4
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(• iif
jiro
Now, no one will dispute that thia
immeuM power which natuie ha* aup
piled ought to be conserved fur the u*e
of all the people
t>f eoulae private
capital shouki da veloj. thia |»wer and,
by paying a reasonable rental to th«
alate, l*a allowed full c*.l tlol of the
ume
It would »in.plv ti jayiig a
■mall royalty on a jru>lu<t of natuie
which, in justice, should Leh.ng to all
tile people.
So, we are a I mai t to |>rrmil Mr.
Harriman to usurp from ti*e fMuple uf
Oregon, an ass. t which ia * st mated to
be wurth liJSSI.ISO |«er year
Why
■fax a Governor Benson |*vrrr,lt U*e stat*
to thua sleep u | m o her rights? If Mr.
Harriman will bu.ki a railroad to
. Central 1 rrvgun only up toe Deschutes
canyon, why la he not required U* place
the right of way far enough frum Hie
banka
power
with?
It ia stated that to bulbi a railway to
Central Oregon via the lh-»chut«-s
canyon, would I m * much more expenaiv*
than to extend the C. A E into th*
same territory. Pi aaibly Mr. Ham
man may have an eye to the value nt
the water power poMibdit ee of the
Stream, str1 f* 1 til* r>-as*>n the mor*
expensive route I» given the tavurabl*
■■unaide ration
In tiregun, as in nearly all of the
r*-»t of the stai* », private individuals
and cor|M>rat>oi.a haw been permittu*!
lo appropri«,!*
the natural wealth
which nature has »0 bountifully pro
vided, tu private and corporata- u»e.
Thia is wrong
No citiaen shuuki I m
pa-imitt* :l to usurp any of the bounties
of nature, without faying to society a
resaonal Iv
comp* r.a»ti<m
therefor.
Every mine, inducing coal, iron, cop
|x-r and leail. • v> ry oil w< II, every gas
well, every water power station, and in
fact, every f< aturv of r sture which 1»
j riducine of wealth after Ix-mg har-
1 *►«• *! l y man, in ju»tn *-. fir»t belonged
to all ti e 1 * < pie. And w I < * v*-r utiliza »
on*- of th*»«- I* u* Me» of nature, should
be required to 1 ay th«- rot of tin |x-u
pie, through tie alate, a reasui.al I«
rental therefor.
It is qu-lr time
Oregon ahvukl i e
th* n »■ Ives, ll * r* st of the water | ower
of th* stat*, » 11« h nature has »0 nel h
endowed us with. In the I • »chut* »
matter, *t*-|r »houkl at ut re I* latri
<0 j nd* ct ft * state's inter* ata, or .X i
Harriman will Boon
a*M>n have them *<
-omprumised that they will I m * goth
forever.
Mihnighi'a Advice
The JiQßl 3iid ibc Ld*
Editor S.u,'i»m N*-w*
We feel it our duty to call the atten
EXCEEDINGLY interrating
P olitically I’WE fendfni
highly chart**'tertatic of the Inn* a we tion uf taxpayer» of cities and of road
live in IB the attitude uf certain Wash anti acho>>l district» that are intending
in, tun judg* • towardune uf the statutes to levy fur sjmcis I purpew*-» to the fact
Entered al the pusloflice at hciu,
that »tat
It ia a »tatui* which re that th*- assessed value uf I Aim (out
of
Oregon, aa second-class mail matter.
