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as may arise, halfway, THE SCIO TRIBUNE conditions, ready to lake advantage of the good IMIKO KVKMY THt’lUtlAY BY t. L. twoon. rt>rrn anu rmir and some of tlx church buildings are preacherleas and without rungrega- things we earnestly hope may come lions Yet their empty buildings to us. i pay no tax- «, while the poor man's or widow-woman's home must pay or be »old under the sheriff's ham- mer. Mr, Churehtnembelr is this fair and in accordance with the teaching» of th«* Savior, while on TO TAX CHURCH PROPERTY earth? And this measure to tax church The Tribune understands a meaa property will bare more support in ure will be introduced in the legis the legislature than many ¡wople lature. to meet at Salem next month, i supp- *w In th«-*« lav# of exceed the object of which will lx the taxing ingly high taxes, new Bourses of tax of church property. This measure , revenue are U h ng sought out. A»- will strike a responsive chord in the s>-*sors are becoming more alert. minds of many people and will meet More property, which ha« ««caped the bitter opposition of others. listing, is being found all the time Church property is a sort of semi and very many people are wondering public holding It was not built by why churches are not taxed, why money raised by direct taxation but these magmflccni city structure#, by money obtained from voluntary built to stand for a century and donation Church«« are built to costing hui.Jred# of thousand» of serve the religious peculiarities of a dollars, while the waidier woman's comparatively few people. Thus we poor cottage r>r hovel must pay. If have Methodists, Baptist«. Preeby- i we reduce this matter to a final an terians, Christian or Camphellite. alysis. there is no just reason why Mormon, Unitarians, Catholics, etc . I the church should not be listed on all of whom have differing church the tax rolls. If a man or da«# tenets Some of th*«* denomina of men mu»t have a »¡»a rate preacher tion» have plain churches costing i>ut and a separate building in which to $3000 or 14000 while others especi haw his ¡«culiar religious ideas ex ally in the cities, have huge Stone pounded, he uld lx willing to structure» with lofty spires, costing pay for it. ______ all th» wav up t<> a half million d NO CAUSE TOR PESSIMISM lars. Now. our present law exempts the»« church building# from taxa Alarm at the prespective exhaus tion. N'o matter how many of them tion of the ¡«-troleum supply of the there may lx in city or town, all are world ju«t when its use for furl and given a free bill of health by th« many other purtxwes has become tax gatherer. Exemption of the»e well nigh univ* r*al should l»s allayed propartlee cause« the tax on each by rec. ¡:<-cti n that there have bera home to be just a little higher. True such scar*-» before When produc churches do not nay a money reve tion from the original oil fields in nue. Neither does the home, but Pennsylvania f-«v in to diminish, the home of the laboring man as well there was fear of their running dry. a» the mansion of the rich man nays but in the «-igiiti»-« discoveries ex- a tax proportionate to its value. tended into West Virginia and Ohio. ' Anyway why should the man who Since then oil in vast quantities has worships in a $3000 or $4000 church been found in Kentucky, then in pay a higher tax because his eitv California, then in Kansas. Okla neighbor must have hi« religion ex homa iui-1 T< xas and last in Wyom pounded from the pulpit of a half ing Abroad great oil fields have million dollar structure? beam found in the Baku district of Now there is reason why school Ru««ia, in Galicia, Roamania and houses and all other structures built Benda and last in Mesopotamia by taxation should not lx listed by There are good indications in Alaska the tax gatherer. All the property and the republic of (xdombia. and in a given district is taxed to build vast areas have vet to 1» explored. ■ thia edifice The M/-lhodiat. Baptist. There was probably a similar Presbyterian, etc, all i>av» his just alarm when the forests of Europe proportion