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About The Bend bulletin. (Bend, Or.) 1903-1931 | View Entire Issue (March 9, 1910)
-JL THE BEND BULLETIN SUBSCRIPTION RATKSi On yt...... -. .. .ti.y StU B&OBlhS.wt tMtlHH1MUtlMM IM 1 (lursrtsblr to dmnct.) WEDNlvSDAY, MARCH 9, 1910. THEORY AND PRACTtCU. Some of our eMecmed contem porarics exhibit distress over the proposal to bring before the voters iu November "the Henry George plan of placing nil taxes on land, mid on land alone?' We are not aware that the Henry George plan has been proposed or is about to be submitted to the voters of Oregon It Is possible there, may be present ed something tending to equalize the tax burden and in the direction of Henry George's idea, But what of it? Could anything be store crude and more inequitable than the prcs ent taxation scheme? That all property should be equally taxed for support of government is a very fine theory, but it is sot practiced The assessor lists all the property lit can find but what about the vast quantity of invisible property? For this he has to take the word ol those who own it and it k sus pected that some of them are not too fond of paying taxes and forget to give the assessor a full list of their holdings. In other words, probably the tax collector docs not really reach one half ol the taxable property. As a result the burden falls chiefly on visible propertyatter alt, of which land is a very impor tant part. Those who make honest returns pay the penalty by exces sive taxation. If the land were required pay all taxes, the system could worked out equitably. Ut course CENTRAL OREGON LANDS The reason that may be causing you to wish to sell will likewise l cause you to seek an early sale. We have good outside connec tions that will enable us to han dle readily almost any good nrnnnclMnn I let vnnt fnrm nr town property with us. Bend Investment Company Next Door to Postofficc. and unreasonable. The Bourne bill is just what was asked for by Oregon settlers and sympathetic public bodies. The captious critics should inform themselves of the facts before following blindly the jaundiced leadership of the Portland uregontan. Ur do they care to be intelligent and fair? Those who think prices of Bend real estate are high should remem ber that the regular size oflots here is 50x140 feet, with alleys so feet wide running through the blocks The area of a Bend lot is 7000 square feet. Comparison is some times made with lots elsewhere which ore only 35x100 feet 3500 to I square feet, only a little more than be! one-third the size of llend lots buch comparison is misleading it would take a little time to adjust We have, of course, no criticism of thines to the new plan, but when it.luc "" mis; mcy arc as icgm should be in operation land specu lators would not find profit in hold in? large tracts out of use and all business would be on a more cer tain basis than it is now with re spect to taxntion. If land tax is high people will not have more land than they need, but will put their surplus wealth in other forms. Theoretically, of course, there is no reason why those other forms of wealth should not pay taxes, but as a practical question they do now very largely escape taxation and the few who do not shirk have an enormous and unjust burden to carry. mate as the large ones. We call attention to the difference in size only for the purpose of correcting an impression that obtains in some quarters that "a lot is a lot," re gaidless of size or location. It is indeed gratifying to note the showing made by the subscribers to the railroad right-of-way fund it is a splendid beginning to a splendid work. The prompt pay ment for, and final delivery of, those titles will end, in most satis factory manner, the first stage in Bend's relations with the railroad. "Bend has treated us well in every way. Bend can count on usfor practically anything she wants." Such is a statement of a prominent Oregon Trunk official. By all means let us continue the good work so well begun. LIBRARY CLUB ELECTION Librarian Shows Large Increase In Patronage for the Calendar Year 1909 Treasurer tlaa a Balance. The Ladles' Library Club, sup porting the Bend Free Library and Reading Room, held its annual meeting at the home of Mrs. F. I. Smith yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Smith was re-elected president, Mrs. C. D. Rone was chosen vice-president, Miss