Tillamook headlight., May 14, 1903, Image 6

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MAY 14, 1903
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new
stock
of
the
latest
varieties
in
LACES
and
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the ladies. /
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Ih our new stock of MEN’S HATS there is no one showing as late styles as we art'V 1
Our big stock of both LADIES’ and GENT.’S SHOES are the finest and
up-to-date goods we ever carried.
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An endless variety of the prettiest SHIRTS you ever saw.
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We are the Kiug Pins on GROCERIES. Our prices are the lowest.
•ere
Yosemite Coffee reduced to io cents a package.
he t
unn
LT'estc
I county is concerned ; in fact, if it was
possible, the H eadlight would like to
Shoes for (Den & Boys see everv voter cast his vote for Her­
mann on the understanding that it was
Nobby and up-to-date.
to show how strong the sentiment was
They are reliable in every respect.
Guaranteed to give satisfactory wear. in Tillamook for an appropriation for
harbor improvements. The H eadlight
For sale by
has for several years strongly advocated
MILLS & FINLEY.
harbor improyments for Tillamook, and
there is every prospect of securing them
in the near future, but let us sound this
<^be ^tlhtmoob ïjcabligbt word of warning to everv thoughtful
voter who has Tillamook’s interest at
Fred <;. Baker. Publisher.
heart, it will jeopardize the prospects of
getting an appropriation if Tillamook
RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
people vote against the party they are
( strictly in advance .)
1.50 going to ask this favor from. The size
One year..........
75 of Hermann’s vote in Tillamook will
Six months.....
50 probably have something to do with the
Three months.
size of the appropriation the republican
More Local Enterprise Wanted. administration will sanction. If the
people want to remain bottled up in
The interview of Mr. F. L. Gunn, of Tillamook county, then they should
Nehalem, in the Evening Telegram, and vote, not for the republican candidate,
which we give in this issue, is onlv ano­ but for either of the other nominees. As
ther object lesson to prove wliat the | the H eadlight has so often publicly as­
H eadlight has advocated quite fre­ serted there is only one issue in Tilla­
quently of late, that the business men of mook and that is harbor improvements.
Tillamook City should own and operate Are you going to vote for or against it ?
a tug and freight steamer. Mr. Gunn
came to this county to manufacture lum­
Eddy’s Corporation Tax Law.
ber, and for the want of a little enter­
Probably but very few persons in Tilla-
prise on the part of the home people, Mr.
Gunn is fairlv up against it, as was Mr. ino-»l< would vote against the Eddv cor
Davis when he ran the Pacific saw mill. poration law should the referendum be
Surely these lessons of industrial stagna- I invoked for the defeat it. It was one of
tion and freeze out ought to arouse pub- 1 the best measures introduced in the last
lie sentiment in favor of different condi-i state legislature. The only objection that
tions, for what in the name of common 1 the H eadlight has to it is that the scale
senseis the use of extolling Tillamook! of tax is too low and should have been
and pointing out the opportunities that kept at the figure when the bill was first
offer themselves to mill men to invest ; drawn bv the gentleman from Tillamook
in this comity, when the business men county. Mr. Eddy devoted considerable
could, but won’t, make it possible for ! thought and lime in preparing this bill,
them to manufacture and do business in | its aim being to relieve property owners
Tillamook. The editor docs not like to j of part of the burdens of taxation and
be contiually pointing out these facts, place them upon corporations. Blit the
but, nevertheless, it is necessary, for as trouble is the wild-cat and gold brick
long as we make no effort to foster indu­ promoters don’t want to be taxed for
stries and jeopardize those wc have, the wind and water stock in companies they
condition of affairs will not change for form with fabulous figures. Anyway, as
the better. Every business man in Tilla­ the Eddy law knocks this out and will
mook City see the business sense there is bring in a revenue of $100,000 from cor­
in this city owning and operating a tug porations to lessen the burdens upon the
and freight steamer from the exjieriences propertv owners, there will be almost a
they have gone through in recent years unanimous vote in Tillamook for the
and the lamentable industrial stagnation Eddv corporation law. So that the voters
it is responsible for
of this county may become conversant
with the measure, probably wecannotdo
This is Tillamook’s Opportunity better than give an article which appear­
ed in Sunday’s Oregonian, which can be
A prnminet citizen of Tillamook, who found in another column.
