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About Halsey enterprise. (Halsey, Linn County, Or.) 19??-1924 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 29, 1924)
' K v / k • HAÎ.SKV ESTKKpRISB PAUK 2 OCT. » , i«(4 1 WOU «’ V ■» - » < f z we stand for a law that kept 3000 families out of O regon? Of course we wouldn’t! So it’s up to us to vote the antagonistic Income Tax Law out of existence! For it Has already lost for Oregon payrolls amount ing to more than six million dollars ($6,000,000) a year! And six million dollars means at least 3000 families who are lost to Oregon’s popula tion in just one year under this dangerous law. 59 Industries lost to Oregon in a single year— others threatened 1 hese figures sh o w th e a p p a llin g effect o f th is u n w ise t a x law w hich a n ta g o n iz es in d u strie s on w h ich a larg e p a rt of our g ro w th a n d p ro sp e rity d ep en d . Recorded D am age D ue to State Incom e T ax Oregon needs Jobs and Markets 32 The Income Tax kills both! Vote 312X YES and kill the Income Tax! 22 If there are two things Oregon needs above all others it is ( I ) jobs for her workers, and (2) markets for her products. Every new enterprise or in dustry brought into Oregon means more jobs. Jobs support population. Ev ery increase in population means a better market for farm and factory products. T im b e r purchase« cancelled p e n d e d .................................................... <18 000,000 Construction of lum ber m ill», towna. lugging camp» and logging railw ay* abandoned or suspended.................. 7,875.000 O ther industrial investments can celled or suspended.............................. 4,273,000 O ne year’s operating payro ll on forego'ng i t e m s .................................. S.6(0.000 D irin ccrporation s, 84,606.000 capi- ital. D a -rag e lisrted 1 /10 o n ly .......... 460.600 Actual removals from the state. In cluding lost of only one year’s pay ro ll ............................................................. 2.440.258 Threatened rem ovals, including loss of only one year's p a y ro ll.................... 2,218,500 81 34 21 Case« as to which ¿«finite amounts are n o t p v a ila b k . but which would am ount to m any m illio n s ; damage listed as ..................................................... Cases still under investigation ; w ould am ount to m any m illions; damage listed as . . ................................ Cases in w hich reported rem oval or investm ent elsewhere was stated to have been canoed by the incom e tax but w hich cannot be verified in w ritin g ; damage listed as ................. T o t a l R e c o rd e d Dam age . . . . $ 4 1 ,2 5 2 ,3 5 0 T h e .« figure, certified eaneervotive end correct b n F R A N K E. A N D R E W S . C H A R L E S I L S T E W A R T . B E N S E L L IN G , C H R IS 9 A . B E L L . J. K . G U A . The customer who quits and says nothing— The insidious thing about this law it that industries do not complain__they shnpJy pack up and move to another state I They are like the customer who quits and s a y nothing— you never know he is dissatisfied nor why — hence have no cK -v * to make matters right with him. Many large concerns whA’ Uh Or stayed out of Ore gon on account of the income tax refused to allow us to use their names because they did not want to be made to appear as tax dodgers— and yet they could not af ford to carry a tax burden in Oregon which they did not need to pay in California or Washington I There is an old adage which says. "Business is sensitive. It goes only v'here it is invited and stays only where it is well treated." W e cannot.afford to A N - 1 AGONIZE enterprises which other states are INVITING I Yet the income tax law antagonizes industries end enterprises. Many au thentic cases are on file where industries MOVED OUT OF OREGON OR DECIDED NOT TO COME TO OREGON bee ause of the income tax law. Counting loss of capital invested, purchases and payroll, this loss is already conservatively estimated at more than $40,000,000. The payroll loss alone b already over $6,000,000 a year I This insidious law m ust is hurting Oregon! had planned