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TUESDAY, JANUAItY 15, JtU.
TIIKHlNdLKTAX.
All Tlmn lntuli-flti-il In Tnrlir nliiiuM x.
uniliit- Into It.
I'rom Hi (i N'w York Tlmei". Ihr.iS.
Tins iIIhcubhIoii of tliu ttlimlo tax idou
Iiiih heretofore been confined iiininly to
tho following ol Henry Ueorgo, out tliura
In no reason why It should not receive iiti
oxumliiution at tlio hnnils of ull thorn,
who uro Interested In tux icforiu. It Ih
sufo to wuv Hint it is not a punaeca for ull
thu I Ih wliieii Home of iih advocates un
pear to think thut it will cum, hut if it
Iiuh inoritH thoy limy uh well bo ncknowl
cdKcd.niid if It involve fullaeleH thoy can
only ho exuosed by discussion. If it
would work miy substantial benoflt it
ought to bo known, unit If it would cause
any serious injury tnui met siioum do
pointed out. It Iiuh already uttructed
BUlllcient utU-nlion to bo worthy of
more cousldcrutlon than it Iiuh yet re
ceived. Wo treated it u lew duys ago
with reference to Its merit simply uh a
ineuuH of ruining rovenuo, und found it to
IMS simple, direct una economical, anJ
likely to bo cuuilublo in itn oDcrutioos.
It in claimed by ttotne of its mlrocatcH Unit
the tux would not bo "dllluHod," but
would bo uld only by tho holders of
lutul. If thin were true, the tux would
not bo coultnble. but it Ih u dehiHlon
There Ih no getting mound tho fuel Hint
nil tuxoH, however levied, must he paid
out of iroductlon. There In no other
Bounce of payment for anything, uud if
tnxcH weru levied on lutid ulono. except
in ttio curie ol tliul wiueti wuh licit! unlm
proved und unused, they would be paid
by thoHu wlio occupied mill lined them.
Tlio objections ullegcd a ;ulnst thu sltilu
luiid tux reHtH upon thu ollectH which It
would proiliico, or wlilcli It Ih ussumed
l..,t It .. n.ll.l .. ...!.... ........ I-.I.... 1.1.1
oponitlotiH or Uon lutul ownerships. We
propose to inijulro somewhat Into itri in
Ilustrlal ellectri. Thu proposition Ih to
ralso ull revenue for public purposes,
whether for locul, Stuto or Nutlonul, by u
single tux on thu "nllo value" of laud. It
woiiki coiiHeiientiy sweep uwuv nil other
foruiHof tnxutlon, uud necessarily includes
ti nuitouui policy oi uiwoiuto Ireu trade,
which ih cnougii in lison to excltou "Holy
horror" in about hull tho American peo
ple. It ruIscH tho whole (jucsllon whether
there Ih any other loglllmtito object of tux
ution except thu luislug of rovenuo for
pllHIK! plirpOHOH. It ,H tllllU tllU IlCO pCO-
tile ol u ft eo country eeusod torcuurd free
dum of trudu with hiicIi a feeling of dread
iih to bu unable even to discusH It
rationally, tlio udvantuuoH of thin conn
try uio not summed up in the protoctivo
tiirlll. Thoy consist inulnly in the
abundance of Itn laud in proortloii to
populutlun and IIh other natural resources,
in i no imciiigenco ami energy ol tlio co
pie, stimulated bv their opportunity In
the character of IIh Institutions anil itn
freedom from Uh crushing huidoiiH of
grout uiiiiIch uud navli'M, and in freedom
of I null) nver Iih vuhI ureu of vuiieil pro
(luctloiiH and liidiictrlcH. The develop
incut of Uh IndustilcH have been Inter
fered with hy the protective jioHcy to
Hiiuh mi extent thev could not ho adjusted
to the coiuliiioiiM nf fiotilum of tr.ulo all
nttituv without iimndUutoiH. Itul ifsuch
un adjustment weru ouco Hiiccossfnlly es
tablished wo have not the least dnii'it
that it would prove an enormous huiiellt
to the penplii of Hie country, bringing to
mem an era ol iinlusirlal and commer
cial development hucIiiih they huvo never
yet expei ioncod.
