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STATEMENTS
CONCERNING
SINGLE TAX
GRESHAM,
MULTNOMAH
COUNTY AGENT NOTES
BY COUNTY AGENT
COUNTY.
OREGON,
TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER
TEXT OF PROPOSED MEASURE
PERTAINING TO SINGLE TAX
26,
1916
$1.50 PER
SUDDEN DEATH OF
JOHN P. HINTERMAN
YEAR
SIXTH ANNUAL
STOCK SHOW
DECEMBER 4TH
C o u n ty A g en t S. B H u ll, a ss iste d
J o h n P. H in te riu a n , a well know n
• D. A H ood o f th e L ak e F a rm H airy
fa rm e r liv in g a s h o rt d is ta n c e e a st !
in c o n s tru c tin g u silo th e p a st w eek, |
of th e T w elv e Mile H ouse, fell dead
i th e re b y m a k in g a sa v in g to Mr. H ood
on th e B ase L ine. S a tu rd a y ev e n in g
o v e r th e p rice of a so -calle d p a t e n t 1
F o llo w in g a re th e m a te ria l p o in ts s h a ll vest a b so lu te ly in th e s t a te at w hile on h is w ay to E. J . H e s e ltin e ’s
I silo.
T h e p o ta to b lig h t is d o in g d a m a g e o f th e " F u ll R e n ta l V alu e L an d T ax th e e x p ira tio n of tw o y e a rs fro m th e s to ic , lie w as in th e co m pany o f a
d a te of sale. If th e la n d Is not so o n e r n e ig h b o r w ho saw hint reel a n d fall,
In Dr. C h a p m a n ’s a d d re s s b efo re ' In p ra c tic a lly all p a rts of th e co u n ty . a n d
H o m e m a k e rs
L o an
Fund
red eem ed . T h e title a n d o w n e rsh ip
T h s ix th a n n u a l PacIMc I n t e r n a ­
P o m o n a g ra n g e on th e sin g le tax I he e a rly p o ta to e s w ill n o t c u t in I A m e n d m e n t," b e tte r k n o w n as th e of Im p ro v e m e n ts on, In o r u n d e r any b u t could give no a ss ista n c e , as he
y ield v ery h eav ily b u t w ill p ro b ab ly "Single T ax B ill” th a t w ill be v oted land sold fo r ta x e s s h a ll not be ac­ w as dead In a m o m en t. T h e c o ro n e r tio n a l L iv esto ck e x p o sitio n w ill be
a m e n d m e n t,
la s t
W ed n esd ay , he
su ffe r fro m s to ra g e ro t. S om e o f th e upon as an a m e n d m e n t to th e s ta te q u ired by th e s ta te o r an y o th e r p u r­ w us n o tified w ho to o k th e body to held a t th e U nion S tock y a rd s . N o rth
m a d e th e u n q u alified a s s e rtio n th a t la te p la n tin g in th e e a s te rn sectio n
c h a s e r on s.uch sale, u n le ss th e Im ­ P o rtla n d w h e re it w as h eld to a w a it
c o n s titu tio n on N o v em b er 7:
p ro v e m e n ts a re also sold fo r a tax tid in g s fro m tw o of his b ro th e rs liv ­ P o rtla n d , co m m en cin g D ecem ber 4
in th e e v e n t o f its p assa g e th e r e of th e c o u n ty w as h it sev erely . T h is
P u b lic O w n e rs h ip o f lutm l R en t.
levied on th e Im p ro v em e n ts.
The
an d c o n tin u e fo r o n e w eek.
