LETTER FROM CHA9 BECKER OHIO’S NEW TAX LAW I Editor Harnev Valley Item« The Ohio legislature has j tint Dear Sir—I received a cepy of passed a new tax law which pro your paper May 24th fur which ac­ vide« that ail quasi public corpora­ cept thanks. In it I read the text' tions shall pay into the public treasury a tax equal to one per cent of a new bill for the leasing of the of their incomes, and that all pri­ SlTCRIrAY JCME 7. ¡open ranges From the conditions vate corporations, formed for the set fourth in the proposed bill one purpose of profit, must pav into the would suppose it was introduced treasury equal to one-tenth of one Noir for tbs Fourth. bv others than large corporations, per cent of their capital stock. It is estimated that the two bills will for it discriminates strouglv against add something over $2,000,000 a Thirty-four rotea at 15 apiece. corporations, when in Sec ., 6 it pro­ year to the revenue of the state, <170-— From a Barns heeler’« mem­ poses to bar out all corporations but they have even greater import­ orandum. from leasing any of the open range ance than this fur t hev are simply country. Now supposing such a steps in Governor Nash’s taxation What grinds the defeated cai.di- bill could be passed which is very plan, which will, when fully car­ •late most, it to know that profess- doubtful, how quickly the large live ried out, result in an entirely new in« irienda and associatos were the stock corporations would take an organization of the tax system of . a ise of his dofeat. appeal before the Supreme Court Ohio. A feature of Governor Nash's of the United States, where they > plan is th it as soon as possible and The fine new manual training usually win their cares and where' as soon as practical, direct proper­ school erected at Washington, D. C. it most likely would be decided as ty taxation as a source of revcuue has been named in honor of Presi uncontitutional, for it surely would for th* state government shall be' deut McKinley, who took an inter­ be to deny members of a corpora entirely abandoned, thus forcing est in the technical education of tion rights which other citizens are all of the expense of conducting ihi- country. granted bylaw. The people of this the state government and the state country had a fair example of this institutions upon the corporations. It is said that every man has his ! when Congress passed an Income Governor Nash, who has been a price. We will not dispute the Tax Law several years ago. Cor- student of the question of taxes for truth of the assertion, but tome poiations never fail to get what is manv years, and has given esj-ecial men come very cheap For in­ due them in the wav of privileges thought to conditions as they exist stance thirtv-four votes were luiught and generally they get much more in Ohio, explains that when the m this precinct Monday at prices I can't see any merits whatever in corporations are paying the expen­ ¿ranging from <2 to <15, the aver­ the bill herein proposed First, it ses of the state. profxrtv taxes, both does not in any wav provide for real and personal, will be left to age price being 15. the pruttetion and improving of the city and county governments our deplete-! open ranges, a matter exclusively, thus doing away with 1 The democratic papiers which a of the greatest importance to the a state board of equalization, and gain raise the cry of “truculent sy­ people of the whole country, Al giving to each city and county al) cophancy’’ anent the gift of a stat­ the rate our native grasses are be­ of the taxes raised in that city and ue bv Emperor William should ing tramped out by great herds of come to their senses and realise migratory sheep, raising beef ani­ countv. He points out taat still another feature of his plan is tu that European friendliness to this mals on the open ranges will soon lew a tax of two and one-half per country is more likely to mean the be a thing of the past. Then what cent on all premiums paid to foreign spread of republican principles than will the price of beef be on theblock. I insurance com panics thus encourag­ the decay of them. N ods but the v»ry rich will be able ing the home companies, and br-ng to buy it. Second, as this bill pro­ ing a revenue of $f noneonstruction. Rep- tions with proper regulations and i restrictions' limiting'ihe number of. ment in international hi.tory-iuak- re-eutative Moody is pushing a like »tock to what every district win ! »'‘g ehette commendation for this hili in the House which he will support without deteriorating so as | countr^ ^r0,n l^e peoples uf the |.-oba'-ly get through. to kill out our native grasses, also wor^ I- tOilíH OFFICIAL PAPER I I I I How To Gain Flesh ^division of t he ranges between cat- ' tie and sheep This will not only pre­ serve our now fast disappearing ' native farage plants, but will put a stop to al) further disputes over grating grounds. We want no i lease law no matter how it may be framed, government control will settle the “range problem” for all time to come, and leave the public > domain open as it should be for all future settlement. Very truly your«, Charles Becker. Westfall. Or.. June 3. 1902 Persons have been Known to $ain a pound a day by taking an ounce of SCOTT’S EMUL­ SION. it is strange, but it often happens. Somehow the ounce produces the pound; it seems to start the digestive machinery going prop* crly, so that the patient Is able to digest and absorb his ordinary food, which he could not do be* Chile has adopted a new liquor lore, and that is the way the gain law that is attracting world-wide is made. : attention. Saloon licenses are sold A certain amount of flesh is every three year« to the highest necessary for health, if you have bidder. Liquor cannot be «old not got it you can get it by within 200 yard« of achurch, school taking barrack«, place of amusemtnt or I railway station, no- on train« ; nor ^COfTS fmMSlH You will Find it just as usdul In summer •« hi winter, «nd if you are thriving upon it don’t stop because the weather is warm. VX. and fi ., all ifvugguts, r-".V f a j IMW.,1, < :u...b.a, N.e V.A Mr. Patterson of Colorado I13H spoken on the floor of the Senate- over 650 times in the past five month«. He is a “howling exam­ ple’’of what is lomuionly known as “legislation by the mouth” so prevalent among democratic states­ men during the present session. BOERS SIGN PEACE TREATY : to minor«; nor between the hour« of midnight and 6 a. m. No one 1 in any way intereated in a liquor license is eligible to public office and gvery distillery has a govern­ ment chemist to iuatire the purity uf the product, Continued from Third page. , the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, where the parents desire I it, and will be allowed in the courts | of law, for the better and more ef- i feetual administration of business. -Sixth—Possession of rifles will | be allowed in the Transvaal and I Orange River Colony to persons re­ quiring them for their protection, on tak ing out a license, according | to law. “Seventh—The military admin- i istration of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony will, at the earliest possible date, be succeeded by a civil government, and, so soon as circumstances permit, rep­ resentative institutions leading up to sell’government will be intro­ duced. .- “Eighth- Ths question of grant- , ing the franchise to natives will not be decided until after the tn-1 troduction of self-government. '“Ninth — No special tax will be imposed on land pr«|>erty in the Transvaal or Orange River Colonv to defray the expenses ut the war “Tenth—As soon as the eondi* | tioi.a permit it, ? committee on which the local inhabitants will be represented in each district of the Transvaal ami Orange River Colonv, under the supervision of a magis­ trate or otherwise for the pur,>u»eot'i assisting people to their homes, and for those who are not able tu provide for themselves, etc . India pensable to the resumption of their ( norn.il occupations, Hit Majesty’s government will place at the dis-1 posal of these commissions the; sum of £3,000,000 sterling and will , allow the notea issued under the law uf 1900 of the South African Republic, md all receipts given up to officers in the field of the late republics, or under their orders, to ' be presented to u judicial commis­ sion, which will be appointed by the government, and if such notes' and receipts are found by this com- | mission to hsve been duly issued in return for valuable considera­ tions, they wilt be received by the : first-named commissions as evi-, deuces of war losses auliered by the persons to which they were, origin­ ally given In addition to t|ie a- bove named free grant of £3,000, 000 sterling, Ills* Majesty’s govern­ ment will lie prepared to make ad­ vances on loans for the same pur- J pose, free of interest for two years, ami aflerwarps repayable, over a period of years, with 3 per cent interest. 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