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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
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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
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for no n"W method of levying taxes will be adopt
SI 25Ì ed without the sanction of a majority of the 1*0
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1 60* pie an<l this majority ¡9 composed of the small tax
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payers and who are in the habit of paying taxes on
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n be any change from the present system until Un
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of.l people become thoroughly convinced that a better
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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
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example is and has been contagious. The projierty
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part, encourages others to adopt the same tactic
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and
this increases the tax burden upon property
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ïhc ^iintiam ¿flews
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If you are needing fence wire, call
Portland is becoming a great pa-king and get prices on my fencing. I can
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A large acreage around Hermiston is
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"'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
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site and is attracting much attention Stomach an<l Liver Tablets cured me.”
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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.
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