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FAGK, 4 the Bend Bulletin H-tiKKI.Y EDITION rsbllibfd br Tt'Bnd Dutlttln (IntrprktJ) ROBERT W. SAWYKH. Nunwtr ' An Itiljnlnt NPWT, iUndlne. for U hiwi ilnt. clnn bulnfc tlmn rolltlf nJ th bat interott of ltnd ind Cptrl vtnvn BoUttlptlon Rttrt On Yrtr J-9 Bit Month , ........ ........ jura Thrto Month THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1922 TIMBER TAXATION While Governor-elect Plerco Is formulating his plans for a sovernnce .tax on national forest timber, wo wonder If ho la giving any thought to the matter of taxation on privately owned timber. Hero Is n big subject. Properly worked out It should bo a groat aid to tho lumber Industry and, at the ranie time, help to secure to tho country a timber supply for the future. Today timber In Oregon pays an annual tax just as does real estate or any other property. Timber Is essen tlally a crop which returns nothing until It Is harvested and sold. Faced with annual payments while no re turn Js being reallied, the owner must meet those payments from oth er sources or turn his crop Into cash. Wo have no definite Information on the subject, but we think it s&fe to assert that this feature' of annual taxation has much to do with the plans of any owner to erect a mill and begin cutting. Whenever this feature controls, as It undoubtedly does In many cases, timber Is cut when It should not be cut and the supply is becoming exhausted sooner "than It should be. Then, too, with the timber once cut there is no Incentive for growing another crop. In fact the owner can not afford the annual cost of Interest, taxes and fire protection. By the time another crop had grown, bis In vestment would be more than the "value" of the treSs. Recognition of the situation has given rise to a proposal for the aban donment of an annual tax on stand ing timber and tho substitution there for of a yield tax to be paid when the crop is harvested. Such a tax would tend to encourage the per petuation o'f forests; It would take frqm the question of harvest the ele ment of taxation, It should tend to stabilize the Industry. We would like to see the question given ser!ou3 con sideration here in Oregon. The National Lumber Bulletin has the following to say on the" subject, as dealt with In the Massachusetts ' forest tax law: "A crop of corn takes SO days to mature. If the corn crop were taxed every day It would amount to the same burden on the owner as the present method of taxing forest land every year," says the Massachusetts department of conservation, division of forestry. In contrasting the pre vious tax system on forest property with the recent Massachusetts forest tax law by which the standing growth shall be free of tax until cut, or until It has reached a specified average ylefd' per acre. Concerning the effect of the previous tax system the department of conservation says: "Under the general property tax, taxation of forest land Is based on the value of 'tho land and the standr "ing growth combined. Until recently the annual tax levied on such prop erty holders was not a serious bur den because torest land was usually much undervalued. Of late, how ever, although stumpage values have risen, timber land valuations have risen still more. The Injustice and poor business of taxing annually a crop that can only be realized on at long intervals of years is beginning ,to bo acutely felt." The new law proposes that young timber shall ,be taxed on the valua tion of the land alone and the stand ing growth shall be free of tax until cut, or until It has reached a speci fied average yield per acre, when the owner will- pay a tax of 6 per cent on the stumpage value of the trees. Commenting upon this Massachu setts forest tax act, Louis S. Murphy, timber land' tax expert of the United States forest service, says It Is an im provement (n many ways over simi lar optional yield tax acts In force In other states. He continues: ''This particular type'of law should work In Massachusetts, where thero lias been going on for the past years or more a consistent agitation in favor of the better care and Im provement of the forest land areas of the state. As a result many people, liavo been Interested In undertaking toput forestry Into practice on their own land either by planting or through general cultural methods. v The yield tax Is an Ideal plan from tho timber land owners' point of view for the reason that the bulk of; the tax on his forest property Is held Innbeyance until his forest Is cut; at 'that time the product Is sold and Jhe, (ijcome madQ available to hlii out pt,.whjch to, pay these taxes, j "pnljbeohqr hand, tho local cora rauntjjs i,,forested sections, many of,,)h'en ijepejident, . Ifl, .a.vpry lajge extent on taxes realized from forest property must have n more or less stable nnhual Income with which" to enrry on community functions. "It Is this adjustment of tho two dlnniotrlcally opposite Interests of the timber land owner ntul the local Communities which mora than any olho'r.ono thing has boon the stum bling blb"cktp tho Incorporation of tho field lax into the general revenue system of tho states. "The