Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-30
VANCOUVER AND THE SINGLE TAX.


VANCOUVER AND THE SINGLE TAX.
Alfred D. Cridge of the Portland Labor Press ed-
tor of The Capital Journal to task for saying that income tax
is collected at Vancouver b. G.
Mr. Crdge is devong his energies and abilities to giving
Oregon the Henry George single tax system of raising
and his able work is part of the Fes propaganda.
We going to copy his letter to and then reply to it, and
wish say we prejudice whatever against the proposed
single tax system in 0regon-nor for it.
He writes several letters but under date of July 15 has
this characteristic way of saying his say:
For goodness sake, aliive Where in Jehosaphats
realm do you get the idea that Vancouver b. c. collects an
income tax?
wrote you once before that there was nothing of the
sort there Why do you persist in such crazy idea?
THERE is NOT NOW, NEVER WAS AND THERE IS
NO PROPOSAL FOR ANY INCOME TAX WHATEVER
IN VANCOUVER, B. G.
ut weakens the influence of any paper to constantly
makes misstatements of fact.
"There a state income tax in British Columbia but no
city income tax There license taxes in Vancouv
er but they do not pay anywhere near third of the running
expenses of the city,
and city government are one so far as we can understand
it.
"The rural communicates derive their entire revenue
from land value taxes and find it applicable to them to
the towns and cities
%o up there for trip and find out these things and
We will admit that have read all that has been pub
lshed on this subject do expect to- have
business attend to besides writing and studying about the
single tax
We have family support and payroll to meet satur
day nights and not the public payros in the
ploy of the Joseph Fels fund.- nor anyone ese
But our information for any statements made about the
single tax the Vancouver plan taken from the Single Tax
Review, Vancouver special number, May-June 1911.
On page twelve at the bottom of the page Mr. Crdge will
IND following statement that may surprise him. as it did our
selves:
amount Of levied from the city of Vancouver
from April l, 1910 to March 81, 1911
Personal property .......... ....$ 63,375.OS
nINOoME IAA '.'..,...,......' 49,. 56,816Il
revenue IpoD tax ..,.......', ...,.. 56O55OO
Total ....................... 49,. $l76y8Oe.19
The people of Vancouver pay this income tax and probably
get back share of from the provincial government
The Capital Journal has said the single tax system applied
in Vancouver had some advantages but the system entirely
different from what Fes fund people propose Oregon
For instance the single tax not adopted in Vancouver all
at one sweep,
In justice to the Oregon single takers, must say they
going at it here in pecemea too.
The first step in Vancouver taken in 1885, when so
ton
Ten years later 1906 the exemption was increased to rs
per cent Of the value Of improvements
In 1910 after evng tax only % per cent of the value
OF improvements, the exemption was made complete.
The change was gradual and all valuations gradually
adjusted to the new system
BY forcing all valuations upon what is called real es-
tate the land values advanced very rapidly
But according to the above authority the land tax remains at
22 mills on the dollar just what twas before the single tax
adopted
Real property Vancouver has increased in valuation from
$3829724 in 1895, to $780, in 1909 while improve
ments increased for the period from $4317660 to $24
405,2l0
According to the last the province of British Coum-
bia had upwards of 100000 population
cial.
The former covered cities townships towns which have
been incorporated.
The latter applies all territory not organized into municipal
ies
The income is graduated follows $1,000 and less eXempt
$1,000 $4,000 per $4,000 to $4,000 one and
onequarer per cent $4,000 and onehaf percent to
$1,000 two per cent $1,000 two and onehaf per cent
poll revenue tax is levied all male persons between
the ages of 18 and go, unless members of active militia
The total of British Columbia for the fiscal year
ending March 81 1910 $S8741 twice the revenues
of Oregon, with nearly double the population.
The principal sources Of revenue were
Dominion subsidy ...,,,.... 49,. .....$ 522,O76
Land sales ...,,....,., .,... .,,.' 2,61818S
Timber licenses ... ,..,..". -. 80. :, 1,92S9O1
Timber royalty 49,. ........ -. =. :. 49,. 519S
Registry fees 1850, ........ :. 80, ,.. 4OS,S26
Chinese registration act ...... =, 80, 356,200
land tax (Wlder, Coal and Timber) ........ 2509O4
Land revenue .,.., .,... 80. 80. 49,. 175,77S
Real property tax .........., -. =. =. =. 335744
Revenue (pol) tax ...,..,... $50, =, ...... 26O6S2
Personal property tax ......,,. ..... !, 1852
Income tax .,.. ....... ,,,. 80. .... 190,9S4
Mineral tax ......,,..,..... 49,. :. 80. 10260S
Royalty tax coal ..,.......... ..s, ..... 222,722
Succession duty. ........,. -. =. 10S495
Miscellaneous taxes and fees .......... 925737