The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-09
MEETING or SINGLE TAKERS 70
BE CALLED.
VIII Bring the Bystem Before the
Legislature and Urge lts Adoption IN
This TcrntOry-fts Proposals.

a movement ls on foot ~ JrRantlD
those who believe IN what ~ called the
"BiDRle Tan" fOr the purposes Of start
INK inVeetigatiOn ana dlsCulglgg Of tic
best system ~ taxation ana revenue for
I the territory.
The FIRST meeting viii doubtless be
called for 81 week from tomorrow night,
ana VII be held ~ BOgtcr bali, II being
Understood that the independent Home
I RUE party VIII give the US Of the hall
{ for that purpOse.
n ~ Intended by tbOse VINO are inter-
ested IN the organization fO pcffect 1b
I organization that by public discussion,
ana the publication ana digtubutiOn III
/ literature on the subject, viii be- able
~ fully present the single tax system
| ~ revenue ~ the public ana before the
legislature Dy the time that body meets
ana takes 80 the subject Of revenue re-
VlslDn and taxation,
The first meeting VII b. principally
I for organization and discussion NJ the
best means u bringing the subject 20
the attention Of the public and the
members ~ the legislature, Following
{ inst u - expected that Otbsr meetings
VII be held 10 carry out the work pro-
I DOssd 10 De done, n N said there are
z quite n number NJ Single Takers IN
Honolulu nOtWitbstandlng there has
I not been much discussion NJ the sub
ject - there b9s been IN ~. mainland
ana England and ln fact where the
Z English language ~ spoken. The Gin
Ele taE DfOpOFais have uado Huch head
Way ~ England, thSt y considerable
measure NJ ~ was Incorporated in
3 GIadstOBc'E celebrated "EcWcagtlc pr0-
gram" and much iu the direction Of
. the single tax has actually been pot IN
I fyrco bv the London Common Council
! .tp"olallv under the DTcsideDcy Of LOrd
fsOseDerfY,
( ~ NeW IeaiaDd, especially. and 10
af. ..agHs4 a. e
NJ 10" principles ~ the single tax pro-
gram are SAID 10 be- ~ actual operation
ana N is also HHid. greatly ~ the prog
I perity NJ the people.
AccOr1inH ~ one NJ the advocates Of
I -" single tax the cardinal prOpOsitIGu
I ~ ~" system n that aIl taxes on indus
T tTV ana euterprlee shall BE- taken on,
ana all public revenue shall be raised
I w taz IN land values. the tax not
I ~ Do l"Vie1 on area but on value, au1
7 ~ tbc value Of the land alone and not
I ~ the improvements which are the ~.
I suit NJ Industry ana enterprise. By this
I system vacant land held for speculation
I DurpOBeF WI be taxed ~ much ~ IanH
! ~ Equal value which the owner has
Z iBjjTONe1 and Dtn into uge. IN tblg
[ WaT, N ~ claimed the holding ~ land
Z Out NJ uHe for speculative purposes VIII
be Encouraged, ana land owners win
Z Dud ~ more profitable 10 pot their land
into use than ~ bOId II Out NJ usS,
n n claimed tbat this system ~ tax
atiOp wilI not be strictly faz, but WIN
be simply an application Of economic
. rent, Wblcb the community Greater. tO
the public users N the cC'rmunity, ana
that tbe Occupier NJ Ifp1 Wil. simply
DAy fOr public DurpOScs WBat bc nov
I DHys ~ ~" land OWner either ~ rent
fDr the land Or ~ interest IN ~ value.
n ~ further claimed, moreover that by
preventing the speculative holding Of
IaUd Out NJ Use, there Will b. more
land brought into use Whish Win tend
~ IOWer the cOEt " homes,