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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON. THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1926.. PAGE THREE Ban on Tax Measures Bill Backed by Greater Ore gon Association. A campaign is to be made in be half of the Dennis Resolution. It will be handled by a body known as the Greater Oregon association, now being organized. L. B. Smith, secre tary and counsel of the association, was with C. C. Chapman in the income tax repeal campaign of 1924. Smith says the association has membership in nearly all the counties of Oregon. The personnel of the campaign com mittee will be annonunced as soon as it is perfected as to all the counties. The Dennis Resolution was submit ted to the people of Oregon by the 1925 legislature. It is a proposal for an amendment to the constitution. It provides that no state income tax or state inheritance tax Bhall be levied by Oregon before the year 1940. Leadership in opposition to the two income tax bills is also being taken by the Greater Oregon association. These two bills will be voted upon at the same election as the Dennis Re solution. One is the Grange bill for ttate income tax, and the other is the so-called "offset" bill sponsored by the Public Service league. Local committees throughout the state will participate in the campaign for the Dennis Resolution and against the two income tax bills, according to Secretary Smith, "The Greater Oregon association consists of forward thinking men," said Smith. "Its membership includes manufacturers, merchants, farmers, bankers, fruitgrowers, dairymen and atockraisers, located in every part of Oregon. All are impelled by the con viction that it is necessary for Ore gon to establish a definite policy, of a kind that will help bring about the development of the state's resources i.nd will help make the people of Ore gon more prosperous. "For ten years the income tax has been Bn issue in Oregon. This year finds two more state income tax bills on the ballot. The fight over this is sue will rock the state for years un less a definite policy is established, and established in such a manner that there will be no doubt as to Oregon's real attitude. - It is necessary to es tablish Oregon's policy firmly, so that confidence in Oregon stability will be inspired. By amending the constitu tion with a solemn contractual guar antee to the world that these obnox ious forms of taxation will not be re sorted to before 1940, Oregon will have a breathing spell of more than ten years during which the wisdom of the policy will receive such a test that by 1940 the people will know by ex perience whether the policy is a prof- itable one for them. "Oregon offers attractive opportun ities in lands, timber, manufacturing and commerce. Uncertainty with ref erence to the state's taxation policy is the principal deterrent to invest ment. The merits of state income tax or of Btate inheritance tax are not involved, for bitter differences of opinion prevail. It is the uncertain ty and instability which must be removed. It is sound business judg ment to remove this uncertainty. That is why the Dennis Resolution is being supported. The decision to support the Dennis Resolution was reached because of the realization that Oregon si suffering a serious handicap in her fight to obtain, her deserved rank on the Pacific coast. This handicap is due to the persis tence of a factional fight over a form (if taxation. It has continued for ten years and indications are that it will continue holding Oregon back for another ten years unless the ques tion can be settled in a form that def initely binds the state for a definite period of sufficient length. "The Dennis amendment, as it was conceived by Senator Bruce Dennis of LaGrande and Representative Charles J. Shelton of Baker, was de signed to release the forces of devel opment that have been bottled up for years. By its ratification Oregon would remove the issue beyond the field of active controversy for a per iod of years long enough to permit other states in the western group particularly the Pacific coast states to do the tax experimenting if they want to. It is entirely possible that during that period the other states will arrive 'at a policy sufficiently uni form to prevent one state from beinr singled out and discriminated against by investors of capital. If so, Oregon can at that time adjust itself to what its neighbor states are doing, accord ing to what appears to be the best interest of Oregon. Meanwhile our state will have escaped the penalties of continuous experimentation. We can watch and see what happens else where, and be ready to profit by it when, in 1940, the question can come up again in Oregon. "There will be no personal politics or partisan politics in the campaign conducted by the association. The campaign will be conducted on a high plane, representing, as it