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,7 1 1 i j PORTLAND, . OREGON," SUNDAY , MORNING, JANUARY :. 21, ,1912.' SIG0EST0SEAniI CITIZENS ML 5 Erickson Amendment Proposes , to Tax Land Values Only So Far as Xity Levy Applies; ,iWhyJt,Is Needed. : Seattlft."Wash.t' Jan. ,20. -'Seattle may . tie the first . bis" northwestern - city , to adopt the single tax.. It will rote March . upon tha 'Erickson single. tax amend- went to ;the lty charter, tn'e essentials of which are these: . . ,;! 'Vr:!-. ;.. 1. The EricKson amendment does not affect'state or county , taxes at all. It affects only city taxes. v 2. It exempts from city taxed the Im provements on, land; that 4s, buildings, factories, etc., and personal pro'porty ; household goods, machinery, stocks of foods, tools; etc. J. It taxes - land values" merely, Whether there are buildings on the land or not. and It taxes the. franchises of public service corporations, such as the Seattle Electric company, the Seattle Lighting company gras company), etc Besides,- Jt taxes such leasehold , inter ests in land aa that given by the state on the "old university grounds. -, v The total tax rate tor state, county, school and city la SO mills, or $3.00 on $100 of assessment. The part of this tax for city purposes Is 14 mills, or $1.40 on $100 ' of assessment almost one-half. ' , The general - effect of the Erickson amendment, thenj will be to take nearly half of the total tax (for all purposes, city, county, school and state) off of buildings and, personal property 47 per rent is the exact, amount) and this tax, - of which buildings and personalty I are relieved, will fall on land, both vacant and improved (and on franchises); the total tax for all purposes on land, va- ..caiit and Impxoveoiand-fln-fraajchlHeB). will be 25 per cent highei than now. Every man can figure for himself the change this amendment will make in his own tax. - ). Find out the total tax on land, and on buildings and personal property, separately. si. Subtract one-half (47 per cent, to Ins exaut). from the tax paid on build Inns and personal property. 3..' Add one-quarter to the tax on land alone, whether vacant or Improved... i Placlag th Borden Properly. ' ' i Hoh'e Erickson amendment to the Seattle charter will begin to ahift the rnirden Of supporting the government from homes to business sites la indicat ed by a comparison of the amounts which will be paid by cottage lots (the value of which remit larr.ely from the individual thrift ot the owners and by business property!) Values of which are created by ' all - the.- people, whether thSj Owners build or not). Business Property, On two sides of Second avenue, be tween Yesler Way and Pike street, there are 85 lota.- Their total assessed values are aa followa: Assessed value of land $ ,179,250 Assessed value of buildings'. . 2.719.690 hnSh Reports of FiscalTYear.1911 Show Commerce Has in-; :I ' creased: Rapidly.- , " (Waahimtna Boreati at The Jonroan t Washington, . Jan. - 20. Evidence of the growth of the Up I ted States as an exporting country .are, found in'the'an nual report of the, bureau ,of manufac ture which shows that the, fiscal year was . marked by an" Increase In the export trade to Approximately '$$,000, 000,(00 Ir, .value, t manufactured exports comprising about -half .this amount ' It Is estimated " that , at" least $0,000 firms la : the United States' are directly Interested v in export trade.', The total value of the exports given "was an in crease of $304,$35,47 over 110 and of $168,489,121 over the former high record year,; 1907, The Imports were valued at 1.627.I2,105, a reduction of $2$,. 