Veda M. Williams sec retary and .Miss Mary E. Coleman treasurer. The annual report of the treas urer showed the following receipts and disbutsements: ' RKCHIPTS: Balance on hand Mar. 1, 1909 ...,$ 99 45 Donatrd to Library , 5000 Proceeds of Watermelon Social.,, 60,70 I'rocecilt of Dutch Supper 60.00 Earned In serving Supper 194 98 Record Hog for Bend. Butcher White slaughtered a fine Poland China hog at his ranch last week nnd when it reached the shop he could tint weigh It His bigitcst platlonn scale weighs to 350 pounds The hog was split in Imlvi'M and one of the portions wnn entirely beyond the capacity of the scale It is estimated that the porker weighed 600 pounds dressed far the block It is believed to have been the finest pnrclnu speci men ever produced in this locality. A Pleasant Autocar Uxcurslon. The spring weather and good roads drew all the Bend school teachers out for an autocar excur sion Friday afternoon. These in eluded Misses Ruth Reid, Anne Matkcl, Marion Wiest, Maud Van devcrt, Florence Young and Nona Richardson, and they picked up Misses Veda Williams, Cornelia Wilson and Helen Johnston, mak ing a full load for the very delight ful spin iu the reclaimed district. Wanted TIMBER We can use more timber iu a syndicate now torin lug. Owners wishing to sell are requested to call or write us n description of their holdings. J FOR THE PRIMARY CLASS. A frleiid asks us to multiply fs by $5. We do o and announce the result at $13. Now multiply 500 cents, give the answer In cents, pure and simple, not as frac tional prta of a dollar. We do and are surprised to see the figures climb up to 350,000 cents, which is 2.500. As f$ and 500 cents are equivalent, the result is puzzling. Can any reader explain it? Thussaitb the Laidlaw Chron icle, evidently without consulting any member of Professor Thomp son's arithmetic class, who would have told the Chronicle man some thing to this effect: Five dollars cannot be multiplied by $5. The multiplier is always an abstract number, and represents the number of times the multiplicand is, , , 77 taken. The $5 can be taken five ' doubtless will be of interest to tiaes, but cannot be taken five dol- Bulletin readers to know that at lars times. Hence, fs token five ',a!,t SPie of ?""?" Mogazine times gives a product of gj Like- ,fP,r January, containing the long wise, take 500 cents five times (net Mutated "Hcle " e Bend coun eoo cents titneO and the nroditn of UT, re procurable at our office 3500 cents is of the same value as No more extensive nor attractive iu the other operation In either "W'lptlon ol the Deschutes Valley case the multiplicand is taken five i PM aPP"d, and we believe all uiicicnicu in vcmrai urcgon win find it a valuable acquisition. From the reports of the Bend Public Library, elsewhere in this paper, it is apparent that that in stitution is something more than a mere standing advertisement for the town. It actually supplies a de mand that would not otherwise be met and there is no question that its influence upon the community is highly beneficial. It should be better supported by the business interests. Total 465.13 DISDURSBMKNTS. Librarian's Salary ft 20.00 I'or Mattazlnes, Hooks, and Inci dentals 1 9a 85 Total jlo,86 IUlancc on band !S4-37 The librarian, Mrs. E. D. Wil son, reported as follows for the cal endar year 1909: We have had donations from club member and friends of 46 volumes one complete set of Shakespeare, 8 volumes. We have bought 63 books, making 117 books in addition to 144 books we had on hand January 1 IgoU. maklni; a total of 371 books on the shelves. We have had 100 looks from the 'Oregon Library Commission. We have always kept on hand 33 monthly magazines and 5 weeklies, 1909 190S LUt nt borrowers J64 IS4 Increase 110 No books lent iqj8 Ijol 7JS wo. visitors 4774 3397 " 1457 I'ine paid..... (nu Incidentals 7.90 times over, and the product must be of the same name as the multi plicand, that is, dollars in one case and cents in the other. The Chron icle seems to be trying to square a concrete number, uot perform an operation in simple multiplication Arithmetic is an exact science and I will pot tolerate the liberty taken by the I-aidlaw paper Every town in Central Oregon, in existance or on paper, has its particular and pet galaxy of natur-1 ni resources, tmimans greatest blessing in this direction is natural gas- Walker fiasin Tewnalte. 