forest service rccognUes that so long as tho forest fl'ro attd, tnxit- tlonV problems .remain unsolved, for est conservation and reforestation aro practically out of the question." RESPECT THE KLAQ When you see the Stars and Stripe displayed, son, stand up and take oft your hat. Somebody may titter. It Is In tho blood of some to deride fill expression of noble sentiment. You may blaspheme- in thu streot and stagger drunken In public places, and the bystander aiU notjay much at tention to you, out u you snouiu get down on your knees and pray to Al mighty God, or if you should stand bareheaded while a company of old soldiers marches by with flags to tho breeze, most people will think you are showing off. But don't you mind! When Old Qlory comes along, Baluto, and let them think what they please! When the band plays "The Star Spangled Banner" In a restaurant or hotel din ing room, get up, even It you rise alone; stand there, and don't be ashamed of it, either. Don't be ashamed when your throat chokes and the tears come when you see the flag flying from the masts of our, ships on tho great seas or floating from every flagstaff of tho republic. You will never have a worthier emotion. For of all the signs and symbols since the world began there Is none so full of mean ing as the flag of this country. Other flags mean a glorious past; this flag means a glorious future. It is not so much the flag of our fathers as It Is the flag of our children, and of countless children yet unborn. It is the flag of tomorrow, the signal of the "good time coming." It is not the flag of your king; it Is the flag of yourself and your neighbors. Your flag stands for humanity, for an equal opportunity to all the sons of men. Of course, we have not yet arrived at that goal; Injustice still dwells among us;' senseless and cruel Customs of the past still cling to us, but the flag leads the way to righting the wrongs of men. ' Our flag is the world's symbol of liberty. That piece of red, white and blue bunting means five thousand years of struggle upwards. It is the full grown flower of generations fighting for liberty. It is the century plant of human hope in bloom. Colonel Alvln M. Owsley, National Commander of the American Legion. , IN APPRECIATION In another column w print today a lottcr from "An1 Observer" concern (ng mo wane wmcn airs.' vurnoii Vorucs Is doing as Secretary (if thd Bond chnptor of tho Amcrlcntt Red Cross. Moro than unco lu. tlio pnst wo havo spoken of this work and ex pressed our belief ttiat nothing finer was being .dono In the community for tho nldof those needing relief. Wo are glarf to havo tho present opp'otJ "tunlty 6T prliUlriVUiooplntonfot an other nnd of again expressing our own. In n town tho .size of Bond',c.nses aro contluuully arising whero, hull vlduals or families need temporary assistance or advice. Tills Is espe dally true since tho war. Tho prob. lems of tho discharged so!der havo. given rlso to numerous governmental agencies, and tho Red Cross hna tie volopVd as the Unison otllcri between tho, man with tho problem nnd tho agency wiucn cares ror it. At pros ent and tor somo tlmo to coma-this Is nnd will bo Its greatest work. It always will havo problems of social relief, possibly moro wlillo so ninny without acquaintance or other con tact aro being attracted fo the town, than later. The Bend chapter, under Mrs. Forbes, Is steadily and efficiently dealing with theso problems. While not a social worker In tho sense of having had a long training, -Mrs, Forbes has taken tho. short course -given by tho Rod Cross. Moro valuable than this, howovor, has been the experience gained In soveral years of work In chargo of the Bond chap ter's activities and n deeply sympa thlc attitude and desire to be of serv ice. The Job Is not one from) which much publicity flows concerning .re sults attained. Nor aro the persons who aro ajded at all likely or In any position to make any public expres sion of their feelings. Tho feeling exists, howewc ry (ynd. we think It due to Mrs. .F'drbesi that'-thls recognition of her s'elycebe'glyen. ucnu owMtner a,gTent ueoi of loy alty and supports Jf . IS THIS SELFISH? 'W ' In an editorial entitled "Puro Self ishness," reprinted on this page, tho Central Oregonian of Prlnevlllo takes Bend to task, for Its feeling concern ing tho designation by the highway commission of the route from Prlne vlllo to Lnkevlew "os secondary highway. The question was dlacuiied. in this column last Wc'dnesdaond the especial point made of tho fact that thero was no designation, ,for federal aid of the road between Fort Rock and Lakevlew. Wo regret that our neighbor does not touch on that point In the editorial referred to. If the commission bad acted to put both roads on the map, tho matter would be on a different basis. Not having dono so the designation of the cast road Is n direct 'challenge to tho pooplo ivt thu bollh end of Lnko county tuul to Uplul Avho aro Inter ested In tho freo nnd natural Mow of comivMinlcnttmi botwotm tho two sec llorisi Tho commission says, In effect, UmtMlio iionnlo ot northern Lake 'rotfnty who want to get to Bond must ydrae to n point on tho Central Ore gon