It is
P u b lic o w n e rsh ip of all la n d re n t s ta te s h a ll re n t Its lan d by leases. In­ ing in C a lifo rn ia .
w ould be no ta x e s h e r e a f te r on, a n y ­ is th e tim e w hen th e g ro w e rs re a liz e
Is rig h t, b ecau se su ch re n t is c re a te d c lu d in g th e c o n d itio n s of p a ra g ra p h
m o re fa m ilia rly
k n o w n as th e fa t
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th in g , a n d th a t th e s ta te 's so le rev ­
by th e p re se n c e , In d u s try a n d p ro ­
a n d la b o r to th e a m o u n t of $50 p er d u c tiv e p o w er o f th e w h o le people, | ( f ). w ith su ch o th e r c o n d itio n s , cov­ 2 0 -acre fa rm an d v as w ell to do. sto ck sh o w , an d c o n c e rn in g It th e
e n u e fro m p ro p e rty w ould be
th e
e n a n ts an d a g re e m e n ts a s th e S ta te B esides th e tw o b ro th e rs in C a lifo r­
a c re o r m o re on a p o ta to cro p an d P riv a te o w n e rsh ip of lan d re n t is th e L an d B oard m ay o rd e r.
g e n e ra l
m a n a g e r. O. M. Pin m iner,
T he s ta te
r e n ta ls it w ould c o llect on all re a l le t th em be d e stro y e d w hen »0 o r »8 c h ie f c a u se of la n d m o n o p o ly, land
nia he h ad tw o m o re in G erm an y .
sh a ll not sell an y land.
sa> s t h a t th e r e w ill he no e n try o r
e s ta te on th e b asis o f th e re n ta l m o re In th e way o f sp ra y w ould in ­ sp e c u la tio n a n d eco n o m ic o p p re ssio n .
n e a r V e n tu ra
If any p e rs o n 's land re n t tax, p ay ­ Jo h n W elbes, liv in g
It is th e r e fo re rig h t a n d n ec e ssa ry , ab le in o ne co u n ty , exceeds tw elv e P a rk , one th e B ase L ine, is a cousin a d m issio n fees an d th a t th e ex p o si­
s u re a good crop.
v a lu e of u n im p ro v e d p ro p e rty .
in o r d e r to p ro m o te th e g e n e ra l wel- d o lla rs p e r y e a r, su ch tax s h a ll be
1 he tw o boys a n d tw o g irls fro m I fa re , th a t a ll
lan d
re n t s h a ll be paid in e q u a l m o n th ly , q u a r te r ly o r T h e d e ceased hud lived h e re a b u t 20 tio n is fo r th e benefit o f th e e n tir e
*
In p lain E n g lish t h a t m eth o d of
p u b lic as w ell a s th e sto c k m e n . He
th is c o u n ty w ho w on th e h ig h e s t j c o llected by p u b lic ta x a tio n , w h e th e r s e m i-a n n u a l in s ta llm e n ts , as m ay be y e a rs an d w as 62 y e a rs of age.
ra is in g re v e n u e s w ould m ean th a t
T he 1 u n c ia l w ill ta k e place to m o r­ say s f u r th e r :
.-core in th e I n d u s tr ia l clu b w ork w ilt ,
la u d is a c tu a lly used o r not.
p ro v id ed by law , o r by th e ru le s o t
P u b lic Policy.
all la n d s
th a t
could
be re n te d , leav e fo r S ..iem W ed n esd ay m o rn in g
O w ing to th e sp le n d id m a n n e r in
th e S ta te L and B oard.
F a ilu re to row a t 1 p. m. from th e E ast S ide
It Is th e p u b lic policy o f O reg o n : pay atty in s ta llm e n t of lan d re n t tax
w h e th e r im p ro v e d o r n o t, w ould be w h ere th ey w ill go in to cam p w ith
w hich th e O regon B a n k e rs ' a ss o c ia ­
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F ir s t: To a b o lish all fo rm s of la n d w uen d u e s h a ll re n d e r su ch tax d e ­
s u b je c t to su ch an asse ssm e n t.
