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The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01
ARKANSAS FINANCE

practically every article purchased l., tha State now is priced at an ad- .,.e of one third over what it can be .s.ured .s for by the cash buyer. The ,s.son for this is the condition of the Arkansas treasury and the long wait the creditor of the state must undergo ,o cet his money, or the discount hs must accept in order to get cash nnon it. The price of State warrants are going down continually. ard after ,be annual settlement of the county collectors in July, and the cash they nav in has been consumed in redeem ing outstanding warrants, the state muer will go down to about go per cent This is the estimate placed upon it by Little Rock bankers. This hardship is not upon the states ere dit alone, but it is burdersome in the extreme to the employees of the state. They work for average salaries, and must accept what they can get for their warrants. They have hereto fore been preferred creditors for the different state officers could receive money and hold it to take up their sal ary warrants. Now they must pay all money received into the Treasury immediately or be guilty of a felony.
 Prospects for special session are indeed slight, and without something of this nature to relieve the financial condition of the treasury, the value of warrants will continue to drop and the states debt to climb. It is estimated that by the next session of the legis- lature that the deficit in the general revenue fund will have ben increased by s5O0,000 due to the advance in prices on state supplies. This could be saved if the state paid cash for its supplies.
 During the last session of the legis- lature one of the leaders made the remark that he would not propose a revenue measure for the Assembly seemed only bent on spending money, ana It would be no use to attempt it.
 Little relief can be anticipated from 'he Arkansas banks, for they feel as
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01
THE ADVANTAGE OF EXTERMIN
 ATING ANIMAL PESTS
economy

There Is no longer any novelty in lthe statement that health is a pur
 chasable commodity. It would re- qulre little effort to instance num- erous typical cases in which the in
 stltution of hygenic measures through public agencies has resulted in a con scrvation of human life important in itself and out of all proportion, in it's benetcent consequences, to the expen- allure of effort or money involved. Aside from the classic illustration of what has been accomplished in the Panama Canal Zones, is the eradica- tion of bubonic plague from the cities on our Pacific coast. The infection of the rat-the source of the disease as 1t is communicated to man-was carried to the ground squirrels of California. After the recognition of this added danger, the United States Public Health Service caused re- cuction in the number of these ami mals, in that state estimated at 90 per cent, from July, 1913, to Nov ember, 1914. The destruction of the animals involved an area of 3.373, ,146 acres, which includes about 2,000 miles of railroad right of way. As result says The Journal of the American Medical Association, bubonic plague has been eradicated from the state of California. The destruction Of ami mal pests has incidentally resulted in large economic advantages. The destroyed ground squirrels caused great losses each year. Growing crops have been eaten or destroyed; nursery stock has been damaged; the burrows made into the banks of irrigation ditches and canal banks have resulted in floods with attending disasters and financial loss. Frequent interrup- tions to railroad traffic have occurred through cave-ins and washouts that have had their beginning through wa ter finding its way through a ground squirrel burrow. Subsistence of ties a' d rails took place because of indi- vidual burrows or colonies cavine in, with resulting increase in mainten- ance- of-way charges and repairs to rolling stock and rails, due to pound- ing, and on rail ends and joints. An investigation by the Public Health Service has revealed something re- garding the unexpected magnitude, of the saving resulting from the anti squirrel campaign. Twenty-one per i sons reported saving of over S2,000 in repairs to irrigational canal banks; twenty two reported an average sav- ing of $99 per person on young trees; even greater advantages were report ed in respect to stored grains. Satis- from 497 replies received it appears that an average expenditure of 11.2 cents per acre in squirrel eXtermina-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

Most calculations on the coming gu- bernatorial contest have not seriously considered Stephen Brudidge IT,, as possibility, and in doing so have overlooked a very likely prospect. While the Searcy citizen has had lit tie to say on the subject, and is doing remarkably we'll with his law prac- tice, it is known that he is much dis pleased over the defeat of the pri- mary election bill, and other actions of the recent Assembly, which may in- fuence him to champion them before the people. With information he has been supplied with, Stephen Brun- didge would be foe few could meet on the stump.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

though the last Assembly should have considered the matter more seriously than it did. There is only one hope for relief now, and that is special session that will provide for bend issue. Such bonds would be sold at
 or hops at premium, and the saving on state supplies would more than pay for them in ten days.
 $59O,000 veto by the governor covers a period of two years and this will be practically offset by the increase in price of all commodities sold the state, so there will be little decrease in the states debt at that time. in spite of declarations to the contrary.
 Much of the state scrip that is now out, Is being turned over to collec tors over the state, who will use it Tn making a settlement with the Trea- surer, and in this manner holders of warrants will get almost face value. or perhaps par value for it, but it will materially decrease the cash fund in the Treasury at the time when the State is usually flush.
 The worst hit by the veto message on appropriation bills were the agri- cultural schools, but there was feel ing in the Assembly to force those who subscribed to these schools to pay up their pledges.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

