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1 1 i WEDNESDAY, DECEMltEK ID, 1888. IT IH NOW A VOtJNtl OVCOI.NII. this city, lit tho east side Intersection of First street. Asldo frotn their Improve ments tlioy uto of tliu sumo value, and Unit ihev bo nluced ut ono liundrcd thou- niiildifhirseuch. On ono tlicio In tho' Lcezer & Kueblcr, The 1'orlUiid I'rrmi III I'miir of Tux. tfcvcrul dua u-m iu u communication which appeared iu tho Kast Oiikookian I tnudo this stutomont: "The 'BliiKle-tax' is tho coming system of luxation. I feel the breath of ItH pros cuce already. " Hut when 1 wroto thoso words I did DotfiimKlno that the "breath" 1 felt then would ho hooii turn Into a veritable ''cy clone," and that it would coinu from tho direction of the metropolis of "10 Stnto. On tho llithliist. intlio morning edition of the Oretfonlun there uppoared tho fol lowing article; A NIKCIIX TAX. Tlio view of the tax question taken by Mr. It. H. Thompson of this city. Ilnda favor with tho lending men of lutelllironco und inllueneo In liakota. Already a Hiovotnont Is on foot for tho organization of tingle tux clubs throughout Dakota. In llismarck tlio dub has many promi nent men on Its rolls, and reports from various poitlons of tho territory show that thousands havo Joined tho association that is preparing to urge this reform. Thin single tax scheme must not bo confounded with tho Henry ISeorgo plan, which is u single tax (hat would conlls cato and destroy privato property in land and niuko ull users of realty state tenants, paying full ground rent Into tho public treasury. JJakota favorH a singlo tax on real estate und the exemption of all goods, chattels, money, cieillts und movuablo tirntiirtVfirnviri'iliMCrit)tionfrom till) lev iosoftaxua'herbrs. Nearly all tho local and luunclpul tuxes In England am levied on really land and improvements llxod on the basis of their rental value. Tlio Knollxli nnlltlejl economists uriiilo that tuxes ou goods, chattels an. I personal property of uuy kind operate us u re straint on production und impair the nlillli.v of u tieiinlo to dovclnt) tiudo and business; mo English statesmen avoid every tax on tho processes and w rking capital of Industry, and aim to derlvo thu intuitu revenues from levies on the rental vuluo of houses, lots and lands. Tho na tional government Is supported by Uxes on incomes, ou the estato'-t of deceased pursous and by tuxes ou ltipiors, tobacco, tea mid colloo, Personal properly Is al most wholly exempt, with thu excoption of gold una silver plutu and u few other urtleles. The lliltlsh .ystoni for local laxatlou is u "singlo" tut In a hoiimi that Dakota uudeistunds it, but not Iu the pleads tor Drags DRUGGISTS The Innjeit mid most complctf Mocts of , Medicines, CHEMICALS, In Eastern Oregon. GIVE US A CALL. Despain Block Pondloton. IF YOU WANT THE EARTH TAKE liundbomo First National Hank building, uoi th one hundred thousand dollars; on j tlio other an old tumble-down frumo not worth Imullmr awav. Tho street Improve- I ments inav bo placed at ono thousand dol-1 tiiriiiiKiBilarscacli. Under lloniy ucoigo'H plan,; 'the two h'ts would be assessed at tho name value, because the whole value of tho lots, excepting tlio buildings mid tlio street Improvements, has boon cic atod by society in mass tho jtcoplo f Oregon olid Portland In general. Tho ; stieet Improvements and tho bank build- - ing uto tlio proceeds ot labor, und suouiu not bo taxed. Take another example, up In i auihill countv. Two farms in tho pruirio lire' naturally, boioro winio settlements in vr-, Minn i i 1 ugon, ot tlio sumo value, uno senior, ii'rti inr vt unnnn n l'Tin UU fences his Turin nlcoly, lays tlio drains uu , J.11UL UL k UiiU I ll UUIVU ovur It, puts on it an elegant houso and , " uno bums, plants lino orennnii, inanurcs ; tho soil freely, cultivates Mioronghly, so that his farm is uow worth three times that of Ids neighbor, who has put In his tiinu livliing, hunting and raising a nine scrub stock. When tho tax gathoror would como ulong, Henry Gcorgo would nay tax these farms at tho same valuo, for iu u statu of naturo tho land won of tho sumo value, and If society, settle ments, railroads, mills, schools and churches have mado theio lundB now worth twenty dollars at aero, then assess them both at twenty dollars an acre; but don't punish this man who has worked hard lato and early to tmprovo tils place