The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-11-02
OBJECT TO The
co. ALLOTMENT
TRUSTEES OF TWO WAR CHESTS
THINK WE ARE 0vERCHARcED
MASON TO NEGOTIATE
He Will Confer With the State
Quota Committee, Show Them the
Error and State Our Position

Iron county has been given a quota
OF $50, 100000 in the allied war activi-
ties drive which is 20 per cent above
what II should be had the plan which
the quota committee says they follow
ed been followed in making the deter
mination.
In other words portion OF the sum
(which should have been given other
counties OF the peninsula has been
added to Iron county and other coun-
ties are getting of with less than they
should pay under the plan Of distribu-
tion. The trustees OF the two war
chests, the one at Iron River and the
one in Crystal Falls, have given notice
that they want the inequality removed,
peaceably and by the application OF
fairness If possible, but by positive re-
fusal to pay more than our correct
portion IL forced to take that position.
Mason Prepared Table.
President John Mason OF the Crys-
tai Falls chest has been working for
nearly a week upon the matter and on
Tuesday had completed table show
ing the distribution OF the amount ap-
portioned to the upper peninsula and
what part each county should bear
under the plan of distribution.
i Mr.. Mason received letter from
Mark T. Mckee, secretary of the quota
committee in which II is stated that
In making the allotment bank balan-
ces counted quarter, population a
! quarter and valuation one-half II can
readily be seen that in the matter of
valuations Iron county gets 1t in the
neck for, while we have big yalua-
ton, the property is owned outside OF
the county and the revenue from the
property is going to other counties to
help pay the allotments of those coun-
ties instead OF the county in which
the property lies
However, that point was waived by
Mr.. Mason and he proceeded to dis
tribute the amount given the upper
peninsula on the above basis taking
the latest available statistics for his
basis. The result of his computation
is that Iron county should pay but
$26 100000 instead of S33,000.00.
To show how Mr.. Mason arrived al
that result we take the following from
his table:
Alger county's proportion Of total 4
.O2l7 or $s,O51SG, assigned $1,000
Baraga, .O147s, or s5,9OO1S, assigned
$65O0; Chippewa .O5S57 or $23,3Sl IA
assigned $4,000; Delta .06713 or $26,
1880. assigned $4,000; Dickinson
O4647 or $iS.550S2, assigned $1S,e0O
Gogebic O9s or $39.12t60, assigned
/, 100000 Houghton and Keweenav
.S3O43 or $131 ,9O766. assigned $3.50,
, 900; Iron O6524 or 26.043.S1, assigned
! $33.7OO; Luce .O119s or $4,7S2.42, as
, signed $4,000; Macklnaw .0l954 o
! $7.SOO.S7. assigned $4,000; Marquette
1879 or s62,900.93, assigned s65,5O0
, Menominee .05S47 or $23,341.22, as
, Isigned $1,000; Ontonagon .02903 o
ts11. .5ss.7S. assigned 10000; School
. craft .O2262 or ss.029.9O, assigned 81.
500. Sf
: II will be seen from the above tha
tho following counties are escaping
n Schoolcraft s1.500: ontonagon s1,5SS
i Menominee $3,341; Mackinaw s1,S00
a Houghton and Keweenaw s1.907
! Dickinson $500; Chippewa si.Ss1; AL
r ger $1.05l.
The following are getting loads
e Baraga $500; Delta $1.202; Gogebi
Is 1919; Iron s7.65s; Luce s22S; Mar
Il quette 1851.
Directors Refuse 20 Accept.
d The Iron River trustees met and az
pointed a committee consisting OF !
c. Bowers. p. o'Brien and Prof. Arm
strong to act with a committee fror
the Crystal Falls board The Iro
River committee gave Crystal Fall
'f carte blanc privilege 10 act for thel
" in any manner the latter might see {
70 and agreed TO stand any expense M
AZ cessary 10 get reduction.
l. A meeting OF the Crystal Falls trui
al tees was held on Wednesday evenin
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