>t- » ti>« judg* » att»r Jun*- It U* w* ar fur the | r* sent y*ar wiUahuw a marked
A tel »»
cdform when they ar«- on tn* bemh. increase over that uf i'^e
to
explain,
think
it
aiau
might
be
well
I
FUB ¡SHED tVEBY i HILA» Bf
It s***-n.s tu th*- Ulltub*re*i lay mind not
briefly, why the raiae hea been made
on*
whit
more
tyrannical
or
unrvaaot,
i . 1*. I > I <i <. K l<
able than th* law which requires Army an ! to refer to its relation Ur the alate
lluro* « mu r*o**ir *****
orfirers to wear uniform in tne Held, tax
W find in must ca»*-« that it ha»
ii'-lh judges and generals ar* in t.<«
hi ' n-u i< I I-I l< l.X ha II- -x.
service uf the public, ai. l th*- public been the custom of school diatrct» at
may properly require them to acknow th*- annual meeting in June to not only
<l-.v year in advance
SI 25
ledge the fact by wearing some appro decide uj***n the amount of m*mey they
1 50
One year, at end of year........
I 75
tirw year, at •ml of 2 yeara
priate clidloi g
But the Washington wished to raiae but to actually flx the
i uu
year, at sssd of 3 >•■«*»
judges are not of that opinion. lh*-ir mill levy, using, of course. the value of
75
Six mouths in advance ... ..
kYli 1 :<■ tow »in 1 « ,.w , w 1.. h tiai-t «t a the previous year'» a»* a*m<-nt aa a
*i
Three montha in advance ....
1 hl» practice haa alwaya lx-en
to t«- obnoxious to them personally, 1» baaia
oi>
Single ropy in wrapper ........
very much like that of some judge» productive of bad reautta and ahould be
Every
year we
have
towani all laws
When they do not like abamionwl.
Alivm I HlXtH ItA TKHl
them they ref »<■ to ob- f them. W hat inatanc*-» uf diatricla follow ing out ll :•
Cant of thanka
..........
. .
ran they expe* t uf other |» <*ple In okl plan ami. aa a result, raising m<-re
hpecial obituary notices, per line
money than intended. To avoid three
similar cunlmg* >■< i> »?
Extended weiklmg comments. jM-r line
l> »play a*la, to I m - changvxl weekly
Judge M t're
for axample,
la miscalculation» It ta well to bear in
if desired, one column Wide each
quote*! by a dailv pajx-r t*> the effect mind that while the money to I m - ra •• d
i i»i-rtion. per Inch
IS
Hint he thin*.» th* law rid)' ilous” and may lie <ie* idmi u|«m at the annual
it »mesa kical* |«-r line first insertion II»
that he "has no notion of wvarr
the m<cling, or at any time forthat matt* r,
Each »‘ltdh-quent in»*-rtioii |»er line Jl5
Long t me standing ads. contracts ma le
uniform. Qf.rourse. if Judge MiCredie th*' mill age tiec* sxary to raise the tv
on application.
may pnq erly die*.b«y any law which quirvd amount should never be tix*d
he deem» ridiculous, •*• ma, all of us. until the a*»*-*»u ent roll 1» balanced
What a beautiful »1st*- of am-iety we ' and the BMH-a»ed value uf the district in
shall have it we may call anv law ridi ; the haixis of the clerk. This will apply
culous which we hap|*en to w all tod,»** . to ruad district» ami, |M-rha|«. a te .*
boy, and thus cacspe all censure. JudgO ¡cities ua well. For example, the County
fl PORTLAND
I I VII. ENGINEER
I H Brent» say» the »tatute la UfVCO-'i- ¡Court wouki never think of fixing the
ha* inaile a careful survey of the
< In, Wouki »Up|a«e. that a j levy for countv and atate purjxi*>i *
lienchutaa river from Ha mouth for
;Udge
who
had
a proper feeling for the until having the aummary of the a»»*
a distance of 140 miles up. lie pro-
proprieties of hi» station wouki let merit roll beforv them aa a basis.