0 ntL.. n ... ..r .. Secretary Ava. of the Deschutes wHiiaiawine-ieniini' pa- , . r .... ,,, (rnm VnM. pers are making over Senator i.i ., ' , , " ,' ti..- !..,.,..., l.iti . ,u.. .. "" "" npcuv a icw uaya in nine- arrJ uZZa. tr ' "' ivillethis week. While there he 1' ! ?&'. ranch, whereby the Yew' twn of niard Iih .9it rniii riI'BP,De wl11 located on 340 acres sorts of ridicule is heaped upon the "S! '"., "2 " ,CTB?,n machine nm, I """ ' ' "' ""'. " cuKi Hal a nee on hand $5 AS The pay of the librarian was in creased from $10 to $13 a month. The Cornett Stage & Stable Co. It's the mail line, the only direct stage line from Shaniko to Silver Lake, by the way of Prineville and uend btopover privileges and tickets good until used, Farm Lands Wanted List your farm lands with us, as the demand for this class of proper ty is greater than the supply. OUR 320Acre HOMESTEADS Will Make You Rich! Will be glad to give full particulars to anyone inter estcd in getting one of Uncle Sam's big farms FREE! Irrigated Land We have it in tracts from 40 acres upwards, $30 to $ 50 per acre. On Sale Now Fine Lots in Lytic Addition to Bend. Easy terms. Quick action necessary to get these lots. Goiug fasL Home Land Co., BEND, OREGON. r neer, to lay out (be new town. It measure by tfie ttn.. ...',, I.. II I. .- ...... r .,. ... iu ,.ai,i, iu utnuu ...III I -I i, .1. -e the provision that now applies only 1 ?", . T ., r .. to Utau-to relieve Oregonians ,an d,' Mterufa mile from the from the residence requiremenL S' an,d,T " ,he "lS,,n unly T requirements of cultivation, rlf?,dnetbc 0reR0D Trunk SUr' etc., which are iu the law as t now y Stands, the machine DaDerS ore Vntl n vnnr mnnov'a wnrtli aHi'KllH aal EIBaf 1 CORD I PIERCE ARROW AUTO LINE Between Shaniko and Bend, calling at Madras aud Red mond. $5000 Car. 80 Horse Power A. B. BUCK, Manager Address Shaniko or llend. PkWc Horse IMmtnt U prepared iHlr to "w neJ ol boo em m tai WKhmHL It a powerful tai pt. tratktf Unimtat, a ttm4y for ewrries cks. A KWf amfefeaillefi lor IN rclM ol pate, im Ike best IMmtnl for ffsta and wr ems. VntmM for cwtof Hie ftfrvfllf and Injuries ol BARBED WIRE m4 Mr heifc art. abrattaM, sorts sod bruit. Pacific Horse LMmtm l My fuarasised. No ortw k 10 rood or htlp<a so maay ways. lfllfik(oill4fy,wiillwl all dealers to rfuod (he pwchate prke. sir mil tortus riirr cints Koyt Chcmical Co. 'Tut, eu booklet . tarsatassassB men CITY DRAY HAKNUV LKWIS, 1'KOP. 320-ACRE HOMESTEADS WE HAVE THE Best Wheat Land IN CENTRAL OREGON. PRfili AUT0M0I1ILB TRIP front Bend to the lands and return for nil whs locate. Write for Particulars, to LIST YOUE CITY rKOPWY WITH IS IF YOU WANT A QUICK SALE. Merrill h Wilkinson Company IMtNl). Oltl'.GON, A Small Piece of Aloney Ooes a Long Way at Our Store In Buying AnytfilnK In the line of General Merchandise. We always carry a complete stock and can fill your wauls. In the Dry Goods Line we have an exceptionally good stock, and Invite an inspection of same. You will be satisfied with your purchases if you do your trading at our store. Come see us. We will treat you right, E. A. SATHER BEND, OREQON FOUR HORSE LIVfiRV. SADDLU MORSES. Bend Livery, Feed & Stable Co. J. II. WENANDY, Prop. ALL KINDS OF LIGHT AND IIIJAVY LIVERY Also HAY, OATS, BAULKY, WHIJAT, CHOP WHKAT, BRAN AND MIDDLINGS. All Orders promptly Delivered, Order by Phone No. 18. Horse Bought and Sold. Light and heavy Horses for Sale. St. James Hotel SilrtfLale OrcgM J. S. Wakefield, Proprietor When In Silver Lake, stop at this well known house. Ouests cau be assured that every attention will lie paid to make them comfortable, Sprcfal attention to traveler. Good home cooking Terms reasonable Our Hobby: Rest Mails hi Town for 35c I am ready to handle anything in the line of DRAY WORK Leave orders with N.P. Smith, Wall St, Bend J. 11. WENANDY BUND OR. P. L. BUNTEN SHANIKO, OH, BUND LODGK No. 139 A. F. & A. M. Meets on Thursday on or before the full moon of each month. Visiting brothers always welcome, I WENANDY- BUNTEN Automobile Stage Company DAILY AUTOMOBILES between Shaniko, Madras, Kedinond and Bend and all interior points. For further Information write Wenandy-Bunten Auto. Co., j BEND. OREQON j SPECIAL ATTIJNTION TO KXPRItSS AND BAOOAQI .--. r - "t - y 4 v w II WISH I jumping on, as if they were new 1 when you read The Bulletin. J J, D. DAVIDSON, S.cr. 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