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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-05
AVERAGE TENN. ACRE
is ASSESSED 1854
Increase in Valuation in Last IS
Years is Only $3.50.


When the new State Tax Commission
meets to-day in Nashville to attempt the
preparation of tax code for the State,
one of the interesting facts which it will
consider is that Tennessee's broad and
fertile acres. from the East Tennessee
hills bursting with mineral wealth, on
across the blue grass region of the mid
die basin to the rolling valleys of the
west, are worth, SO far as the tax records
of the State are concerned, only IS. GA
each.
In searching the records the commits
sion will find that the 35 years which
have run along since 1880 have in
creased the assessed valuation of Tt1-
nessee farm lands only $3.50 an acre.
In 1880 the assessed valuation of the
average Tennessee acre was $6.05; in
1914 it was 1894.
The records show that while the tax
assessors have been little bit dscrimi-
natory, when justified, in assessing the
lands Of a prosperous county at higher
figure than the lands of the poorer
counties, still, taken all in all, the aver
age is fairly well struck in each of the
grand divisions of the State.
For instance, in East Tennessee the
average is 1884; in Middle Tennessee,
1916, and in West Tennessee, 1854.
Comparison shows also that the increase
in the last IS years has been about the
same in the grand divisions. In 1880
the average in East Tennessee was $4. 81; |
in Middle Tennessee, $6.71, and in
West Tennessee So.
DAVIDSON LEADS THE LIST.
In 1914 the total number of acres
listed for taxation purposes in the State
was 25, 933, 7S4, with total valuation
of 1924, 154, 622. This does not include
town lots valued at $500 ,647,
though it is one of the grounds for the
complaint of Tennessee cities that they
bear the brunt of the taxes, for the
town lots are assessed at more than the
acres.
If the well-known theory that city
grows only in proportion to the sur
rounding community is sound, it at
beast suffers when the records show that
while in 1914 town lots were worth more
than the acreage, yet in 1880 the total
valuation of the acreage was $3.50, OOO,-
900, against town lot valuation of only
$46, 000,000 The acreage kept in the
lead until 1910, when both were ash
sessed at 1910, 900 each. Since
then the city assessments have been
growing. (
Davidson County farm land, which
has led all counties for years, is still in
the lead with an assessed valuation of !
S42.9S. Montgomery is next in Mid
die Tennessee, with an average of SIS. 04, !
and Rutherford third, with $16.8O.
CANNOT BE BOUGHT FOR 500.
Coffee County farms are assessed at 1
80 SO an acre, and yet Coffee County =.
lately has been growing better tobacco +
than Montgomery farms at $1S.O4 an /
acre. |
Shelby leads West Tennessee with an
average valuation of 1927. SO, and Henry =
S next, with $20.64. il
There are thousands of acres of land "
q Tennessee that cannot be touched for '
ess than 500 an acre. Even in Gibson
county, where there is plenty of high c,
priced land, the average assessed value G
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The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-05
is $14.28; in Dyer it is $11.S4, and il

is $14. %; in Dyer it is $11.S4, and in
Obion $18. sc.
Statistics show that Tennessee farm
lands are not assessed at more than from
10 to 90 per cent of their actual value,
while the city lots, particularly in Mem
phis, are assessed at from 40 to go per
cent.
The constitution requires assessors to
make all property returns upon the ac-
tual value of the property assessed.
Failure to do this has often resulted,
particularly in case of large mineral
tracts in East and Middle Tennessee, in
unpopular back assessments, which
have reached somewhat oppressive
stage within recent years. II assessors
were required to assess property at its
actual value, and a State board OF
equalization created with power to see
that the requirement is carried out, even
if the assessor has to suffer the con-
sequences, the general tax rate could be
lowered accordingly, and all back as
sessments discontinued, except where
actual fraud is shown. -Commercial
Appeal.
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-05
Make Your Own Healing Remedy
at Home.

