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About Gresham outlook. (Gresham, Multnomah County, Or.) 1911-1991 | View Entire Issue (July 5, 1912)
GRESHAM OBJECT OF SINGLE TAX T he object of Single Tax is th a t th e sta te should own the e n tire land of th e country on the ground th a t it is th e leg itim ate property of th e w hole com m unity, th a t it ought never to have been alienated to p ri vate ow ners whose rig h ts are usurp ed and m ust be brought to an end, e ith e r by com pulsory m ethods or sim ple confiscation by th e Single Tax process. Mr. George goes so far as to advocate th e la tte r m ethod, on th e ground th a t priv ate property in land is as im m oral as slavery, and he extends his anathem a not only to ag ric u ltu ral land but to building land in tow ns,and argues th a t even a tree-hold on w hich th e ow ner has b u ilt a house is as much a robber of th e public dom ain as th e largest es ta te of a H ighland laird. He con dem ns not only the g reat e states of th e aristocracy of th e old w orld, but th e sm all properties of th e Am eri can hom esteader and all of th e F rench p easantry— even th e poor widow with h er two sm all lots. In h is eyes th e possession of any por tion of th e e a r th ’s surface by private ow ner is th e ft, and the stolen goods o u g h t to be restored to the public |that has been defrauded. I'n d e r th e p resent system and pres e n t land laws, land is property, and 1 hold th a t p riv ate property in land is consistent w ith and necessary to m an in a sta te of civilization. Un d e r our present system of exchange which is the product of civilization and the outgrow th of th e division of labor, we have several classes of property. I-and ow ners by individuals may be considered first, as it is up on land and land values, home values th a t all oth er in d u stries rest. C attle and o th e r anim als th a t a re bought a n d sold on account of th e ir useful ness for food oi* otherw ise, m ay be classed as an o th er kind of property. Stocks, bonds and obligations to pay may be classed as an o th er kind. The p roducts of th e soil coupled w ith labor, form an o th er class. Goods, w ares and m erchandise, m anufac tu red articles of all kinds, w hether m anufactured by m achinery o r by hand constitute an o th er class. Books containing the m ental effo rts and energy of individuals may be classed as an o th er kind of property. All th e property com ing u nder th e var ious classifications are essential to m an in a sta te of society. One is exchangeable for an o th er by and through th e process of our system of exchange. If an individual de sires a m anufactured article of any description, he may sell th e product of his labor, or may exchange an a r ticle of value th a t he has for money which is th e blood of com merce, and with th a t money purchase any oth er article he may d esire th a t is o b tain able. The various articles which may be considered th e p roduct of man are th e resu lt of th e req u ire m ents of society. Consequently they are in dem and. T herefore are ex changeable for o th e r com m odities th a t are in dem and,, according to th e tastes and desires of th e various individuals of society whch are ex trem ely num erous. W hen an article is noi m ore desired by society, the m an u factu re of it ceases, and it its plaoe a m ore Im p o rtan t article is m anufactured. T hus th e process of th e grow th and dem and of th e h u n dreds of th o u san d s of various m anu factured articles desired, and even necessary .fo r m an in a sta te of society. It a m an owns cattle and is desirous of ow ning some o th er kind of p roperty, he may sell his stock for money, and ta k e