No th e clu b
w in n e rs
fro m th e o th e r m onopoly so as to p re v e n t any per- lin q u e n t an d im m e d ia te ly s u b je c t to A ld er s tr e e t, w ith in te rm e n t in Rose tio n . th e P o rtla n d F h a m b e r of C om ­
im p ro v e m e n ts of an y k in d w h a te v e r c o u n tie s. T h ey all to o k th e i r p ro je c t son fro n i g e ttin g a p rofit by o w n in g such p e n a ltie s an d pro cess fo r collec­ C ity c e m e te ry .
m e rc e . th e s tu te of O reg o n an d th e
w ould be c a lled upon to pay re n t, w o rk w ith th e m an d w ill c o m p ete la n d w ith o u t u sin g it.
d iffe re n t
B reed
a ss o c ia tio n s, hav e
tio n as m ay he p ro v id ed by law o r by
S eco n d :
To ab o lish in v o lu n ta ry th e ru le s o f th e S ta te L a n d B oard
n e ith e r w ould p e rso n a l p ro p e rty . All a t th e s t a te fair. T h ey will re tu rn
m ad e a p p ro p r ia tio n s , th e show th is
GOLD
NUGGETS
FOUND
n e m p lo y m e n t a n d p o v e rty in th is R ig h t- of P r iv a te P ro p e rty M ain­
th e b u rd e n w ould fa ll upon th e la n d , fro m cam p e ith e r S a tu rd a y o r M on­ s u ta
IN RAILROAD PIT y e a r w ill ta k e ra n k w ith th e la rg e st
te by e n a c tin g su ch law s as s h a ll
ta in e d
e v e ry th in g else b e in g ex em p t. Such day.
L iv esto ck ex p o sitio n s in tile U nited
in s u re to all citiz e n s o p p o rtu n ity fo r
O ne p u rp o se o f th is se ctio n is to
A Murry of e x c ite m e n t w as cau sed S ta te s.
a sy ste m of ra is in g re v e n u e is sin g le
B etw een » 2 0 ,0 0 0 and »25,-
T h e F a irv ie w c a n n in g te a m w hich th e ex clu siv e p o ssessio n an d use of re s to re p u b lic o w n e rsh ip o f lan d re n t,
e n o u g h lan d to em p lo y th e m se lv e s h u t It does not c h a n g e , lim it o r a b o l­ on S a tu rd a y w hen it w as re p o rte d 00') w ill he g iven In cash p rem iu m s
tax p u re a n d sim p le.
w on first at o u r co u n ty fa ir will co m ­ an d m ak e th e i r hom es.
ish any p e rs o n 's rig h t of p riv a te p ro p ­
Dr. C h a p m a n failed to e n lig h te n p ete W ed n esd ay a t th e s ta te fair.
T h e S h o rth o rn an d
T h ird :
T o p ro te c t a ll p e rso n s by e rty an d ex clu siv e possession of land th a t se v e ra l n u g g e ts of gold had been fo r liv esto ck
h is a u d ie n c e upon m any p h a se s .of T h ey will c o m p e te w ith te a m s from th e a b s o lu te o w n e rs h ip o f th e v alu e an d lan d leases, as long as th e lan d
a ss o c ia tio n s
of A m erica
fo u n d in th e N eal g ra v e l pit w h ere H e re fo rd
th e s u b je c t, yet h e w as p o sitiv e in o th e r c o u n tie s ' fo r s ta te ch a m p io n , I’1' “ n i r lan d Im p ro v e m e n ts and the re n t tax Is paid.
hav e m ude to ta l a p p ro p r ia tio n s of
P.
R.
L.
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th e a s s e rtio n th a t th e r e w ould he
» 5 0 0 0 , w hich being m a tc h e d by th e
a g ra v e l tr a in .
D e fin itio n a n d M eth o d o f A p p ra is in g
T h e a m o u n t o f y e a rly lan d re n t
o n ly o n e fo rm of ta x a tio n , an d th en
A ny p e rso n g o in g to th e s ta te f a ir
lu u u l R e n t,
S ev eral e h u n k s of th e p re cio u s ex p o sitio n , m a k e s p re m iu m s of »10,-
tax
of
every
lot.
tr
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l
and
th e r e w ould he no n eed fo r th e a s ­ sh o u ld o b se rv e tin fo u r lo ts o f ti e :
T h ® w o rd s " la n d r e n t ” as used in q u a n tity of lan d s h a ll be liste d in th e m e ta l, ra n g in g
in v a lu e from 50 000, fo r th o s e tw o b re e d s a lo n e an d
se sso r.