fwunrea it I the finest water power
lomeixsly else deeidr such a qu* »lion woui<l I m - well if local tax bodies wouki
It* fall I» so
stream in ti.*- wi.rid
when
It ar* ax in hi» own jx-raonal < a»*- f llow th«- same method» In th,» r< Kwct
rapid that the water can I m - us«d
ia communities often a«k1 to tl i ir lav
A nen it com* - to * t ry jm.gv assutnin,
over ami I over for almoat any number
unlcn by being just a little thought
th*
power
to
set
aside
any
law
which
of times. I In the aggregate he eatl
effects him unpieaxantly we are brought < aa in these local matters
motiva
possibilities at
mate« the
l’he raise in value ia marie tu comply
o much the siime pus» ns we »houkf b*
1.. 'ixi.ooo borae powar, ami it* value, if
. ith the »tale law and We ho|u- will not
f we llntiy «1« < im< d t>> ob* y tnern. ilk*
utilized by th*- stxtr, at |7,fi<J0,<XX) an
*• coitaidered by any on*- aa an at'* n 11
u<lge Met redie.
nually. And thia enurmoua «xiurce of
n the part of th*- aaa»»eor ’'to boost”
Another judicial light. Judge Black,
revenue ia in great danger of l*eing
pines that “a large majority of th* I or that is no part of his duty. If h>
1.. t .. •, I. »t to tt,. »tilt*-.
Aaa to follow his own inclinations, it
ulg*» w ill not r-" » iier the law seri
1 he prt>|maed D* schutea rntiway.
usly.” 1» not all this edifying? Hues 1 ooid l>* much e.*«i«-r to d«-cr*-as* th,
which the Harriman people arr run-
not indn-atc something of tne sour*-* twH-xament roll at any tim*- than to in
t* m| luting to build, ia aurveyed »0
ease it. In rclati-in to th*- ap|»irti<>i>
• f our n.i* ern disrcsjM11 fur law?
i ll««- t*. the banka of the stream, we
lent
of the state ta*. l*-r *J» gay that
A
lien
the
judg<
»
th«
ms*
Ivt
s
dl»|>iae
the
arc told, that water power stationa
the rai»e in the aaae»»er| value of I.in
aw, whu shall r< S|x'*-t it?
wmiid be difficult
kjeatr
ithiiut
'ounty will in no way effect
th*
Interfering with the railway right of
mount of her atate tax. ns 1» tl.ought
way
What are our atatesmen doiiig
iiy many*, nor did it in any way effect it
am! what are our log newspapers think
inder the law just repealed. We no*
ing al <>ut, that they remain silent,
AN OIEKTAI, of the New York have a State Tax Comn 1 »ion that wili
v> hen prom rty of such immense value
city tax depat tn • t t mal * » the #► t*ni*h appropriate to each county her share ■ !
is simply Ix-ing usurjMd from the
g »tat* i* * t t th*.! all ti * iand of that t >c state tax, not ujon the value, a»
|x*ople? We have seen the immens*
t1
r*at
n ■ tr<p* l<».
with n.i re than eturio-.i by the «*<**. »-or. but
wster power at Oregon t'lty appr*
, i «« i IMO i **i| Ic, iNowridt y hi«» than
alue of the county aa they a.-c It. A*
I riated by » private corj>*>ralion to its
ixi,ix t of thin
Li »1 ya t> at only one *n illustration, the last apportions* n'
own use
W*- have seen the natural
i.t of < ■ r. •■.,**.«
■ r*. vetara is a
f state tax of l.mn County was mad
power »latum» of the Santiams. the
indouio r
Of « very rtr-« fan.ih*» of n a basis of tZfc.OOO.OlM», yet, th*-a*.-* »
M< Kenxir, the up|x-r Willamette ami
r e i e: sens earh, only one ■ w t » land. « >r required only f 2l,WMi,txxi. Ihus, it
other of th*- streams of the state, up
EXT SUNDAY is Memorial day.
feviry lito 111 uli tn-n only 25 |a>a- ■rill b<- s*-en that our state tax is in n
I ■ qiriut. d t«i priv, to u**-. until, at th*-
While the 30th day uf May I* k
.»>«•» any lar.d. It |i*ton the pro
ay effected by a high or luw a»»,-»*
present. there are few natural jxiwer
legal ht'l day m n • st states, it ha>
• ittioli is pr*-l-ably al oni the asme in ment.