Tn enrolling and expressing bills, whe- ther they are familiar with the work or not, and this leads to the confu- slon from which the state is now suf- fering on minimum wage and other bills. The sixty day session is false economy.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

cod never places burden upon
 oJ ,lors unfit to carry it. The work snVa "na world is done by those who are 0i a " and the suffering is bourne by s'iV"e' ho oro hrave. Reed.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

tion brought an estimated saving of 34 cents per acre-a return of 900 per cent. the first year
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The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01

:: wise man who knows his own
 !. " and q wiser one who thor DuSl'i'''' .tonds to it. -Wayland.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-04-01
THE DAYS QUOTATIONS

Code we worship write their lhe faces. Anon.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

den or cause the burden to be made.
Therefore, the policy OF appraisal
that fixes values with lead pencil
only; the one that disregards the pro-
portion OF the public burden which
each property owner should bear is
wrong and valuations so fixed do not
bring about an equitable distribution
OF the tax burden. This tax making is
/ an 'onefous business. The man who has
the responsibility Of apportioning II
gets more abuse and less credit than
any other public functionary. They tell
you, and Il is matter OF general &C
acknowledgement, that men who are spot
lessly truthful in every other walk OF
life will "lie like thief" to escape a
few dollars in taxes. He lies by the
legitimate route, that OF undervalu-
ing, and comparing with his neigh
Dor Why? Any taxpayer may ask
himself and get true answer. He r.
CURES that the other fellow is not pay
ing his just proportion. That his
neighbor is trying to slough off some
thing on him and he brings the law OF
self preservation into effect and does
likewise.
So, we say. that the board intended
TO equalize tax burdens will not ac-
complsh its end If II adheres strictly
TO figures and ignores entirely what
those figures represent Scientists
are able, so it is claimed. TO develop
tissue from protoplasm. They say that
they can pursue their process up un-
Gil II comes TO the point OF putting the
breath OF life. that something that We,
call soul into their creation and there
they fall down. So with our commits
sion. Their figures constitute only the
tissue OF this tax question The soul
OF Il is the proportion which the parcel
OF property is to the public burden and
just so long as they hold aloof from
inquiring into that phase OF the ques-
ton just so long their tax system will
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

The state senator's INDUCED in lit
tie candidate making last week before
they adjourned A poll OF the senate
showed a number OF the senators In
favor Of Mr.. Carton, Mr.. Deikema, Mr.
Dickinson, etc, Mr.. Carton having the
highest number OF friends in the sem
ate The poll isn't at all indicative OF
what the republicans of Michigan will
do this year. Most OF them would like
to see some strong man who has been
outside of the ring for the last few
years come to the front and they would
like this not because they don't con-
slider Mr.. Carton, Mr.. Diekema. MEl
Martindale, Mr. Dickinson and otheu
mentioned gubernatorial timber II
because they want Michigan to roll
it's old time republican majority. Hero
hoping that some man may be four
upon whom the big majority OF the n
publicans may unite.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

paying for a good many months. And
we are not in any war and are unpre-
pared to get into any kind OF war
with any nation. Assuredly the tariff
does not provide the revenue neces.
sary' Yes, but you reply, the war in
Europe has interfered with our i'm
ports to such an extent that this is
easily explained The fact remains
however that the tariff revenue was
insufficient long before the European
war was thought OF. And business
conditions in the United States have
not resigned themselves nor have they
recovered from the blow struck by the
tariff law which the democrates passed
TO be sure we have unexampled pros
perity In the copper business. And
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