T h e s ta te w ould ta k e th e p igs each sh o w n by th e O reg o n A gri- th }8 s e c ,io " m ean th e fa ir und ju s t a sse ssm e n t a n d - t a x ro lls s e p a ra te ly
c e n ts to s e v e ra l d o lla rs w ere show n In su re s th e s tro n g e s t kind of com p e­
re n ta ls , th u s p ra ctically co u flcatin g c u ltu ra l co lleg e w hich a re th e re s u lt p rice p e r y e a r, as a p p ra is e d by p u b ­ from o th e r tax es and fro m th e as
titio n In th is class.
lic officers, th a t a r e n te r sh o u ld pay sessed v a lu e of an y p e rs o n a l p ro p e r T hey w ere ta k e n from u s t r a t a of
th e la n d to its e lf, y et p e rm ittin g th e of an
C lose to »5000 is b eing offered In
e x p e rim e n ta l
fe ed in g tr ia l. fo r th e u se of an y lo t, tr a c t, p a rc e l ty, an d s e p a ra te ly from th e ta x e s an d black san d ly in g b etw een tw o la y e rs
o w n e r to re m a in u p o n it as a te n a n t T h ey w ill ta lk fo r th e m se lv e s
th e d a iry d iv isio n , w hich co v ers Hol-
o r q u a n tity of la n d on a lease w hich assessed v a lu e o f an y im p ro v e m e n ts of clay.
, in c lu d e s th e fo llo w in g c o n d itio n s :
as long as he w as a b le to pay th e
on, In o r u n d e r Buch land
A pan of th e sa n d w as w ashed an d s te ln s, J e rs e y s , G u e rn se y s an d Ayr-
F i r s t ' T h a t th e r e n t e r h a s a five-
r e n t on a five-y ear lease, to be re SANDY FISHERMEN
S ta n d in g T im b e r
sho
w ed n u m e ro u s " c o lo rs ” but be­ sh lre s . P ra c tic a lly $ 2 5 0 0 is g iven in
I y e a r lease w ith th e p e rp e tu a l rig h t
g tim b e r o f n a tu r a l g ro w th
,
new ed in d e fin ite ly .
HAVE GREAT »PORT to ren ew his lease a t th e e n d of each s h a S ll ta n be d in a ssessed
yond th e n u g g e ts fo u n d by th e w o rk ­ sh e e p c lasses, w hile hogs a re re co g ­
an
d
ta
x
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d
as
a
p
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rt
R e a so n in g
fro m Dr. C h a n m a s ';
fiv e-y ear te rm .
of th e la n d on w hich It g ro w s
ing men no f u r th e r Muds w ere m ad e nized to a b o u t th e sa m e e x te n t. T he
S an d y riv e r fish erm en m et w ith
a r g u m e n ts , o r r a t h e r s ta te m e n ts ,
S eco n d :
T h a t th e re n t s h a ll be A s s e s s m e n t a n d C o llectio n o f Tax. o f any v alu e
d ra f t ty p e o f h o rses a re g iven o v e r
m o rtg a g e on lan d co u ld n o t be co l­ g re a t lu ck S u n d a y an d en jo y e d th e ir a p p ra is e d a n d re - a d ju s te d ev ery fifth
T h e law s in o p e ra tio n fo r a sse ssin g
$1 2 0 0 , d iv id e d betw een th e P e r d i e r ­
It
is
re
p
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th
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d
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sits
All y e a r, w hen th e lease Is re n ew ed fo r p ro p e rty a n d lev y in g a n d c o lle c tin g
le c te d , b ec a u se th e s t a te w ould be sp o rt w ith re m a rk a b le re s u lts .
