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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
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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
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i $100.000 or more y«*arly to main- will but use it
The initiative was
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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«-
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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.
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St IO.
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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
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not mid to th«* productive «pialily of your own town« but you are taxed.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Staple and Fancy Groceries
Qyeensware, Glassware, Etc
Field and Garden Seeds
Money can’t buy Glasses
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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:
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J. F. WESELY
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