The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-11-29


! resources, with her wealth of mines.
/ forests and fisheries, with her mag.
nihcent valleys, whose soil is literally
carpeted with foliage and flowers the
year round; with her unrivaled climate
and majestic scenery; with her copious
watetpowers and variety of fruit and
vegetables, with her wheat and oats.
barley and broom-con, hops and hay.
nuts. onions, and, in fact nearly ev.
erything that is produced on the
American continent: with her noun.
| tain scenery and matchlessl sea coast
containing some Of the finest summer
resorts on earth. and her broad
! rivers, on whose bosoms float hun.
dreds OF steamboats,. carrying the pro
ducts of the farm to the markets of the
world, and yet with population which
has practically remained stationary for
many years, shows how little has been
the value of our exhibits TO other
states. Facts and figures are infinite
ly more potent than idle boastings and
infammatory harangues of hot.house
politicians.
Fifty thousand dollars voted TO the
railroads to assist them in advertising
the resources and advantages of these
far Western states in the East and
South would bring tenfold more people
here than S5OO,OOO expended on lot
Of temporary buildings erected I'm the
vicinity of Portland, and stocked with
exhibits that have already done duty
on many other battlefelds. These are
facts for the taxpayers TO ponder over.
and one fact is worth more than all
the gasconade that boomers and bood.
lers can emit in year.
Now, sir, have lived in Oregon for
many years, and | have noticed this
and | appeal to every farmer and tax.
payer in the country If ! am not stat.
ing the truth. have often met on our
roads and streets men who came TO
Oregon looking for homes. Among the
first questions they would put to me
would be: How are your taxes?'
What does II cost TO run your public
institutions" What is the cost OF
legislation" Are your public men
careful and economical When they
get the information sought after, they
would shake their heads significantly.
and remark We'll. | guess Kansas.
Canada Nebraska, Minnesota or the
Dakotas is good enough for me-" and
that would be the last we would ever
see Of them. have seen Eastern peo.
iple come TO Salem with the intention
Iof investing in town property, and.
when informed OF Salem's debt and
high rate OF taxation, would simply
wheel on their heels and leave for 9th.
er quarters. That. Of course, was
some years ago, when the city admin.
istraton was run on the wide-open
] principle, when there was no econO-
my, and no attempt at IL. But, under
! the new, nOn-partisan administration,
all this has been changed. The debt
has been decreased, taxation Is much
lower and economy and care prevails
And what is the result? Property has
increased in value, and is hourly
changing hands. IL is said that there
are 20O0 more people in Salem than
there was six months ago. What has
brought about this change for the. bet
ter? Only one answer can be made
the decrease OF taxation, the lesseniBg
Of the city's debt and the wise and
careful ministration OF affairs. And
reasoning a priori, just as soon as we
can show the intending settler from
the East that our state taxation Is de
.creaslng that moment immigration will
begin 10 flock 10 our shores, and not
nll then, 10 any great extent Saddle
This state with an extraordinary cxpcn.
d.mrc of half million dollars. besides
the regular enormous appropriations
vp are called upon 10 make for our
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