The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1911-08-10

The two following paragraphs al
from a letter received from Assesse
Kaufman:
Editor Tribune: l am glad to not
that YOU favor the New Zealand sy
stem of taxation, in part at least
though you seem to think 1t Will D
OF little use to the farmer- In tn
first place, the New Zealand syster
exempts all improvements from tax
alton. That is one of the importan
features of any real tax reform
movement. In addition to this yer
excellent feature, New Zealand,
you stated in your editorial, direct
each landowner to assess his owl
land values, with the understanding
that the community may take tn
property, without costly condemnation
proceedings, at an advance of III PEI
cent on the value as given in b!
the owner.
This would be specially valuable
feature here in Bellingham SO far as
the tide flats are concerned. With
out using the tide flats Bellingham
will have dreary future; and
can see no better way for bringing
these factory sites into use than to
assess them at their full value as
appraised by the owner, with the
understanding that the city can take
them at 10 per cent advance at any
time before the next equalization,
value. This is what have been
advocating for many years, and !
am pleased to have the support of
the Lynden Tribune.
The two paragraphs printed above
are only about one fifth of Mr.. Kauf-
mans letter. Apparently he has
never learned that brevity is vertue
when addressing a country paper. w
could find room for only that part
of his letter that appeared to US
most interesting. Mr.. Kaufman goes
on to try and explain all about the
New Zealand system of taxation, the
Canadian system and our own system
and to argue in behalf of his own
pet theories. l suppose he will say
/ am unfair in not giving him a
couple of columns of my space, but
frankly l do not consider his argu-
ments Of sufficient interest to be
worth the space. II he does / will
sell him the space at my regular
rates.
A little while ago I read an edit
orial in some wet paper which an
nounced that Tacoma's anti-treat.
ing law was a dead letter. Apper-
antly the announcement was pre-
mature, Last week the police o.
Tacoma arrested 80 saloOnkeepers
charged with violation of the law.
Most of us are meaner than dirt
but we won't admit 1t.
l notice an Iowa man has invent
ed a grain shocker, the patent TO
which been been bought by one o
the big harvester companies. TIL
bundles are kicked into the shocke
from then harvester, and when
sufficient number are gathered the
are tied together with Irvine and tn
shock is ALTERNATELY dumped butt
down on the field.
In Iowa the food commissioner,
are keeping strict watch for farmer
who sell stale eggs to stores
private families. In my old neigh
borhood there has recently been tw
arrests and in each case the fin
was $50. / believe the better pou
trymen would welcome action
washington. The better poultryme
Know their eggs are fresh.
Last Thursday representatives
the United States, England an
France signed peace agreements. agr'
ing hereafter to settle all difficulti
by arbitration. without violating IL
agreement, they can't go to wa
with each other on any pretext.
Last thursday, Aug. 8. should
made a worlds holiday. 1t Is, l b
reye. the greatest day in centur
For. it marks the first step towa'
universal peace.
1t is possibly too much to expe
that there will be no more wars,
even that these three countries W
not engage in warefare any NOR
Murder is yet committed by indiv'
nails even though 1t has been %