to establish our N orthw est * * • Portland. W a chanced our |4a and « • l o c a t i n g la Beattie be ausa of the adverts regon T U B B O Y L B -D A Y T O N CO . Los A ng Mss. H o d ws know « the Oregon Incom e T a x Law would P « «sd , wa ssrtaialy vould have bought tim ber in W ssbtogton or B ritish C olum bia, rather than in O re- C B M T B jA L C O A L 4 C O K E C O .. Kknaas C ity. O wners of V e rn onia, O r«., development. W s had planned on erecting a saw m ill r t a coat of • ff ly | l 00,808 four miles of ioggit rail- __ r a a t o ia t s _______ __ _ and _ ___ _ «f logging raiL raed. T hia would lacrease our locging logging facilities faci li dee which to an e x p ir d itu r t of about t 8188,000 8188,00 8.000 I addi- TH E O L S N D A L B L U M B E R CO . Glendale, Oregon. • • O a vw stot ad a draft of the stats income tax la w at N s « Y o rk headquarters. Instru ctions ware sent to Coast branch at Portland, Feb ru ary L E W I 1 M E A R S C O .. N ew Y o rk . M W o would not consider any further expansion so ■■Sf so share la a state income tax in Oregon. B A B N B B - L t M D B L K Y M P O . C O .. Portland, Oro. W e had completed plans and specifications for a aaB d lag to be «sad aa a warehouse and offices for a U rg e corporation w ith headquarters in C alifo rn ia, but thee» pUwe f«0 through whan they learned of the etate •"««»aa tea ■Manure. W ill do nothing further In thia asattor sntfl the income tax measure a sett led. £ H O L M A N T R A N S F E R C O .. Pu itlan d, O regon. W W re v is e <mr a par at tone In O regon and possibly * 8 to V a n ««ever, W ashington. C O A B T C U L V t R T 4 P L U M E C O .. Portland, O ra. Read these extracts from letters. The originals and hundreds more like them are on file. Then go to the polls November 4th and rid Oregon of this objectionable law which is keeping millions of dollars and thousands of people away from our state. W h en the State of O regon passed the state income tax law , then we believed It best to re-incorporate the com pany in C alifo rn ia, which was done. B E N S O N L U M B E R C O .. San D iego. CaL • • • we cannot perm it ourselves to be burdened w ith any taxes that our com petitors, the m ajo rity of whom are in W a th in g to n , do not have to pay. For that reason we figure that If the income tax is to be perm anent, we, in self preservation, m ust w ith draw our headquarters to another state. M 4 M W O O D W O R K I N G C O ., P o rtlan d , Oregon. Com ing from W isconsin, where we have had a state inrom c tax for several years, we are fam iliar w ith that deterrent to bus.nets development, and we, ourselves, as w ell aa m any others whom we know, left W isconsin f i r the same r«.anon for which we hesitate to go into business in Oregon. W M . M . B R A Y , Secy.-Trea.«., Oshkosh Land ft T im b er Co., Oshkoah, W ia .; Pres. Klam - a’ h Logging Co., K lam ath Falls, O re .; Pres. Sprague R ire r Co. Chiloquin, O re .; T h ird largest owners in Klam eth County. W e had acquired property fo r the erection of a warehouse when we learned of this law. I have heretofore advieed on sim ilar requests th at we cannot m aintain our business in O regon if the staiute ia upheld. TRUSCON STEEL CO M PAN Y, Youngstow n, O hio, W . P. G uth rie. V . P. W ill lim it expansion to moet absolute necessities to coinp.ete present functicns, a reduction of 65% in program . O n account of the severity and injustice of the O regon inccm c tax law we have decided to cut down our proposed building and equipm ent project from <3 5,000 to <12,000, and had we realised that this tax would become effective, we w ould not have budgeted any additional im provem ent at , Oregon. W E S T E R N L U M B E R M F O . C O .. San Prandscw. Unless the law is repealed we are aeriouvly con sidering incorporatin g our Seattle house separately and diverting also to them all O regon business th at it is possible for them to handle. C L Y D E E Q U I P M E N T C O .. Portland. Oregon. ha, O u r com pany , W ill not exp,n<f ia P i r t t a M „ aa Portland aa th e rt 1, a 5Z, r a t . In c o m , T ___ an ____ Law . r e u o n our head o S ic . waa n