th e money and p urchase o th e r kinds of proper ty which he desires. If he has land and w ants to convert th a t land into money and w ith th a t money travel abroad, be can do so. Or if he has goods, w ares and m erchandise of any description th a t is desired by society, he can convert hts goods, w ares and m erchandise into money, and w ith th a t money purchase land, autom obiles, Jewelry, or airships if he so desires. He will have no dif ficulty in finding those who have th e articles he desires and who are w illing and anxious to p art with them for a certain stipulated value. I f an individual has money, he will have no difficulty w hatever in find ing o th ers who own land, to part w ith th a t land for a certain am ount of his money. H ence it should be obvious to th e read er th a t all kinds of property which are desired by society and which can be exchanged, one for an o th er, should be treated alike in th e eyes of th e law. Any discrim ination ag ain st one kind of p roperty would have a tendency to in ju re th a t p a rtic u la r class. It would be perfectly n a tu ra l for an individual to desire and hold th a t class of p ro p erty th a t was favored by law. Mr. George reasoned th is out. T herefore he schemed to dis crim in ate ag a in st land, and by th e process of th is discrim ination force land back in to th e hands of the gov ernm ent. It is a question for th e people to determ in e w hether or not society would be b etter off under a system of land te n u re w here the governm ent would be th e ow ner and th e occupants th e te n an ts; or w hether it would be best for society to continue u nder the present sys tem, allow ing th e Individuals to have p riv ate p roperty in land,,— or to put it very plain, own th e land for them selves' and not fo r another. As long as we tre a t land as property, th e re should be no discrim ination ag a in st it. Save Your Orders for Men’s Furnishings and Men s and Ladies’ Shoes Until you see the Announcement of our July Special Sale! Aylsworth GRESHAM CASH (MEAT) Next to Postoffice MARKET Now selling Home Rendered I ADH 5 lbs. 65c 10 lbs-$1.25 FISH ON FRIDAY D r. H e ss’ S tock P re p a ra tio n s UpCC* Stock Food, Horses and Cattle. Il E mu Poultry Panacea, Makes Hens Lay. Instant Lousce Killer. HE mu Dip and Disinfectant. IirCC* OUTLOOK. FRIDAY, G RESH A M JULY 5, Courteous Treatment 1012 MET7PEB DDAQ lVILlZutK d K vu . A Few Reasons why it Pays to Trade with Us. Milk Can d Vegetables S h illin g ’s B e st C o ffe e Bulk Coffees, 2 5 c , 3 O c and 3 5 c per lb. MARBEUZED GRANITEWARE Just Received! F L O U R BINS B re a d B oxes Don’t forget our O ly m p ic AND S n o w d r ift F lou r Every Sack Guaranteed to Satisfy you or your Money Cheerfully Refunded. Dayton Hardwheat Flour, per sack $ 1 12 Powell Street . A xiV A Phone 661 Just a minute, Mr. Farmer! How does your sickle cut? the Improved W e have Carborundum Sickle Grinder Sterling & Kidder’s New Jeweler in Town W . R. B u rk e Low Prices Ever Consider the Power of Interest ? W ell, th e common people of F rance receive over $360,000,000.00 every year in In terest on monkey loaned by them to1 people who are less th rifty . Deposits in Our Savings Department Have Increased from $2,595.04 in 1911 to $14,0 0 4 .6 0 in 1912 W HY? Every Package Guaranteed. Your Money Back if Not Satisfactory. Because th e young people have been saving They are not go ing to shoot crack ers Ju ly 4th and at th a t tim e over $200 of In te re st will be added to th e ir principal. GRESHAM DRUG CO. FIRST G P E STATE BANK S M A M , O f i* E . The Rexal Store Prompt Delivery H enry W. LitUe, a d ru g g ist of P o rtlan d , w hile w aiting fo r a car to com e to G resham last