Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1891-10-17

w.. tho ,ryves with which the masses OF il
. - ;attered. Some, like De. Buck G,
a., NAV release themselves, as some q
slaves. by extraordinary effort ana "n'
common luck, were able to ouy 0"eAI h
freedom But the great majority il
helpless; and so, with deep poverty S
the midst of abundant wealth. anu SUI. t
more abundant opportunities 1oI pr t
auc;nu wealth, society seems 10 DO
.o,,nd shouldered. Single tax men 90 ,
not propose putting it in q wise IL
socialism that proposes this Single ,
tax men would simply cut tho gives
The Doctrine Of the Single Tax.
HousroS, Tex, June 19.-EpiroE -
,..ss. As Ave Bee has made an nom
.s, INQUIRY concerning the doctrine OF
~. s;nole tax on land values, Will ~.
ten,nt to inform him as briefly as posi-
bile. on the points he has mene.one
The doctrine in question does not Pr
pose a distribution OF lano' as
mis;n formed persons suppose, nor docs
~ $50 confscation Of land titles
prt the intention Is to put an end to 'He
in Justice of the present system OF lan"
ownership by recognizing and g"arnE
+ee;no the equal right OF all cltlZens ~
| ~. yalue and use OF land. Inc earl"
! belongs to the people. II any nav
,epal right to exclude all others rom
,,o,,;on Of il for the purpose OF resi-
dence or cultivation, or to approPriac,.e
its products to his own use ana oene"
he should pay the rental vaiue o, VIC
unimproved site for the common
fit of the community. Inc 1uhu 81
r;yed NAV be termed tax or rent aho
....,,Id Constitute revenue for public
rurnoses. All values to land sprlngnS
F-o,,, human exertion and labor to MAKE
- productive, to improve and beauti'y
Il xvould be products OF labor ana noi-
+,x,ble Your correspondent Is cor
tused nv the terms land and land val
va. nv the term land value is to ne
,nderstood the natural value OF ana
.r;s;no from fertility or location. OK
both. computed apart from al! improve:
ment bestowed on it, or ou'loinss oui-'
, unon it. This value may artse
natural advantages. such as 1er'lil'y ~
soil, mineral deposits, water pow,
: So ,,1 such as arise from the devel-
: ss,r.nt 1T societv-such as the growth
IL towns and cities, the expansion -
l. .o,,nerce and all internal improve
q ments- ;;,,.e cr
N which the single tax is urged are: l.
The natural value of land Is the oo"ii0 ':
~ ~ r,ture and not the product OF any
ID ,.n,s labor. and therefore belongs no
81 70 any individual, but to populas'o'
q generally . The value when accrue
- to land from the general deveioPn. <,
H. Of the community is the result oi ~.
d. I,bor of all and should therefore D.
IS long to all. These two values snou'
ISL therefore be taxed for the pubic goo,
The converse OF these '"o ~
Nv are wholly untenaole. !,
IT'S Ave Bee can readily distinguish %
tween the terms land and land vaiH'
~ as above explained lie should see wa
~ the effect of this tax would DC 10 20
w. land out of speculation, lor no VI
ay ...o,,,d hold unimproved land out OF u
SCI wben all or nearly all of its rental val,
would be taken for the public use
Az sit, would be improved in order 70 Pl
w duce income, or sold to another VINO
-. sired to improve. rms "ouAo W
his much land on the Market 10 escapo 20
MS a+;on with view to put money IN
re o,.+,xable improvements which Won
lat NV Much land on the market Won
mean cheaper land, cheaper farms a
III. hn;ldinp sites When little or no ca
Gu tai could buy a site, more caPltai "o'
t .a he left to put into houses and an Sd
Of improvements This woulo ca.
i've much building and consequen
rec demand for labor, for mat
III 10, and for all that is
outcome of the industries. with
loe. sr,ec,lative value of land gone,
~. noorer land and those far from mar
and otherwise isolated would noI oe
7cry denaho' anu ,,orId become m
the value ,.,,s ,,d churches {
ding coneeht' would be IN
Re- places I,:f ,,ore attractive
take ,I-d would reap all the benefits
poli- lanoioFu WV. ~ ,yo,Id he shorr
'ha' ~. ,rofts which he does not earn
very ...h;nh he exacts from the people
err .,son ~ their necessities as lana
war reason Va
have mails 7,
exempt and those subject TO the
% would be determined by the exis1e
or non-existence OF economic
sone E.onomic rent, as defined by Poll'
,,,,, economists, is the margin OF proauc
arising from the surplus yield OF DC
o -. ar,des of land above that of the poo
a. land in use on the application OF
VI came amount of labor. This yieI
e. based upon pure natural fertiiity
in no wise includes surplus ar
avery from .he ,,rodrct;veness.
ID I'M means 70 ihef - r,,r v,Ir
lsated to consu.,e A.. Ree,s oue
y can w 7 NJ. to be answered by
correspondent.-E. P. Alsbury, in
.hosed Antonio (Tex) Daily Express
. upon How to Abolish War.
atural -. oe 1T NJ
&c p'' Conn Mrs. NJ L. ormsby. OF
yorl. city. addressed the Univ
% ~ peace convent on on the subject
1911 Nv Wav to Abolish War" The