The diamond drill., 1919-09-27
TAX COMMISSION WAS TOLD OF
GREAT INJUSTICE DONE
COM. LINTON PROMISED HELP
Says That the Commission Will
Welcome Any Aid That Can Be
Given Them in the Matter


represented by Mr.. Linton of the
commission, Secretary Burtless and
Mineral Inspector Hamilton visited
Crystal Falls last Thursday and held
Q hearing in the eases in which COM,
plaint was made 10 them.
The complaints were one by the
Hemlock River Mining Co. and an
other by the Charming Gibbs people
IN Hematite township.
A complaint by the Mckinney Steel
Co. on the Great Western and an
other from the Oliver Iron Mining
Co. ON the Youngstown from Crystal
! Falls city.
Hematite township was represented
by Supervisor Blomquist and Crystal
Falls city by Assessor Axelson and
City Attorney Dwyer.
Changes Not Great.
The changes I'm valuation asked Cor
were not great In any case. In the,
case OF the Warner Mine there was.
raise OF $4,000 from the valuation
40 recommended by the tax commits.
sion added by the board OF review.
Claiming Gibbs asked that the min.
eral assessment be entirely cut OFF
from It's property
The Hemlock River Mining Co was
tai t<., Int -
nee and by Supt q. Il. Lawrence OF
Stambaugh. Mr.. Bell said that the,
company felt the increase was unwar-
ranted. and Mr. Lawrence was put up
on the stand to testify as 10 any ore
showing other than that which has
been taken into consideration by the
tax commission when II figured ont
the valuation
AIR. Blomauis; stIted that the board
OF review had added to the valuation
because some of its members held the
mire 10 be worth mnch more than thu
commission figures owing 10 the
showing OF ore on the Sth or new lew
el u the mine. The tax commission
figures were supposed 10 be based up
on the showing of the 9TH level.
81 Hamilton stated that the tax
commissions fguras were based on
al expected showing below the stn
level. almost entirely.
Mr.. Blomqu;st stated that the board
OF review didn't reduce the Charming
Gibbs because Il understood that &,
had not the power 10 lower.
The case OF the Great Western
mine was taken up next and Mr. Dwy-
er. city attorney. acting for Mr.. Arei-.
son, stated that the figures fixed up.
on the Great Western mine were cx.
actly what they had been In 1915 Jn
that year the tax commission said
that the mine was worth sl56.000.
and In the tentative valuations M
nounced at the hearing In April the
valuation was so announced but that
later word came back TO lower II tn
$4,000 and the city board OF rcview
didn't understand how the commits
sion arrived at this finding: that L
felt that where no change had taken
place In property during the year.
the value should remain the same M
In the previous year. and 20 that end
had placed the property at $4,000
There was some contention about the.
valuation upon the warehouse. butthe
amount was so small that Ii wasn't.
followed very far BY either Mr.. Harri
son who represented the company o.
Mr.. Dwyer who appeared for the
city
In the case Of the Youngstown IL
was explained that while valuation
OF 100000 was recommended by the
tax commission al It's hearing IN Crvs.
tai Falls. there was 10 per cent rc-
duction made upon all unoperatlng
afterwards and that ac-.
counts for the reduction made upon
the Youngstown.
Makes Plea for Change.
Mr. Linton asked II anyone present