The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1912-01-16
MASS MEETING RESOLUTION.
Continued from First Page.)

| has money to lean is going to get a
certain percent out Of it and If this
tax is put on mortgages he will raise
the rate of interest so as to cover this
tax. AS to the exemption of $4,000 on
| homes, he expressed himself as being
against anything of that sort as it
would tend to fill the town with houses
| of that value or less value, and the
| farmer, he thinks, needs no encourage
ment in building home as he will do
| SO anyway as soon as he gets the mon
ely to put into it.
A short discussion of the Henry
George theory-that of taxing land
and not mprovements-was given by
Judge Davies. While he does not pose
as Henry George man, Mr.. Davies
| pointed out some good points in that
! theory, using the city of Vancouver as
an instance of remarkable growth and
| development under this theory of ex-
empting all improvements.
OF course, this was hardly parallel
case with the one under discussion as
the city of Vancouver exempts all i'm
provements, while the proposed bill
will only exempt the home to the ex-
tent of $4,000.
AS to mortgages. moneys and cred
it's, Mr.. Davies endorses the Ohio the
DRY OF having certain fixed rate of
taxation on this class of property, thus
giving It an element of certainty and
the man who had money to loan could
come into the state and know just
what he was going to be taxed on the
money he loaned.
G. f. Sprague favored the adoption
of tax commission, but his concep-
ton OF the effect of $4,000 exemption
on homes was that it would shift the
burden of taxation onto the farmer
and business man, which he deemed
unfair. However, he said there were
good arguments on both sides of the
question and that some laws that look
ed good on the face of them would not
do in actual practice, and as the ques-
ton OF taxation was and always had
been a complicated one, he would sug-
gest tht we advise our representatives |
to go slow in the passing of such laws
and weigh the matter thoroughly be-
fore voting. He put this sentiment in |
the form of notion "That we advise
our representatives to only pass such +
laws as are absolutely necessary to re-
lieve the situation at the present mo-
ment and that the commission, which |
he approved of, shall make careful in
vestigation and find out conditions so
that at the next session of the legisla-
ture, If possible, they could present
laws for the consideration of the leg
islature to properly adjust the tax sit
uation of this state"
The motion was seconded and
thrown open for discussion. Senator
Hornibrook thought the motion too
broad for a member of the legislature
to know just what the people of Twin
Falls really wanted, and after discus
sion by several persons present,
which, however, did not adhere closely
to the motion made, the motion was
and the original subjects
taken UP by Judge Chamberlin, C. d.
Thomas, Senator Hornibrook, George
Smith, Hamilton, Arthur SWIM Fred |
Nihart and others.
In order to get the sentiment of
those present, Geo. Smith made mo-
ton that the meeting be in favor of
an exemption of $1,000 on homes. The
motion was seconded. J. A. Malone
proposed an amendment making the
exemption 81 500 instead of 81 900. The
amendment was accepted and the mo-
ton voted on with the result of &c in
favor of and 20 against.
Another motion was introduced to
instruct the representatives to vote
for the tax commission as outlined in
the government report. The motion
was voted unanimously.
The subject of taxation being settled
90 Commissioner luck addressed, the
assembly asking for the views of the
people in regard to permitting the use
OF the court house by lodges, church,
conventions and other public gather
ings. After some discussion, w. H.
Eldrldge made a motion that the past
action of the county commissioners in
refusing the use of the court house to
all public assemblies be indorsed by
this meeting. Motion seconded and
voted unanimously.
Chairman Ostrander took advantage
OF the opportunity to announce the
potato breakfast of the Commercial
club to be held in the Masonic Temple.
January 20
He also called attention to the var
lous kilograms that had been received
and sent by the Commercial club in re-
gard to the proposed change in the
Jarb1dge mail rout, whereby the mail
would go via Deeth instead of Three
Creek The kilograms were read and
commented on and a motion was made
by Maxwell that the Commercial club
acre communicate with the Jarbidge
Commercial club and have them wire
heir wishes. Motion carried.
Wanted, Music Pupils.
A limited number of children or