Monday, dropped dead on th e street. Mr. L ittle was expected to ta k e a posi tion w ith th e Greeham D rug Co. d u r tng th e absence of Mr. P aten au d e in th e East. Mr. L ittle leaves a wife N o S p e c ia ls J u s t E v e r y -d a y P r ic e s and young d au g h ter w ho are proo fed w ith g rief o ver his sudden death. A lbert Doane has finished hjs job a t cem ent block m ak in g for Jam es Pound* r a t C orbett and wil! now loog a fte r th e sam e line of business a t j 25c 2 cans Holly 15c 2 cans Pk. Salmon 2 5 c 3 cans Tomatoes home. 25c 2 “ 3 “ Com Mrs. E th e l M iller left la st week | Mt. Vernon 1 5 c 2 “ Choice Red 'W edtesday night for Bandon, Coos 25c 2 “ Jersey Queen 1 5 c Salmon 3 5 c 3 “ Soaked Peas co u n ty . She w ent by lau n ch from P ortland. 25c 4 “ Lake Brand 2 5 c 2 “ Cresc’t Sardines 3 5 c 3 “ S Beans C. F. Cross of Bo-lng was a bus-1 tness caller In G resham W ednesday , - 25c 3 “ 25c Carnation 3 “ Kippered Herring 2 5 c 2 “ Hominy - He has started, a re sta u ra n t and } store n ear th e depot a t Boring The L adles’ Aid of th e Baptist Try a Can of Our church luet nt th e hom e Of Mr. ai:.l (Mrs. D. L. McLain Tuesday a fte r noon. L ight refresh m en ts were served. If you Don’t Like it, Don’t The M ethodist Men’s concert will pay for it. be postponed on account of E lk s’ week, to Monday, J u ly 15. It will be a g rea t tre a t. Keep th e d a te In mind. Mrs. Crow e n tertain ed Mr. and Mrs. Caln and Miss May Geibish of WE HAVE A NEW LINE OF SEE OUR NEW P o rtlan d , and Mr. and Mrs. Bates, C aroline Nelson and G eorge Nelson P itc h fo r k s , of G ates, on T hursday, Ju ly 4th Mrs. Caln Is th e d a u g h te r of Mrs. Crow and Miss May Geibish is her H a n d le s , R o p e AND nelce. The party retu rn ed to P o rt land T hursday evening. Mrs. Geo. K enney en tertain ed Mr. P u lle y s and Mrs. W. H. Johnson and Miss Blaisley of P o rtlan d on th e 4th. Something New and at Bar- Mr. and Mrs. H arry Stone, for Of course you'll want one Everything for Haymaking gain Prices. merly of G resham , cam e o ut from P o rtlan d yesterday fo r th e celebra tion. Mrs. H. S. Sm ith of Milwaukie, Ore., is visiting h er d au g h ter, Mrs. : 3 ' ju I utu I SfluuM S. M. W eber. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Gould en te r tained q u ite a fam ily p arty yester day. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Ball were here, also Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Pullen and fam ily and Mr. and Mrs. C lar ence Look and fam ilyof M ontavilla C harlie K ane and fam ily visited h is m other Mrs. C lara K ane yester day, and to g e th er they took in the I celebration. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. W. Brown opened th e ir new house in Z enith ad dition T hursday, Ju ly 4lh, by e n te r tain in g Mr. and Mrs. Jno. Brook, Miss C arrie Seaton of S an ta Ana, th e ir d au g h ter Elsie, and son Alfred C alifornia, arriv ed W ednesday a fte r Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Wells and daught er, Doris, of P o rtlan d , Mr. and Mrs noon for a ten d ay s’ visit w ith her She Max Schneider, and Mr. and Mrs. friend, Miss Em m a Johnson. W. K. H am ilton of G resham . The will also visit frien d s in S eattle, p arty retu rn ed to th e ir hom es Thur.» W ash., before re tu rn in g home. A nniversary services will be held day evening a fte r a m ost enjoyable a t Iliff M emorial church a t Melrose, day. Mrs. C. S. Sm ith has retu rn ed from Sunday, July 21. The pasto r. Rev. j CressWell,’ Ore., w here she has A. B. C alder will preach a t 11 a. m. been for th e past two w eeks visiting T here will be a basket d in n er fol- j with h er sister, Mrs. J.F . Dunlop. lowed by preaching by