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not much money will be needed
to finish them up, so that the
burden of bonds and interest on
them is unnecesHary, so far as we
are concerned here. In this ar
gument there is considerable
merit, too. from a standpoint of
purely small locality interest,
but good road and direct com
munication between all parts of
property owners and If they are
willing to contribute one-half
the taxes to pay for the roads it
would seem that the people who
live here and will be the bene
ficiaries of good roads should be
willing to contribute the other
half. Of course these big prop
erty owners are in favor of the
bonds for the reason that the
M. E. Church Notices.
as a county necessity and each
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pt - , iiiuiviuuai tuiiimuiiiiy biiuuiu iixj
nioiuh - -'" upon it as such. The county
dvcrtWnx rte ul km on myyu- ghould be the unit when itcomes
lloo. LeKl nollcM W cnt per line
the county should be considered money to build roads will not
nave to be paid all at once but
will continue over a period of
years which will make it easier
for them and everybody else to
to building roads and not
ittle separate community.
OUIlt V Official: matt" of roads the most
Paper
The Absorbing Topic.
In Ion, than three weeKS me
jople of Columbia county will
y by their votes whether $:'0.
)d b nd will be iaiued ror tne
nrpoae of building permanent
ada at the places specified in
petitions and orders of the
)nirt. The election will be held
i Monday. February 2. and
iere is every indication of a
)rge vote being polled. The
jjection presents a question that
as been agitated and advocated
W many years. There has been
imatis faction with the laws for
Rising funds with which to build
!ads for many years.
Some parts of the county have
ken advantage of the law re
nting to special levies of taxes
vh year until large sums of
koney have already been spent
p the roads in those particular
Htricts, and yet there is not a
prinanent rind in the coonty.
f course the roads on wnicn
oney has been Fpent each year
e in good condition to be mad
rmanent. and at a low cost, so
e money has not be-n wasted.
t there is not a finished road
k the coui ty.
I In other parts of the county
Wy little effort and no special
Joney has ben spent in building
pads, with the result that much
orc money and work will be
quired than in those places
fhere special levies have been
tide fur years.
For Beveral years there has
rvi agitation of the bonding
uestion so that enough money
tnuld be raised at one time to
uiKl roads of such a character
that the present generation
Jtould receive some of the bene
fits and still have the on
pming generation help in
laying for them. The Issuing
pt bonds and building of perma
nent roads is the only solution.
I The bond issue is now theTIl
jkbHorbing topic in all parts of
Ihe couuty. Wherever you see
two or more men congregated
you may rest assured that roads
fund bonds arc the questions un
!der discussion. It is uppermost
jin the minds of vcry voter and
taxpayer in the county. There
every taxpayer in the county is
in favor of good roads and of
helping to pay for them, but the
method of raising the funds is
.where the rub comes, from a
careful survey of the situation
it seems that the northern por
tion of tno county, that is Hai
r.ier, Maygar, Quincy, Clatskanie
and that portion of the county
down the nver, is very much in
favor of bonding the county,
while in the Nehalem valley and
the southern part of the county
there is a difference of opinion.
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The
im
portant thing in the development
of the county that can be done,
It will mean more to the actus
growth in population and wealth
than any other thing that could
happen. The matter should be
looked upon from the standpoin
of the general good and not for
the special interest of any specia
community
Then the argument is made that
if the county is bonded for the
huge sum of S:it;o.oO() the taxes
vill become so high as to amoun
to confiscation and that the smal
taxpayer and property owner wil
not be able to curry the burden of
taxation caused by the bonds and
the interest to be paid. It is op
this phase of the question that
most of the arguments are being
made against the proposition.
Answering this by way of sub
mitting figures it is pretty safe
to Bay that the reverse will be
the result. The small amount of
money necessary to pay the in
terest on the bond issue Is one
of the strongest arguments made
by those favoring it. Figuring
on a basis of the present valua
tion of the county, the cost, per
one thousand dollars, for paying
interest for the term will amount
to $1.54 per year, which means a
levy of one and one-half mills
each year for interest payments
In the course of a lew years a
sinking fund will be started with
which to take up the bonds, but
by that time all the roads will be
completed to such a state that a
very small levy for maintenance
will meet all the requirements.
In cane the bonds are issued the
general levy each year for per
haps three years will run up
from 5 to 6 or perhaps 7 mills,
including interest on bonds and
all roads completed, while if no
bonds are voted there will of ne
cessity be a levy of close to 10
mills each year until the roads
are completed. These figures
show that bonding will decrease
rather than increase the taxes.
That roads will be built there
is no question. The public in
each and every locality, have ar
rived at that state where roads
are demanded. If the bond
proposition is voted down gen
eral levies will be made each
year until the roads are com
pleted. The people are demand
ing roads and roads will be built.