with fences, drains, orchards, houses, und rich soil, by taxing his farm at l(K) an acre, whtlo tho fellow who would not work, and who set u bad oxiimplo, and gave no encouragement to labor, and would not Improve his plucout all. gets oir with u low tax us a reward for his laziness. Itenrv Gcorgo declares, that tho just dlstriimtlou ot weaiui, "is nun wmcii gives wealth to him who makes It, und secures wealth to him who saves it." Ho would exempt from taxation the farmer's 1 1. ...... I.......... .11,.. I, .a 1,.Vi,.i. In clearing land, horses, e.itllo und all other stock, gialu uud porsonal property ; tho tradesman's store; the mechanic's tools, stock, and machinery; the professional umn's books, Instruments, house and fur niture; thu bunker's money; tho rail road'M truck iron. ties. bridges, urildlug and rolling stis-k, and all steamboats and i ships; and thu laboier's cottage, express , wagon and liirntturo, imcuuso an menu tlilnu'S are tho proceeds of lalsir. Hut tho land Is thu ulft of tho Creator of tSt world and Its urtlllclal valuo is not tho work of anv ono man, but if ss'leiy In gonerttl. iulillini In unit kIvcu with eimti I win- of Aiid to this general fund In urtlllclal laud i , , rin wwltlv ihmn. , ,.,,.. val les, s ..nothnes called tho i-pcculul vo . "! ,;v, fj iVrint Willi Viiih Isiiie ii and sometimes tuo "unearned in- riiniiditii novel ly a popular itiiihnr. Anionic .Mr. tieorgo would it'ivu ino ino wri'ers win uri THE WORLD It. is almost the same thing. No Premiums; No Special Offers; No Out Rates; Hut THE BEST AND BIGGEST NEWSPAPER Ou Tho North American Continent. 1'- Lingo Pages nml 84 Ing Columns. A POPULAR NOVEL umimt linn Ilenrv tfeonK1 meads tor a hIiil'Ih t ix." The KiiuIImIi aruue that I vahu I I ll...... ... .1... ...I ..f 1 .!.-.... lilt ' IIIIHI SIIOUKI COIIirilHIie III lllll nujiinill. .n I i .... i- . i V I U'nlli r II idiill thogovoininent out of und In piopoitlon I government go for Its suppoit 'ct wukl.- "..titiiV, to Its own Income, rndnr thu Aiuoileuu tlon. ino land need not no conuncaicti , u,,i,t. iiuiimiui svslein wo tax the M'lling valuo of the to public uses, altliongli tlmt Is now tro- .... .i it .I...... I I... il. jI.im il firi.u.iiil UVUf.llil IIK'I1IIV Ullllll lllllll-l 'll.nv.t. ;iiiumi when funds uru sold out for tuxes; but uu lu-sessment on tho "unearned increment" for leeM than the rental valuo of tho naked laud, would, in Mr. (ieorgo'H estimation, be aniplo for tho needs of tho government. laud. The Chicago Tiibuiiu skutches thu Kugllsh schumo and c iinmeiits It as fol lows : "Fixing tho burden of realty in this manner tlio Kngllsh umlouvor to leave productive Industry us fieo as possible from any handicap or luiodiuicut. Cu ilal Is luft untaxed so that it may bo used us freely us MWslblo in ropnslue tlvo Industries, supplying increased employment und wages for labor, and enhancing national wealth. Tho iiracllcu of levying on lands and exempt ing capital, chattels, ami goods us far as practicable, is tho system adopted by tho grouto'.it commercial and manufacturing nation, uud has strong reasons to suport It." Henry George would fax thu oanur of land literally into tho earth by reducing the holder to (ho condition of u State ten ant. Ho would Hi.b4ltuto for Individual ownership of laud u common ownership. Wo iiuoto George ou this point: "Tills simple device of placing all taxes on tho valuo of laud would bo in o licet putting up the land at auction to whoever would pay thu highest rent to the Klate." England's scbumo of slncle tax Is to levy on tho rental vuluo of laud simply enough tomUotho needed public. revenue, while George, to uso his own language, i-onllscatoH the whole rent, leaving to Hud owners tho shell and taking tlio ker nel, George would make Kgyntiau fel lahs and Hindoo ryots of all laud owners. Till woh voiy pleasant reading to "slmtlo tax" men everywhere, and when the Orcgonlau recommended tho Thoinp-non-liakotu Idea singlo tux men wore us much gratltled as U thu Orcgonlau had pronounced Itself In favor of tho Henry Goorgo Idea. Hut greater gratltlcattpn uud satisfaction was lu storo for thu "Bluglo tax" advocates, lho Portland Nowsof tlio Kith Wirt, eontiilnod tho fol lowing editorial, which Js it plain und very Intelligent utterance lu explanation of the Ilenrv George Idea of taxation; "tiU: inou; tax hka" rim Onvoiitan has lieott dUtlnuuihlicd lu It