Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1910-09-13
WRONG IN PRINCIPLE.

Lest the published account of the
proceedings of the Dallas city council
on last Monday night may be misun-
derstood, it should be said that the or
dinance placing a license on meat ped
dies does not apply to farmers who
slaughter their own animals for the
purpose of peddling the meat. The Ii
cense applies only to the local markets
and to those persons or firms who buy
or deal in animals for the purpose of
slaughtering the same, or who pur-
chase meat for the purpose of resell
ing the same.
While the ordinance, in the form pass
ed by the council. is not as detrlmen-
tai to the best interest of Dallas as it
would have been had the farmers been
required to pay a license, the Obser-
yer believes the measure will not meet
with public approval. 1t is evident that
the ordinance contains provisions
which were not acceptable to all of
the members of the board, as Council
men Kirkpatrick and Ayres cast their
votes against it,
Without any desire to find fault with
the council, this newspaper believes
that If license is placed on the SELL
ing of meat, a general protective Ii |
cense should be placed on the business |
OF all merchants who deal in provis- n
ions and foodstuffs-and IT is safe to a
say that such a law would meet with G
widespread disfavor. Since this license
virtually amounts to protection for
the meat markets of the city. it does
not seem right that this one class of a
dealers alone should be singled out for az
such protection when many other busi- fC
ness firms which are forced to COM ca
pete with outside concerns are Afford as
ed no protection against out-of-t town &c
al
What protection. for instance, is Civ h,
en- to the printers of Dallas? The city ii,
has two printing offices with large w
of money invested I'm equip ia
ment These concerns contribute to tit
the local taxes and pay out thousands as
OF dollars annually for wages every w
dollar OF which is spent with the home sci
merchants. Notwithstanding this fact. is
here is scarcely a week i'm the year tn,
but some salesman for a Portland or ca
san Francisco concern visits the city col
or the purpose of soliciting orders for tn,
printing and TO take out Of Dallas and
'olk County money which, II orders sol
7ere given them, might never find its nol
ray back to the Golfers of the home ma
usiness men. Every resident of Dali are
rs knows this is fact, and yet no one pri
yer hears Of any steps being taken to 9th
rotect the local printers against these 10
utside "peddlers" Of printed matter. any
The truth is, the home printers do for
OF ask for any such protection at the Rel
ands Of the city The local printing TO
'neerns turn out practically every T
ollar's worth OF printing used in Dali will
$. and they hold this trade By doing Rer
good or better work. az as low or for
wer prices, as can be obtained from
e outside concerns They win and
I'D their business on merit alone. and II
ey are never heard asking the thrs
ty council to take them under its GOV,
otecting wing. nal
" 'ie 'ne council doubtless acted paig
nscientiously and for what Il con- abIv
iered the best in granting this spec- viii
favor to the local meat markets. thes
e Observer believes that the ordi- min,
nee Is wrong In principle smackinr cam.
u 20 loudly does Of class legislation. a -
.~eeei, the e''y fathers might have cant
ne worse. II must be said to their r,c.
sdit that they did not legislate g.ns
ainst the farmers.