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Monday, January 31, 1935 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUITS TITS Body Move To Set Up To Study Tax Matters Backed at Workshop movement to organize a al amendment. Then, he said, grass - roots" organization to studv ; and recommend on "tax - matters gained momentum here . yesterday during an "' all-day . chamber of commerce workshop meeting 'A croun of men interested in discuss Oregon's tax problems 'with Robert Hall, Portland In vestment house officer who was ?here for the chamber meeting The proposal for an organization. ihowever. was developed inde pendently of the chamber meet ing. , - . -Meet Separately Hall, following a discussion ' of taxes at a chamber panel, met separately with some 20 or more ; delegates from Medford, Grants ; Pass and other southern Oregon : areas. He pointed out that Oregon this year faces a state budgetary r deficit of some $60,000,000, and vne outlined alternative proposals i to meet the demands for state V-rJpending. ; posed by Gov Paul Patterson in his message to the legislature, Hall said, which included a levy on property, for' state purposes; the elimination of the provision whereby federal taxes can be used as a deduction for state in come taxes, and an increase in . corporation taxes. V'Good Politically' . -: This program "sounds good " politically," Hall declared, but he pointed out that the burden of additional taxation, would fall directly on those who are now paying the most. He compared Oregon's tax-structure to those ?. of Washington and - California --which, he said, distributes more .evenly and equitably, the load , :f taxation with everyone; : in- -eluding those in the lower tax ? brackets, paying a fair share. . -r. - Alternatives to the governor's proposal, with the exception of '-some5 minor measures, come t- down to three, Hall said. These are: , - ; Sales Taxes Considered 1. A 2 per-cent sales tax on everything. but food s (which . twpuld raise some $60,000,000) or qn aU sales including food (which would raise some . $80,000,000). .;2; A 3 per cent sales tax -coupled with a reduction in the income tax for those in the low er,income brackets (which would 3. A. "universal" income tax ? that is't one in, which there are 5 no examptions or deductions where everyone starts paying a I tax on. the; first dollar earned. Thi4 -would raise some $55,000, 000, he estimated. He declared that 2p per cent of Oregon's fan i ilies aw pay.no state income -iax at.:;v&eS.5VU3 i There are various other; com biaations and proposals which would raise lesser amounts, he said. : j suuvne emphasized, the gov- s ernors proposal regarding the -. federal income tax deduction i would work a great hardship on i those in- higher brackets, could work against Oregon's attract- tag new industry, and might : well tend to drive investment : capital out of the state. He " added that it takes the invest- i ment of $1,000,000 to create 50 ; new, jobs. J . v r , .,. Hall also pointed out that Ore t gon has ' a unique , disadvantage in passing tax measures, in that i when a tax is .approved by the J legislature, it almost automatic ally is upheld in operation for up to two .years by referendum and a vote of the people. Thus, sin effect, Oregon cannot get a ucw suurce oi tax mcome in time to solve its problems. y Recommends Chans. ' r He recommended that this be changed, through a constitution- Tvo Auto Accidents Report ed in County Two automobile accident were , reported in Jackson county by ; state police tMs morning. . I jThe first occurred about 4:30 pin. Saturday two miles south of ;McKee bridge on Big Applegate i: rd., when & car operated by Brace R. Buck; route 2, box 67A, .Jacksonville, was involved in a collision with a loaded log truck operated by Harry James Palm er, 3595 Jacksonville highway.- f i Police said the . log truck grounded a curve just as the car driven by Mrs. Buck pulled onto the .highway', from a residence, i There were no injuries. : .The second mishap occurred at about 12:20 ajn. today when a coupe operated by Iral H. Cott ?rell, Williams, failed to make a curve on- Jacksonville hill and f went into a ditch. There were no injuries, and only minor damage ? to: the car was reported. ' I Honolulu, T.' H.0JJD Police j revoked 28-year-old Isau Iso jsaki's driver's license Sunday when tests showed he was blind irin one eye and nearly blind in the other. IsOsakf gave his oc- the state could get the first year's revenue of any new tax, while the people could still pass - on the v tax, . through an initiative measure, "after it had gone into effect. v f . -' Many - of those- attending the discussion session indicated their intention of forming some sort of local organization to review tax proposals, and to work for whatever form of taxation they feel is most equitable. , No im mediate steps toward, that end were taken yesterday, although it was indicated. - they ; will be taken soon. Chamber Representatives Study Mutual Problems at Local Meet" Some . 60 members ; of cham bers of commerce in ' southern Oregon and northern California attended a "workshop" meeting here yesterday. Discussions cov ered a number of mutual prob lems, ranging from attracting more tourists to the area, to con sidering how Oregon's tax struc ture discourages new industry. , . The meeting, held at the Jack son hotel, ran all day, from .9 a.m. to late in the evening. . Talks On Taxes - . . .At a morning session on build ing Oregon payrolls, Robert Hall, Portland, . an officer of BJythe and company, ai invest ment house, outlined Oregon's tax situation, pointing out that high property, income and cor poration taxes discourage new industries from moving into this state. . . - " ; ' He compared the situation with that in Washington, which he said operates on ' the prin ciple that all residents should pay their fair share for govern mental services, , while Oregon's philosophy on taxes is based to a much greater extent on ability to pay. He. also, said that a pro posal to eliminate the federal income tax as a deduction from state income taxes would ag gravate the situation. . George Davis, immediate past president of the Klamath Coun ty Chamber of Commerce, difr cussed the basis of this area's economy, citing tourists, distri bution firms, agriculture, lum ber and Iremanufacturing busi neses as the most-important. -Remanufacrur Cited -, Davis said that'Klamath coun ty has more timber than ' can now .be processed by the' mills there, while west; of the- Cas cades emphasis will shift to: re manufacturing because vof 'the lack of readily .: -available 'tim ber to feed the-.mills here.: , Sid ; Bazett,:.' rnewlyelected president of the- Grants Pass chamber, cited wood waste, dude: ranches and. electronics in dustries as ones which would increase the economic potential of the area, and which should be encouraged. -'"v . : John Pletsch, president of the Jackson county chamber, pre sided at this session. , Two Recommendations In the- afternoon, discussions on - Oregon ; travel development and area tourist promotion de veloped two recommendations, which . will be - presented .at a meeting- next week ;of Oregon and Washington chamber execu tives in Portland. These were that Oregon's high-cost.. out:of state fishing '- license should : be made; less expensive, and. that the state should . put more em phasis on putting - up markers, designating spots of historic in terest or other attractions which would be expected to stimulate tourist travel and interest. . Foyowing an evening dinner, Paul Rynning, county", engineer and former chairman; qt J- tiie chamber's highway committee, and Charles McLean 'of Grants Pass, reported - on -the - success of the two chambers'; five-year-old plan of cooperation in seek ing highway development. Ryn ning cited the ; fact that there is now new,, modern ; highway all the way from the California border to Rock Point bridge and across Sexton mountain, as well as other, developments. . 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