has business interests here and is in favor
5000 Negatives for Sale.
of the development of the county, but
hns in no wise affiliated himself with the
All persons having had pictures made
republican party takes a local point of
view in favoring the election of Binger at m.v studio during the past two years
Hermann. He. in common with the and wishing to preserve the negatives
majority of the people of this comity, tor future use may have the same at very
realize that Tillamook people are look, reasonable rates by calling at the studio
ing to the present administration for an within the next two months. After that
appropriation to relieve the county of date all negatives remaining will be
its long bottled up state of affairs and destroyed. These negatives are all in
industrial stagnation—something which first class condition and will last a life­
the county has painfully endured too time if properly taken care of.
A. G. R eynolds .
long already. Tillamook will be a long
WASHINGTON
time bottled-up if it does not grasp the
present situation, which is this : Are the
voters of Tillamook county going to
vote for or against the partv they are
going to ask a favor from ? Or, in other
words, arc the voters of Tillamook
going to vote for or against the admin­
istration which can give them relief?
It is onlv right and proper that the
people of Tillamook should look after
their own interests, and al) will admit
that harbor improvements are of para­
mount importance to this county. No
democrat, no prohibitionist, no socialist,
will be sacrificing their political princi­
ples when it is understood that it is
more for harbor improvements they are
voting for than for this or that candi­
date. And now as to the candidate who
can help Tillamook most. Should the
democratic nominee l»e elected, he will
have little or no influence with the party
in power, consequently he would l>e un­
able to secure any favors from a repub­
lican administration. Oft the other hand,
elect Binger Hermann, and he will be in
a lotalh different position, for he will
have the partv in power at the back of
him, so if Tillamook people really want
harbor improvements, the only logical
way tor them to get them is to vote for
the republican candidate. Some of our
political friends may l»e unwilling to put
their |>ol!ticnl prejudices aside and vote
for a republican congressman, but the
H eadlight thinks it is the proper thing
to do at this time, as far as Tillamook '
Notice.
Having disposed of our stock of furni­
ture to C. E. Reynolds, those who are
owing us are requested to settle their
accounts with us at once.
O lsen ft Co.
AUCTION SALE
FOUR COWS, to freshen in a few days.
ONE YEARLING HEIFER CALF.
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
Two feather lieds, different kind of tools.
Sale to commence at 12 o'clock,
MONDAY, MAY the 18th, nt E. W est ,
Netarts Bay. Terms, cash.
Dr. P. J. Sharp, the exper-
enced dentist is located in
Dr. Wise’s dental pari rs, and
is prepared to do nothing but
first class work and give the
best of satisfaction If yonr
teeth need fixing call upon
him.
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Price from *1.50 to $3.50.
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MILLS & FINLEY.
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Professional Cards.
tempt to go back to the old method tion to the Eddy bill in Baker City is
not surprising. In the last two years
would prove fruitless.
eeds
there have been organized in Baker
No Burden to Small Concerns.
Eddy’s Measure Relieves Tax The average corporation engaged in County corporations with an aggregate
xpre
rade
On Real Estate—Fight By ordinary business enterprises has a cap­ capital stock of $100,000,000. Yet the 1~T> L. EDDY,
¡anti
ital stock of not to exceed $50,000. Un­ total taxable property in that county is
Wild-Cat Concerns.
vhich
der the Eddy bill such a corporation only $3,700,000. It is thus clear that
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
hat
there must be some $96,300,000 of
Legitimate Corporations Willing would Lie charged a fee of $25, which any
corporation with $50,000 capital can “ water’* in the stock of these concerns.