th e n ex t five y e a rs, an d th a t " la n d ta x e s an d d e lin q u e n t ta x e s w hen th is hav e been fo u n d in tw o o th e r p laces on, B elg ian , C lydes a n d S h ires. C a t­
th e o w n e r a n d th e te n a n t co u ld no t th e way fro m T ro u td a le to G o rd o n r e n t ” sh a ll n o t in c lu d e an y c h a rg e
tle in c u r lo ts a re reco g n ized to th e
sectio n is a d o p te d s h a ll c o n tin u e in not fa r fro m G resh am .
be d isp o sse sse d as lo n g as he p aid C reek th e lu ck y a n g le r s p u lled Out fo r th e use o f la n d im p ro v e m e n ts.
e x te n t of »2500. T h e S tu d e n t J u d g ­
fore», a n ,i sh a ll be a p p lie d to th e c o l­
T h ird : T h a t th e r e s h a ll be no In ­ lectio n of th e tax h e re b y levied on
th e s ta te fo r th e p riv ile g e of liv in g dog salm o n a n d ste e l h e a d s to su ch
ing c o n te s t, to he p a rtic ip a te d in by
FIRST CARLOAD
in h is ow n h o u se on s ta te p ro p e rty . an e x te n t th a t th e y all cam e aw ay c re a s e o f th e " la n d r e n t” b ecau se of lan d re n t, except as h e re in p ro v id ed ,
a ll of th e A g ric u ltu ra l c o lle g e s o f th e
a d d itio n a l im p ro v e m e n ts an d b e tte r- and as su ch law s m ay be ch a n g e d by
AUTOS
ARRIVES
Dr. C h a p m a n in tim a te d as m u ch , an d lo ad ed dow n w ith ch o ice fish an d big te r m e n ts m a d e o n , in o r u n d e r th e
N o rth w e st, a g a in receiv e »300.
a m e n d m e n ts an d ru le s m ad e h ere
ev en s ta te d th a t a m an m ig h t sell s to rie s o f how th e y ¿ o t ’em .
la n d .
C. M Z im m e rm a n received y es­
We c all a tte n tio n of th e b re e d e rs
a f te r In a c c o rd a n c e w ith th is sectio n .
F o u r th :
T h a t th e u p ra ise d lan d
T h e fnl, w ere so p le n tif u l, a c c o rd ­
h is Im p ro v e m e n ts
if he fo u n d he
D uty of G o v ern o r.
te rd a y , u c a rlo a d of O v e rla n d a u to ­ to th e fact th a t tile c lo sin g d a te s a re
It Is th e d u ty of th e g o v e rn o r to m obiles, sh ip p e d h e re d ire c t from th e as fo llo w s: B re e d in g c la sse s N ovem ­
in g to th e s to rie s to ld , th a t it w as a re n t s h a ll be p aid to th e p u b lic tax
c o u ld n 't m a k e a liv in g on th e lan d
co llecto r.
en fo rep all th e p ro v isio n s o f th is sec­
b u t th e re n t w ould c o n tin u e no m a t­ m ercy to th o u s a n d s of th e fish to
F if th : T h a t th e r e s h a ll be no tax tion an d all th e law s fo r Its a p p lic a ­ fa cto ry a t T o led o . O hio, to th e O. b e r 13, 1 9 1 6 ; F a t c la sse s N o v em b er
m a k e m o re room fo r th o s e th a t w ere o r o th e r c h a rg e to be p aid by th e tion an d th e ru le s of th e s t a te land W. P. d ep o t.
te r w ho th e te n a n t was.
T h is c a rlo a d , w hich 2 7, 1916. P o sitiv ely no e n tr ie s w ill
It w ould be a d ifficult m a tte r to le ft. At an y r a te th e c a tc h w as Im ­ r e n te r fo r th e use o f th e la n d except hoard. F o r th a t p u rp o s e th e g o v e r­ Is th e first e v e r received h e re a c c o rd ­ receiv e c o n s id e ra tio n u n le ss In o u r
a ssess th e re n ta ls upon a h u n d re d - m en se b ut th e dog sa lm o n a re s c a rc e ­ th e a p p ra ise d “ lan d r e n t ,” an d th e r e nor m ay rem o v e an y m e m b e rs o f th e in g to S ta tio n A gent Geo. W. P age, office at N o rth P o rtla n d , on o r be­
s h a ll be no tax on th e m a r k e t v a lu e
a c re fa rm
th a t w as b u t h a lf im ly fit to feed to c h ic k e n s an d w ere of th e la n d , ex cep t as h e r e in a f te r s ta te tax co m m issio n an d an y a ss e s­ c o n ta in e d five c a rs , th r e e M odel 76s, fo re n o o n , o f th e ab o v e d o s in g d ates.
