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. .
Other Discussions
Other meetings during the day
included discussions of -chamber
operation, 'the responsibili
ties of boards and managers of
chambers, legislative affairs and
education,' ' retail events, com
munity service, chamber finan
cing, and chamber assistance to
agriculture through work on
freight rates, irrigation and oth:
er benefits for farming areas.. -
Those ' attending '. suggested
that the event be made an an
nual one, and said they feel they
gained much from the sessions.
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