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THE RANDALL COUNTY NEWS. DECEMBER 13. 1903.
EASTERN CAPITAL
WILLING TO COME
COLONEL PAUL WAPLES FINDS THAT
FINANCIERS ARE LOOKING
THIS WAY.
Want the Square Deal New York Investors
Ask Only For Fair Treatment and
Not For Favoritism.
That Now York capital is anx
ious for Texas investments and
that New York capitalists want
protection, not favoritism, under
the Texas laws, is announced by
Col. Paul "Waples, prominent
business man and city builder of
Fort Worth, who has just re
turned from a trip to the North
and East.
Col. "Waples says furthermore
that money conditions have final
ly riphted themselves again.
Wealth, which was hoarded up
during the panic, is once more
looking for reasonable invest
ments over the land. Confidence,
bordering on extreme optimism,
has returned in money centers,
states Col. Waples.
Almost as a unit the capital
ists are watching Texas above
every other section of the coun
try, discovered the Fort Worth
man on his trip. This state to
them is apparently the best field
for investments in all the world.
"What is the present financial
tone in New York?"' Col. Waples
was asked yesterday.
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
of all kinds for all people
may be found in our ex
cellent stock if you come
early before the stock
is picked over.
Our entire stock of Hol
iday goods is all in and
the assortment is large
enough to suit every per
son. The price is low
enough for any one.
We want to sell you
your Christmas presents
therefore come and see
what we have to offer
you. We have Christmas
' candies.
THE RACKET STORE
South Side of Square
r
JOHN KNIGHT
Real Estate.
Two tracts of -0 acres each,
two miles from the town sec
tion, practically all level and
smoothe, red-sandy loam with
about 50 acres in cultivation
on each tract. Small amount
of improvements.
One hundred acres of land
two miles from town, all of it
smcMjthe with fine soil, about
12 acres in cultivation and is
well fenced.
Sixty acres just Kast of the
1(h) acres, every foot tillable,
none in cultivation.
Many other good tracts for
sale among which are some
valley lands within one half of
a mile of town section. See
me if you want good values.
Office with I (;. Conner.
For Farms See
JOHN KNIGHT
"Extremely strong,' he re
plied, "and very encouraging, in
deed. About eighteen months
ago it was that the first rum
blings of the recent panic were
heard in New York. But not
until six or eight months had
elapsed did the storm reach its
climax in the financial market.
From New York the panic
spread over the entire country,
reaching the Southwest and the
Northwest last and doing less
damage here than elsewhere.
But all of the panicky sympt
oms have disappeared so I noted
on my trip. Everything is on
the upgrade again; prosperity is
returning and capital is begin
ning to loosen up and seek suit
able investments. The capital
ists have money, are willing to
invest it and it's only a question
of fields with them."
"What do the New Yorkers
think of Texas?"
"The Texan who stays at home
all the time would be surprised
to know how interested the
northerners and easterners are
in this state. In New York, par
ticularly, I observed this univer
sal interest in Texas among the
men of means, that is to say,
among the men who are in a po
sition to help develop Texas. I
can't even estimate the number
of questions I was asked about
my state. Every fellow with a
little money to invest was inter
ested. He wanted to know about
the climatef' (he various cities,
tho--resources and especially
about the laws. Everything
wi'h the earmarks of Texas
about it immediately attracts at
tention. The legislators might
be surprisoe to know how much
they are watched abroad, too.
"Texas is regarded in New
York very highly. New Yorkers
want to see Texas grow and are
ready to help Texas grow. I
think I am right when I say the
eastern and northern capitalists
see better opportunities here for
everybody than anywhere else.
In fact, they told me Texas looks
better than any of the fields.
"And with all this interest in
Texas and with all this optimism
about Texas eastern capital is
not looking for favor here. It
wants protection. Protective
laws upon the statute books of
the state will be the only condi
tion upon which these capitalists
will turn their money loose
here.
