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IS PLAN FEASIBLE?
The plan proposed by E. C. Peery
in The Tribune last week for lunn
eounly people to exchange their
holdings of liberty loan bonds foi
Ijnn county road bonds, is well
worth consideration.
We all want good roads and we
want them as anon as they can be
builded. At the s«me time we do
not want the taxpayers to lie over
burdened with an annual high lax
Il is the most momentous because for this would deny tn great nations
the people do nut reckon upon
spending. It would in no way dis upon the wisdom and farstghtedne«» the
preponderance of influence
turb financial conditions
II would of the participants therein depend* which they dew-rye.
Arrival and Departure of I'asm-ngvr
simplv make Unn county the debtor the destiny of civilization; whether! The above difficulty might br
Trains
thr |H*oplr «.f the world shall here bridged over by dividing all league
instead of the government.
W»»> m I burn-Stir mg field Branch
And who or why should anylxsly after live in pcacr and harmony or' nations into clawM. U»t the great
WEST St'io
object to the proponed Ixmd ex whether civilization »hall continue nations with maritime power to I m »
7.55 a m.
change?
to be vexed by the cruelty and suf- reckoned with in caw of dispute, North
5:11* p in.
Not the present bond owner’ Hr fering of war. whether the flower ■ form one class; smaller nations South
would I* exchanging a lj interest <>f th«» young manhiMMf of the world ' with a merchant fleet, but second
Corvallis A Eastern
rate for 5 per cent; and besides, if shall continue to be u«rd a» cannot, class in point of population, etc.,
MUNK EKS
he is a farmer he would I m - enjoying bidder, to be slain or maimed on form another, and nations without To Albany
Kill am
the benefit of having a first class th«» battlefield. or shall be use»! in a merchant marine Midi another,
To Detroit
|;34 p m
Give all nations equal representa-
road over which to haul his produce ways of pracc Io make the world
Motor service discontinued.
to market and to take his Sunday happier, more prosperous and a Don in thia congress of nations but
more decent |>larr in which to live require the asM-nt <»f each class wp-
joy ride upon.
Not the merchant? He would
The task which the forthcoming aralelv to enact international law >t
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enjoy an increased trade Iw-eauw of | m - bcv convention to expected tn ac regulation
By such procedure it to
the increased volume of money, for complish will not be easy. It may i not probable that an unjust or part*
people buy more liberally when they I m - extw-cu-d that nations as well as . ly baked tow or regulation would le
Attorney «i Law
have the money in their pockets to men will manifest a spirit of aelfiah- adopted.
neis ami a desire tn bargain and get
spend.
In the formation of a league of
Not the general government? The the Ix-tter eml, Thi« spirit, if suffi nations every nation must I m » willing
government is now encouraging the ciently manifest, will defeat thr to surrender some of its pree»»ncelv-
building of good roads by appro ho|* of thr lovers of |»-acr who «-»I rights or privilege»
Only on a
priating money to assist in their would make future wars impossible compromise basis can the league I m *
Iart us ho|H», therefore, that the formed.
construction. The ixmds now held
A Ewing,
a E. Kandall
by Linn county people would I m statesmen who hold the destiny of
When thr American colonies creat ••rvsident
Vice t*r«s.
taken up by large investors
Th» the world in their hands will feel ed the Uniteil States it was iMtwsiblc
F- Ih .Myi'rn, < ’»i liter
government would not be <’ml«ar- the great rv»|>»>nMbilily resting upon only by rompromtor
Some quest
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a general banking buainmm
raMM-d in any way. The |>eopl<- who them; will approach the delibera ions. notably slavery, were allowe»l
receive»
deposits subject torh«-cK. pay»
hold the bonds would simply get *5 tions I «'fore them in a spirit of ut tn aome of the -tale- a» it was then
interest
on
time
deposits,
seh»
In interrat <>n«-ach||00 U>nd instead most fairnsw», in a willingness to present and lawful in about half of
travelers checks ami
drafts,
and
of fl 25 as n»w; ami a1*»», they concede to ih«- other fellow all ami th»» then coluni»-». now *tat«*a, and makes collections.
would have splendid road* <qx>n even more than is justly his dur; the formation of the confederation
which Io travel, let us not forget with a determination down deep m was powible by the recognition »if
that feature. It would I m - a caw lh*»r hearts to live an»l let live, ami siavery in the federal constitution.