of this tax. Not so with began to show a deficient supply of the church. Only members of a wood for fuel, but coal took its place I ¡»articular denomination and other This fuel is known to have la-en used public spirited cit'.en« build the by the Saxons of England as early as ' church. They do not have to pony the middle of the ninth century, but ■ up their donation», great or small, did not emne into general use for ( as they do their taxes. about six centuries. It is now mined i We have law« prohibiting the in in vast quantities in aln <*»t every . termingling of church and state country in the world, and was man's affairs. In many place» church ser chief reliance a* fuel until oil liegan ; vices are not prohibited in school bi supplant it, Groat beds of lignite I houses, and church*-» a« a rule, are are still nearly untouched to eke out ' particular a» to what entertainment« the coal supply, and We need not fear are permitted in their hou>*r« of wor actual exhaustion of oil reaourses ship. Both the school house and till the great deposits of oil shale in church is devoted to a ¡»articular the Rocky mountain region are purpose. One however is a public worked out. pur|io«e while the other is a semi- Experience with wood, coal and private purpose. The difference is oil justifies confidence that other quite distinct. means of producing power and heat There is more reason to exempt j will I»« found when they become the poor widow's home, who may, scarce Scarcity «ends price« upward, wash for a living, than there is to I and thereby s*-ts enterprise and in exempt even the $3000 or $40001 genuity to work in seat ch of chea|«-i church from taxation, yet that same sulMtitutcs. Each »ulwtitute haalreen woman is compelled to pay a slightly ; more effective and economical than higher tax l»ecause the church 1« that which it replaced, and so it may exempt. continue. High prices also impose If the state regulated the cost of economy in use, which p*Mt|M»nes the the church, there would lie a terrible date of final exhaustion. The posai-i roar. Men will »ay I will take what biliue« of electricity are hut partly I please from my property which known, and the supply of that sub pays taxes, and give it to the church stitute for fuel will last as long as which does not. As a matter of st reams continue to flow. — Portland i justice, is this fair? Oregonian. ______ Another feature In rw-arly every Holiday week has passed very town or city, there is twice as many \ churches as are needed. Because nicely and people generally are men differ slightly in their religious having-a good time in visiting and belief, they must have a separate eating bountiful dinners. (Greetings With this feeling towards all. the Entered at the d < •tortine at Scm, Tribune wishes its readers a happy Oregon m second class matter. and prosperous new year. •tfMcurnoN. in Ai>VAN<a St.75 - aix month » 1.00 AI>VKKTUUN<i KATCT Ixx-aJ wtvertuing p« line first in- aerihm ..............................................10 Earh sulwsqumt inaarUoo ¡—r line .US Display adv.-rUaing First insortlun per Inch ................... 2S Earh autuM|u<mt insert ion.................. 16 AdvertUvmvnta ah*«kl reach this ofti«-e not later than Tuesday to nuure publi cation in tiw current >a»i>« All foreign advertiaenuxita muil be paid he in advane« ut publication. I pledge a Urgiant e hi mt #<•/ ana I be RtpuMie far u'hkh il tlaruh. ont ¡Ration, mltvnihlr. aith liberty ana latiitt fi" alL SCIO. OREGON. DM?. 30. 