T illamook
O regon . rade.
to Pavthe Required Fee—Secre­
pay without missing the money. In Even this estimate of the amount of
anoth
tary Dunbar Has Returned
Kansas and Kentucky the fee would be •• watered stock ” is based upon the
Neb
T. BOTTS,
Money Already Paid In.
$50 and in Massachusetts and New assumption that the corporations own
statei
York it would be $25, or the same as in all the property in Baker County. The
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW, lands
S alem , Or., May 8.—Tte Oregon cor- Oregon. It will therefore be seen that capital stock referred to is onlv that of
Complete set .of abstracts.
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poration tax law, which the wildcat the Eddy bill charges the $1,000,000 companies organized in the last two
mining companies are spending money to corporation a lower rate per cent tax years and does not include that of those
Office upstairs, North of Tillamook out ol
enoug
defeat, does not impose upon corpora­ than it does the smaller corporations. organized in all the years that have gone
County Bank.
quenc;
tions as heavy a tax as is imposed in It was the original intention to make before.
TILLAMOOK
... OREGON runs fi
many other states. The framers of the the rate the same throughout, but as a
Three Important Benefits.
a boal
Eddy bill not only took care that the concession to the mining interests the
A consideration of all the features of
self on
rate of taxation should not be so burd­ rate of percent was made smaller as the the corporation license tax law discloses
LAUDE THAYER,
side, c
ensome as to be prohibitive, but they capital increased. Although favored in three important reasons for its enact­
hiking
went further and made particular con­ this regard, the mining companies are ment. It provides state revenue from an
town i
cessions to the mining interests. Not­ determined to “knock’’ the Eddy bill and indirect source, as is provided by the
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
Ing<
withstanding this, the mining companies defeat legislation along modern business laws of nearly all the other states. It
propose to defeat the will of the people lines.
T illamook
enables sound corporations to make an
O regon . on Till
Nehalc
and avoid the payment of a reasonable I Legitimate Concerns Do Not Ob annual record of the legal existence and
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charge for the special privilege which
ject.
corporate organization, thus giving them
ional
they enjoy by virtue of grants of corpor­
As everybody knows, the opposition the advantage ofan official acknowledge­ CARL HABERLACH,
across
ate power from the state.
I to the Eddv bill does not come from cor- ment of their legal standing. It protects
Tillam
The Eddy corporation tax bill had the ' porations organized upon a legitimate the public against those wildcat corpora­
the bes
express indorsement of the Taxpayers' business basis. Already three companies tions which are organized with an enor­
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
launch
League, of Portland. That organization 1 have sent in their corporation free under mous authorized capital stock, while
gleittedurr >i»vohaf, more,
took, an active interest in legislation on the new law, upon a proposed capital they possess, in fact, but little tangible
this subject, as is indicated by the fol­ 1 stock of $1,000,000. They are ready and property. It is a law which will, if Office across the street and north froi that b<
the Post Office.
Want
lowing expression in one of its reports willing to pay the fee required by the allowed to go into effect, prove benefi­
"Our
prior to the session of 1903.
Eddy law, but Secretary of State Dun­ cial not only to the corporations of this
Taxpayer’s League Indorses.
bar is compelled to return them their state, but also to the people who have •p^OBERT A. MILLER, St. Chi
condi ti
“A committee on assessment and tax­ money and advise them that it is yet tin- business dealings with such concerns.
ducts i
ation was appointed last year to revise ! certain whether the Eddy law will ever
A ttorney - at -L aw .
before •
the assessment laws of the state, to sug­ I go into effect. About 50 companies have
The best cup of Coffee in
conditi
Oregon
City,
Oregot
|
applied
for
blanks
for
the
purpose
of
gest amendments, and to recommend
own. Lunch atany time, at Land Titles and Land Offiit ripe foi
wavs of raising revenue more in harmony ' making their annual reports and paying
Vogler’s bakery.
of Con
Business a Specialty.
with modern business methods than i their annual license fees, but Seen t iry of
better
those now’ in force. The committee is ! State Dunbar has been able to do noth-
been in
1
ing
but
reply
that
nothing
can
be
done
now at work considering not onlv the
A. W. SEVERANCE, men be
laws in a general way, but also the ' until it is determined whether the ref
take st
question of taxing franchises, the policy 1 erenJum will be ordered on the Eddy
that I<
I
law.
