The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1894-02-17
THE SINGLE TAKERS.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING HELD
LAST NIGHT.
President Hoyt Outlines the Growing
Interest in the New Idea
About Deriving Nsces-
sary Revenue.

A large and very intelligent audience
assembled at Unity church last evening
on the occasion OF the third public
meeting OF the Sirge Tax club. Aside
from q few matters of business pertain
ing to the work of the organization, the
proceedings were such az to interest the
public at large.
Ralph E. Hoyt, president of the club,
made few opening remarks concerning
the progress of the movement in other
portions of the country. lie said the
movement for genuine tax reform was
gaining Roadway almost everywhere De-
tween the two oceans. New CLUBS were
being formed, numerous meetings held,
and the press was becoming more &C
cessible to the advocates of the single tax
plan of raising public revenue. Besides
the prominent daily papers OF the east
that had within the pact two years IN
dorsed the plan "a list of which papers
was presented TO the first public meet
ing of this organizationl the Chicago
Times, following the example OF the
Chicago Herald, had very recently
opened it's columns to single tax argu-
ments, and virtually Endorsed 1t edito-
rally. Still more recently the Record OF
that city had fallen into line and began
to publleh communications and inter-
views of the same character. On the
10Th of the present month the San
Francisco Examiner contained an edito-
rial in favor of removing taxation from
improvements and raising public reve-
nue. from land values. This was in line
with what the Chronicle did last Sep
TENDER.
The Morning Call had also fallen into
line and was doing q good work in
opening the eyes of the people to the
necessity of a sweeping reform in taxa
ton methods. At recent visit OF Louis
largest orthodox churches in that city
WAS opened on Sunday evening for his
lecture. He spoke to a deeply inter
ested audience that crowded the house,
while hundreds more who desired to
hear the lecture we're unable to gain sd-
mittance.
Henry George last month made an
extended lecture tour through the west,
and everywhere he was greeted with
crowded houses and strong endorse
ments by honest men OF all classes.
whose eyes we're opened by the distin-
guished lecturer and author. The
chairman had this week received a per
sonal letter from Mr.. George, in which
he expressed his belief that
the triumph of the single tax
was nearer than even its most earnest
advocates had heretofore believed it
to be.
While these and other facts pointed
unmistakably to the early success OF the
single tax, Mr.. Hoyt ssid, the members
OF this club were not in the movement
for the reseon that it was popular, but
because it was right, and because it
offered the only solution OF the social
problem-that problem on which hangs
the destiny OF this great nation.
The Los Angeles Single Tax club
meeting last evening was opened with a
musical treat, vocal duet by Mrs. Mott
and Miss Mamie Goodwin, both of this
city, the former being well-known
teacher OF music and fine singer.
Pursuant to an announcement made
at the last meeting, the evening was
devoted to discussions in winch the
audience took part. Immediately the
question arose regarding length of
speeches, in order to give all a chance
the audience agreed by vote to limiting
all speeches to 10 minutes.
A vocal solo was then exceedingly
well rendered by Mrs. Childs of Chicago
and Mrs. Mott OF this city. An enthu-
siastic encore then brought forth a lovely
solo by Mrs. Childs.
The discussion was then opened by
Lawrence Durham OF New York. who
temporarily resides at Pasadena, in a
rousing speech " hich was cut short by
the chair ON the 10-minuts limit.
An instrumental duet by Miss Mamie
Goodwin next graced the occasion.
Among the speakers OF the evening
were o. X. Gushing. j. E. Bennett, DR..
PEBBLES, Mathew Byrue, Mr.. Fay, s.
Byron Welcome. and others.
The meeting was then pleasantly
ended by vocal solo by Mrs. Childs.
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