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About The Scio tribune. (Scio, Linn County, Or.) 1914-1917 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1915)
THE SCIO TRIBUNE ^MUl *’“*»'**• "f***’-’ ** r««*t. let Its intentions be ever so as you now haul 50. or two eords of good. Until some anti lobby law is wood as easily as you now haul one. «-nacted ami which will have to be UHttgO KVKJIY THl'MPAY RY what wuul«l you gain? How many ■*nm*ted by the pe**i»l«*. we are not T. L PltUUgg, «DfTOM *Nt> PtUaf days work would you Mve in one liable to have much corrective h-gis- !year? Enough, you will say. 1« pas lotion enacted by the legislature. ’¡The lobby pr—sure mi too strung for Entered at the Dostoftiee al Scio, I your mad tax. Oregon as second class matter. Now about transmitting a l»ur'h>ti the average member to withstand -■ —■ j of debt to our rhildren. If we coo- ■ The fight for economy ami I«-«« $1.2$; tlnue our prem-nt «jnrteni. we wiii I taxation is stiii on the people's 8l)t»M-RirrioN. IN APVAN« « I ko transmit the rvwponsitality of paying hand*, They have the power if they AT gNP OF YKAR i $100.000 or more y«*arly to main- will but use it The initiative was . 7«« I RIX MONTH* tain our r«wu up to the present cnarted by the people to do thing» stamiard. We would transmit no I which the !«*gislature refuses to do; AUVKKTIAING MATMK. h«*avier burden bv the bond plan, the referendum to veto the things Ixwal advertising, per line 6c but would transmit a system of the legislature does do. Ls*t the Display advertising, per inch 10c r«»ads, by which tbev could do double i people act Scio Feed Co. I- resh Meats go to th«- hKAIJUtX IN Farrners Meat Market High*»! market pnce |>ai>i for Heel. Fat Hogs. Mutton. Etc. Flour, Mill Feed Grain, Flay and Poultry Supplies We are installing a Roller and Grinder, which will enable us to do Custom work on very short notice Meats soldat th«* lowest price commensurate with good stuff Display advertising, long lime, see the amount of work without mcreas Call and give us a trial lunn county pays about $2I,<MM> ing th«* cost over pres>*nt conditions. manager. Another feature. With the ciaiw annually to support the state 'a two (ash ¡»aid for Hid«» Extended marriage or death notices I leading colleger, located respectively of mads which bonds would make per line 3c at. Eugene ami Corvallis. We are. FRANK McDONAID Special rat«*« on long time display |MM«sible, every acre of farm lami m, j therefore, paying this sum I«» keep Ku rm county would be enhanc«*«i. at advertising. I’batna- Ind. 33*» St IO. ORE St 10. ORE Yon m-ople of least $5 per acr«» This, <m a 140« up thoss* towns. : Allmny, Lebanon amt other towns acre farm would pay the road lax | SOME MORE ROAD THOUGHTS for many years. True, it would j J of the county, not only keep up 1& <M> ut> » 4MB» <1 » OBB> a » 4BB» <J 0 <MB> 4 0 <MB> 4 t>< not mid to th«* productive «pialily of your own town« but you are taxed. I indirectly, to keep up Eugene ami the land, but th«* tame saved would The people of Oregon have been No wonder property enable the ian«i owner to improv«« jtorvallia sfiending u very, large amount of ¡commands a Kt ter price th«*rv than I ¿M-.------------------ -------- a t I his lami by better dra'uagc or th«* money on roads m |>a»t y«-ar» But placing of fcrtiiltors which would tlx- property of other towns in th«* the results obtained have not been slate, corrosuomling in site to them i nr r «•»«•• produclivefM—. Mt »factory. All fed that they do The rest Think of this pioblem. farmer»! especially favored cities. not get a dollar’s worth of roads for 4 You woul«i be th»* shief gainer«. of tl»e state is |>aying them a sub the dollar expended. This is evi I The business man would map only sidy. denced bv the fact that at every session of th«* legislature, new laws indirect benefit, yet he woul«! help A member of th«.* I«*gislaturv is |>ay the road tax would help ad to wriir«' this result, ar«* enacted authority for the statement that th«* dmg the $5 per acre in value toi Yet none of these new laws seem to University of Oregon millage tax reach th«* result desired. They un your farm. fund provides $410 per student per It may be urg»»l against the bond-! YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME d«»ubtedly, lead towards the result annum, for that institution This ing plan that th«> annual interest d«*sirrd. hut are a failure so far as »««•<’> WhMiptamdahMW side would I m * »-nt out of the getting value received for th«* money I.M-al circulation than $10 per scholar the expended. Possibly we are working an«l so out of state provides for our public schools from the wrong I um « s If so. we <>ur farmers and liusine*« men would For every dollar. Mr. Taxpayer, you can never reach the goal we desire. take up the bond uvsua. then this gel to «-ducato your hoy or girl up IJnn county has been expending, «abjection would la* overconM*. Th«, to and including th«« eighth grade, for the past ten or fifteen vears, money would I m * all kept in that you pay $41 to give your richer / * more than $100.000 annually on her home circulation and finally, would neighbor's l*»y or girl a collegi» roads, if we include th«* volunteer all drift lawk into the hands of educnti«N>. !