St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1905-05-12
OCCUPATION TAX.
The Views of Business Men Who
are Interested.


interviewed all of the business mer
of the city whom il was possible to
find, and gives below the result:
NJ. l.. Holbrook: An occupation
tax should be resorted to in a small
community in its earlies stages OF
growth-only as last resort. II
is a species of double taxation, as
practically all business men are
property owners, and have TO pay
their just proportion of real estate
and personal taxes. However, as
far as / ann concerned | am willing
to pay small occupation tax if the
public needs demand it. 1t is my
opinion though, that the salaries
paid city officials are unwarrantably
excessive, and il is clear to me that
business men and tax payers must
insist on the cutting down Of mu.
nicipal expenses, before submitting
to excessive taxes in order that city
officials may draw large salaries"
G.. NJ. Hail. Am opposed to tax
ing a man for earning his living"
+. Il. Baker: "Am opposed to
taxing man for doing business.
Willing to pay other taxes"
Donnclly Il Smith "We are OPP
posed TO taxing man who comes
here and invests his money, aud
pays taxes, aud then a license TO do
business is too much. -
Nathan Freedman: II am op
posed to being compelled to pay
license TO do business. pay prop
erty tax willingly II would work
q hardship on business men"
w. II. King ~ am IN favor of
occupation tax, for | believe II
would b. protection to the bust
ness men here
Pascal Hill Under the present
circumstances ! am IN favor of IT,"
w. A. lidgcrton: II am opposed
90 taxing men IN business here.
favor taxing pcddlcr, and trln,icnts
coming in, and believe they should
bc taxed
Shepard Il Tufts I'VE are op.
posed 10 tax. Believe il would be
hindrancc TO the growth OF the
city"
T. +. Parker Am opposed to
II, for the reason that ! fear the
money would be- improperly spent.
Would favor It II judiciously cN.
pended"
Fred Kocrncr Am most en-
phatically opposed to 1t, and think
II injurious
Potter * Good I'VE are no, in
favor oi IT, We believe II will
injurc the business interests OF the
city"
A. IRVINE II think Il an out
rage, mid business wiil-.ln driven
from the city"
Couch * Co. II am opposed To
H. am IN favor oi every citizen
being taxed alike,
T.. G. lluflbcft. II don't think
II is right believe in direct tax,
all alike"
Smith & poh we are opposed
To il We believe IN equal taxa
ton.
Bon Ton barber shop Don't d
think II is a good idea Ia charge q Z
man ior doing business IN a new j
town, Think il will hurt town" :
W " Rascr Am in favor OF
Il II not too high
Mrs l.. T. Chase Am in favor
ol the tax" Ia
=. W. llnman Am opposed to
the proposition. II will work a
hardship and injurc the city"
4, l.. Wilson i am opposed to ;
occupation tax At prcscn, feel '
that It would injurc the city, and
II behooves us to do all we can lot :
ST. Johns"
u D. Wood Am opposed To
the taN, Believe outsiders coming h
in and competing should be taxed. " II
Dr, W ", Hicks n am OPP y
posed Ia occupation tax, First, |
because We are already taxed hcav- II
lis, and believe further tax would
work INJURY Ia the city aud give II /
bad rcpute. Z
Anderson a Allen Don think q
i is right. aud believe il would Al
work a hardship on the business h
whose burden il great II
'nough anyway |.
John Bottomiield, n am willing IL
q pay taxes on my tools, hut iur, n
her than that am opposed To IT,"
". ]. Pcddicord "ltother places a,
lave il, and the council deems II u
Npedicut see no harm in il. r>
Mckner Bros I'VE are opposed ia
. IT, We believe in all paving cl
axes alike" Az
l., \. Magoon II have no ohjec- as
Ion to small business tax. provid- m
ig Il Is small Still, | don / know az
ihN any class should be double IN
iNed. n,
Hyatt \ Fortune. We are OPP NJ
osed to il, II is not righ, OF just. nr
AK all alike,
St Johns Grocey Co Opposed a.
} double taxation We pay our ~
'Nes cheerlully, bu, don't wan, to :" :,
compelled TO pay Special tax h,.
lst because We are in business ~,
l., Elliott Am against il Its ~ ="
! right To tax people who come in ,;n
,casionally and compete, but men ~,