"The fewer and better laws'
slogan has reached the ears of
the New Yorkers, and they say
that it has a true ring to it. This
movement, which is becoming so
strong over the state, is doing
more to advertise Texas, where
Texas needs advertising than
anything else.
"There is enough money seek
ing investment now to make
Texas the empire state of the
union. The capitalists are not
exclusively railroad builders, and
they are not exclusively factory
builders. They have money to
put into anything that makes a
country grow and that makes a
country prosperous. I saw men
who wanted to extend old rail
roads to Texas, to construct new
railroads, to put in interurbans,
to start factories, to develop un
cultivated farm lands, to sink oil
wells, to settle colonists, in fact
to turn the resources of Texas
into wealth and prosperity. In
directly all these men would be
building towns and cities, as
well as doing all of these other
things.
"The necessary protection is
all the encouragement required
to bring these men to Texas. If
the state offers this protection
in the laws, they will come at
once in large numbers.
"Eastern capitalists ar pleas
ed with the efforts now being
made to secure safe and sane
legislation, fewer laws and bet
ter laws and proper protection.
They consider this activity a
step in the right direction and
an evidence of the state's future
course. They are now waiting
for further evidence of our good
will.' Fort Worth Kecord.
MUST SWEAR SOME MORE.
Department Rules That County Judge, Asses
sor and Commissioners Must Take
Additional Oath.
There is a law on the Statutes
of the state of Texas that every
officer shall take out a commis
sion from the state before that
officer can draw from his county
or state any of the fees to which
he is entitled according to the
fee laws of the state.
When the officers who were
elected at the last November
election sent down their Si. 00
for this certificate with the re
quest that the commission issue
to them " respectfully, a rather
peculiar order was returned
to this county relative to the
County Judge, the Tax Assessor
and the County Commissioners.
The last legislature passed a law
relative to the "full rendition" in
which it was required of the tax
assessor that "before"' proceed
ing with the assessment of the
taxes for any year he and his
deputies must take a certain
oath which was set forth in the
law by which the tax assessor
and his deputy must swear by
all that is good and holy and then
some more that they will assess
the true value of the property
rendered. There was also stipu
lated that the County Judge and
the commissioners "before" they
sat as a board of equalization
should likewise swear by the
great horned spoon and someth
ing stronger that they would not
allow any property to be assess
ed at less than its actual value.
In neither of th provisions is it
stated that this oath shall be a
pre-requisite to the issuance of
the commission as an officer but
it is provided that no tax list
shall be approved unless it is
clearly shown that all these of
ficers have taken the required
oath "before"' the tax list was ap
proved by them and sent to the
State department.
Now comes the "powers that
be" and required the officers of
this county to take this oath be
fore the state will issue the com
mission. There is nothing in
the entire statutes which de
mands or requires either of
these officers to take this oath j
until "before" entering upon!
their respective work. It has!
nothing to do with their other
duties than that of tax assess
ment.
The operation of the full rendi
tion law during the past year
has been a "fake.'' The various
officers in this county took the
oath and worked manfully uxm
the proper rendition and it is a
matter of record that lands in
adjoining counties of the same
relative qualities and of practic
ally the same distance from
markets have been rendered in
these other counties at from
S.'j.OO to 5i.00 per acre than in
Randall county. In fact there
is one single section of land
which lies in four counties, one
of which is Randall and upon
this section there are four sepa
rate and distinct valuations run
ning from $:.00 to 1lhi per acre
and the land is all alike.
It appears that there is some- j
thing wrong in our method of
taxation. Take for instance in,
this county. One man owning a :
section along the line renders;
his land at $10.00 per acre. His!
neighbor just across the line ren-
ders his at 7.00. The state rate ;
is the same in both counties;
therefore the man who renders j
his land in this county at $10.00;
per acre pays about l.'l per cent '
more of the state taxes than'
does the adjoining county man. j
Hut we are getting otT tin; sub- j
joet. We cannot sec how thoj
"powers that be" win find any)
reason whatever for withholding!
the commissions of our county!
officers. As far as we have heard j
there has not been such a de-J
mand made upon any other
county. It is not required under
any law. The "full rendition"
affidavit lias to be taken only
when considering tax questions
until then and in that case it has
to be taken each year when the
taxes are assessed.