Buy a SOC bottle of Farris' Healing
Remedy, add to it pint of Linseed Oil
to make a healing oil, or add to it a
pound of lard or a pound of vaseline
to make an ointment You will then
have sixteen ounces of the Healing
Remedy for harness and saddle gals,
barbed wire cuts, scratches, or any hurt
or sore where the skin is broken. Posi-
lively guaranteed the best made. Make
it at home. By so doing you have $40
worth for SOC. For sale by Frank G.
Wehman. ADV.
FOR SALE-Good, recleaned shelled
corn, apply to Howell Grain and Feed
Co. Soft
The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1915-02-05

Gas in the stomach and bowels is a
disagreeable symptom of torpid liver.
To get rid of it quickly take HERBINE.
1t is a marvellous liver stimulant and
bowel purifier. Price SOC. Sold by Oil
yer's Red Cross Drug Store. ADV.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Saguache Cresent-A small FIRE was
started last Thursday on Beaver creek
on the northwest side of Sawtooth
mountain. The fire burnt over shout
500 scres before it ives put out. About
$50 acres Of timber was burned, the rest
being grass land. The fire started off
the reserve and most of the territory
burned over is on the reserve, the bal
snce being in the northwest corner of
the Cochetopa reserve. 1t is thought
that the fire was started by . man
sburning brush, although he claims i
Wss not
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
NJ |"
HfEIs 80 HBI

Aooag sssissn& aags.ss q ~ s.dsus-
- eHTaMasaas of tne mssAsdhua soupsA
- III kassar1 = Aauas. punszr ~
0so ~ 10 lNR In Aauns A~d .
sssS" sansasnske far sscA x I. ed
- irlaurN hare. saa a<csasss ~ -
. ssrs Nszm sEos N nss A.sss fur Co
nsss. where he ssssns pssriy Ssr y~u~
q ~ nrS e<ger'ence N passsxsss sss-
ssso 1f ate yesrs hs~ cas<g~s Aase
- easi of the range. wh~rs ~ has
esasn aiaied more asosrdaspsss. so~se
GaS nasrs saa aScpor's aRevse. At
pssssnt he is Engaged W baisdsaG .
chBeh similar b. the Guunssou ssruc
tuss. II Fort L.spson. Colo.
teFt Lispton rs IN the hssrt Of . rict
ssncf ana cattle country eost of Den
ssr, m Weld county. Of late yesss .
cusasnsed mills factory sad Q csansae
ssctoEy have added H.stessslly " the
ssset prosperity there BY fusuisAsaG
supss market for oil prsaucss Of sAs
isaA
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

North Fork Times Last year Ed
Hanson. one of the largest cattle rais-
ers in the state, built $50 ton silo and
filled il with corn which proved in feed
ing such valuable feed and at so low a
cost # pssaactioa that he is preparing
to blid two 600 ton silos this year and
is pisnting 100 acres of corn. Mr.. Han-
son says that corn silage can be raised
and put in the silo for ~ per ton which
makss il the cheapest end the best
feed known. Corn easily yielding from
10 to Is tons per acre makes it possible
for r.achmen with small farms to raise
feed for large number of stock by
adopting the silo system.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

In the Marble public schs,ss. the
bosrd Of education hos rs-snpsaysd
Prof. Vivian Saadier - superintendent.
with Misses Trsxel. Parks. Willssus
and Nm. L. p. Montgomery - tsschers.
One place. that of higa school teacher
Who rs also able TO instruct IN manual
training and domestic science, 10 still
vscsat. Here is an opportunity fes
some girl who can handle teois o. sosse
young man who IL IN expert eook.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
usnips e einal Ssollsasuf

II The matter of the estate Of Marjorie
A. WotermaB, Deceased.
Sctice is hereby sivsn, that OF Monday
OF the regular days OF the June term oi
the e..anty court Of 6ynnisoa County, in
the State of Colorado, Walter X Water
man Admi n nistrator ~ said estate, will APP
pear before the Judge Of said Court,
present my final settlement ss such
pray the approval Of the
same, and will then apply to be discharg-
cd as such Administrator ut which time
and place any person in interest may ap-
pear and present objections to the same.
Il any there be.
Daled at GNnnison, Colorado, May "a.
lsl5
Walter X Waterman,
administrator Of the estate Of Majorie
A. Waterman. Deceased
First Publication May ~, 1915
Last Publication June rs, 1915.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

During the pastors absence regulsT
services will be as follows:
Sunday School. 10 a. m.
Junior Christian EndeAvor, 4 D. m
Y. P. S. C. E., Up. m.
You are cordially invited to these ser
vices.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

A rather costly accident happened to
Gene McGregor as ne was hurrying to
Gunnison Sunday morning to attend
dedicatory exercises at the u. 3.
church. At Berg's ranch, in trying to
avoid hitting horse, which Mrs. berg
was leading in the narrow road, he got
into the rocks and then hit the horse.
The accident broke the oil mechsaism
of his Buick engine, and few miles
farther up the road the engine rsn dry
and exploded with such violence - to
partly wreck the front Of the cor. For
tsnstely no human beings were hurt.
The horse ives badly skinned up.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