Comparatively
few
are
those
who
A
ttorney
-
at
-L
aw
,
of an inheritance tax and the collection
“We
I
object
to
bearing
their
share
of
the
bur
( incorporated ),
of licenses or taxes from corporations on
the
T illamook
O regon . on
filing their articles of incorporations and ' dens of government, but those few are TILLAMOOK CITY, ORE.
of milk
being granted authority to do business i sufficient to render it doubtful whether
“I ha
within the state. Many of these meth­ ».he new corporation tax law will go
PAID UP CAPITAL, $10,000.
JQAVID WILEY, M.D., Chants
ods are in operation in other states and into effect on May 21. Already the
if they i
A GENERAL BANKING
have beenjound to be very effective in people can see the evil results that will
run the
follow
and
the
loss
that
will
be
sus
­
raising revenue, besides, to some extent,
BUSINESS.
P hysician , S urgeon and feet of I
relieving property which now bears the tained if the Eddy law should be held
boat wi
DirectorsM. W. H arrison , W.
A ccoucheur .
heaviest burden of taxation from some up a vear by the filing of a referendum
A fine t
C urtiss , B. L. E ddy .
petition.
Such
a
proceeding
would
cost
of that burden. The committee has been
All calls promptly attended» lumber
Cashier
M.
W.
H
arrison
.
instructed to co-operate with Secretary the state not less than $100,000, for it
T illamook .. O regon .
$13 per
of State Dunbar, who has given this would lose revenue to that amount.
Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi­
"The
That corporations organized upon a ties of all kinds.
matter much careful attention. There is
oly of a
S.
STEPHENS,
sound
business
basis
are
not
fighting
the
no state in the union that has such
wen
• Real Estate, Insurance«» bet
simple and inexpensive methods for cre­ Eddy bill is shown by the fact that State
try. T1
ating corporations and which in return Senator R. A. Booth was one of the
Agent for the
and it ii
derives so little benefit from them and most ardent supporters of the corpora­
Northwest School Furniture Co., al»
make a
receives so little in return for the protec­ tion tax idea. He contended fora still
Notary Public.
money,
tion that it affords and for the privileges larger rate of taxation for the corpora­
OFFICE IN OLSEN BLOCK.
naicuioi
General Banking and Exchange busi­
that it grants, as does the State of Ore- tions with a large capital stock, vet the
ness.
and Ti
companies in which he is interested
gon.”
freight-
Exchange on England, Belgium, Ger T
M. SMITH, M.D.,
The last report of the Taxpayers’ would be among the heaviest taxpayers
one—is |
League, issued since the passage of the under such a license tax law. It was many, Sweden, ami all foreign countries
•
costs at
only
after
n
persistent
fight
that
he
and
Eddv bill, says that “this act is a step
P hysician and S urgeox .
"Yes.
toward a more equitable plan of tax­ nearly all the other members of the joint
TILLAMOOK. ORE.
isn't en<
Office in T odd ’ s Building.
ation and of relieving real estate of a committee on assessment and taxation
support
yielded to the mining companies and
part of the burden of state taxes.”
But
I te
O
regon
.
T
illamook
In this statement is shown the pur. gave them a lower rate of taxation.
had. 1
pose of the Eddy corporation tax law. Wildcat Companies Most Inter-1
best aut
Real property has borne nearly the
¿CLAUDE THAYER,
ested.
and $80
whole burden of taxation. Other states
The concerns which are most desirous
Agent for Fireman’s
country
have adopted other methods of taxation of seeing the Eddy bill defeated are those
business
Fund and London and Lans
and in some of the states nearly the “ wild-cat'’ corporations which have a
every tr
WATCH,
CLOCK
AND
shire Fire Insurance
whole revenue maintaining the state large capital stock and but little valu­
with all
government is derived from these indirect able property. Under the laws of this
Companies.