721,32$ below the figures of 1910. Orowth Squally Blvlded. The growth in exports is about eouallv divided between manufactures and man ufacturers' materials, the increase in the value of manufacturer's exported . (in cluding manufactures ready for use and those for farther use In manufacturing) being $140,63S,69 and the Increase in manufacturers' raw materials $147, 083,149. .The growth In exports of raw materials , occurs chiefly in cotton, of which the export price was exceptionally high- The Increase in manufactures export ed oc-ura in many of the Important ar ticles, but especially in manufactures of Iron and steel, which amounted to $130, 726,351 In value, against $179,133,186 In the preceding year., -Manufactures of wood also show.a growth 'of $13,442,148 those of cotton $7,464,821, agricultural Implements $7,849,366, and copper $16, 0 80,503. ' . ' - Jt QJeiftt. jOomraarca. Increases. .Total $11.R98,940 T The 1911 lax-now makes these 86 lots With the improvements pay $403,374 per year. . 'nder , the Krlckson. amendment (undftr Which buildings would,, pay less and land values would pay considerably more than , now) these 'properties would pay $441.89u-an increase of 338,620. ' The same thing, is- true .of Third ave nue, between Tealer . Way and Pike street The present assessed values are as follows; ... Assessed value of land ...... .$5,286,180 Assessed; value 01 buildings .. 809.1HO Total . t.- 16.096.360 The present tax paid by these prop erties is $206,631;.' under the Krickson amendment,' they- would pay $242,676 an increase of $35,946". '." ': Besidenoe Property. In the Moore's University Park addl tlon. lying north of the university campus, a comparison of the 1911 taxes with the single tax on the same property nder the Erickson amendment Is as follows: " J ' Improved lots. Vacant lots. 1911 tax ......$8,028 , $ 9,427 Single tax ..... 4,397 . 12,029 . Decrease ....$1,726 Increase. .$ 2.603 28.6 per cent. r 27 per cent . a iota! -saving io ins ones wno nave improved; their property -of. $1,726. The average, assessed valuatlotf df the lm proved lota'- is $660 and "of vtne houses $1690, totaPI2350. , . , 1911 tax' ..$78.00 Single tai ...... v ..V. i 67.80 ' I v'.: ' 820.20 saved to each home-owner In ' Moore's University Park addition. . The average assessed) valuation of all the 1911 Tax. $23.00 . 66.00 Single Tax. $27.60 30.30 Improved lots ..".$ '660 Houses ...... . . 1,690 . 'L.' J $23.60 $73.0p $57.80 Each home-owner would save $20.20. , In the whole of Burns 4 Atkinson's - addition, located in the heart of the Green Lake district, on the east Ide of the lake the 1911 taxes compare with the t1n-le tax under the Erickson , amendment, an follows: .... ?: ' Improved lots ; Vacant lot 1911 takea kij,, $5,089 ils ' .,. $1,236 Single taj? 4,089. ' V 1.578 'In : Oilman's ;Park, Ballard, blooka 1-68:,- : .. C.- ...,;.;.. ' ' .'' V Improved lots Vacant lots" , lU iait .t.,.fl6,8SII jingle tax 13,948 $3,679 4,70V ; Decrekse ;....$ 1,882 Increase $1,030 ..; " Iha Problem of .Seattle. . When' Seattle was a straggling village there existed a rough equality. Luxur ies . were-i few, there .were no , million-. aires, but there were no, paupers, and there was. a rude abundance of , essen tials .for -ajt, iii ' t . i, .( i ,i .pi wi mw' ui:lm Men were Independent, .ready to help each other freely, but the soil, the sea, : the forest and the mine afforded ample opportunities for' employment snd no man was ldle.br obliged to ask another : for work as a privilege. VTThe coming of the first; railroad excited ardent' hopes In the minds of everyone, so .that, law yers, doctors,, ministers and . laborers toiled side by side, with pick and shovel, to grade the line that was going to bring it to Seattle. - ' k- ... . ' Each -believed himself to be working tor the' common good and the ' Seattls spirit was then a living thing. - ,,. Biohes a row Snorxaonsly. : ' The railroad came, Increasing popula tion, multlplvina- business. helDlnr to make of the little town a great city It taking it you can eat what you like. The foreign commerce of the United States has- greatly Increased during re cent years, and with this Increase has also cornea marked change Iq the char acter of trade movements. - Manufac tures, which in 1880 formed less than 15 per cent of the exports and in 1890 but about 21 per cent, formed in 1911 over 45 per cent of the greatly Increased to tal, and at certain- seasons; of the year were more -than 60 per cent of the total, while