There seems to be unanimity of
opinion among newspaper editors, and
others who are supposed to know
something OF the political pulse of the
people. to the effect that the next presi-
dent of the United States is going to
be republican. That opinion is based
largely upon the result OF the elections
which have taken place throughout the
country at various times since Presi-
dent Wilson was chosen. The opinion
likewise is based on the talk that Is
heard among the people. Another
thing that adds to the strength OF that
opinion is the fact that most OF the
progresslves have returned to the lie.
publican party, at least have voted
with the republicans. They realize
that the democratic administration was
made possible only by the division in
the republican party. And while Pres
ident Wilson himself has In some i'm
stances shown himself most capable
man. In the majority OF important con-
siderations he has been, rather, good
professor His greatest weakness Is in
his choice OF men with whom he has
surrounded himself. But that is Meth
er here nor there. The democrats as a
party organization haze shown them
selves incompetent in the management
OF the affairs OF the nation. They have
accomplished practically nothing Of
permanent value 10 the nation outside
Of the reserve banking law And that
originated with the republican admin
istration before them. The pledges
made in their party platform remain
unfulnlled.
AT the same time Il Is clear that the
republicans and the progressives must
reach common basis upon which they
can set about putting their house IN
order and prepare in advance for the
next national election The tariff may
ar may not become prominent ma
tional Issue next time Developments
that are likely 10 magnify into national
issues between the present date and
the time for the next campaign are
likely 70 arise at any moment. But the
democratic tarin law has proven fiat
failure as has every democratic tariff
law There Is talk Of an extra session
o. congress now 70 provide funds with
which TO maintain the government.
This Is In spite OF the special war taxes
which the cor mon people have boon
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

lack soul--a spirit OF fairness from
which no man can appeal with i'm
pugnity.
Nowhere In Michigan Is there more
reason for Investigations OF this kind
than in the upper peninsula with its
vast natural resources developed, de-
yeloping and lying dormant II isn't
sufficient TO proper adjustment OF the
tax burden TO figure up the tonnage In
sight. guess at what is not in sight
and multiply the sum by a profit factor
to arrive at the proportion that min
ing company should pay. II isn't sum
cient to figure up the number OF board
feet on timber forty to say how much
taxes that forty should stand. II isn't
SUFFICIENT to conclude that good pro
perty can better AFFORD high value
than poor one. II is necessary that
each one pay its way; that each keg
stands on it's own bottom.
AS an example. the school tax Is the
big item in local taxes making up over
half OF the total tax roll, Who causes
this expense? Is IL the resident tax
payer? Is II the non-tax payer2 A
little inquiry will show that at least
so per cent OF this burden is caused by
the non-taxpaying part OF the COM
munity brought here TO work In the
mines. This labor is just as much an
asset as is the machinery. The policy
that ignores the development OF other
| possibilities for personal maintenance
that discouiages or neglects TO make
this element taxpayers SO that they
may contribute to the support OF oui
schools is creating a burden. Like
wise the policy OF our outside land
owners who hold their property at er'
,orbitant figures and discourage it'
becoming life sustaining are thus in
creasing the burden and should bear
the proportion that is due them be.
cause OF that policy. The man who
holds royalties so high as to dis
courage the exploration OF land !:
creating an extra burden and should
pay In proportion. 1t isn't sufficient
that value has been deduced By
scientific figuring. These interest;
constitute canker on the lip OF pro
gress and should pay for the surger,
necessary to overcome it's effect or
the political system.
For that reason we believe that tho
policy, outlined by Mr.. Kearney, OF the
commission holding entirely alool
from the tax side OF this taxatiof
question is a wrong one and must
sooner or later be abandoned.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

there Is unusual prosperity in othe,
business which have developed Win
Great Britain. France. Russia and othe,
allies because OF the war. And tha
chances now see INTO indicate that va
are going to have an unusual demand
for copper from all the world whether
the war continues or not. LISA Local
condition. And the Gazette hopes thai
our prosperity will spread TO every
part Of the country, to the iron com
try so near by. But the tariff may yoe.
come the issue again.
Whether II does or not. whateyer|
the situation, the fact renanins that]
the progressiyes and the rtSublicans|
ought to quite quarreling among th><
selves and get their fences repaired
early I'm the year Both republican,
and progressiyes and this applies to|
the leaders particularly ought not To-
be lighting one with the other - !.
Those leaders who are responsible
for the elevation OF minority presl.l
dent should be replaced by good men
There are plenty Of them Of the high
est type, men who are fully capable oil
leading the republican organization
back into power; men OF standing and
ability. who are acceptable to the rank
OF file and who would do credit to the
nation as well as the republican orr
ganization. And there is not the slight.
est necessity for naming any recent
addition to the party. any man who IS
coming back simply to participate in
the success, any man who is willing TO
jump from one party to another any
afternoon that he sees a job, in sight.
Certainly no man who stabbed the re-
publican party in the back has a right
to come back into that party and take
the leadership now. The oid-line stand
pat republicans must remember too
that all the votes are needed TO beat
tho democrats. And that unity OF tie
party can be accomplished by the
proper spirit OF kindly consideration
on both sides--Houghton Mining Ca
zette
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05