JEWELRY
REPAIRING
one trip
sources. There was a demand that state three men can incorporate with a
high as
Tillamook .. Oregon.
these modern methods of taxation lie capital of $2,000.000 and yet not have
In first class style.
the tug
adopted in Oregon, and the law was $20 worth of property. Such a concern
out of I
Wlf. GALLOWAY.
GILBERT L. HEDGF’
passed in response to that demand. Not. is organized for the purpose of making
Engtaving a specialty.
withstanding the commendable purpose money out of other people and has everv
T T EDGES & GALLOWAi
would n
with which the law was enacted, a small reason for fighting a law which proposes
x A attorneys . at . law .
is simph
band of “knockers” purpose to keep Ore­ to require them to pay a reasonable tax
is bottle
gon in the list of states which throw the for the privilege of doing business as a
Make a specialty of LnndOffice Busi«»
want he
great burden of taxation upon real pro­ corporation. In these days a mining
OFFICE IN WF.INHARD BUILDING,
1
perty.
company tnat has a property of real
Room 1 and 2,
"I hav
Oregon Tax is Low.
OREGON CITY. ORE.
value has no trouble in getting money
TILLAMOOK CITY, ORE.
halem tl
A comparison of rates charged for li­ with which to pay so small a license tax I
do a gre
censes to corporations will shed some as that imposed by the State of Oregon |
F OR ABSTRACTS OF title
G entlemen :—
chance,
light on this subject. The popular amount under the terms of the Eddy law.
Thanking you for
load lurr
GO TO
of capital stock for mining corporations
I
If the "knockers" succeed in holding up
past favors, I beg
out. W
is $1,000,(MM). In order to form a cor­ the Eddy law the loss will fall upon all
to say that I have
TILLAMOOK ABSTRACT AN»
up there
moved into mv
poration with this amount of capital the property-owners in the state. They
at the id
new store next to
TRUST CO.
stock a fee of $72 is charged in Oregon. are the ones who are to be relieved bv
1 asked 1
C. Ben Riesland's.
In Illinois the fee would be $1045, or thecollection of corporation taxes. It is
T hos . C oates , Pres.
B. L. E ddt . 9*
b >at ouI
If
you
wish
to
more than a dozen times as great as in therefore manifestly to the interest of all
«11 thejchoice
will kno
Oregon. In Kansas and Kentucky the propertv-owners to oppose the referen-
line of Suiting and
$400. N
fee would be $1000. In Massachusetts dum on the Eddy bill and to insist that
up-to-date e Pant-
need thi
and New York it would be $500. In com. the corporation license tax be collected ting s to choose from kindlv give me a
«Tillamook.* CUt and =i"
"h°P
They ga
parison with these large license fees the It is therefore not probable that anv one
did not t
HOUSEHOLD MOVERS
amount proposed to be charged tn Ore- > who pa vs a property-tax will sign a peti­ |ofairk7n^eR C,eaninK a"d ">*•*"*
simply <
gon is too small to be worthy of men­ tion for the referendum npon the Eddv
AND DRAYMEN.
that rive
tion. After several years of trial these bill.
$400 for
license fees have been retained in the
Heavy Teaming is a Specialty wM*
Why Baker City Objects.
ver y sbo
states above mentioned, and any at- I That there should be a strong opposi-
Our Delivery wagon delivers to co®*1,
patched
or city.
more of
sable to g
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TILLAMCOK
COUNTY BANK
w.
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C. & E. Thayer
J
T. SARCHET,
Tailoring E^tablißfjTient,
Quick Brothers.
T. SARCHET,
Merchant Tailor
AERMOTOR WINDMILL.