manufacturers' raw- material, which in 1889 formed less than 20 per cent of the imports, formed In 1911 S3 and one half per .rent of the greatly enlarged total, The actual . value of manufactures exported In 1911 (Includ ing in this term both manufactures ready for use and those for further use in manufacturing) amounted to $907, 619,8(1, against $465,771,993 In 1901. havl; g thus practically doubled in . a single decade, while the alue of nianu facturers' raw material Imported in creased from $248,006,761 in 1901 to $511,363,140 In 1911. Meantime the value of foodstuffs .ex ported haa "fallen 'from $682,999,618 in 1901 to $385,418,438-In 1911, despite the advance In prices during the decade. The share which, foodstuffs formed of the exports of domestic merchandise has fal len from 66 per cent In 1880 and 42 per cent in" 1890 to less than 20 per cent In 1911. proved a potent factor In enormously increasing? the wealth of Seattle. But as Seattle grew toward its Ideal, as It began to dream of rivalling Chicago and New York, new problems came. Mil lionaires sprang up and with them "the tramps and paupers which .are their shadows. The ownership of a few acres, which in the early days yielded a living no better than fishing in the sound or logging In the woods; by the subtlt alchemy of the law became a power capable of extracting from the masses tha lion's share of the fruits of their toll. Every Increase In population meant an Increase In land values revery pub lic improvement added to it and each title deed to a lot or two In the center of this hive of Industry became an Al ladln's lamp, yielding to its owner power to sitMdle and-live in luxury on the toll of others. Ineanalitiea ' Also Orow. City expenses steadily Increased, and, to defray these 'expenses, individuals were taxed a part - of their earnings while the land values which the com munity created by its growth were left to individuals who did not: earn them: and 'worse than t.hat--for when people say that the title to a lot, which a few years before would hardly have been accepted aa a gift, had become a power to take wealth from the producers, a mad .erase swept men and women intd land speculation, ' and Industry was forced to pay not merely on actual val ues but on speculative values wnich ab sorbed all possible Increase of real value for a generation to come. "" Industry and commerce were throt tled by thia tribute to land speculation. Stagnation followed the feverish Indus try of early years and as monopoly of land Had shut off the1 opportunities for self-employment, Seattle was confront ed by the spectre of idle men unable to find work or food. - A Tour-Tear Depression. The speculative balloon slowly col lapsed and as speculative land rents fell to . a point-wnere maustry couia pay them and survive, the golden flood from the Klondike- started, bringing a new period of speculation, greater even than before. Tbe second depression haa now lasted four years, rents, have shrunk a trifle and . Industry is striving, with scant success, to pay these rents, pay taxes and yet survive, . ; v . For the Woman That's Fat , A Detroit physician says that the cheapest and safest mixture a. fat wo man who wants to get thin can use Is H ounce Marmola (get It In the original Va -ounce package). -ounce Fluid Ex tract Cascara Aromatic and 8 ounces Peppermint Water. ". The proper amount to taka is a teaspoonful after, meals and at bedtime..': -:-,, .?..- These Ingredient may be obtained from any druggist at small cost, and make a combination that Is not only ex cellent as a fat reducer, being able, It is claimed, to take off a nound a dav with out causinar wrinkles, but. is .