■ •1 lions on th* »v Htn anm unappro- I' a much 1 iff* r< nt algiuficum e tu that < 1
'iicai o then » a M-n>what greater
In conclusion let us remember that 1
pi inti-d.
iny other of our holidays. No oth* 1
»mt the increase of tnc mu>< samen
rei ntagi of land own* rs.
If our Port land engineer's ratimatr lay of th*- • • ar cau»ea »0 much harmony
iat caus* a the troubl* . provided. ■>
Fortunately, taking ti •• whole country
of th*- amount and »slue of the Dr- ' -if thought and feeling, as th*- day de-
iurM*, it 1» equitable, but it is th*
»«hut*» river is correct, a like «•tímate -ated to the memory of the sukli*
mo view, there are m< r*- land owners
mount of money we rai»«- from it.
pn>l»irt n to i.j !*-.tion. yet not »•
of all th*- wnt* r jrnwer uf the ut reuma I dead. 'I h> meaning anti sentiment o
h-.t down the mill* friends or at least
The last ct-naua
of th* state at fiUO.HO.UUO horse power the day I US Come to lx- broad enough t*
nany a» ■.« di » falde
Wouki not I m * far from corr* *'!. Aaaum- i take in the memory of all dead of th> Ilgur*-* ahc w i d that n* erly half the *-t them grind slowly.
D. R. M< K muht .
iny that the aggregate value would l*e I puat
i amilt* a in the United btiti» live in
t •• ncteries which contain. |»* »
| rop-rtionutely the same, we would bly, no remains of soldier dead, an their <>w-n hornea. 'I he iwrcentkge
How to raise calve* cheaply and sue
have K4,l0b,0U0 aa the annual value visile*! by the loving hearts ami ham'* udy 26 in New York *late, but ia -is ir
thereof. These figure» almost astound •if the living, a fact which 1» eviilcnce* Maine. 55 in Iowa and rura an high »M • «fully without milk with the aid of
one. Y*t these in n.ense values have by tin- garlands of flower* which may '■S in South Lakota. Tie atat*s with Blatchford'a Calf Meal. For sale by
lone or few larg* citie» naturally have ’. F. Wr-aely. Scio. Oregon
lo-en and are being allowed to slip away ' be found ujxm every grave therein
from the state, never to l*e recover* d. I The custom, which cam*- into *-x atence 'h>- largi-nt jojiulatu n of land owner .
Every influence that can be brought
W hat an imm* nae income the state has ' with the cl< ae of the civil war, is Ixit
to lx-ar on the i *-*q I* generally shout*.
|x-rmiltcd to lie frittered away.
beautiful ami touching. W hat can at
I m - used by educators of all clan»*-a t*
The biennial appnq.nations made ly |x-al mon- to |iatriidic reverence an
our late legislature were, approximately sentiment, than to »■■•■ the tr* mbliny induce them to get a piece of land.
|.:,5ix>,u<M> This sum is thought by the 1 !>eiit forma of the gray haired vet*-rar a, Must |x-**ple could d* thia, if they trie*'
hard enough. A ►mall tract of land 1»
average taxpayer, to ! h - extravagant. who one* wore the blue and carried th
Ami it ia, when we know that every I star» and stripes to victory, marchin, '■nough, in meat casts in tnanv portion»
■ o'lar of it represents tin- toil on th* to the graves of their comrade» wh of Oregon, for n stance. I ta ownerahi)
and occupation make people tw tt* r
fa ma ami workshops of Oregon.
have preceded them to the Great H-
But, let ua sup|»*e that the vast vond, nnd d*-|x»iting thereon their cititcna. Then they realise that they
*
"have a »take in the country.”