o t located I on t n ii eccoutm B U N O E W E S T E R N O R A IN C O R P O B A T IO N , ' \ Portland. ( » I | i a • • • had w s not already opened o u r _________ and eetablishsd ourselves, we certainly would not it now , and fu rth e rm o re, we have been ad v isab ility of discontinuing our branch share. T H E B . R S T U R T E V A N T C O .. Ban If-T —— - M r. H e rb e rt A rm stro n g , W estern M anager to r ths M enasha .V oxtonw ere com pany, started that they « e r e figuring on m oving ths W e s t*™ W o o d e n w v a f — t psny i r o n Tacnm a to Coos B ay, and had a lre a d y pur chased site on our «m tarfront. L a te r stetod tfcsy w ould not do anything at all tow ard a changa until they had seen the effect of the Oregon State Incnana T a s L aw . H . G . K E R N , R e s id e n t. P irat N a tio n al : N o rth O u r o rig in al plans of operations in Oregon for an annual prodw tidst of 200 m illion fast of lum ber. whereas our present plans call for only gf that am ount. Furth« rtngre, ws had planned on con structing and operad vg a U rg e Door and Bath Factory in connection w ith « ur lum bering plant, but wwh dase threatening legislaras n (here ia no encouragem ent tor ua to invest the neo» eaary capital for carrying ant aur origin al pjans. W a hape th a t th n m a jo rity of the people ia Oregon w ill u ltim a te ly chan .« their present a ttitu d e Sew« 8 » capital and in d u s try . to the end that it w ill be a wsL I f • vesT/ ••« tio o of the state. M O U N T K N l d f T I M B E R C O .. L . O r m f e . O a • • • « a cot irnno plated listed p u ttin g in an electric seaal furnace, but w ill i» t do thia until the law has bean changed. bend ir o n w orbb . This 1 tax 7 T'i luw has already lost • • • i i * K fo r,O re"on more than 40 million dollars ju«Æ for the purpose of soaking our enterprises 2 or 3 millions a year. Is that good business or gixxl sense. I he situation is critical, it must he met by intelligent voting. If we want Oregon to grow we must vote to KILL THE STATE INCOME TAX IaftCtotsd bv C C Chapman, E d itor. Oregon Voter, 2î:< W orcester la « , Portland, O to f r a —-IN C O M E T A X B B P F .'U -Purpos* peal ebap 1er <78 o f the Oeaerat Laws of n « f 19* i, kn th e lurem luen me T a t A rt Vote Y E H or 8» B illd To re * n aa NO Vote 312 X Yes ■ M a l e , u r c y o u r b a llo t i . m a r k , . ! t h is w a v P.t<t »V -i P«»mon Portland C h .-.h « « r f P o m m e r » Com m ittee lor repeal ot Lacome T a » C h .ir m a « -» ..d e n .» <42 E » ,i 1 tifi S t r » t , N o rth . P o rtland. q rt ( oa part of what your cooperation be suffering and death. We your means allow, by early | $705.971.12. Repairs to these with that of thousands of have absolutely nothing in sight mail, it will mean that another, mads hare already amounted to land Jo urani. Portland. Oct. 21, 1924. others meant in the near east with which to care for these child will have a fighting chance $698,004.70. They represent To Friends of Little Children: California is exterminating last year. children. Our whole resources I for life. Sixteen thousand children $ 1.399,975.82 for 31.3 miles of the deer in certain section« be J. J. Handsaker. Outside the orphanages in are taxed to care for those in Mved from blindness, homes or Northwest Regional Director. ' pavement. The drainage was cause they have foot and mouth employment found for more the great refugee camps in side, our accounts are over poor, the top was too thin, the disease. than fourteen thousand, en (Greece are thirty-five thousand drawn and only sacrificial giv road was too narrow, the mix couragement given to multi children who must have aid for ing can save these children. Between 1917 and 1919 the wasn’t what it should be. or 9ubaerib« for Iba Kotarprl««, , at least four months this win If you will send a gift, gene state, among other things, pav tudes of exiles to begin life all some other cause necessitated: k«pp|it paid for ia sdpsnoo aad over again—thia is only a small ter, or the inevitable result will j rous as your heart prompts and ed five roads. The ce/ st was 1 the hasty replacement—Port-1 bo happy. he Perishing