■ this exactly just and t FOR work donated. Yet many and. in lh<— who purchaaard the bonds in i fair ! fact, ail our rtimfs. if we except a the way of interest. Unless some schtmie akin to that stretch here and there, are not up One of the worst grafts aulhortx* alaive outlined is formulat«**! and to th«* stamiard we desire ami which «1 by the legislature of 1913. has money modern traffic demands Nor is it adooted, we pannot «ret been knocked out by the present enough together to bring our ndkte prohabl«* that we will spend less to body. The work of the states' ac improve our roads In the years to up to tirst-clmw condition and so countants have lw*en found both in come, than w«< have in the past. We that Jhey can be enjoyed by th« correct an«l expensive. The expert- It will not he will always strive to reach a high«*i people of today. ing of the county affairs of this many years until every farmer own« degree of road perfection. county was costing about $&5u per Most of our people are bitterly his automobile or auto truck, when year, by private accountants. When optHHssi to floating Is,mis. with this clam of roads will be regarded the stale got hold of matters, the which to build roads. They art* op as a necessity, Why not get them coat was more than doubled. posed to mortgaging the future and now ao that we. of today, can enjoy ft As a matter of course. K«*cretary I the transmitting of a bondmi debt them. wh«-n the expense will lie nt» lame would lie selected to represent I to their children. As a general rule greater than what we now bear. FOR SALE BY the president at the opening of the of financial action, the idea is praise Panama fair at San Francisco. The THE CLOSING WEEK worthy. But if we can reach the President's duties prevented his degree of perfection with our roads I personal attendance This is the dosing week of the which we desire, will we not trans SCIO FEED CO. I A Most Pleasant Evening may be Spent | Wade’s Billiard Hall Confectionery, Soft Drinks Cigars, I obacco, Etc. Rexall Thmat Q argle SORE THROAT Used much by Public Speakers Excellent for Singers sore throat Good for Smokers sore throat It Does not Injure the' Teeth E. C. PEERY. DRUGGIST Oregon l«*gi»laturc. The w*>rk of the session is completed ami th«' members can repair to th«*ir homes to lie commended or blamed as the cast* may he. All the new memtwra of the body were rlect«*d under promiases of re or our children. As before Stated, the average an form ami th«* reduction of tax«». nual road exnenm in Linn county is. Have they made go*«i their pledges' in rouml number». $100.000. This When the sum total of the appro sum would |<a> interest on $2.000,- priations is made up for this atvauon. 000 of bonds. • for Kinds of this char- it will be found to la* 'nearly as actor could be tloat«*d easily at 5 great as that of the session of two tier cent). 500 miles would easily years ago. True, things have been cover the main roads of Linn county. changed sixiut a hit. hut the same Suppose we Kind the county Ar old graft exists, mayhap with a $1.500,000 and expend the Mme change >»f name. The two great judiciously <>n these 500 miles of leach«» *>f ths* slate, the U. of 0. road. This would give a sum of ami 0. A. C. come out of the scrim Linn o>utuy *■ $3000 for each mile of road. What mage unwathetl could we accomplish with thia sum? delegation has struggled hard to We coulti hard surface those where hold down expenditures, but the the heaviest traffic «xisted and sur teat hangers are too strong in iha-ir face the ladancv with a heavy coat grip upon the state treasury. The ing of crushed rock. Ami yet we Tribune, however, commends our would have $M,000 annually to delegation for the efforts they made. The state senate seems to have keep the mam roads in repair and improve the safe roads as well, We l»*<*n the more economical of the could do this without adding t<» <>ur two I mh I i «* s and originated rmmt of present tax burden. the taxsaving legislation. So if the The amount of saving on horses people conclude to abolish either And wear of vehicles would be al* body, the House of representatives most fiicalculable. Then the increase should be the body eliminated. of lost! of our present vehicles with As a matter of fact, th«- legisla- out increasing the movive force, lures of the past have created too would Iw practicably doubted. many ways to s|M-n<l th* state's Think of it farmers! If you could m«>n**y for any one se—I si to cor- mit to our children a blessing rather than a burden? Let us look at the road question srom the tmnd angle and see if we cannot reach the good roads desider atum. yet not overburden ourselves '77/ic One thing should lie placeal to th«* credit of our legislature. It has not created any new commissions and has killed a few of the old ones. SCIO («mgrewi has but two more weeks to live. It is doubtful if the ship purcha*** bill gels through. D m * Srio Tribune 11.25 per year OREGON J. F. WESELY DEALER IN ----------- Staple and Fancy Groceries Qyeensware, Glassware, Etc Field and Garden Seeds Money can’t buy Glasses *—• - 'Reroll Store FROM-------------- Dr. M. L. Morris Which are not l»ack«-d by a liuaranter of Absolute Satis- „ faction or your Money Hack At Scie Hotel twice each aeath. Cash Paid tor Veal. Hogs, Hides and Cascara Bark SEE HIM FEBRUARY 8 Prices Right dur Motto: ------ — WHKN YOU WANT ----------- - Ltoe and l.tl Lm J. F. WESELY Plumbing or Tinning MITO oRKio.S MKK ■■■■■km FRED OHLEMIER Mmsdi 5»d< ai di« Bmige ------------------- ADVERTISE IN-------------------- Iiis'Experience is Worth Money to You Repairing a THE SCIO TRIBUNE Specialty Satisfaction Guaranteed I AND GET RESULTS------ r