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About The Santiam news. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1897-1917 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 6, 1911)
•V • . >,î- ’ -, • \ 5 *•> . * •V’’* will result in scaring foreign capital away from us. Why? Evidently, this foreign capital expects to receive especial favors, if it should he invested among us. But, unless it can submit to the same laws and requirement* to which the rest of us are Politically Independent compelled to submit, we do not desire that it shall lx« invested among us. But suppose that one or more counties shall think Entered al the poatolftce at Scio, Oregon, aa aerond-claaa favorably of the Henry George theory of taxation? mail matter. Suppore that they elect to try it und suppose that this theory of taxation, in practice, should be satisfactory to the people? Then our good friend, PUBI I8HED EVERY FRIDAY BY the Oregonian, would have to cal crow, as it generally does, when reform legislation is adopted. T. I,. DUGGER We have seen that paper opposed to the initiative Kurroia *wu l'ii'irmtro». and referendum and to the direct primary; vet these laws are proving quite satisfactory to the people and there does not sçem to lie any disposi JUSTICE IN TAXATION THE OBJECT tion to repeal them. Perhaps the single tax theory may prove equally acceptable to the people. The fact of the matter is, big business corpira- lions ai d large holders of wealth are continual!) I ALL MEN WERE HONEST and truly patri- otic, there would be no necessity for the enact-! trying to escajK* taxation, in whole or in part, We ment of stringent laws. If every citizen wai see it in I.inn county and. presumably, every other willing to l>ear his just portion of the burden o’ county in th«- state has a similar experience. It is government, almost any method of taxation would this chvs of our people which have forced the be satisfactory to the people. Unfortunately, most ¡adoption of reform laws. And the |>eople will con- men are dishonest when the assessor makes hit I tinue to adopt more stringent tax measures until annual visit They neglect or forget to list much they feel that big bsuiness and other large holder» invisible property and endeavor to influence th« of wealth are I »earing their just jortion of the assessor to place a low valuation upon the property burden of government. Just what will be the result of each county they do list with him. For this reason, there ha ever been an effort on the part of law making selecting its own method of taxation, remains to Ixslies to enact laws regulating taxation, which ar«* be seen. But, it it safe to say, land held for difficult for the taxdodger to evade. Nor is it speculative purposes, corporations and other large probable that any law will ever I k * devised which holders of wealth, either in cash, bonds or other will cause all property owners to bear their just securities. will have to bear their just portion of pro|x>rtion of governmental expenses. ):■• tax burden, providing that th • p <>ple can Our Federal government is barred from levying ¡devise a plan which will force the payment. So far as wo can learn, there is no disposition on a direct tax, by the Federal constitution. But a method of indirect taxation has be«*n devised which j th« part of the people to cause capital in its many does not, even, make a pretense of being equitable I forms, to I m * inequitable taxed. They do not nor in proportion to the property holdings of the xpect capital to pay a higher tax. relatively, than individual citizen. Through the so called “Pro hey themselves are willing to pay. But they do tective Tariff” system, and later on. the ’’Trusts,” expect that the favoring of corp »rations and capi certain favored citizens are enabled to !<-vy tri!- '• tal, by the assessor, shall cease. Thev have a from the great body of the people consumers. right to demand this; nor will they cease their They are enabled t > do this because the tariff blo?k.; efforts until that result is accomplished. We >!■■ not have to pursuaih* capita! to come foreign competition and th<* trusts regulate the amount of the home product and the price people itnong us. Capital will go wherever investment seems promising. We have the most inviting field must pay for it Direct taxation is a prerogative of the several for inve tinent which our nation affords and there stat«*s and it has ever been the effort of state need be no fears that capital will I k » scared away. legislatures to devise a law. by or through which Wnerever dividends can be earned, capital will be all property owners should bear a just portion of invested. But of course, it will make the best the tax burden. The lawH which have heretofort terms pos.