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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1910)
• » 24 < his just pro|>orti«>n of the tax burden. Nor is it the fault <>f the assessor that mi much of thu clan.- of property t*sca|M-s 1 icing listed. Men seem to think that they are doing no wrong if they forget to return the thousands of dollurs which they may have in the bank or cashed away in old stockings. They do not think that they are deliberately lying Politiconi) Independent and treating their neighbor» unjustly when they do this. Agents, w ho l'iok after the paying of taxes foi Enterad al Ih» pœtetftcv at Selo, Orvgvn, aa »ecviid-cla»» big corporations, are valued in proportion to their mail matter. ability to cause to be reduced the amount of tax moneys their corporations are required to pay knowing this fact, private owners cannot I m PUBI ¡SHED EVERY FRIDAY BY severely censured if they adopt the same tactics; though down deep in their hearts they know that T. L. DUO G ER they are making swindlers of themselves. Korrox »xn ITionuiro». But the new amendment need not be viewed with alarm, except it be on the part of taxdodg< rs Ml'H-M TUFHON ItATWl for no n"W method of levying taxes will be adopt SI 25Ì ed without the sanction of a majority of the 1*0 Ono year in advance ............................................... 1 60* pie an<l this majority ¡9 composed of the small tax One year, at end of year....................................... payers and who are in the habit of paying taxes on 1 One year, at end of 2 year».................. .............. 2 00 ( all the property which they possess. Nor will then One year, at end of 3 year».................................... n be any change from the present system until Un Sia month» In advance........................................... sol Three months in advance....................................... of.l people become thoroughly convinced that a better Single copy in wrapper........................................ method is proposed. The only trouble that then- is now and will be in the future, is the taxdodger. He will be difficult to eredicate. Moreover, his AOVF.lt TIMI.X OHATKH! example is and has been contagious. The projierty Car of thanks ........................................................................ ■ J‘l owner who escapes the taxcollector in whole or in S[>ecial obituary notice«, per line..............................................,rt part, encourages others to adopt the same tactic Extended wedding comment», per line...................................... 0« and this increases the tax burden upon property Display ail», to lie changed weekly if desired, one column wide each inaertion. per inch ............................................15 which cannot escape. ïhc ^iintiam ¿flews Huainera local» per line firat insertion .......................................1° Each »ubsequrnt inaertion per line ................................... .06 hmg time standing ad». contracts made on application. TJX METHODS MAY HE REVOLUTIONIZED tlii- (f’vciiiiin <Tclrt|ram Oregon’s Grastest Daily Newspaper Until January 1. 1912 only „1 $3.-50 ,*L « I he Evening I elegram Again Makes Its Bargain Day Offer Oregon’» finiancial condition. a* •huwn by the State Trea»urer'» report, 1» in excellent condition. There ia »424,913 on hand, with no debt», bonded or otherwise. Oregon raise» the best apple». This is no idle boast fur not only ha» this ■ late won the sweepstake» prixe at the Spokane National Apple Show two •oeeeaaive year» but also raptured the first price of SI,000 at the Chicago »how thia year. Oregon City has a paper mill that ia the third largest in the world. Wallowa ha» a startling potato »tory. One vine, that grew on new ground, is said to have attained the height of 6 feet, I inch in height, and produced 40 tuber», the total weight of the potatoes k ing 16 pounds. Four hundred box«*» of Cornice pear», grown near M> dford, »old in the Ixmdon market this season for Illi a box. D ecember », or any day between now ar.d December 20. The Even-rig Telegram can tie ««cured until January 1. 1912 by mail for only >3.50. The regular price is >5. Present subscriber» can g»t the paper at this price by paying their present account und remitting an additional >3.50 to January 1. 1912. Write your letter and mail your check, postal or money order for >3.50 at once as papar starts immediately, so the sooner you sub-.cribe the more you get for your money. If you are already a »ubscriber, send The Telegram to your friends fur a Christmas present. uesday , fa 0 The Telegram is a sujx-rb metrotxditan evening newspaper, publishing the full leasts! wire reports of the Associated 1‘rera. furnishing all the news of the Pacific Northwest and the Ai rid. It» market reports are unexcelled, its sports are up to date and written in good style. Saturday it runs a special magasu.e section und a four page comic, both in colors Really, Saturday'» issue ia equal to any metropolitan Sun- da?* in 1911 The Telegram will continue to be the gretest No one can afford to be without it. P«|ier in the staty. F Siberia 1» buying Oregon apples. 