Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-01-13

The indirect taxation proposed by
the Farmers and shippers Congress is
| running The gauntlet Of attacks and
criticism. Tho batteries Of the anony.
nous enemy Of taxation reform, the
batteries VI ofHcialism, and the batter.
les of tho tax commission are turned
upon it. BUT THE BILL STANDS
STRONG WITH TIE PEOPLE, WHO
SEE IN IT THE ONLY HOPE OF
TAXATION REFORM AT THE COM.
mo ELECTION
Tho state tax commission would b.
put out of business II this bin became
law. Their salaries could not b. cK.
tended Indefinitely. Their voluminous
report that viii cost thousands Of dob.
lars 90 print would never SEQ tho light
of day " Tho farmers bin woat
through. Their graft would b gone
and n this bin is not passed tho whole
TAXATION reform busiscss will 90 Into
tho hands Of three men and their
clofka WHO ARE TODAY UNDER
TIE INFLUENCE OF A srN0LE
PLUToCRAT IN TIE CITY OF
PORTLAND, anil playing second "a.
100 20 tho barnaelcs aud onicialirm
that h'a bella Portland IN lts grasp for
twenty Years
Tho nma Influence that fought iho
hat salary law foF four years aud anal.
~ postponed ils eoing into effect until
January, 1901, and that has enacted
corpofaiIon tar lawTIIAT TAXES THE
SMALLER CORPORATIONS HEAvI.
LY, AND PRACTICALLY ExENPTs
THE CORPORATIONS SOUGHT TO
IN TAXED by THE FARAnERs'
hiLL-iheso same influences are aght.
ing this proposed BIN.
Sign Up tho Petitions.
an farmers and citizens 10 towns
arc urged 20 sign up the petitions. Tho
farmers hiIl does uot repeal a line Of
EXISTING law tho subject u taxation
'ani makes only two minor changes.
liui 't does propose 90 shift the whole
state iaH onto intangible sources Ey.
cry t'Tiy-dollaF a moaih deputy soun,
'Y Official who becomes exalted into a
state official DRAWING TEN THOU.
SAND DOLLARS A YEAR IN VIo.
LArtoN or THE CONSTITUTION
'''s himself nap 20 cen ,hs people Just
how tho farmers bin win upset the
constitution, and destroy an the rev.
eAaes Of the state government Pay.
n' attention 20 tho above class of crit,
''s, Who have opposed ana helped kin
every bIl 10 ta2 the gross eallings Of
corporations Tor the past ten years
Tho President Of the willamette De.
'elopmeat League vas asked for an in.
''F'.'w yesterday by the Portland
n.ospluers and said.
Col HOfa's Interview.
The Indirect ,aHa,.ou ban sought 10
o' 'a'iiated hy the Farmers ana shin.
peFs' Congresses hs.d az NsMinnville
and Woolburu Is not open TO any ssri.
oas criticism, The title OF the bm Is,
"A bll for am act 90 rs.saact tha a.
',-sm'n' aaA taxation laws Of the state
I'i urssea Including an evisting
amendments .aere.n." The title than
SITS 'a' tae only changes made in the
proposed t.L aud ,hsy are as f,llows.
J Transferring the souuty pol t,x AZ
ono dollar 20 tte ROAD fur1 of the
county This TAX is not now sousetea
except from persons who have a prop-
'r'y TAX 90 uay By trsusf.--ing h
'ae TAX bo1ome sollesiabls ig,t hs
same as Pou tax
/ Changes the ses,iou that 5oss NJ, on
into eaesi uutl 1910. which viii thsn
make rev basis for arrortioring the
state TAX % the counties. but ,s mi.
''A proposes 90 wipe oat the 5irs.,
state TAX o. the counties. tut IA nj.
''i proposes Co wipe out the 3ire,t
STATE TAX there Win be nothing "a an.
P''''ou II it carries out Tie vishss =,
committee, Provides for ,,,,,-ti--
'ae assessment before equalization mi.
results 10 other states In 5i.,l,.i,,
ltaotn ptrsnraI r-,.-.-.
'''A'a real estate lt Is uotorious ths,
.'''aal property essapes as Just sh.r.
% taxes and publicity Is ths o,l,
''aeay' Raises the tax on the gro,.