They
water power of tie strean a of Oregon, offerings of flower»?
fed r* ajxuisibility that they cannot
were |>aylng the atate a reasonable an
The thoughts expressed on this da
A nation of Ian
nual rental therefor
la’t 11» fancy the by the thousands of orators throughout otherwise r«*|iir>
«>
Oregon Electric company was paying the land, can but inspire a feeling of owner», home owners, will take ear*
•<
■f Hat If Oregon W*cl ly Journal.
th*- state a royalty for the powar it tx-tter manhood ami womanhotal ill th
us*-» at Oregon City; and that every hearta of both old ami young
It I
On the fact that whit w<
mill or manufacturing plant which spin-» a patriotic reverence for tli*
n ake an abstract of any j«r cl of A
utilizes water aa a motive jxiwer. was soldier d*-ad in th*- minds of the young,
O
real estate we give you a per
doing likewise
What a -plendid annual which will bear fruit in the future
fectly accurst« and com.ilt t<
income the state wouki have.
should our country again require to l>*
history
of it.
Neither of the methods of taxation defend*-*! from the assault of an enemy
An
abstract
is an absolute
for the support of the state heretofore By common consent of the la-ojile of all
n«‘cessity if you wish to be
restored to, have given satisfaction, over our country, the day is given by
thoroughly posted The one way
Nearly every legislature for
many the living to thoughts of th** dead
you can avoid the purchase of
vexed Who will say that the thoughts gener
years,
has discussed thl*
cx|M*nsive litigation.
question,
without ever reaching a at*-<l on M< n.orial day, does not tend t
Our work is absolutely accurate.
Nor will a make us. one anti all, better men
satisfactory conclusion,
method satisfactory to the |>eople tie women and better ci tuen«,
LINN COUNTY ABSTRACT CO
A Imimstratoe» Notice
devised, so long as the effort la along
Many of the old veterana, who will
po ¡se te Our Mural R<mrps
*
Mens’ and Boys’ Suits
Sow i- the ihimc to buy a suit cheaper than you
van « uy it et-ew he re.
Ml.NV >UIIS
$5 25
8.00
H.y,i
$8 50 si.it
10.UÜ KUlt
1_ tM Milt.
$5 <M)
6. dU
$3.96
5.40
BUlt
BUll
$1.15
1.95
$1 7S Mlit
te * *0 KUil
water jHistn of the atate at her com
mami? Think of $34.5t)QiOUO to spend?
What magnificent |mh|ic schools ami
colleges we coukihavr? What splendid
public buikhnga ami public highways we
could have?
Why. we could ev*n
undertake the building of state rail»
roads, if we had this immense sum of
money.
Of course there is but s «mall fraction
of the water jiower of the state now in
use. Rut the l>oy is now living wh*
—
fr..,
e to
,-v. -
,. ,.,-ro: it
stir.*»
$7.60 suit
lu.00 suit
$♦••25
8.00
$*‘1.00 suit
3.50 suit
$2 45
2 95
I X IRA s» Il Ml.
W-- will offer during this suit sale, any of
$7.00, $7.50 and $8.00 Dretu>
our Igtd r-s
l
''1
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■■
tl.i gt<< t<st Lar^ain ever offered the people.