so r o r a p p ra is in g officer fo r Incom ­
p ro v ed , b ecau se th e re n t Is to be th ro w n back In m an y in sta n c e s. T h e p ro v id ed in p a ra g r a p h ( h ) of th is p eten c e, fa ilu re , n eg lec t o r re fu s a l to th e p o p u la r lig h t
w e ig h t m odel T h is ru le e n a b le s us to p u t fo r th a
h o w ev er,
w ere n e v e r se c tio n .
fixed upon u n im p ro v e d lan d . In th a t ste e l h e a d s,
do th e ir d u ty as p re s c rib e d by th is w hich is h a v in g su ch
la rg e sales, c a ta lo g u e very v a lu a b le to both th e
D efin itio n of L an d Im p ro v e m e n t. sectio n , o r by th e law s o r th e ru le s
case a t r a c t of la n d th a t co u ld n o t b e tte r.
En­
T h e w o rd s " la n d im p ro v e m e n ts ” of th e S ta te L and H oard, an d sh all a n d tw o 85s, a new m odel in th is v is ito rs u n d to th e e x h ib ito rs .
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D u tie s o f th e S ta te Land B oard
ag e a re Io M r B eck er of th e B luff h ib ito rs sh o u ld n o te on th e i r e n try
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T h e g o v e rn o r, s e e rta ry of s ta te
m ad e to pay re n t th e s ta te w ould
b la n k s n u m b e r of s ta lls o r pens r e ­
T h e c a n n e ry m a n a g e m e n t is a n x ­ a n d a d d itio n s , m a d e by la b o r and and s ta le tr e a s u r e r c o n s titu te th e ro a d , and E. P. S ch ed een , of H ills
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Dr. C h a p m a n
cite d th e P itto c k a p p le d e liv e rie s d u rin g th e n ex t 15 es, o r o n . in o r u n d e r an y lo t, tr a c t, m em b ers c o n s titu te a q u o ru m to do
M em bers o f th e g ra n g e s o f O regon,
block in P o rtla n d as a sa m p le o f how d ay s. We can se c u re o rd e r s fo r 50 o r p a rcel of lan d .
business.
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th e p lan w ould w o rk in th e cities. to 75 to n s o f appleB, b u t h av e up to L e v y o f P e r m a n e n t I*a n d R e n t T a x .
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F ir s t:
To m ak e, p ro m u lg a te and
T h e b u ild in g w ould be o ccu p ied as h is w ritin g very little re sp o n se to S ta te L an d B o ard s h a ll c a u se th e
la r g e n u m b e rs , o v e r 2500 b ein g ex ­
p u b lish all ru le s e x p e d ie n t to apply
C o n sid e ra b le difficulty is b eing ex­ pected
u s u a l, b u t .Mr P itto c k co u ld co llect o u d ad In th e last Issue o f th e O u t­ C o u n ty
A ssesso rs an d
S ta te Tax an d e n fo rc e th e p ro v isio n s of th is
J u d g e s or n a tio n a l r e p u t a ­
p erien ced In p ro v id in g a d ra in pool tio n w ill h a n d le th e d iffe re n t classes.
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no r e n ts , th e s ta te w ould do it fo r
look.
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him .
