The herald., 1894-04-10
THE SINGLE TAKERS.
PROCEEDINGS OF The MEETING
HELD LAST NIGHT.
President Hoyt PresIdes-NatIenaI Lee
turer Post to Be Here
Next Month The
Addresses.

The single tax meeting ct Unity
church last evening was OF such q nature
as to furnish further evidence that the
movement for tax reform on lines laid
down by believers in the Henry George
theory is steadily gaining ground in this
city and county. Whether this is q
thing to rejoice over or not, the fact is
undeniAble that the single tax move.
ment started in this city . little more
than two months ago 10 making rapid
strides, and 1t is sure to become an inn
portRnt factor in practical politics dur.
ing the ensuing campaign.
The meeting last night, like each pre-
vious gathering, was we'll attended, the
audience being composed OF thinking
men and women, who, weary of existing
conditions, are anxiously inquiring for
better way. The proceedings were
evidently interesting to all present.
1t was announced by President r. E.
Hoyt that Louis F. Post, the official
lecturer of the Single Tax league, who
is now making an extended tour through
the United States, would reach this city
about the 1st of May, and after few
days of needed rest would deliver two
lectures in Unity church, under the
auspices OF the Single Tax club. Alse
that a public meeting is to be held and
a club organized at the Uniyersalist
church in Pasadena on Thursday even
ing OF this week, the meeting to be ad-
dressed by Los Angeles speakers. Also,
that meetings OF a similar nature would
be held in the near future ct Downey,
Azusa, Compton and other places in the
county. And also that the Central club
is providing single tax literature free to
all who cali ier it at 26S South Main
street.
After the chairman had briefly out
lined the bssic principles OF the single
tax philosophy, he called upon
Miss Myrtle Shepherd, who rendered a
piano solo with degree of skill that
delighted the audience and elected an
outburst of applause.
Mr. Miller was then introduced as the
opening speaker, and according to an
nouncement he made an elaborate an
swsr to q question asked at Q previous
meeting regarding the effect of single
tax if applied to the beet raising in
dustry.
Tne three factors in production are
land. labor and capital. Bring them
togetl- or, and wealth is the result. The
land owner today gets as his returns all
that portion OF the wealth produced
which is in excess OF what could be pro-
ducsd on the poorest land in use. What
is left is the fund drawn upon by labor
and capital. So that the common enemy
OF both labor and capital is land mo-
nopoly. Under the single tax, specula-
tion in sugar beet land will cease, throw.
ing more beet land on the market, which
would bring the margin OF beet pro-
duction nearer the market, and better
land would be free from rent for beet
raising consequently, labor having bet
ter land free, more could be made at
beet raieing tnsn az present, ana wHysu
would rise.
Mesers. Bennett, Stuart, Hill. Woods,
Gushing, Hewitt, Welcome and others
made brief speeches, expressing their
own individual views on he single tax,
and the audience dispersed at 10 O. clock,
feeling the evening exceedingly we'll
spent.