IL isssss - tsoueh spring hsA actually
arrived. Since the bug STORM es~y-
thing 10 spr.a9sne INTO sfe- Tbs tssss
ere "a full lesf. tbs trout ere ssssRG-
seeds are spross'ns and sII nssars .
sisse once more.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
CATHOLIC CHURCH

Services every first and third Sun
days. Holy masses at eight and ter
o'clock. Evening service at 7:30. Sun
day School at one O'Clock. Week day
masses at eight O'Clock Service
second and fourth Sundays of month al
Crested Butte
FIR Nm. kIPP. Pastor.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
NJ TIE Uu lE
Uu00 next WEEK

News-Champion has secured q full
page resume prepared by m expert.
detailing the laws passed by the last
legislature. Press of other material has
made it impossible 10 publish until next
week, but at that time look for this
very interesting story. Everyone wants
to know what the new laws are.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
At the Churches
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

Christian Science services will be
held in the parlor of the La Neta hotel
Sunday. at IL a. m
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Csrs DSsoassr u TsisassdR 80 . -
se~r over SUNDAY. ~ - no y cAaaUE
ef the garage ef tss< TeIss<sd. 1rsdlng
4 TrsnsSsr Co.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Fountain Place has passed into the
hands of Clyde Welch, who is in possess
sion. having purchased the outfit from
Geo. Preble. While this is generally
recognized ss . fishing resort, Mr..
Welch aims to make rsnching his main
occupation. There are forty or fifty
acres of good agricultural land along
North Beaver, considerable Of which
valley is already in hay. In addition he
has taken up 800 acres of desert tract
on the hill above, which can be watered
by four mile ditch which he aims to
build from Beaver creek.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
0EsPf3S 'WIHS
TN" n ~ ullln

a recital from ''Wintsr's Tsle- Uss
G'ven N the assembly resa a ~ kss.
NAL school on Saturday sfses.ssa by
the class IN dramstics, in hoaor sf ths
Wonleu clubs of Gunnison.
Ths readers appeared in Gssciaa COS
TUNES Of white, and gave . very
s~sthetic program. Ii wss sAsis Gaa
presentation Of the sceaes they have
studied in class this term.
These ladies' showed talent, end pre.
sented such work Ms is done in college
halls
The audience seemed to enjoy especi
ally the humor Of one scene and the
beauty and pathos of the statue scene
st the close
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Among prominent Gunnison arrivals
last week, whom we failed to chronicle,
was an eight and half pound boy at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. Phillip Pres
sler. All concerned getting along nice
lv
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Geo. Mccoy. hes rssisnsd ~ to~a
marshal st Marble. Says the nsstse
booster: 'Gso. Mccoy, marshal ssd
street commissioner Of Marble, hes
placed his resignation IN the hands u
Mayor Stephenson, to take effect ut the
first meeting Of the board in june. As
soon - he s relieved from duty he ex-
poets to 90 over TO Guanisen for . visit.
end fresn there he viii 60 sa 70 Cshfor-
nia. where Dame Rumor hath IL u .
certain sttraction of the heart. The
Booster hopes this last Is true, for Geo.
has been in the market for . hong while
and it is about time he WAS plucked.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

IN. Andss.sa - ws3s, ssssuUD
- ~ ~. CAss hasssAussk 0soaud
to Wsasssss SsnaAS. ssszssng usu1nO.
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28
IN GB 3 uHH

IN. WH. F.asr - Us1n.u1n1 -
CsssssoD SpeaGp tw . sns8 Usshs
su.sx usan sssuszsss
Gunnison news-champion., 1915-05-28

Mrs. Fred Liebig, formerly Of Clifton,
Colo, Is now making her home in Gun
nison.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
HERMAN RlooER's SENTIMENTS