Hut fiee trade Ih a far oil consumma
tion, only to ho dreamed of nov, and to
muiiiitinou tiller long smiggli H uud bv
progressive steps. If thoslnglo tux ad
vocates oxiicct to lug It alsjut siieedily
and b. a single Hroko thev aro doomed
todlHapiHilntment. It Ih the free trudo
involved In their scheme moio than any
thing el-e that makes people afraid of
giving It the coiintenaiice of i-cHouh dis
ciiHilou. DoiihtlehH it immediate or mid
den application would Im dlnnftroiiH to
many intercut, uud coiiHeuueutlr to tho
iiidtiHtriul Hitiuiliou Kcncrally, but there
Ih no danger of IIh Immediate ujiplication
uud no harm In iIIscunhIuk Uh iioHnlliili
Hen, Ah un abstract inopoHitlon or an
ultimate practical rcmilt wo do not lie
llovo thut tho entire fweepiiiK uwuv of tho
national larlll' would prove an ImliiMtrlul
uud commercial calamity, hut tlio con
trary, llenco, uh a more nmttor of nrtru
meut, thin particular Industrial ell'ect of u
Mncjo tax imiht lo admitted to ho a hen
cllt. At prexent it in notliltiK' but a mat
ter for uMruct argument.
The other iiiiHirluut induntrlul etrect
would come from tho removing of luxa
tion from capital employed in production
und from all buildingM uud apjiliunccH
uud in industry and trade. It helm; up
pliinl only to laud it would bo removed
from thexo nominally, though tho tax it
Holf would Ih -t III paid out of the protlue
tlou. More than all, the great iuommll
tioaof tho burden, which come from a
multiplicity of tnxcH, from imperfectloiiH
of uHsoHHinent, uud from evuxlotiB. would
be dono away, fur tin tho ludustrlul
etlect of tukinj ull luxen from proimrty
oiiipIovihI in imHluctlon in concerned ft
could liunlly fail to bo favorable both to
capital und labor, though putting them
uK)ii land ulono would not relievo capital
und labor of tho necvHHity of tiuyliiK
'hem. Tuxen, like coutributioiiH for tho
imvcroion of tho heathen, nuiHt necen
Kily come out of tho miliHtunco of tho
l"Mlc, und that Htibbtanco in produced by
Ui(r labor.
Atit TWfii.
AnipiH'al Iiuh Ih'ou taken to tho Pu
prenutiurt in tho cuco of Tutrlck Mc
lilnnl the (irant county nun deter, who,
while inthuM in jail awaiteil tiial on a
ctltnln. charge, made hlo eccaiti by
hrutulbkilliiu; lVputv SherllV ItoUnt
IxKkwo), ids jailer. McOlmiU wuh re
cupturentried. convicted uud m-ntemiil
to U hayd ut Canyon ( I'y uexi FiMav,
January Notice of the apical to the
8uprono tort having been onl t tiover
nor lVntyor, tho latter Satuul.iy
gruutixl thuunlerer u rs ilo of sixty
day
'rv
lArwnv-4 negrxHiH uro louving
Sotith (JWiP. (ir Ufcttumw.
Columbia Fire Marine Insurance
OFFICERS.
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FRANK DEKUM Fronident.
W. K. 8MITII Vice Prcflldent.
J. A. CHILI) Secretary und Mnnngor .
DIRECTORS,
1). 1 THOMPSON l'ortlund, Oregon
FUANK DKKUM l'ortlund, Oregon
W K SMITH Portland, Oregon
JOHN DONNKUBKIta Portland, Oregon
JACOH WOKTMAN McMInnvlllo, Oregon
It. M. WADK Portlnnd,:Oregon
A. II. IMtKYMAN Kat Portland, Orogon
JOHN H. DAVID Portland, Oregon
W. 11. HONF.YMAN Portland, Oregon
GF.OKGH H. WILLIAMS Portland, Oregon
K. S. KKAUNEV Portland, Oregon
WALTKlt F. MJKKELL Portland, Oregon
HAM P. STIJKCIIS Pondlcton, Oregon
T. L. OIIAKMAN i Oregon City, Oregon
JOHN A. OHILI) Portland, Oregon
JAMKH F. WATSON Poitlaud. Oregon
W. H. WALKHit Portland, Oregon
AHAHF.li IllTHII .Salem, Oregoa
H. THIHLSKN Portland, Oregon
UKOKCIK 11. MAHKLK, Jit Portland, Oregon
W. T. WKIOHT Union, Oregon
U. L. DUltHAM Poiilaml. Oiegon
CHAS. A. AL1SKY Poitl.ind, Oregon
I. W. CASE VhIoiI.i, Oiegon
J. H. SMITH Portland, Oregon
REAP THIS !
It is of interest to Every
Taxpayer in Oregon.
DEAR Hilts
Would nay in reply to voiuh of oven date that tho Hum of
177.00 paid to mo by tho Columbia Firo and Marino Iiihii
runco Comjiiuiy, of Portland, Oregon, for School Tax In I)1h
trict No. 1, roproHontH more money than pold to thin otllco
hy ull tho Foreign IiiHuraueo CompuuloH doing duninesH in
thin city. KURD A. DALY,
School Clerk Dixtrict ho, I.
