Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-10-26

and 10 tax no other class OF property.
By taxing land values the selling price
OF land will dcprcciatc. This viii IN
crease the available wealth oft tn
country about double as onc-hslf n
the wealth now produced Is devoted o.
the purchase OF land. This sum will
be liberated for use in productive en-
tcrprlses, and viii 80 to pay ion labor
Increasing the demand. increasing
wages and the PRODUCING power OF an
who work
IL would, Of course. be necessary to
raise the rate of taxation, but this
would not materially AFFECT tho fnrmar
or those who make land productive;
because they would have no other taxes
TO pay. and those who hold land for
speculative purposes. depending on the
Increase OF population and Che indus
try of the producer to make their in
yestment valuable would be subjected
20 the greatest Increase in taxation and
would have TO make the land prolnc-
tive to pay the tax. thus compelling
them 90 spend money for the employ
ment OF labor, on they would have 90
sell the sand TO others who would make
Il productive
When the propaganda has been car
iicd 70 the extent OF converting a sur
ficiently large number OF people To the
rightfulness OF the single tax theory
working ia one or two states. whore
the constitution permits the inuova-
ton, and IL Is firmly believed that
test win be 50 satisfactory that the
people Of all the states win adopt II,
and wonder why they have not done 50
long age
When Mr.. PASTORAL was asked 4
the single tax was IN operation any
where In the world ne replied. 1T Is
partially applied IN Canada. Australia,
New Zealand. and In 100 cities in Ger
many. That is, most of the cities ln
these countries do not tax buildings
and other Improvements upon land,
money or personal property; but the
state and national governments stin
tax these forms OF property. The fun
benefit OF the single tax cannot be had
until taxes are abolished upon all prop
erty except land values The cities
which have adopted il have. at cleo
tons for the purpose time and again
refused TO go back TO the old system N
taxing personal property and improve
ments."
Mr. Pastoriza is accompanied by his
wife, and they find additional pleas
ure In visiting Provo from the fact that
their son, Hugh Pastoriza, Is in the
engineering department. OF the Tellu-
ride Power company In this city.
IN OREGON OR MISSOURI.
Since the foregoing was published.
Mr.. Pastorza sends The Deseret News
the following:
! am just in receipt OF further in
formation regarding this rapidly
spreading movement 20 place the peo-
pie upon the land without friction or
injury 10 the body polite.
Mr.. Daniel Kiefer. chairman Of the |
who have control Of this |
large fund, known as the FEELS Fund /
u America" writes me that the bulk |
OF the FUND win be spent In securing |
legislation in either Oregon or Mis- |
souri,. which will pat the reform in |
practical operation These states have |
been selected because Of the absence |
Of constitutional objections. We con-
identity believe that the practical oper- |
alton Of the single tax in one or two |
states for a couple of years, will pro- |
iuce such a marked prosperity FOR i
hose states. that the officials or other |
ltates viii voluntarily adopt It 90 pre-
vent depopulation, by emigration 10 |
.hese two states, as was the case In /
Australia at the time the state Of New /
south Wales adopted It only partially. |
about a year ago.
The people OF the adjoining state. I
emigrated in large numbers |
10 New south Wales. and We're only /
stopped by a proclamation OF the gov /
ernor Of Victoria that he would recon-
mend similar legislation 10 the parla-
ment at its next session