1 State banks have been prosperous One hundred boxes of choice Hood the past year, aa shown by the annual River fruit was recently shipped then* report of State Bank Examiner Wrtght, for »ale. who found individual deposits in Ore Rogue River orchardist» will plant gon banks on November 10 total«! l,500,(M) P’-ar and apple trees this >l*M,270,300, a net gain since Novemlier seaaon. This new planting will cover 1«, 1909, of >14,22!, 550. Total re 2U.U00 acres and bring the total orchard sources of Oregon banks increased acreage In that valley to Hi,000. during the year almost >20,000,000. The annual report of the Portland Union Stockyards Company shows If you are needing fence wire, call Portland is becoming a great pa-king and get prices on my fencing. I can center. The value of livestock shipped give you pricaa, for a few days, on the first year the concern was in American woven wire fence that can not be beat. operation amounted to >9,335,000. N. I. M orrison A large acreage around Hermiston is being seeded to alfalfa. This is not . "'I had been troubled with constipa onlv a profitable crop for hay but then- ‘ is money in raising seed, which brings tion for two year» and tried all of the 23 cents per Bound. beat phvaiciana in Bristol, Tenn., and Estacada, an Oregon town seven they could do nothing for me.” write« year» of age, has become one of the Thoa. E. Williams, Middle boro. Ky "Two packages of Chamberlain's most proaneroua communities of its site and is attracting much attention Stomach an<l Liver Tablets cured me.” aa a fruit section. It ranks high in For »ale oy all dealer». apple and walnut production. Straw- j F or S alk Plenty of fine baled hav berries in the Estacada district yield at at »12 per ton-V. Cladek the rate of 43D an acre. g fi T y •7 A OUR PORTLAND LETTER $ . / Pilot;RESSJ IE COUNCIL ROM CONVERSATION with the various members of the newly elected city council the N ews man is pursuaded to believe that the new council is to I m * progressive. Not that it will I m * extravagant and pile up a burden of in t OUR RECENT STATE ELEOTION, an debtedness against the city without an adequate amendment to the state constitution was [return; but that all reasonable means to promote adopted which may revolutionize our entire the Wi ¡¡far«- <>f the city W ll! be- v’npl<'-> <•-! system of assessment ami collection of taxes. No Among the steps of improvement which our new plan is proposed, but each and every county citizens may expect, will be the drafting of u new was empowered to devise its own methixl of assess city charter, the extending of the city limits and ments and collection of tax moneys. Of course the the general improvement of our streets, alleys, amount of money required from each county by cross and side walks. Because of the defective the state will be fixed by the state ls»ard; though nature of the old charter, a suit for or against the the county may choose its own method of collect- city cannot be successfully maintained. This fact ing the money. The county may exempt specific effectually any movement forward, pro classes of property from assessment, or it may re vided that there is an objector who refines to do quire every class of property to be listed and his part Further, to a limited extent, the new valued by the assessor, even to lodge halls and council will be a Isswting dub for the city, insofar churches. as the bringing of new enterprises to town anil the The idea is held forth by the Oregonian and encouragement of their development. some others of the state newspapers that this One of the chief needs of Scio is direct railway amendment is the forerunner of the adoption of communication with the outside world. We need the Henry George single tax method of taxation. i it so that our products can be taken to market at Such interpretation, the N ews believes, is not the lowest jawsible cost Second and of no less warranted. The amendment simply establishes importance, is the building of u first-class system home rule on the tax question for the county. The of wagon roads leading in every direction from method is dependant entirely upon the voice of the town. On tomorrow. December 17. North Scio people. The old system may I m * continued, or a precinct is to hold a meeting of the voters for the new method muy 1* adopted. Any experiment purpose* of voting a special road tax. A similar may In* tried which the people may see proper to movement is on on the part of booth Scio precinct select It is the duty of the new city council to cooperate The only purpose of this amendment, as well as with this movement in every way possible. We all other laws for collection of taxes, is to cause believe it will do so. Especially should our streets all classes of property to lM*ar its just proportion of all of them. I m * placed in a condition which will the support of the government. When we see compare favorably with the proposed new county less than $21)0.000 of money, notes and accounts road system. The N ews is glad to believe that reported on the tax rolls in Linn County and, at the new city council is to I m * progressive, up-to- the same time, know that there are more than ten date. and who will cause our town to become as times that amount which, justly, should be there, neat and enterprising in appearance as our neigh the owner of visible property feels that he is being boring towns. The N ews will I m * glad to aid the unjustly treater! in that he is paying more than is new development in every way possible. y fa I lx \X<<kl-. ~ in \< v.s and I hr . Daily I rlegrarn. Both Papers One Year For $4.50 fa Subscription# Received at fa -e • • • •■•••• I he News Office ■ »I • : a r e Standard Liquor Co r WHOLESALE PEAL» (•) ro $ IN ♦ ! t •/ ; • Wines, Liquors and Cigars Trlrpbooc Maia 17$ 144 154 Commercial St. •• e A. G. 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