THIS PROVES OUR ASSERTION
That to protect youTHtilf you ihould givo your Insuranco to
tho Columbia Fire und Marina Insurance Comany, of Port
land, Oregon organised uivlor tho law of Oregon. Haa
guaranteed capital of $500,000 for your protection , which in
ten times tho auou.nt ok ukcohit reqiMmlof roreign Com
uuIoh, who pay NO UxoH,nnd bknd aixtiir I'koith out of
tho State, thoreby incrooHlng your taxw. Think of this sud
glvoour Company u jwrt ol your IN8UHANOE.
oura, respectfully,
JOHN A. CHILD, Secretary.
Omoa:S90nd St., Nsxt Door to Child's Drug Store
Subscribed Capital, $500,000.
Portlan d, Oregon.
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LIST OF STOCKHOLDERS
Colombia Fire and Marine IisimJ
Of Portland, Oregon. CaplUl Stock, (6OO,0
I). V. Thompson, Presldont CommercW KiUm
Portland, Oregon.
Frank Dckum, Pres. Portland Bav'gs Unk, Vortlu
W. K. Smith, Vico-lrei. Alnsworth Nat'l Bmi.H
Oregon.
E. S. Kearney, Capitalist, l'ortlund, Oregon.
Jacob Wortmun, I'rcH. l'lrnt Nat'l Hank, McMinnti
It M Wade, VIco-l'reH Knapp, Ilurrell ft Co, IW.lM
John Hule, itailroud Contmutor, llilnre Hodl.H.F.I
It M SI cole, Capitalist, Kt Johns, Mlcli.
O A Dolph, Attorney-ut-law, Portland, Or.
John Donnerbcrg, Plumber, Portland, Or.
John II David NorthwcBt Coal and TrenaferCo,IVfl
W B Honeyman, CupitullHt, Portland, Or.
J E Smith, Contractor, Portland, Or.
A II Ilreymnn, Pren First Nnt'l Hank, Ftrortol
John Sommcrvillo, Jlerchant, East 1'orthad, Or.
Q V Itummelln, Furrlor Merchant, Portland, Or.
John A Honeyman, Honeymnn Uro' Foundry, YiM
(!oo II Williams, Ex U S Atfy Gen'l, rortIaJ,0
G O Ueokman, Hanker, Jncluonvillc, Or.
Walter F llurroll. CapltaliBt, Portland, Or.
S P HturgiH, Canhler First Nat'l Hank, TesdWoiiJ
T L Cliannan, Drugglnt, Oregon City, Or.
II II Northup, Attornoy-at-Uw, Portland, Or.
John A Child. DrmrulHt. Portland, Or.
JutncH F Wuteon, Attornoy-at-Liw, Potttol, Or.
Virginia Watson, Portland, Or.
Frederick Hlekol. Capitalist. Portland, Or.
Staver t Walker, Agricultural Iraplemonti, rorllj
I-ovl Ankunv. Pros Flint Nat'l Hank, Wall Willi
W II Stlno, CuHhlor First Nnt'l Hank, Walla UU
A It Huford, AsH't Cashier First Nat'l lUtin, im
W. T.
L K tt Smith, Morchunt, Portland, Or.
J fi AV'httn. MnMlnnvIllo. Or.
OharloH II Durhkooji, Manufacturer, Portland, OiJ
J O Moroland, Attornoyat-Uw, Portuna, w.
Vint Nat'l Hank, VaM
It L Durham, CaHhlor Commercial NatI Bnk, II
8 A Durham, Washington county.
Mury II Sniller. Euirono City, Or.
O A Allsky, of Alisky, Daum A Co, Coaf.
Asahel Hush, Hanker, Salem, Or.
II Thielson, Director Oregon National Bask,
II E Johnson, Hunker, Walla Walla, W.T.
if n ah,,,, .im. s,w,ti HnltshuA Woodaw,
Geo U Alurlrln. Vlcn Pres. Olt'COn Nat'l Bk,
E L Eastham, Manager Bank of Oregon City, '
ir n c..Aa i..ii-.,,1 ioont. OrcOO CrTi V
W T Wright. Cashier First National Bm. w
L. L. McArthur, U. 8. District Attwwy.r
Humford Rohb. Grain Dealer, Yommf,
O. E. Smith, Capitalist, Portland, Or.
Si G. Crundall, Cashier First Nat'l Bert.
E L Canby, Cashier First Nat't "
I W Ciinn. Hanker. Astoria. Or.
C.nrtnn A, Tnnlruin TnHlirAnCO Alt&fa
John Wortman, Cashier First Nat'l
II O Wortman, Asa't Cash'r Co'l "T'
y ii aicvoy, irusjgim., kj n
Rufua Mallory, Attoraey-at-Law,
Subscribed Capital,
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Clopton & Boyd, Agents, East Oregonian
ing, PfiDdletft
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