Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-12
PRESS
SUSTAINS
MEASURE
To Substitute Indirect Tax
alton for Direct
State Tax

Copies Of the initiative Dill revising
| the assessment and taxation laws which
has been carefully prepared by com
Imitiee Of th Willamette Valley Devel
opment League, are now in circulation.
| Appended to each bill is a blank for
signatures which are yet necessary
10 get the proposed measure on the
ballot. Signatures equal to s per
cent Of the vote cast at the last gen.
eral election are necessary. It is
generally conceded by those who have
examined the bill that it is an i'm.
proycment on the present assessment
/ and taxation law. That feature in
crcasing the taxation Of the gross
earnings Of insurance companies, the
adequate taxing Of express, telegraph.
telephone and railroad companies, In.
cIuiing special car service within The
state. is generally approved and viii
no doubt be popular with the voters
at che polls The provision requiring
publication Of the assessment rolls is
also strongly commended. 70 is The.
aim Of The bin to reduce general. taxa.
iion so per cent at the outset. and 70
is believed within y few years under
lee operation enough revenue will bel
raised 90 run tho state government so
that direct taxation may be abolished
This paper is convinced that The pro.
posed measure is IN The interest Of ,he
tax payers Of Oregon The necessary
number Of signatures must be- secured
BY February Z, n it goes on The bal.
lot and a copy Of the bin with blank
Tor signatures attached. bas been pro
cured and laid on the dcsk Of the West
sido Enterprise Office Tor the benefit
Of ihosc who desire 20 help the meas
urc along by their signature. II lsl
distinctly a peoples measure without
any paid eaHyamefs Tor signatures.
and u YOU are impressed with Be lm,
poriauec, drop IN and ada your name
20 tho list of signatures.
of ihe new tax bin, tho oregonIan
has 10 says
The hill Is a general ono of 100 SEQ.
lions Doubtless ihere will be differ
enees of opinion as 10 the success oil
the eommiyleei but ths work seems 10
tho oI,gur.m an improvement up6r
the pTrsoui system.
We hr4 iu H. however ra e..slf, |
provision Tor taxation os public fran.
ehises-prop5rllss of lleb value. hsl
very highest because che basis oil
production of enormous Profits In mi.
vaio hands The State Tax Commits.
sion Is preparing another hin. 10 In.
eludo this feature, We are told; but|
the legislature cannot bo expected toI
enact H. Lobby byists, in pay OF fran,
ehiso holders and iobbers in general
VIII be AZ she capital 20 defeat ID. Al
legislature Is easily "worktl" Ary|
suitable and proper tax bin there.
fore, viii have 90 60 10 The peopls
This one, offered by the DEVELOPMENT
League may perhaps as well 20 toI
the people now and au improved one
later Much work has been done upop
IT, and much pains taken with ia. Gen.
tainlyi aro Il sufficient number af
names saa he eoIle,tsd-whieh win
require active work. Tor tho time is|
short-ihg electors may thns W.nI
enough of 10 90 enact b. Yet tl, 0r,
gonian must says that 30 regrets teI
one omission. which. however NAV b..
supplied later.
The oregouiau regrets tbar sIgrsa
taxing franchises direct was ror ir
serted i'm the proposed assessment ar5
taxation bill This matter Mas .,r
sidered by the committee tbat h..
pared the bill. and but for the f,,t
that 10 was believed the earsri-,,i,n.r