1920 THE CLOSING YEAR Thia work the Tribune will make Ita final visit to ita many reader» for the year 1020. Fifty-two times thia paper has made ita weakly visits, mayhap conveying Intelligence which gave- joy to some and sorrow to other» To the one# we have ex tended congratulation» and to the other# sympathy. But the j<»v ha# overbalanced the aorrow and for this let u» all lx thankful. Taken a» a whole, 1920 has been a pro»|H-rou# year for the people of Scio and vicinity. Crop» have been bountiful a# a rule, for which the aeller haw received fairly remunera tive price» and the average farmer, stockman and merchant have added somewhat to their bank balance« While the i>a«t year has txen «»me what unusual in that its rainy season commenced so early and which caused crop )<••-• to many of our farmer». most of them were able to house their crop# before the rain» had injured them. So upon the whois our farmers can be congratu lated. Our Ntockmen have done fairly well, though they have had to meet a falling market during almoat ths entire year, Sime wh<*e hold ing» are mainly sheep have had to meet an unusual rapid fall in price» for their product, have had to con tent themaelve« with a «mailer profit and felt they did well to play even A few others still have their wool and may do better or worse than their meighbors who sold carlv. Inclining price» have compelled all to I h * content with smaller profits but. as a whole our producers have done well. They arc now down about to "normalcy“ and have saved themwlvrs from failure and art ready to go ahead and do the best they can. let the future be what It may. During the past year there was but little new building, owing to the high prices for building material. The new power station is in an un finished condition and cannot lx completed before midsummer of the coming year and while there have been some business changes of a minor character in Scio, there have been no ini|M>rtant change», nor bus- in»-«« failure« So we commence the new year full of hope ami ex|M*ctatmn. ready to meet such conditions as may arise. The inauguration of the new presi dent and the actions of the new con gress are sure to create new condi tions But^ whatever they are let us hope they will be for the brat. Our new legislature may make some change« in the law which will effect conditions, but we can feel assured no ra<ileal changes will be made So with an encouraging future outlook, let every farmer ami bust- nee» man tx ready to meet ouch new ------ (To rinse nur bonks at the mb of | place tn which to worship. Here Our friend» must think the Tri-1 preachers generally poorly paid and burn* family are kids from the num- talk to congregation» which do not her of boxi-s of candy and fruit till more than one-third of the seats.. s-nt us the year iuithnut expressing hearty appreriatinu fnr the business anb kinb arts ynu babe mtrusteb tn us fonulb leatie a bebt uupaib. Wr thank ymt anb your« anb scab you nur best hrisljr« fnr a Happy Ncfo Hear. ^ittrrrrly niutrs, J. F. WESEL Y J. I harne». W. r. Dill, PasaiosHT, U >H lit 1X1 SCIO ROLLER MILLS I N» M I •< >1« A > »• I » !>►.« KMIIKK »*• I <hir F1*-ur is a# g>««i as any mail« in tl . W lli»m*-tte Valley /. I / A' I GUJRAXTEE1) W» «tea SB <■ saffersal Cviai .«as MilhrtM Butinas» MF Flour F ••«i •*» Hnlw m F artei F,r»<««i Flgur m F W#a #ar« in lha Field for Butina»« tart 1 Treat You Now 1 the Time to Purchase Your FARM LIGHT & POWER OUTFIT Ask these well known men why they purchased our plant: I. IE Cop- lai . < ml ¡re» . Wm. Volkman. Crabtree, Walter HI ack bum, ftcio; •**-<>r>-‘ S-hl-i ‘ . Crabtree, <>. B. Keebler, lx-banon; Walter Po land, She-id And many others. Paul Xutomatic Water Systems Perfection Vhlking Machines Anker Holth Cream Separators. anced Bowl (Nature’s Milker) The Only Self Bal Electric Wiring by I icenscrl and Bonded Men—Ertlimatea Cheerfully Furnished THE ELECTRIC STORE Inc. X27 W First »1. I’b. ne 31. Al HANY. Oki P. O. Building »«»»»♦*«*»♦♦♦♦♦♦•»»teste«ee»«seee«eesa««s»a»sssssset i I ’ ■ [ SCIO CASH FEED STORE 1 ill. Iltil'M i 'A I.Il Y t’arn« - a h- • -d tl- 1« t f<-<-<l» on the inarkct, knowing from experience sa a feeder I - the important point U in buy mg feed saps* tally for the l.--v. > - row. laying hen or young »Pick 'A • I -Ini'« I.hid I-lour a Strictly Montana hard wheat fl ur) foi Wet e,-d and « | «tronage. J 1 i . ' D. DENSMORE The Cletrac way Makes Farming Pay I SCIO GARAGE ( I las the I I< m ><|, Racine, Ajax 1 ires and I ulies I lie Shell. Moivrgram and Monornobile Oils 1 he Detroit Batteries • Battery Service Station AIT KINDS OF REPAIR WORK Electrical Work a Specialty W. L. <X>BB, Proprietor. ; ; —••••a—a««»aBa»eeeaa»aaaa»>aaaaaaa>»aaaaaaaaaee'