Rev. Geo. F Mrs. Dunlop and little d au g h ter, H opkins a t 2:30. Idella, retu rn ed w ith her, and will Miss L au ra Bulkeley spent the rem ain w ith Mrs. Sm ith and Mrs F o u rth w ith h er p are n ts in P o rt that will Sharpen your sickle in a hurry. Goodrich for two or th ree weeks. land. Also Full Line of Hay Tools. H arry Wood, who has opened a Miss Eva Cam pbell, who success b arber shop in th e J u n k e r building fully ta u g h t th e 7th and 8th g rades a t Sandy, was home for th e F o u rth of th e G resham school for th e past 1 He has bought a m otor cycle of Fred two years, has accepted a position L autz with w hich he will trav el back as principal of th e Rockwood school - and forth. for th e coming year. H er associate H. Nelson spent th e day Sunday in th e school will be Miss Mazie ' Hardware Store w ith his fam ily here. He is now S hantine. In tb e G resham Investm ent C om pany's New Building. located in P o rtlan d . Mr. and Mrs. Quick of Quincy, GRESHAM , OREGON The reg u la r m eeting of G reshan Ore., and Mr and Mrs. O. Erickson | G range will be held Saturday night, of W’arren , and Miss Helen Metzger Ju ly 13, a t th e G range hall. Al arriv ed W ednesday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. E. Cs Lindsey. m em bers are urged to atten d . E dw in W. H ight, p a sto r of the Mr. and Mrs. l i s t e r Thompson ol M etzger, Oregon, and Miss Haze. F ree M ethodist church, ex ten d s a services H astings of Seattle, spent th e F o u rtl cordial invitation to all With a fine line of Diamonds, Watches with Mr. and Mrs. D. L. McLain Sunday school at 10 a m , m orning Jewelry, Kodaks, Etc. serm on at 11. C ottage prayerm eet- p are n ts of Mrs. Thompson The topics a t th e Methodist ing T hursday evening. Mrs. W. R. B iddle and Mrs C. E church Sunday will be, “ Helps to a B roader V ision.” and “ Tbe Great R usher took an au to trip to C ottrell Successor to F. W. Fieldhouse W hite T h ro n e.” You and all friends- today to spend th e day with Mrs Robt. Lansdown. a re invited to atten d . ONE IHH.I.AR OPENS AN ACCOUNT IN THIS DEPARTMENT . ------- -------------------------------- TTVJL---- UNUe ’mt - • - - Good Service At th e m eeting of th e Queen Es O. W. IL « N. TIME TABLE th e r Circle to be held next S a tu r EASTBOUND day even in g a t th e borne oC Miss Leave P o rtlan d 7:50 a. m .— Arrive G ertru d e Nelson. Mrs. Geo F. Fairview 8 :25 a. m .; T routdale, H opkins will ta lk on Queen E sth er 8:30 a. m work th ro u g h o u t th e conference, as Lv. P o rtlan d 4 :00 p m.— Ar. F air- reported to tb e d istric t convention view 4:34 p. m .; T routdale, 4:3$. recently held in Salem. Lv. P o rtlan d 8 :0 0 p m z—Ar. Trout T here will be a m eeting of the dale 8:45 p m. F o u rth of Ju ly com m ittees to n ig h t | WESTBOUND in th e tow n hall to h ea r rep o rts and Lv. T ro u td ale 9:28 a m.; leave close up all business p erta in in g to F airview 9 :33 a. m.— Ar. P ortlan tb e celebration. 10:16 a. m A record b reak in g hill of p o ta Lv. T ro u td ale 4:56 p m .; leave F air- toes was dug one day th is week by view 5 :00 p. m.— Ar. P ortland Mrs. D M C athey,w hen she went to 6 :46 p. m. h er garden for th e purpose of digging a mess for d in n e r and M A ROSS PO8T No 41, O A. found, a fte r counting them , th a t tbe R., and W. R. C. No. 8, m eet th ird S atu rd ay each m onth a t G range ball hill contained 88 potatoes. D inner to all who a t D r, W. C. Belt has a brother, H G resham tend. Wm. B utler, com m ander Mrs. R. B elt, m an ag er of the M erchants May Em ery, p resident. Mrs. H enry Bank at Regina. Saak., th e scene of K ane, secretary. tb e recen t tornado. 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