Ihfficulti«»« of similar nature may
where one could cal his cake and to take care of the interests of the
yel have it.
»mall ami feeble nations as well a* confront th«' peace convention. But
The fart that the pr< « nt wiling those of lite large and ttowerful. ■ as mutual saf«»ty was th«- central
Walter llilveit, I’rop
price of lilx-rty bomb are at a 2 |»*r ami to feel the r«-»tM>n«ibilily that thought in forming th«' I 'nite»i States
ITioii«» ti.ai.'i
cent discount should make no differ- they are the arbiters of the dr-sliny government ami tlx- question of sla
N'LAtil MI.I-TS Al l. IMAINS
cnee, In a year or two th« w bonds of mankind.
very was tnad«' aulmrrvient to that
Leaves Scio
will be at a premium. The county,
Thr enthusiastic welcome given of «afety, »■> may national questions
at 7:1U a m and S.-PU p m for W«.q Sen.
as the holder, could uae them for Woodrow Wilson in France, as the or features particular to one or
and 12:45 p m for Munkurs
collateral at the banks to get money president of the world's greatest more nations, I m - l»ridg«-«l over.
for ready use.
republic, indicates that he to to wield
If by a spirit of compromise a
Linn county wants g»»<*l road». i powerful influence in the conelu- league of nation» can I m - formed by
They can never I* obtained by our Mons to which the iM»ace convention which future wars may I m » avokfod,
Nularu Public ana
present wasteful meth»«!
In 2<* will r«-ii*h
II is not suppoaable the |M»acv convention now assemb
years we will have jisid out *2 (iOO,- that his dictum will i«e follow»-«! ling will confer upon humanity the
( ont’eyerwor
< mhi if we continue our present me without amendtm-nt, fur this would world over th«- gn-atrat possible
Abstracts of I itlc Exainined
thod of improvement, we will have I m - tantamount to saying that Eng goo«l. True, the Untied States ha»l
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inferior roads during and at the ex land and France and Italy and B<-l a great war to m UII c the idavcty *k)
piration of the twenty year», haw gium have no great statesmen and question which ba»i I m ^- p acipiicscrd !
just such roads as we have now.
thinkers. These nations are more in when the government was form
All will admit that to place (he vitally interested than the Unite»! ed. and possible wars n ay occur
roads of the county in first class States
They arc closer neighbors between league nations. But su<-ti
UNDERTAKERS
condition will require a large sum and. therefore, more sensitive to p»MHtl>ility will lic<*iini'< f «r more rc-
of money, far larger than can le any international disturbance.
mote than it to now.
* all» Attendml to Promptly
l*av or Night
raised from direct taxation without
The Tribune dona not pose a» an
Hie United States Ix-ing the most
Railroad I ime 1 able
Fl. B. Cl JESS
MUNKERSandWEST
SCIO STAGE
R. SHELTON
levy.
A gnat many iwople favor an
annual road lax levy of five mills
Indeed, many of our road district*
tax themselves five mills for stiectsl
road purposes over and above th«'
county road levy. A five mill lew
on the present assessed valuation of
the eounly would yield about *140.-
000. We are now spending some
thing over *100.000 on the road»
annually. We know what wo ar«
getting and can opine how long It
the |H-»>ple
will take at this rate of expenditure almost bankrupting
Hence
the
hooding
plan
is the only
to olac*c all of our roads in first
feasible
one
If
thought
brat our
class condition.
road
levy
can
lie
placed
at
10 mills
Linn county people purchased
and
the
sum
arising
from
the
addi
probably 12,1*00,000 in bonds in the
tional
5
mills
lie
used
as
a
sinking
four drives made and we have even
reason to expect that the people will fund to lake up the bonds as they
be called upon for another loan, tail due
The dairy is soon to become the
which will add considerably to the
chief industry of Linn cuunty farm
above sum.
Now let us suppose the county ers. Good roads are absolutely nee
issues road bond* bearing five per eaaary to get the milk and cream to
cent Interest, to exchange, dollar market in the winter time. If the
for dollar, for these liberty loan coat of hauling the milk to market
bonds, and the funds arising there »an be reduced by one-half this gain
from to constitute a county road or saving would all go into the milk
fund. W’e would have money sutfi producer's pocket. The same would
dent tn place all of our roads in be true in the marketing of other
first class condition. After we had farm products. In caw* of sickness
paid the annual interest of 1100.00*' the services of a physician could be
upon the bond issue of 12.000,000 obtained in less time, and in many
we would have an abundance left such cases time is a very important
from the five mill ‘levy for upkeep factor.
