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Show T RU T H. the amount of taxes to be collected from the several gentlemen mentioned would have been much greater. Now let us knock olf 40 per cent trom the insurance value of the merchandise ot the city and see where we are at. That would leave $7,283,-20Deduct $3,207,492 already assessed and at the lowest estimate there is $1,080,708 in property to be assessed somewhere. This sum would pay to the board of education $34,277. enough to keep the schools going all fkn. Strictly Europtm The New Wilson Senator Kearns seems to some ex- - EMBLEMS. tent to have tumbled to the fact that he made a great mistake in the al- A good line of all most savage and altogether unreason- secret orders In pins, charms and able and unjustifiable attack he com- buttons, rings. Any style of charm, ring menced upon Postmaster Thomas emblem, or budge mode to oranent the Daugherty affair. He has! der. Quality and guarcrawled into his shell, at least so far workmanship anteed. Prices very Expert as wordy demonstrations of his wrath reasonable. repairing a specialty. right. and hatred towards the postmaster The total assesed valuation of this are concerned. city for 1902 was $34,505,148. Does It is not, however, to be thought for SAL SICKLE, THE JEWELER thina this real the anyone represents 78 Bast Second South St. value of the taxable property of Salt a moment that he has abandoned the Between Commercial oaid State Streets. Lake? Why this city would bring, fight. It will be carried on in a covert at an auciion sale, under the hammer way and nothing will be overlooked of a shei ills officer, three times that a point against Mr. Thomas. ever he could, into matters which besum an-- some Rockefeller or Mor- to make longed exclusively to the jurisdiction gan bidding it in at the lump figure The absurdity of the allegations that of Congressman Sutherland and is would get one of the biggest bargains the postmaster was responsible for even now pursuing the same course on earth. the troubles of Colonel Daugherty with regard to Congressman Howell. It looks as if something should be has dawned on the public. The idea His retainers have been indiscreet done to remedy the evils wnich con or would at- enough to boast that Kearns would run Mr. Howell and that the new front us. For hear in mind the man that he had the power who owns his home worth from $1,200 tempt to work up a scheme with the congressman would be an annex to to $3,500 escapes no taxes. He is postmaster general and his assistants the Kearns machine. Senator Kearns with the goods on at Washington for the undoing of Mr. assumed to control all . the appointcaught him and because he is thrifty hnd is only qualiis too ridiculous to merit ments in the state. The Daugherty a chilhome for himself and fication in his eyes for an office seekmaking dren he is taxed very near to the lim-t- . any consideration. That he could, if er was that he be a supporter of the But the man with ample means he wished, induce two inspectors to senator. The rest of the party to can conceal thousands of dollars endanger their positions by making a which the senator belongs not only reworth and go on year after year pock- false and malicious but were is equally ceived no consideration report on all the should he insulted have eting possible savings paid gratuitously into the treasury of the municipal absurd. Yet those are practically the occasions. He attempted to dictate in government and loan it to some strug- accusations made by the senator the last municipal election and at the gling citizen at the normal rate of one when he declared that it would be war state convention held at Ogden atIer cent per month and make more. to a finish. It shows how little sense tempted to ram down the throats of A thought occurs right here. Would ;he delegates a resolution endorsing it not be a good thing, too, to raise Senator Kearns has, and is in line his course in the matter of the Cuban property valuations to where they be- in that regard with most of his do- reciprocity treaty and other things. long and lower the tax rate? The ings since he attained to the exalted The crowning piece of meddlesome present rate is too high, especially for position of United States senator, and foolishness was in his efforts to dethe small holder. Let those who are his head became many sizes too large feat Reed Smoot for senator and aftable bear the burdens; those who for his hat. There is an intensely er Mr. Smoot had been elected he Bhould pay the taxes pay their full grotesque side to the pompous and stirred up an sentiment share. It is mighty easy to knock off foolish course he has been pursuing. at Washington in the hope that it $25,000 on a rich mans estate by a He poses as the great mogul of the would result in Smoot being denied ien per cent reduction and save him a state, wantonly insults and antag- his seat. It was none of his business good sum, but the $120 reduction on onizes those whom it would be good who was elected senator. But Kearns the cottage of the poor does not help policy and good sense for him to keep hasnt yet learned that it is a good the laborer a great deal. Besides this as friends. Like a swelled toad he rule to mind ones own business and tbe city and county is the loser by a arrogates to himself the prerogatives to keep his nose out of other peoples. of his colleagues. He butted, wher- - He: will, however, learn by experilarge amount. 