Because in his zeal to put Ger
many's cause before the American
people sometimes he has seemed to
US to let his pen run beyond the Linn
dts Of prudent utterance. Mr.. Herman
Ridder's patriotism is all the more to
be commended in this hour Of ma
tional peril.
There never has been but one flag
under which the German-Americans
ever fought" he writes in the Stats
zeitung. There never can be but
one flag under which he will ever
fight. And that flag is the Stars and
Stripes"
These sentiments are the senti-
ments which we had every reason to
expect from Herman Ridder whenever
the time came tor him to choose be-
tween affection for the land OF his
nativity and duty to the land OF his
adoption.
Nor is there any reason to doubt
that his sentiments are the senti-
ments also OF the great body OF So
called German-Ame Ell leans in this
country. So long as the quarrel was
abroad-with Germ any on one side
and the allies ON the other-it would
have been strange II they had not
taken sides with the land of their
forbears and in so doing fought her
cause in the forum of Am erican pub
lie opinion. To concede them that priv
ilege is not necessarily to acknowl-
edge the justice of that cause.
But 1t would be libel en- a class
of our citizenship which has played a
conspicuous part in the developmen
of this republic and manifested . deep
devotion to American ideals to sug-
gest that they could ever be false to
the flag under which they have lived
and prospered in the deplorable event
Of severance of the relations be-
tween Germany and this country.
There are German americans
whose utterances and whose conduct
may call their loyalty into question
it will be time enough to deal with
them when the cru. test comes and
they fail to meet it. But they form
only an insignificant proportion of
the so-called German-American popu-
lation OF the United States and in no
wise do they reflect the attitude of
the millions OF German Americans
Whose loyalty to the government is
beyond reproach.-Daily States.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
AMERICA AND GERMANY

The German reply to the American
the cheerful predictions of those who
asserted that the answer would be
satisfactory to Americans. 1t does
not meet the issues raised by this
government and still less does it
undertake to satisfy the demands of
President Wilson with regard to the
safety of neutral ships and of Ameri-
can passengers on belligerent ships.
There is, however, something to be
said in favor of the German conten-
ton that the exact facts of the Lus-
itania case should be made known be-
fore the responsible ty is fixed for
the sinking of that steamer. 1t would
not be claimed that the presence
OF an American citizen ON any Brit
ish steamship should relieve that YES
sci from danger of submarine at
tack The United States has every
thing to gain and nothing to lose by
meeting every issue raised by the
German government. The more thor
oily satisfied we are of the justice of
our cause the more willing we should
be to establish the facts by indispu-
table testimony
There should be no room in the
present controversy for the swash-
buckling hair trigger school of diplom-
acy. The American government rep
resents in this controversy not mere
ly the interests of our government
and of our citizens. 1t represents also
the two great prir ciples that peace
DIS better than war in the settlement
of international disputes, and that
the interests Of norccmbatant nations
lawfully engaged in peaceful occupa-
lions are Superior to the interests of
belhgereut nations engaged in des-
truction.
Whatever course President Wilson
may decide to follow he will have the
support Of Americans without regard
to party, section or racial origin. In
any event, there is no probability
OF a declaration Of war against Ger
many. and the gravest contingency,
unless Germany makes deliberate as
sault upon the American flag and Ann
erican citizens, is likely to be a
suspension of diplom, tic relations. We
Still cherish the hope that the con-
troversy that hes arisen between
Germany and the United States will
be settled by frie-dl negotiations.
1t is important to win this case for
America; it is more important to win
1t for all neutral non-combatant ma
tions; 1t is most important to win it
peacefully.-Pueblo Chieftain.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
SUBSTANTIAL MINING
INVESTMENTS

Chances for success In mining op-
erations have increased greatly dur.
ing the past decade, principally owing
to improvements in mining aud ore
treatment methods. This Is strtk-
ingly evidenced by the fact that ore
dumps, once cons deled as annoying
excrescences on the landscape, are
being handled and treated at q big
profit In former times the prospec-
tor had to play for high stakes and
needed a good hand in order to win;
only a high grade proposition would
bring him wealth. This is far from
being the case at present, except in
unusual instances where mining and
haulage costs are much beyond the
very low grade body Of ore, and
surrounding conditions are favorable,
he may feel fairly confident. that his
discovery can be developed into a
long-lived mine, ;wl,iah will continue
to pay dividends many years after he
is dead.
The modern prosrector also has a
chance to find metals that were un-
known or undervalued by his prede7
cessors. If he discovers some of
these modern metals he may account
himself a winner.
While there always will be an ele-
ment of speculation in mining, there
are many examples of mining enter
prises in every way as certain as any
manufacturing business on earth. This
augurs well for a much needed in
crease in the worli's production of
the precious metals, besides assuring
a plentiful supply of base metals to
meet the important demands of COM
merce.-Minipg and Financial Rec
ord.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
LET US KEEP OUT OF WAR