The Tribune offers the foregoing
of the roads.
lxMik at this plan from any angle thoughts just to get people to think
you may and it appears both feasible ing about and discussing this ques
lion.
The people are demanding
and inviting.
first
class
roads and to build them a
The money the people t>aid for
large
amount
of money to necewuiry.
the government lx»nds was all taker
The
above
plan
is offered as a meth
out of the county. Bank deposit*
od
of
raising
the money without
showed a shortage on that account
working
a
hardship
upon the peo
It was taken from our county dr
ple,
Can
you
suggest
a lietter plan
culalion. The fact that the takinv
or
even
one
so
good?
If so. shoot
of thia large sum of money did noi
and
The
Tribune
will
be glad th
even create a financial ripple speak»
print
it.
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highly for the county's sound finan
dal condition.
The proposed plan would bring
all of this money back to the county
and place it in drculation It would
all be paid out for labor and mater
ial for the roads and gradually
would find its way l»ack to the bank»
in the way of deposits by the people
Thia money to now a surplus which
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THE PEACE CONVENTION.
President Wilson's arrival in Paris
may he said to be the opening gun
of the preliminaries of the great
t>eace convention, the m»*l momen
tous event in the history of the
world
Morrison & Lmve
iMilated ami at the same time the authority on international question»,
leading and greatest of all repub-' but ax a citizen «if the world this
lie», is expected to. in a sense, tw gdilor has a right to offer a thought
the pathfinder in the deliberations. <>n this n»»w must vital question.
President Wils »n evidently felt this Whatever tlx» cnm-luaton of the
r< »ponsitxlily when hr promulgated peace congress may I m » aomrbtMfy'a
his fourteen peace propositions, and thought or plan, ami probably the
as the»«- propositions seem to con th«>ughts of many will be evolve«!
stitute a sort of basis from which into on«- compromise plan am! be
Certainly
the convention will commence its come the tow of nations
work, it is highly essential that the we all hope for a plan which will do
president should lie prearnt to ex away with wars and provide* means
plain or further define thr meaning through winch international disputes
and intent of the pr»»p<MUtiona. He may be arttl«*d through th«» use of
evidently thought hto presence at common sense arxi reason. We do
th«- opening of th«- convention very not want a nation in the attitu»!«» of
important else he would not now be a chip on th«- shoulder
in France
Che president. while he would ad-
Let It Be Discussed
vise moderation in the demands up
on Germany ami Austria for indem
The Tribune hope« that the people
nity by the allied nations, ir far
of Linn county will think about the
more de ply interested in the form
plan of converting their holding« of
ation of a league of nations, which
government botxls into a road fund,
is to govern thr future destinies of
as disruaaed elsewhere in this news
the world and this to the most diffi
paper. Dtocuss it among youraelvre
cult pr<»|M>siti»>n for the conventmn
and if you f<x»l so diap»>w»| write
to fix. A league to I m * of value and
your thoughts fot publication. The
of pt manency must I m * based upon
Tiitiun«» will pubh-h communication»
jul;v ami equity. The interests'
pro or con, free of charge.
of the small nation must be eon-j
Certain it is we all want good
•er i-d a» well as th»>ar of thr great,
r»Mids ami this plan prop»««-va means
ami such representation in the world
of providing th«» money with which
congre»-» of nations which the peace
to build them.
convention will dohbtless arrange
The Tribune will he glad if all lhe
for that justice and good feeling
county newspapers will take up this
among nations shall maintain.
matter and dtocutw« it. either for or
Now it will not do to base this
against
Discussion will develop
reprt -n la lion up»»o thr population
whether the plan to f«-asibl<- or n»>t.
of nations for this would deny to
nation* of few people the voice they
sh»>uld have and to cause their na
Next week The Tribune will go
tional tights and privileges to be to presa on Tuesday in order to let
prwwrved. Nor would it be just to the foreman printer eat hto Xmas
give al* nations equal reorreentation turkey in Salem.
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