does, the first step toward the restoration of confidence of our own people, and those outside, that Oregon is compe tent to manage its tax affairs in a manner that encourages state devel opment, and that will lead to tax re duction by the one means that will effectively accomplish that reduction that is, by additions to taxable wealth through development of our resources.' "It is not expected that any specu lative boom will reach Oregon as a result of the adoption of this amend ment, nor is such a boom desired. Comparisons have been made with Florida because of the adoption of the Dennis Resolution by the legislature, but in spite of the flood of specula tion in Florida, that state has emerg ed in a vastly improved condition in relation to taxable wealth, bank de posits and permanent population. "Agricultural, climatic and manu facturing condition in Florida and in Oregon have nothing in common. Each state has its own problems. What we must do in Oregon is to com mit ourselves to a policy that will permit development to go forward freely. "We believe that adoption of the Dennis Resolution will go a long way towards bringing about the conditions outlined by the Legislative Commit tee in their formal argument pre pared for the state's official pamph let, wherein they said their faith was 'that the people of Oregon will choose the path that leads to unity of pur pose, to progress, to prosperity and to the achievement of a worthy des tiny'." Temporarily, campaign headquar ters will be in the office of the Great er Oregon association in the Oregon building, Portland. Portions of National Forests Now Closed Almost two and a half million acres of national forest land in Oregon and Washington have been closed this sea son as an emergency forest fire meas ure, according to a forest service statement just issued. The statement gives as reasons for these closures, "the extremely dry conditions start ing early in the season, the large num ber of lightning fires, and the need for preventing man-caused forest fires." Only areas of specially high fire hazard have been closed, which is rel atively only a small portion of the to tal national forest area of 23 million acres in the two states. In Oregon, 38,000 acres have been closed to smok ing, 2,800 acres to camping, and 149, 800 acres to all forms of use except under special permit. The total area closed in Oregon is 190,680. Closures in Washington are: to smoking, 88,155 acres; to smoking and camping, 6,960 acres; to all use except under special permit, 2,196,732 acres; total, 2,246,847 acres. Total for Ore gon and Washington is 2,437,527. The largest single closed area is the Chelan national forest in Wash ington. The entire forest, 1,914,672 acres, is closed, with the exception of certain designated camp sites. Other national forests in Washington having closed areas are: Snoqualmia, Olympic, .Columbia, Colville, Rainier, Wenatchee and Mount Baker. In Ore gon, closing orders have been issued for parts of the Cascade, Santiam, Mount Hood, Deschutes, Wallowa, and Umatilla forests. In closing these national forest areas to public use the forest service acts under authority of trespass reg ulations of the United States Depart ment of Agriculture and violations are prosecuted accordingly, it is said. Closing orders remain in effect until the close of the fire season. The for est service statement urges that per sons planning to visit any of the na tional forests listed get in touch with the local supervisor or ranger to find out the exact location of the closed visit her parents whom she has not seen for six years. Pat Medlock and daughter returned home from Lexington Monday where they have been working during the hanest season. Noah Pettyjohn is helping R. F. Fckieberry with hia heading. Tom Cutsforth and sons of Lexing ton moved down here Thursday to harvest the crop on their place. Robert Smith of south of lone was down Thursday looking after his prop erty here. Harold Towjisend went to work for Chas. Feldman. While Fay Pettyjohn was under his combine Wednesday, oiling up, his team became frightened and started to run. Mr. Pettyjohn was lucky in getting the team stopped before any terious results. Those who were calling on H. O. Ely end family Sunday afternoon weTe W. F. Palmateer, A. F. Palmateer and family, Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Harbison, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Halferty and fam ily and F. D. Ely and wife. Evin Ely went to Irrigon Sunday and brought back a load of watermel ons. The Morgan Sunday school is closed until the 1st of September. Mrs. Pat Medlock entertained a number of her friends at her home Sunday. Mrs. Pat Medlock was calling on Mrs. Fay Pettyjohn Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Bauernfiend were calling on Mrs. W. Farrena at lone Wednesday evening. 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