In the opinion of some Of the
greatest of Eng'i h statesmen, the
United States orght to preserve her
neutrality, rather than to take part
in the war, even though that partici-
patton should be on the side of the
Allies. Sir Gilbert Parker, who is
almost as well.krown on this side
the Atlantic as in his homeland, in
a recent address said: 1T was in
finitely better for the worlds sake
and for Great Britain that the Uni
ted States should OF abandon Ter neu
trality. 1t might lie that more ma
tons than were now at war In Elr-
ope would be involved before the sum-
mer had come. In the interests of
stable civilization 1t was essential
that the steadying, wholesome, dis
passionate, and hor orable influence
OF the United States should, unham-
pered by the terrible restrictions of
belligerency, be used in the interests
OF the whole world, and particularly
IN the interests Of the small nations
in the whole world when the end of
this war came. He was convinced d
that the Americsn people understood
this war even better than they did,
their publications showed that. They
saw the issues of this war unbiased,
and their conclusiors were the out
come of knowledge. The vast ma
1ority of the pecp'e of Great Britain
believed tfat, II 1t could choose, the
American nation would not have this
war, even IL 1t me-pt tenfold in
crease to its progp rity."
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

There is growing conviction
among people engag d in mining that
the general government will be
obliged to extend to the refining of
other metals the function it now ex.
ercises over the refining of the
precious metals, such as gold. This
would be very simple but important
advance. Tie rules ard reQuirem ents
OF the smelters ard metallrrgical con
Germs are SO depressing the mining
industry of the country that the neces
sity OF the change Is imperative. 1t
is a move necessary in defense. Moth
ing that could be done would so ad-
vance permanently and at the same
time extend the volume of the indus
try as this move We hope to see an
adoption of this scon. The industry
is being forced to tLis remedy.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

While the people CT California are
dying with the heat, Colorado is ex-
periencdng q more than usual cool
spring and summer. This day being
the third of June, the snow is fall
ing as heavily upon our mountain
sides, as on a black December day.
The dry farmers Of Colorado, will un-
doubtedly reap a rich harvest. and the
herds Of cattle will grow fat upon
the native grasses that cover the
plains.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
NEWEST IN SCIENCE

More than one-half OF the railroads
the world are In North America, and
more than one-third in Europe.
aluminium can be rolled into sheets
one two-thousandth Of an inch in thick.
ness that are as strong as tinfoil.
In Denmark there is two-story pig
sty that will accommodate 1900 ami.
mails and In which nearly all the work
is done by electricity.
Electric delivery OF automobiles for
the use OF caterers and restaurants
have been designed with heating de-
vices to keep the food warm.
Swiss inventor has obtained a
United States patent for tongs
equipped with a device to hold them
rigid when they have grasped an OBJ.
ject.
Germany uses almost twice as many
post cards for domestic correspon.
dence as any other nation, Japan rank.
Ing second and the United States third.
An 11,000-acre live stock and dairy
farm in northern New York has been
completely electrified for light and
power by damming q nearby stream.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
JUST THOUGHTS

Great faith never springs cut Of
easy situations.
Absalom's death proved the genu-
ineness of his hair
No man is so ignorant that he can't
teach you something.
Ambition has neither top rung nor
anything to lean against.
Only those who climb the hills
are first to see the rising sun.
You have to break the speed laws
to keep ahead of q run Of bad luck.
II you expect to recognize heaven
when you reach It you must learn to
know It in this world.
Those who are too lazy to scatter
the good seed will have only empty
bins when the harvest time arrives.
II you are too deaf to hear the
angels singing in this world, you'll
have no ears for their music over
yonder.
The thing that matters most. both
for happiness and for duty, IL that we
should strive habitually to live with
wise thoughts and right feelings.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03

A bunch of fish were taken out to
Boulder creek this week. They were
put in the dam at Baltimore and as
soon as they reach the proper size
will be turned into the creek and per
mitted to find their way into the
main stream in Boulder park. Fish
ing in Boulder park has not been very
good since the season opened, owing
to the high water. 1t is doubtful II
fishermen will be able to report any
good catches until the first OF the
month.
Gilpin observer., 1915-06-03
Misunderstood

"What would you do If / turned
you DOWN." asked the maiden. A full
minute passed and yet the man sat In
silence.
Didn't you hear my question:" she
asked, somewhat reluctantly.
81 thought you were talking to the
gas" he responded tfully.