0. A. FRED WEY, The Most Up'toDate Hotel West SALT LAKE CITY. Popular Priced Restaurant. : Rates. SI to S3 Per Day Large, Light Sample Rooms. 200 rooms With Telephone, Hot and Cold Running Water. X Sixty Private Baths, block. Those appointed to report on the damage there fixed the value of the building before the fire at $126,-00The losses paid on the building amounted to $07,500. As a matter of fact it was assessed last fall at Tnere was another loss of revenue. The rule of assessing for 60 per cent of value applied for the sake of argument to a stock of merchandise, does not apply to a building such as the Atlas block was. The difference between the assessed value and the value for insurance purposes as shown by losses actually paid Is $27,900. There is a little matter of $234 in school revenue tossed away. The Central block was assessed for approximately $19,500. After the fire those who bad to do with the settlement reported it as having a sound value of $71,000. The insurance companies paid the owners $52,000 damages. Does any one imagine that it will require that sum to make it as good as it was before? , Certainly not. Twenty thousand dollars will make it as good as before the fire. Then the question arises: If a property as 0 sessed at $L,500 can be damaged and enough of it: remain so that the addition of $20,000 will make it worth $71,000 who will wonder that schools have to close for lack of funds. W. S. McCornick is thrifty in relation to the assessment on his bank rlock ana the insurance he carries. When the assesor comes around ,the value of the McCornick building' is fixed at $66,000, but when Mr. McCornick insures it he. invests in policies v;hich aver that it is worth $175,000 This is a difference of $109,000. But presuming the 40 per cent discount applied in his case that would make his bank building worth $110,000 for pssessment purposes. The difference between $110,000 and $175,00 is and if McMcCornick had to pay 8.4 mills on that sum he would be enabled to apply $546 on that old account held by him against the board, Mr. Dooly has a sort of economic streak running through him, too. Take the Dooly block for instance. It is assessed at about $75,000 and insured lor nearly $200,000 That is only But difference. $125,000 lets assume 40 that per cent has been deducted for assessment purposes and that of its $75,000 only represents value. That would make the Dooly block worth $125,000. The difference between $75,000 and $125,000 is $50,- 000 and on that basis Mr. Dooly would owe the board of education $420. The furniture in the Knutsford 1 otel is assessed at $16,800, and is . 0. i SENATOR AND POSTMASTER. $39,-60- 0. $52,-00- 1 red-hand- ed anti-Mormo- 0, -- 6-- 10 In-Bar- ed for $35,000. In this city the total assessment cn mercantile stocks and trade fixtures is $3,207,492. A well informed insurance man; one who is in a position to know says that the risks written by the several companies doing business here amount to $12,147,000. Now the rule of assessment is understood to be 60 per cent on merchandise and 90 per cent on real estate. This rule has not been applied to the real estate mentioned here, but the merchandise rate has prevailed for the purposes of this story. Had the 90 per cent basis been used KiygaKs. n i- - 4 ence. . $65,-00- $ Aren't you tired band? of that kink in your shirt Arent you tired of your cuffs not being the right length? Arent you tired of your shirt twisting and crawling around your shoulders? Indeed what is more disagreeable than a shirt that dont fit? Permit us to remind you that our shirt factory is now under splendid headway. A perfect fitting shirt, of material better than is contained in stock shirts, and style the very latest are a few of the features which make it possible for a man to go to bed and sleep the sleep of the contented. Keith OBrien Companys shirt factory make all this possible. The American people have a strong sense of justice. That will count in the case of Postmaster Thomas. The money passing through the office amounts to about $250,000 a month. The postmaster has to give a very large bond and is responsible to the government for the safety of the cash. It is hardly fair that he should have thrust upon him as treasurer of the postoffice a man he didnt know, however competent that man may be, and then to be blamed for putting up a dastardly scheme like Kearns accuses him of is a pretty tough proposition, yearns action towards the postmaster will alienate from him all the postmasters friends who are both numerous and influential in the local Republican party. It looks very much as if Senator Kearns was deliberately trying to disrupt the Republican party in Utah. Either that is the case or he is devoid of the smallest grain of political sense. The latter is probably the fact. -- o By the courtesy of Fred W. Meakin Truth received an invitation to the commencement exercises of the graduating class of the Philadelphia Dental college and Garrettson Hospital of Oral Surgery which took place on May 1st. Mr. Meakin has been a successful student of the college and is among those who graduated yesterday. o P. H. 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