That being the case it Would
seem that the cheapest method
in getting permanent roads is by
issuing bonds.
The argument set up by many
people in this portion of the
county that they have already
paid for their roads and do not
feel that they should now he re
quired to pay for the roads in
other portions of the county,
can be met on the same basis.
With the county divided into four
road districts and a general levy
each year for from 9 to 10 mills
wo will be required to contribute
much more for their roads than
meet.
In short there is an answer for
every argument when properly
considered and the more
that the matter is studied the
clearer It becomes that bond
ing for roads is the cheapest and
best method of getting results
that the present generation may
enjoy.
No bridge across Scappoose
creek yet. A resident of that
city who has an eye for business.
has intimated that he will apply
to the County Court for a fran
chise to operate a ferry across
the creek at that point.
OURTRENHOLM LETTER
Cooperage Co. Installs New
Engine-Slave Mill Closed
For Want of Bolts.
George Cropp visited his ranch
at Knappa on Tuesday.
J. Chrintensen visited Portland
Saturday returning Sunday.
Mrs. Gus Wittnebell made a bug-
new trip to St. Helens Tuesday
Henry Kromrey made a trip to
Portland Sunday returning on
Tuesday.
The stave mill closed down Mon
day for three or four weeks for
want of bolts.
W. H. Eastman, of Portland, and
T. W. Robinson, of Olney. visited
Trenholm Thursday.
The Cooperage Co. will install a
donkey engine on the section known
as the Dolman place for the pur
pose of removing the stave bolts to
a place where they can be floater
down to the mill.
Sunday school will meet at 10
o'clock a. m.
The morning service will be taken
up on account of the temperance
meeting to be held at the City hall
at 11 o'clock a. m. by Mr. Sheldon.
Mitts Hammarstrom w'll have
charge of the Kpworth Leagu"
service at t:4." p. m.
I'eeachlng service in the evening
at 7:30. A cordial welcome is ex
tended to all,
Edward T. Luther.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS
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Letters unclaimed in the St. Hel
ens Post office for the weekending
January 10, 1914:
Mr. K. I'.achland.
Mr. John Didrickson.
I II. II, Jennings.
Mr. Peter Peterson.
Mis. Chas. Putnam.
Letters unclaimed by Jan. 21th
will be st-nt to the Dead-tatter office
Iva E. Dodd. P. M.
NOTICE All persons indebted
to me will call at the office of the
St. Helens Improvement Company
and settle up at once.
J H. Wkixinuton.
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PLyicc TO
DO BUSINESS
The literary entertainment on
Saturday night was the best ever,
nd as usual the school building
was filled to its utmost capacity.
he refreshments were all that
could be desired and there was a
generous supply for all.
Columbia
County
Bank
ST. HELENS, ORE.
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1 REMOVAL
NOTICE
F. J. BASEEL the 1 fault on
Merchant lias completed his
new store building next to the
ferry y Graham store i n
Jfoulton and has moved his
entire stock of General Mer
chandise into new building.
Stock consists of Dry Goods,
Clo tiling, J loots and Shoes,
Furnishings, Furniture, etc.
Christmas Toys and Fancy
Goods.
I'rircs as loir as the lowest,
Goods a s good a s the best.
A call will be appreciated.
Come and look over our new
store whether you buy or not.
F. J. BASEEL, Houltoa, Oregon I
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BOARD OE DIRECTORS
Wn. M. Rom, President
l R. Rutherford, Vice-Prea.
A L. Stone, Ceahier
J. S. Allen, AhL Cashier
L. G. Rot
for $15.00
We have them from this price to $400. We carry
all tones of Victor needles, and always have
abont 100 records on hand. Come in and hear
some of them, get one of the latest catalogues
to pick records from, and if we do not have the
ones you want, we can get you any record the
Victor Co., has in two days.
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ST. HELENS. ORE.
If
Just what the proportions of the ( by the bonding method,
number of voters on each side of ( There Is another condition now
the question in this end of the 1 that is worth consideration. The
county is, cannot be determined,
but that there are many staunch
supporters of the bond issue U ap
parent as is also that there are
numbers of people who are bit
terly opposed to the plan and
others who are undecided.
The principal objection to the
bond issue in this end of the
county seems to be that while
this section has been voting
apecial levies for years and have
present tax rolls disclose that
nearly 50 per cent of the taxes
of the county are paid by non
resident property owners. Those
people who own the railroads,
the large timber owners and
other large real estate owners
who live outside the county will
pay at least one-half the taxes
necessary for the building; of the
roads. 1 here seems to be a gen
eral sentiment in favor of the
p We Wish You All A Prosperous and
Happy New Year
and we will always be at your service with
GOOD GOODS at RIGHT PRICES
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