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To p re s c rib e a ll fo rm s fo r th e U nion h ig h school b u ild in g
sto c k to o ffer p lease do so at once p a rcel a n d q u u n tity o f lan d on th e a n d b la n k s fo r use u n d e r th is sectio n
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T h e re a r e so m e p e rtin e n t q u e s­ o r we w ill c o n c lu d e to clo se th e c a n ­ b a s i s 's e t fo rth in p a ra g r a p h ( f ) of
T h lrd : To p ro v id e fo r m a k in g all few feet dow n a n d it is fe a re d th a t QUESTIONS ANSWERED
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th e N a tio n a l, S ta te an d L ocal gov­
O ne is:
H ow can c o m p a riso n s be
c a llin g by p h o n e o r d ro p p tn g us a e rn m e n ts . T h e S ta te L an d B oard is ab le, an d to re q u ire in s u ra n c e o f all
W ith n e w sp a p e rs a n d v a rio u s po­
p e ris h a b le lan d im p ro v e m e n ts and to th e d ra in a g e sy stem u n d e rta k e n .
m ad e b e tw e e n im p ro v ed an d u n im ­
c a rd s ta tin g w h at you h av e to offer.
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p ro v ed la n d s bo as to a rriv e a t th e
m a n a g e , c o n tro l a n d d ire c t su ch a p ­ of lo an s
to p u m p th e h o le d ry If po ssib le so to re g is te r , th e r e n a tu r a lly a ris e s th e
re n ta l v a lu e ? A n o th e r is: May th e
F o u rth : To provide m e th o d s of
M any c a n d id a te s ru n n in g fo r o f­ p ra is e m e n t, an d to em p lo y su ch ex-
" o w n e r,” r e n t th e lan d to a n o th e r
p erso n In te re ste d th a t w ork m ay p ro ceed , b u t th e r e q u e stio n In th e m in d s o r so m e as to
fice h a v e no h e sita n c y In s a y in g th a t p e rt a s s is ta n c e as th e B o ard m ay ap p e a l, fo r an y
c o n sid e r n e c e ssa ry a n d to expend | front th e decision of a local a p p ra ls - a re d o u b ts e x p re s se d a b o u t p u m p in g w h e th e r th e y m u st r e g is te r a t th is
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th e s ta te h as a m u ltip lic ity o f law s, fro in th e g e n e ra l fu n d of th e S ta te , r w ho re c o m m e n d s ap p ro v a l o r re It dry.
tim e in o r d e r to ex ercise th e rig h t of
ta k e s fro m h im ?
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th e effect o f w hich Is to c o m p lic a te T re a su ry th e su m n ec e ssa ry fo r t h a t je c tlo n o f an a p p lic a tio n fo r a loan
fra n c h ise .
th ey g o in g to d e te rm in e b etw een th e
To m ak e fo rm s, b la n k s
b u sin e ss to th e p o in t of Inefficiency p u rp o se. Such a p p ra is m e n t s h a ll be 1 F if th :
F o u r y e a rs ago, v o te rs w ere to ld
v a lu e s of v a c a n t city lo ts n o t re n te d
m a d e a g a in in th e y e a r 1922
a n d an d ru le s so plain th a t th e r e w ill he CHESTER MICKELSON
a n d th a t m o u n tin g cost o f g o v e rn ­ ev
ery fifth y e a r th e r e a f te r .
I no need fo r an a p p lic a n t to em ploy
AT STATE FAIR th a t th e ir r e g is tr a tio n w ould he p er-
a n d th o s e
w ith o u t
im p ro v e m e n ts
m en t in d ic a te s th e n eed of c a llin g a
B e g in n in g on th e Mrst d ay o f Ja n - j a la w y e r in p re p a r in g o r p re s e n tin g
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m a n e n t. L a te r, th e law u n d e r w hich
th a t m ay be re n te d fo r an y p u rp o se ?
h a lt.
u ary , 1917, all th e a p p ra is e d lau d his a p p lic a tio n fo r a loan
E very
A ddison B e n n e tt, In w ritin g a b o u t , th e y re g is te re d was d e c la re d uncut.-
W ill th e fo rm e r h a v e to pay th e ir
re n t of th e lan d of O reg o n (ex cep t ¡s u c h ru le m ad e hv th e
b o ard sh all th e s ta te r a lr a t Halen, In to d a y 's s tltu tlo n u l
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le g ist rat Ions w ire
s h a r e s , o r w ill th e y re m a in u n ta x e d in a ro u n d a b o u t way, by re q u irin g su ch lan d as is now ex em p t
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th e s t a te to loan Its c re d it.