Randall county lands are ren
dered at a treasonable price when
the value of them is considered,
but Randall county citizens want
justice in the matter. It seems
to this writer that the state and
county taxes should be separated
and the matter could be justly
dealt with under such circum
stances. Contributed.
Orphans.
Every orphan or fatherless
boy or girl eighteen years old
living in Randall Co. is invited to
come to the studio any day dur
ing Christmas week and have
one-half dozen cabinet photos
made free of charge.
M. S. Ll.'SBY.
Mrs. David Park Sick.
As we go to press Thursday
night it is reported that Mrs.
David A. Park is very sick at the
family residence on West Evelyn '
street, it being reported that she!
is not expected to live. Dr. and !
Mrs. J. W. Cartwright, her
father and mother, are with her j
and Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Park,!
the father and mother of David
Park, have been sent for. The
direct nature of her illness could j
not be ascertained at the time of
going to press. , j
Wanted a Retoucher, i
A first class retoucher, lady or
jgent for a few days. If gent
lone who does not "hit the pipe"
las most of my customers prefer
I to breathe air to smoke. Will
j pay :).."0 per day.
j M. S. Lt'SBY.
i Canyon, Texas.
Extra Copies For Sale.
We have a limited number of
this Christmas ntimb"r of our
paper for sale at five cents per
copy.
Dr. and Mrs. J. W. Cartwright
of Amarillo are in the city in at
tendance upon the bedside of
their daughter, Mrs. I). A. Park
who has been very sick.
Consign your cattle, hogs and
sheep to men who do their own
work on the market. Phone or
. c... :..
Wire us ill our expense uu imoi-
mat ion. j
E. M. 1)a;;i:tt & Son,
Stock Yards, j
ys.yt Ft. Worth, Tex.
FACTS
jj The news items of the home com
munity. J The things in which you are most
interested.
J The births, weddings, deaths of
the people you know.
J The social affairs of our own and
surrounding towns.
TktM ara tha kind of fact this papar
five you in avary iuu. Thar arc
aartainly worth tha tubacription prica.
Not tin- jinny xizr.le of n
bean K'l'i, nor the warcely
ninlilili' Htnip 'f it Imi.v'h
ri iltol. but tin l'iifi-ii-
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nlmed Kim tiiotinti-il to
di fend I In Interest of the
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iiinl the ilt'poi-ltorn of
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Kewl the IN-port. It.
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vote of n lirfi iimjitrll.v
of our lioliornlile ('ltl.i'llH.
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H. W. O'KKKFK. President
j J. M. It LACK. Viee President
No.
The Canyon
CAPITAL
SURPLUS
Canyon, -
During the three years of its existence, this bank has
acquired the patronage of a very large number of the very
best citizens of this town and county, and it seems fitting
we should here express our appreciation for the confidence,
hearty support and good will of the people.
Stow
w3L
We are going to give absolutely free a little
"Murk's" Range it will cook and bake just like a
big one to the little girl under fourteen years of
age who brings to our store on or before Decem
ber 24 at noon, the greatest number of our ads
containing a "Huok's" trade mark. So save this ad
and get as many others as you can. You may be
the winner.
Thompson Hardware Co.
LAND TITLES IN
Do not take it for
ij
i
an Abstract before you pay out your
money. Trades are tied up every day
for want of sullieient record title. Our
business is Abstracting. Careful and
prompt attention to all such matters.
NORTHWESTERN
Office in the
Subscribe for the
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L. T. I-a-nter,
1'reni'h'nt.
John llntxon,
e.Pren.
THIS FIRST NATIONAL HANK
TAX VOX. TEXAS.
At Close of Business, November 27th, 1D0S.
Resources Liabilities
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certify that the above is correct.
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National Bank
$50,000.00
S 15.000.00
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