WiSSBIaY &, CAIN
A \ice Nctr, und
l’o-to-Date Line of
MENS
and
BOYS
HATS
and
CAPS
Hiblcr i& Gill Co
UREGC N
The Righteous Man
the
life
of
his beast
TY Stork
|'\ MM I
are
I his stork
r the scripture,
void <>n a positive
( 'a>h ( « uarantee
•ail the guarantee
on r \ erv I ‘ackage
Don’t he niislcfi
by cheat) al vert ising, SECURITY
means what it savs
have used it
Ask tho.se who
Albany, Oregon
I 1»rrvh\ flfft-d th* » ht* »in ’»-r« i<»»•-’
Im« hit-i» «tul
\ hwhthu»* <»r *• ih
« «twl» <»l I
¡lie* «!»•*• t»»«-*f. I*x tsf»h t <»f Ih-
» «rtitit ‘ •>»»»» ni •!-«■ Muir ««f
I« t
h»»
i •• »»tx tttH'h- «Bri .’Iti»-»« • I l»( i» «Gal
'ha ,t|
Ut ni > ni. h» <•
til n ras.«»« »»•« •? w v mm»
’ ; -*•’« •»*?■ ís» a« i»> »»«»«1 e l Itn
•
In I» r«ent
Ir »»»tt« «tiiH trr ft
• Il I» ' lw |.rx |<-r V U hr-• »O 111«* •••! ’• r«a« « |»r-
M« h » t* «i I te r ht M II <’ll ». M b »«» h « »«IHt
• t.**►<(>ti. • r lh< ttlh«-* ot h < *l»f ’»«•>.
•*
q«ie«-n ru * wt«»»»»,
wi hin **► mtrifU
fr»»»M ihr «I«’«' «>í » hl tt
l«nt««l ll.!•
H U) n M*>, I**»
>¡iwt f.i'-L-.t Hi
Mai 11. biM
!•••
!tt»ir
Put a Bull Behind the Bars
We <•*11 e«:-ei .«I attention to the hinge joint at each interxeetkm
cd >tav with main bars.
TI ■* t« the e««ential of everv rood wire fence. Unless the stay
ha« a hinge joint the ience tauiiot receive pressure (iwu cmita*t
and right itself.
J. F !*«• ’rr.
Atlin
20.00 nun
We Confidently re xmmend this line of suit« to be
t .< iH-.at val
tur trie money ever offered by any dealer
1
take part in the ceremonie* of next
Sunday, will do so for the last time
When the roll 1» called on* year hence,
they wi I fail to r*-smm.l
The -.-rr.
youngest of the hoys who wore the
blue and who marched to battle in IM6&,
are now okt men. At -meat, they cat
| participate in but few more memorial
day». except it lw as a spirit to watch
i the strewing of flowers uj»»n their owi-
graves.
Younger hands will soon have to
¡x-rjx-tuat* the eustom which was given
birth by the largest volunt*-«r «rrny
which ever r* arched to battle
I et u-
hojie that
the dear* ndenta of the
veterans *>f the civil war, will ever
perp* tuate the custom ratal lishrd by
their fath< rs of decorating grave» with
< ar lamb of flow* ra on May 30. It can
not but inspire gixal thought* in th*
mind« of the living an*!, we feel sure,
that It giv* a pleasure to the spirits of
the old vet* ran who has fought his
last battle wiih ■.* alh ami lost
$12.75
lo ÜÜ
16. là
Is.ixl Mill
BOY S’ SUITS
N
lines of general direct taxation
Sup-
jxisr the state should at once establish
a s? stem of conservation of th«- una|>-
piopriated water jxiwer» for the use of
ail the Iw-oi.le instead ef al’.r.wir -
I rival* individuals or corjxxratiuns to
gobble them up
Within s few years
not a cent of money raised by general
taxation would tie necesaary for the
supjmrt of the state
Just sujqxxie the
St ile could have the annual value of the
$15.00 suit
VOL Mi Ml ns *
GET A PIECE OF UNJ
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XC >a>MrM..l«u the g,,ec
wf«»r c«f Ihr
of I. C
Uh r «I- «
I
to vred itora
ilw iHvtr
«I
AMERICAN FENCE
I* n ide w 'h a hinge 1 int. by which the maximum of elasticity 1»
•reared
secured and
arid the lea*
(en< e if pnqx-rly
properly si ret* bed, remain*
remains in place in
indefi-
nitely. \\ ith the hinge joint, no amount of attain on the bar* can
effect the connection of day and bar.
Write ua for pre*-» F. O. H. your station.
BARRETT BROS,
Albany, Oregor
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