highway somo -10 miles east of hero arid thon rover that dlstanro to town rather than to tako tho shorter road by ,yny of Lit Pino. Tho com mission refuses to lucludo as it part ot tho stntb highway, system tho 30 miles of rood betwbon Fort Rock and La Pino, although It has been asked for by tho county courtn of both Lako and Deschutes counties mid by prac tically ovory resident of northern Lako county. Wo wonder If tho Central Orogon lan understands this fact.' We won der If It considers It pure selfishness for Bond nnd Fort Rock und Silver Lnko to want a connection through La Pino. Wo wonder If It considers this road not an Integral part of tho highway system. We hopo that lu Its next Issue tho Central Oregonian will discuss this phase of tha matter. A TRUE FISH STORY . A naturalist, writes James B. Thor sen In ono ot his clover Insurance letters, once divided an ncquarlum with n clear glass partition. Ha put a lusty bass In one section and min nows In tho other. Tha bass struck every time a min now approached tho glass partition. After threo days of fruitless lunging which nettod him only brulsos, ho ceased his offorts and subsisted on tho food that was dropped In. Then the naturalist removed tho glass par tition. The minnows swam all around tho bass, but ha did not strlka at a single one. Ho had been thoroughly sold on tho Idea that business was bad. Thore's a moral ho re tako an othor shot at tho partition. Maybo It Isn't there any moro! Tho Re- A flOUQtJMT A subscriber writes us as follows! "Please nllow inn to, compliment you on your papor. It contains nil tho news lu it clear, roadiiblo form, I rend my home now In your piipr. Your nowM Ileum soom not to contain n single word ton fuw or ono too many." Of course, wo aro glad to hoar this sort of thing. It has a toniluucy to keep our temper Nweol and to help us feel a llttlo satisfaction In our tjtfortH. There 1m no likelihood, wo are sure, ot Hit making UH ton vnln, because every now and then wo get an equally well nliuud . brickbat, usually anonymous. Between tho two wo do our best to keep mi even keel. Again tho community In Indebted to Tho Shovlln-lllxon band for a lino entertainment. A 1 1 h o ti g It not - a "town" band, It Is a real asset to Bond. Undoubtedly Its mombera got n lot of pleasure In their work, and by such concerts as Inst night's they give, a lot of ptoasuro. PURE HKM'LSliNHSH (Prlnevlllo Central Oregonian) During the past few weeks It has been'rnthor a blow to thu good roads enthusiasts of tho county to find that a bit of selfishness Is breaking Into tho excellent cooperation that has heretofore characterized tho road building In Central Oregon, When the secondary market road from here to Lakovlow wa'a spoken of as the "No Snow Route," the Joalousy here tofore controlled In the actions of Central Oregon road builders and boosters cropped out. Emissaries havo been reported all tho way from Madras to Sllvor Lake spreading the report that If this road Is built It moans the loss ot Tho Dalles-California highway. Nothing could bo farther from tho truth. Every road enthusiast In this county has at all times worked for Tho Dalles-Call-fornlu highway as a necessary part of our transportation rfystem. With out It thu Oohbco-McKaiixInihlghwny would havo hnun illlllctilt get unit tho'linijil to Hums highway .woujil have linen Imposnllile. 'Without ilimo tlio..Prlmivlllo-l.ftk('Vlov roml would havo been mi Isolated stretch of rnnd, worthless even to' local residents, All tiro Integral purls of tho mine system mul uach Im essential to tin other. Tho Diilli's-Ctillforiiln highway through Madras, Redmond, Bund unit Fort Klnnmth Is essentially it primary road, It lum been so designated hy tho.stnta highway commission. Tint Prlnovlllo-Lakevlnw roml Is ineiely secondary roiul, designated for, f,ed oral aid, ami could hnvtv boun so des ignated only whim connecting at each und with primary roads, Kuruly our friends to tha west will recognize that such report mo un true, unjust and altogether itflltlnh. It would lie folly, when they urn lo cated on a primary road and boast population, running up to S,0Q0 or moro, to begrudge a village of 1,500 mi outlet to tho south un a secondary road. Our neighbors of Bund have so long been accustomed to choco plirasoM and elegant diction about everything In Central Oregon being an nttrlbuto of Bend, that wo havo caught a par ticle of It and this road has been des ignated tho "No Bnow Route." Per haps wo should not have been pro sumptuous. It might havo been best to havo consulted them nnd secured their permission, or at toast their Ap proval, beforo giving this road u name. But tho term Is so apt, nnd so appropriate of tho road and sounds so attractive that wo believe It will be well to keep the name, But In the moantlmo wo trust our frleuds to tha west, especially those of Mad ras, Redmond nnd Bond, will forgot the snlflshnoss that has prompted these Ujiwlso attacks on the Prlue-vlllo-Lakevlew road and get solidly behind Ihe Central Oregon road program. Bulletin Want Ads bring results try tbom. 8B8888B88888S888888888a88888! SHOES! SHOES! 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