Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-11-19
ARE BOOMING THEIR TOWN
Unique Scheme to Advertise II to
tho World.

Pine Bluff, n. c., Is probably the only
town In the United States that has an
official press agent and that realizes
fully the value OF advertising its re-
sources, says the New York Evening
Telegram. The citizens got together
and drafted bill authorizing the
town commissioners OF Pine Bluff,
Moore county, N. c., TO provide neces-
sary funds for advertising the town as
) desirable resort"
This bill was sent to the general as
scmbly at Raleigh, with a petition
which is as progressive in spirit as the
measure itself is unique In general
tenor. The petition reads:
1t IL our purpose to do all we can to
bring into your state only desirable and
worthy settlers from our former homes,
people with whom we have been associ-
atud and know TO bo good men and wom-
en-, and tho purport OF this bill Is TO en-
able ua TO evenly tax ourselves according
to what wo will gain by the bringing in
OF visitors and Bettlers. Your and our
worthy governor. Mr.. G. II. Aycock, has
uhown us the honor OF visiting and ad-
dressing our people. and no can tell you
OF what we are trying TO do to help up
one Of the unsettled portions OF North
Carolina. We desire TO say tho tax thatwili
fall upon our own selves and those we
get 10 come TO our town will not be q
burden. but blessing to tho people In
the country outside OF our town. Much
OF tho money we bring in goes TO tho
farmers. mechanics and laborers within
n radius OF twenty miles, and Il In. per-
hnps. not Rmlss for us TO call your at
tontlon 10 tho fact TINT the new settlers
IN this section Of Moore county are oven
now paying moro than one-olghth Of the
county and state taxes, and We are glad
we are able to contribute 80 much. espe-
cially tho school taxes and we will be
glad 10 contribute more TO tho general
school work.
with such petition before them the
legislature had no alternative but TO
net, and II did 80 fayorably. And this
Is how the advertising fund Is raised:
All taxable property In the town,
. cents on every SlO0 Of valuation;
every male citizen and every female
property owner pays n poll OF 10
cents annually, merchants are assess
ed cents on every 500 worth OF
stock carried; hotels and boarding
houses pay per cent on gross receipts,
and livery stables the same; doctors
lawyers, dentists nurses 0ncludlng
those giving massage or any special
treatment or scrylccl, laundrles, laun-
dry workers, coal and wood dealers,
butchers, dalrymcn. hucksters and
fresh meat dealers, bakers, BARRIERS,
booiblBcks, ncwsdcnlers, shows, lee
lures and entertainments of any kind
for profit, billiard tables and games Of
all kinds, . per cent Of all gross re
cclpts
An Income tax has been declared un-
constitutional boy the United states su-
prcmc court, but the citizens OF Pine
Blun are willing to pay one, and there
fore "all incomes earned within the cor
porate limits of the town pay 2 per
cent thereof where Income exceeds 81
q day. The employer of amy person
may be hold liable for the Income taxes
NJ employees II written notice Il
served on him that hc or she Is liable
Tor a tax due by those whom they EN-
ploy to the extent due from said EN-
ploycr 10 said employee"
Ten per cent * collected on all gross
sales Of real estate The entire amount
raised by this special tax is to b'
placed ln the hands Of subcommittee
! OF commissioners aud expended for ad
ycrilsng purposes. The idea is sale
TO be- unique. but entirely within the
limits OF the state law, and, so far al
lskn0wn. there is no local opposition tC
| the scheme.