- ible for itself. If allowed, it will dictate obtained have failed to accomplish this pur the kind of laws it wishes enacted, etc. Capital pose. The people, at the last general election. lias dominate ! over our law-making bodies so long congress included for the past fifty years, adopted an entirely new plan. Every county, by this new plan, is given that it teems to think it possesses a sort of vested authority to regulate its own system of taxation I right to dictate to the people in this regard. and the Oregonian thinks that the ”i single tax” But the reign of capital, in a measure, is draw- ing to a close. The day is close at hand when the theory is sure to I m * adopted in every county. As a matter of fact, no different tax syst-m to man will be regarded as being superior to the that which we now have, can lie adopted until the dollar. We do not think that capital is to be people vote for a change^ And as each county hss confiscated nor taken from its holders forcibly; now lieen made the unit for taxation purposes, it but it will be required to bear its just portion of can retain the present system, or adopt any other the burden of government system which th«* individual county may see projier Let us hope that, Oregon the leader in reform to select. The Oregonian seems to think that this I legislation, has stumbled upon a plan to accomplish unitizing of the counties for purposes of taxation, this end. '«Jn- ,/'g •- Grocery Department Compare our prices with what yon pay elsewhere « t TEBAULTJEM- ESTATE co . REAL ESTATE DEALERS < > < > < i < i < • <> 11 < i < > < > i > < > < i I Farm and City Property of all Kinds. Timber I .and* IN« Wa» «Io • a A I » I» Wheal Sala». dP Wo aro \ in lHe Traffic Department .lXXOUA'CE \! EXT The above n«m< 1 Cumpanv »M incorporated December 23, 1910 for the purixHic of taking over the following line«: The Or« g»n Kailmad & Navigation Company Oregon and Waaqington Kailroud Company The North Coast Kaiiroad Company Idaho Northern Kailroad Co. Ilwaco Kaiiroad Company In future the»«- lines will b operate«! by and in the name of The Ore^n-WasiMneto.’i R»tiroid i Navigation Co. GX C7F I the National Cash Register company, purchaser a printed check, iaaued by my new register showing the amount OREGON aasr xjfasrr’rgaa Wm. McMurray General Passenger Agent Portland, Ore. W. D. Skinner General Freight and Passenger Agent Seattle, Washington R B. Miller Traffic Manager Standard Liquor Co Boufthl Fl«l«l anti for Flour WHOLESALE DEALE* F.lchangetl Butineta and IK Will of your purchase. Final Settlement Kolice : Wines, Liquors and Cigars : Notice in hereby given to all whom T'kptesc JGiu 17$ it may concern. That the undersigned US !5ê CoaimrrcUl St. has Hied hia final account in the matter of the «-state of G. W. Vernon decea»- A. G. MAGERS, <*d, in the county court of l.i.in < ounty, a Salem, Oregon, and that »aid court has Hied the Sth day of February. 1911 at the *4». •►•■»•.«I. .»..«•........................... « . • . I . « 4 I « I • . , ? t • »$•> hour of nine o’clock- a. m. of »aid day aa the time for the hearing and »Titling of all abjection» to »aid account. All pt-rson» having any objection to »aid account are hereby notified to file the Centraliv located, good — Manufacturer and Dealer in— same on or l>efore »aid last mentioned rooms, prices moder date, in »aid court. ate. cotí i tenus Dat«d thia 23 day of December. 1910. CirrUgt Trtnmlar Emir Work SclkiUJ J. F. LKFrt.Ka treatment Administrator. Corner Norrisca and Front Strrcb All Work Mrktlv (hisraatcH First publication December 23. 1910. Is«t publication January 27, 1911. PORTLAND 5H1LBUM. OWWM OREGON Prop. which is as follow»: With every cash purchase I give the CONSTRUCTION rax Treat You KkgKl I adopted the dividend plan as advised by CARPENTERING AND GENERAL -MF x. aragg F. W. Kobin,on Grr-.eral Freight Agent Portland, Orc. ♦ I announce with pleasure that I have F. V. KING Oregon Oregon-Washington Railroad & Navigation Co. 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Hl ’< X 25c Columbia wheat, per package ... . • • Regular 25 cent package of coffee.................... .. Pop com. per pound .. 10 pound be»t ground meal 31»' 10 pound graham meal................30c Delmonico Prefered »lock cane syrup in gallon tins 90c We recommend Heins pickle», Shilling» extract» Cha»« & San- Ixiurn» tea», coffee». He»» stock F '<«i, Cleveland Baking powder». Prcf rnd Stock canned good». I Hl Y GOODS DEE.HlT.U EXT IIIMO-IOH. 1‘aaatnRsr, W. F Gill. S rcmbtarv , C. A. Warner 25c •Good heavy 4 seam broom Arm A Hammer ►■■da, 6c package, 6 pkg». . . 3 botth*» of mustard ........... 3 packages of rasins........... 9 bar» cf laurafry »oap .... Beat quality of peaches in sanitary tins, per can. Best corn syrup, per gallon Best com »vrup, half-gallon 9 pound sack of com meal eastern, per sack............ Olympic nan cake flour parpa-kage .................. « «<r ri<KMn • * ri K >M A I V '4 *•■» >«•* » « Save these checks; return $10 worth anil receive 25 cent». With every $10 worth of check» re turned, you will have a free chance on the oil cook stove. exhibited in my front window, the drawing to occur April 1 Call ami get a free ticket, which count« a» $2 on the first collec- tion. N. I. M orrison Oregon I THE ESMOND HOTEL A. SHANKS Harness and Saddles
