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.
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OUTLOOK.
FRIDAY,
G RESH A M
JULY
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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.
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Every Sack Guaranteed to Satisfy you or your
Money Cheerfully Refunded.
Dayton Hardwheat Flour, per sack $ 1 12
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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
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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. He has
not
heard concerning th e ir w elfare since
Learn to look In tbs ads. tor bar
th e storm.
gains.
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