- also a splendid help to the system as 4 whole, regulating the stomach and bowels (where the fat person's troubles begin), and cleartn the skin of pimples and pioicnrs. - ino exercise is. required to help lie remedy in its work and, best or an, no aieung is necessary while FmM OijwMtusijCiesimnce The selections of specials of fered this week should fjU ouf'-store with enthusiastic buyers. So far, our January Clear- '.f UcfrS ance Sale has surpassed all others' in the abundanceof, rare bargains offered, but we have far greater values to present' i'gSd for the coming week's selling than. we havereyer before shown. If you have the purchasing of a few pieces of furni- TKSxi!.! j'fci bK ture in mihdr it:will pay you well to select .them now and let us hold them for you till you're ready for their delivery. cash bk cRE pirffipfr TERMS TO SUIT. 'ft?! THIRD &XMHILj LET US SHOW OUR SPECIAL 3-ROOM OUTFIT Bedroom, Dining-Room:and ' Kitchen Furniture, complete. Eight pieces and Rug for dining-room, 7 pieces and:Rugfor ?the bedroom and (pieces including a fine Steel Range for the kitchen. Lome so little !m&.M--..:,?& me in and1 see this outfit "foriyourselfJand you will wonder how we can let you have so much for little : l " "v : - ON CREDIT 5 mm This Beauliful Pattern in a fa lar$l6MUertiis Martin Iron Bed 95 An Un usual Value A massive design, exactly as - pictured, having heavy two-inch posts and seven filler rods, finished with ornamental chills $9.9. 5 Davenports Never Were Lower Priced Than During This Sale $52.00 Solid Oak . Daven port Like Cut $31.75 $29.50 Quartered Oak Davenport, with golden finish, upholstered in velour $35.00 Mahogany Davenport, with Verona velour cover, of first quality, special . .,. J, $39.50 Quartered Oak Davenport, golden finish, cov ered in Chase leather, special .......... ....... . . . , $45.00 Quartered Oak Davenport, covered with Chase leather and with carved arms an4 feet, special . . . . ... $95.00 Quartered Oak Davenport, covered in, velour, very highest grade in every way, special . ... . . . . '" ' i rj ' ' : $21.50 $23;50 $27.75 $32.50 $55.75 Save Many Dollars on Your Buffet Make . your selections this week from high grade patterns, which represent the last of their line and must be sold at a loss. $127.75 Fumed Oak Buffet, in mis- - v sion style, with 42-inch case. .... j) 1 o DU $41.50 solid Quartered Oak Buffet, fOC 7 C golden finish, 42-inch case. ....... dsDe I D $45 Weathered Oak. JBuffet, with O 7C French plate mirror, 48-inch casePiCUelD 52.50 genuine Stickley Buffet of (fQI 9C solid oak, fumed finish, 48-in. case sDOIsmD $60 Oak Buffet, handsome design, 07 f"A Early English finish", 54-inch case da) 3U $65 solid Oak Buffet, golden" wax Ayi fj f A finish, with 60-inch "case. Special. .' 5faU $98 Golden jVax BuffeC extra f A CA large, massiyf,dcsign,T60-mch case 9DaeO U This Regular: $tJ5SolidOak Diner With Box Seat Construction "Very? attractive pat- tern, made of solid quartered oak, beau tifully finished gold-' en. Has heavy ban-; ister back, French legs arid claw feet. WW m POWERCI Read Every Item of These Clean-up Prices on Odd Pairs of Fine Lace Curtains $10 Mercerized Ecru Net Cur tains, with , applique Q border, priced now thOeOD $10.50 Ecru Net4Curtains, with handsome applique design, priced nowji&P, j) $8 White Irish Point Lace Curtains,- of finest M quality," ,priced now 9 nTe Dd $6.50 Mercerized Net Curtains, with corded edgeQ Af and border, priced at dJeD $3.90 $6.00-Ecra-Net Curtains, with handsome lacetAo edge, for OJ.DD $6.50 White Brussels Net Cur tains, with deep in laid border $3.50 Scrim Curtains , in ecru shade, with xiuny Aft js edge, special t0aWeO $5.00 Irish Point Curtains, in ecru shade, -hand- A 1 j some pattern 9a)lD $19 Library Table of Quartered Golden Finish 41 Eont 5 Solid oakr Library Table; with'44-inch top,lower-shelf, drawer and panel ends.,1 1 Made of heavy selected stock, best finish and workmanship: throughout. !" "-glSgsg ' ' OOT ro3 I M Carloads of "NEVJ IDEA" Gas Ranges Have Been Sold in Port land During Past Year We are exclusive agents, and have . placed these Ranges in over 75 of the leading apart ment houses and homes in the city. A JVciv Carload Just Received Show IngNewModels With Porcelain Backs $7.25 Oak Rocker Fumed or Golden Finish for ' A b e a u t i f u 1 Rocker, almost exactly, like cut, : very substan- tially made and ! of excellent ap- ; pearance. Seat -is ; of," Spanish Moroccolinc -leather. I i - ti ! ,c,.
