Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1913-07-29
The New Law Presents an Opportunity Never
Before Enjoyed of Making All Who Reap
Help in the Sowing
LAW GETS TICHTWADS AND NON-RESIDENTS
Gives an EQUAL Chance to All Who Are FnQaQed
in Building the Greatest City on
the Pacific Coast

The article in the Herald of last
Friday was written with the express
purpose of bringing out the views of
the public upon the subject of levy
ing publicity tax. This question
will come before the city council in
q couple of months for decision. and
this paper believes that the general
public should give 1t careful consid-
Grafton and instruct the councilmen
from the respective wards according
ly. The average citizen wakes wroth
at anything suggestive of an addi-
tional tax, and the councilman usual.
ly endeavors to act according to the
wishes of his constituents, but, the
law being new, the Herald believed
a discussion of the advisibility at
this time would be apt to procure
an intelligent decision by the coun-
Gil. hence, we have published the full
text of the law twice, and argued in
our last edition for the levy of the
tax. AS we expected, several COM
munications--three in number-have
been received. OF those, two COM
mended the position taken by this
paper, and will appear later The
third is from a gentleman whose
Judgment we know to be worthy of
consideration, and who opposes the
tax. For this reason, it is given pre-
ference, and follows
To The Editor:
The Herald has usually been on the
right side of public questions, and
above all things has shown dispo.
sition to protect the interests Of the
tax payer; accordingly, it was with
more than surprise that the writer
read in your last issue highly dis
played argument in favor of increas'
ing the burden of taxes which are
now being paid by the struggline
home builders Of this city. whose dol
lars come by the sweat Of their brows
and to whom an increase Of taxes
means much of hardship.
1t would seem to the writer tina;
you have departed far from your Gus
tomary policy by advocating the levy
Of tax, the proceeds of which would
be used for advertising the town.
With no intention of being person
al, it would seem to me that you
have been Influenced" in some man
ner, for this article does not sound
like you, Mr.. Carney.
am willing to admit that Aber
deem is not progressing with her old
time and customary vigor, but dc
not believe the working man and the
man who is trying to build home
should be taxed to pay the cost o1
an attempt to bring about renew
al Of conditions which do not bene
At him.
Your article in last Fridays paper
will require some explanations be
fore men situated as the writer Is
will clearly understand how the at
titude you have taken is for the bene
At of the people generally.
A Subscriber.
With all due respect to the writer
the reader will agree that but one
point is sought to be made the our
esteemed Subscriber" namely, that
the burden would fall upon the work
ingman or man Of small means, the
man who by thrift and industry has
secured a small property. We take
direct exception to this method Of
reasoning, and beg to inform hin
that he is to be the greatest gamer
by such tax-wisely used. It Is
fair to assume that the present val
ne of the home of the average work
man in Aberdeen will not exceed
$4,000. Assessed on a 40 per cent
basis. he would appear on the ia,
roll at $500. Should the city levy
two-mill tax 1t would cost him 81
cents year. The average home
builder in Aberdeen figures that il
three years the increased value o
his property will net a handsome re
turn, and 1t is usually true. But