The motor truck certainly proved
its worth last Monday morning when
through the promptness with. which
the firemen were able to get TO IND
ground and the chemical apparatus.
the fire IN Mr. Lassinius' home was
quenched with but comparatively
small damage The firemen were on
the scene in less than two minutes
after the alarm came In. One guest at
the Lockwood says that he heard thel
alarm when II started to ring the boz
number and before the ringing was
completed the truck was out OF The
place. We have had lot OF contro-
yersy over this truck matter but whea|
the skies are all cleared away the peo-
pie will be glad that we assumed the|
big expense necessary.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05
VALUATIONS AND TAXES

We cannot agree with Tax Commits
sioner Kearney in his statement at the
hearing last Wednesday when he said
that the tax commission is concerned
only with the fixing of values and Is
in no way concerned with taxes. II
is this spirit which, on IT'S face looks
to be the right one, has brought about
much criticism that has been advanc-
cd against the commission. The tax
commission has, OF course, no hand in
the raising OF taxes. That is func-
ton left to the different municipal
divisions.
But the taxes raised are apportion-
ed upon the valuations fixed by the
commission, the only pronounced ex-
ception being the recent action OF the
state board of equalization and that
exception will soon have been removed
by the appraisal OF Wayne county.
Property owners pay as close to what
they ought TO pay as their property
valuations are in proportion 10 the
burden they are TO the community.
Tax moneys are levied to pay public
burdens II there was no public burden
there would be no taxes Public bur
dens should be apportioned as nearly
as may be on those who make the bur
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-06-05
RETARDING DEVELOPMENT


The point raised by General Manager
Duncan OF the Cleveland COM
pany that the harsh treatment OF I'M
developed properties in the matter of
taxation is having a depressing effect
upon the development OF this upper
peninsula is live one and one that is
being brought home with greater force
as the years pass by. or course, the
suspension OF exploratory work is not
entirely chargeable TO this cause. In
fact the bulk of IL is due to the de-
pressed business conditions and 10 the
over supply of certain grades Of ore
But, IL is a contributory influence
which is growing more intense as the
years pass.
The stimulus given exploratory ven
lures by the expansion OF the iron
business and the haste OF the large in
terests in the middle west TO protect
their investments in furnaces and
finishing plants during the middle OF
the last decade has spent its force
More ore was shown up than the pre-
sent iron business depending upon the
Superior ranges for supply can digest
so the business depression OF last
year furnished the knockout punch
TO that period OF exploratory activity
Those who succeeded in getting hold
OF deposits during that period are now
taking stock and they find the inn
mediate future not any too bright
Most iron men claim that no great ac-
tivity can be looked for in the iron ex-
ploration business until the Mesabi
range begins 10 show signs OF an in
ability to respond quickly to an ex-
pansion in demand That means that
many OF the deposits must be carried
for a number OF years.
Diamond drill holes that showed up
exceedingly well have brought very
disappointing results in development
and many OF the undeveloped ore
bodies are sure to prove a disappoint
ment when opened up. Therefore. the
holders naturally feel shaky about
paying heavy carrying charges upon
something that they don't know the
value Of They don't object to paying
upon the known but they hate to pay a
big charge on an expectation and find
that In reality they have not nearly as
much as they expected.
There are, OF course. other angles to
this question. Il is just as depressing
TO have the natural resources tied up
indefinitely and escape the proportion
Of the public burden which Ia rightly
theirs as 4 Is TO crowd the limit the
other way
It's matter for serious considera.
ton and one upon which the tax com
mission should be given some lee way
under the law whereby the carr wing
charges on an unknown deposit might
be eqaailzed where the conditions are
such that the deposit Is carried be-
cause Of inability TO operate At a profit