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s e r te d , th a t th e s t a te w ill ta k e all g e ste d by h e a rin g Dr. C h a p m a n ta lk th e S ta te L an d B o a rd ; p ro v id e d , th a t No su ch m e a s u re s h a ll he su b m itte d ag o :
w hich w ould s ta n d th e te st of th e
r e n ts fo r ta x e s it m e a n s n o th in g le ft P e rh a p s th ey a re n o t all logical n o r no su ch ru le s h a ll he c o n tr a ry to th e to th e people at a sp ecial elec tion
"I hi' tine fa rm ex h ib it of C h e ste r c o u rts. U n d e r it, th o s e w ho r e g is te r
b u t th e b a re title a n d can g et no re a s o n a b le , b u t th e s u b je c t is one p ro v isio n s o f an y le tte r e d p a ra g ra p h S pecial Tax re, ecu P e rs o n a l P ro p e rty
M ickelson, th a t a ttr a c te d so m uch b efo re th e p ro p e r officers w ill n o t be
of th is se c tio n , n o r c o n tr a ry to gen
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re v e n u e fro m it.
th a t re q u ire s d eep stu d y a n d every e ra l law s fo r th a t p u rp o se th a t m ay
A sp ecial tax m ay be levied on a tte n tio n at th e M u ltn o m ah co u n ty re q u ire d to do so a g a in us long as
As th e new law w ill s h ift a ll ta x ­ v o te r sh o u ld m a k e a n e ffo rt tp g et be h e r e a f te r e n a c te d by v o te o f th e p e rso n a l p ro p e rty a n d land im p ro v e ­
fa ir a t G resh am la s t w eek, is In ta c t, th e y re m a in In th e p re c in c t. T h o se
es to th e la n d th e s t a te w ill h av e to p o sted as fu lly as p o ssib le b efo re people. T h e la n d “r e n t tax s h a ll be m e n ts In an y y ear, fo r local p u rp o ses
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d u n d o u b te d ly will receiv e fa v o r­ w ho re g is te re d b efo re th e p rim a rie s
p aid w h e th e r th e lan d Is a c tu a lly o n ly , by school an d ro ad d is tric ts ,
ra is e a ll re v e n u e s fro m th a t so u rce. e le c tio n day
a b le m en tio n from all so u rc e s
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T ax es now ra ise d in O regon a m o u n t
A t all e v e n ts It is a d a n g e ro u s ex ­ not p re v e n t th e c o lle c tio n o f tax es
su ch levy s h a ll be p ro p o sed by th e
so a g a in If th e y re m a in w h e re th ey
to » 2 2 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 , o f w hich th e lan d p e rim e n t, an d th e m e a s u re sh o u ld levied In 1917, fo r th e y e a r 1916, on u su al form o f In itia tiv e p e titio n and 1 A n o tn e r
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den on re a l e s ta te p ro p e rty .
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Wood.
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for sale. Leave o rd ers w ith A W
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alrvlew . 11. C. W lhlon, phone 381.
years. All
T he w orld's n o rm al yield of the
money upon land secu rity — not even land ow ner is in te reste d in th e m at- costs, but no m ore, on any land ot-
Follow ing th e above is a descrip loans are to be m ade on Improve-
six g rea t cereals ranges from 16,-
th e federal loan fund banks, no r the ter. and everyone should h ear a de- ¿£fpd for sale, at d elin q u en t tax sales
The title to all land th a t may be sold I tion o t
H om em akers
Land j m anta, as th ere will be no private 0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 to 1 9 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,0 0 0 bu sh
s ta te itse lf— as the g ran g e act plans • bate on the su b ject
to tb e s ta te for said d elin q u en t taxes ' Fund'* portion of th e m easure, J lands to m ortgage.
els.