opiKwitlon to the plan of Us taxation . proosed by Henry Georgo, and lias" lost tlio opponuniiy iu uchihiiicu iuo Ideas of that writer. And so it was u groat surpilso to the friends of tho single tux Idea to seo that iuijer como out yestordav moinitig and approve of tlio George theory. To h sure, the Ore gonian takes euro to docluio that tlio ulm.l.l IllV lllllll Wl itch Mr. Ilenrv Thomif son lias explained In tho columns of that i nuir mill U hleb "ilnds favor with tlio m.!,.,i,.., 'iMluiiia and with viw uumteni of tho leading men of Intelligence und in tlucnco lu Dakota," ts not tlio Georgo plan at ull. Now, it uoivi mane uuy in-1 loretieowhut tho tiling Is culled. Ihos single-tax rou will sinelljust s sweat, no matter whether calliHl Henry tiHrgoor Ilenrv Thonipcou. lho truth is. tlmt i single-tax udvoeates In t'oitland, taking a loss .n from tho Greeks before Troy, have onglnceied a wooden horse, packed full of Henry Georgo dynamite, right into tho il I HtovxiiMon. II I. KiirJ'Miii, 'I'Iidiiihn llarily. Julian lliovllniriic, V V. Itoliliixoii, Kinlli-daliiirliiu. Jnh" Venio Win. lllanf. riioso articles coming so closo togethor lu the editorial columns of tlio leading daily pajiors oi ino nuiui uro riKiiiiit.ini, ami il means that ouco tlio justice of tho Idea is oitahttshcd. the coplu eu massu will como out lint-fooled for this simple and Just system, which Is now labeled by those who know tho leant about It, "theoretical," "visionary," "Impracllcu-1 bio." etc. It Is only justice wo single-tax mon want, and in thu estubllshmunt of justice i wo got our reward for our work. Honest men everywhere should givo enough of , .. .. . - I... .1.. .. .I .!ll. IllCir IIUIU I" UCipiailll uicinrciven nun the justice of thu single-tux system. NEAGLE BROS.; BLACKSMITHS Wagonmakers, l.Virmir Main unit Water nu.( Pendleton, - - Oregon All klutW of lllookmnltlilnctiltiiin In the lictBiul pnimi't niHiinor. Wuiioiis, Iliigg.n ami tiuckii iiiuae loonier. liepairltiv a Specialty. 1'urtlculHi uttBiillon to homa kIiouIux ht .ThetDiicloi'i'. iMr. Alexiiiiilcr, IJiihnH. Wln'ir. illfiiry Wood, M. K. llra.ldiin, ll'lori'iirit Wiinleu. i.Miiry CVcll liny illHrllm M. Clay, ,, nnlu Kiiwnnlk, llthoiln KilwnrtlH, II-'. ('. IM.IIIIns. n,.L,. iK.vi.u irin ) tlm littt'Hi vrnrKi of ths nMl write in us Hu-y iiro iiilillluil-tli' U)(h tvnii.ii nvi.rvinii! 1 1 1 k I ii u nlHuiL Nnthlnc luit iliu very In ( will Isi iiilinhlt a Into llm World V man aril I . Unary of nciiuii. Thin Library of Klcllm Will Ho Hupplliil to Hu'iiorllxTH Only. No Kxlia Conli n Will Ho IVIlilvil. No Uncle Niunlicw 1'iin Ho t'urnlntinl und No liiulu Coi'lex Will I") Hold. If Yon WUh tho Mrrlis Complcli-, HIJIWCItlllK ATONUK. Ouu Year (VJ iiiiiiiImtx), J l! (I lonthi(VI iniuilK-mAK-., il Month). (M iuimli-rii. Aildrrsk THE WORLD, Now York. llleO hMflTfnunWtr tal ml,fictlon la lho rurr nf (lonoirlKc und (licit. 1 ircer:UcItnd fci'l t (o hi rvciiunutnd. hit II l nil 'iirrtt. , J. NTlMr.K. H.D., Dtcitur, III. rntci:. 81.00. Halt! by UrugKlitt. l.ifcrA Kuliler, Aicont, IViiillflnii, Or. QMnBlHl ftl Hi FErn c,w aik' QB vriwij j tit aMlanU,iBD "0 m WATSON & ANDERSON UKAl.KltS IN- General Merchandise, Adams, Oregon. Headstones, Monuments R. F. BEALE, Marble and Stone Contractor. l..... ..ii .f Hi.. ilri'L.iinliiii. mid that it lias opened tlio gates of lho enemy so kwii, i Kor UwIku and priw e)iiuit hi U l cKHlited to the very cfever iua-! ...""..w.1 ,,m,UlU,, '"""w I.. .. 1. 1.. I. . I li. in. I tiiu ii'iu nni i ncr in iiim fn. ih'imtu.i i formed lit uirt of tlio maneuver. Henry Gcorgo s tuan oi iuaiion is ui iMiiKH for taxes only that vuluo of real ottuto which has been created by Moiety FOR SALE I'our lota und a house on tho Hat, near thu 0. H. X. deK)t. centrallv located, goisl water, gootl fences, for $1000. Easy tonus. Four lots, one o,uarter of a block, near tlio Sisters' School, for $250 cash, m -4 O O m O O OQ o O B OQ t OSTUlt STOl.KN. i rnini it hltotiliu iot lii oondlelnn, K-tlnr 1 ItenlnVi'fXitTt) n ! OLOPTON & JACKSON in general j uud to exempt from taxation lihitinw all other elements und species o pmp-! S'tRfrV... rlUmu, orty. l or example, iiiko too iwo mm w tho opjKwlto bUIo of Washington street in , lohUneovt'ry by 1MI w i Hor ti rt imddlHl uml r n umir r vni wm ; or luroriittnoii I' Uhihh , AUIB'tr Kith Kit, IVnUlotou, Or. 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