. il they were given
the gaf Of an equitable assessment
would find some way to operate
whether they belong TO the Oliver. Cor
rigan Mckinney or any other company.
These corporations were not backward
in filing objections against the resi-
dences of the people OF the county the
minute they were iacKed mp by the tax
commission. It's simply business
proposition with them and things will
never be anywhere near right here un-
til the people take the same view. Our
property is all mp TO the top notch
more than il can be sold for The
mineral interests have put it there and
they have no kick coming now if che
people put the IN in the same box.
And. by the way, want TO say
that don't wholly agree with you on
your tonnage tax theory. You can
quote me as saying that | am in favor
of tonnage tax on all ore taken out of
the state of Michigan unless an equal
amount-to ton for ton-of this ore is
manufactured into pig iron in Michi-
gan. Go 10 PIttsburg or Cleveland and
you will see the great development
that Is being Brought about in those
sections by the ore from Lake Superior
You are arguing TO the tax commission
of the instability OF values of your
homes because OF the ore being taken
from within our bounds while the fell
lows who are taking this ore away are
adding 10 the stableness of values in
Pittsburg and other iron oenters 10y this
very commodity, the removal Of which |
jeopardises the life savings you have
put into your homes.
1T is an open secret that when the |
late Governor johnson vetoed the ton
mage tax bill in Minnesota il was upon
the understanding that certain a
mount OF Minnesota ore would be
smelted in Minnesota. That is the Sc
cret OF the building of the immense
plant at Duluth and Superior For
that reason | say, we people OF Michi-
gan are being bamboosled.
"Let some of the big furnaces being |
built at Cleveland by the Corrigan
people or at Pittsburg by
the Oliver people be built at Escanaba,
Marquette or some other upper penin
sula point or else let those who seek TO |
add stability TO their immense property |
holdings in these eastern centeTs pay |
for the privilege Don't worry about
the mines being closed or about the IN
Justice 20 this mine or that by ton
mage tax bill that a tonnage tax
bill such as was proposed at the special
session i'm which the tonnage pays a |
tax only upon the excess above the ad-
yalorem tax. There ls a great deal Of
bunk being fed the upper peninsula
newspapers on this tonnage tax. OF
course wouldn't want TO eee ton
mage tax passed that would not recog
nize the advalorem system az basis
and wouldn't want to see one passed
at all il onr miners come across with
some of their steel plants for Michi
gan. We are entitled to some Of the
good things that result from our great
netnral resources as we'll ~ the fellow
down east.