Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1920-09-04
Thoughts Of Today
A Little Word to Big Farmers.

A Little Word to Big Farmers.
Reading an article in magazine
arfent the desirability of teaching
| farmers to keep books like depart
ment store, 1 found some interesting
| figures for farmers. The farm con-
sisted of eighty acres, worth 5000 per
acre. The annual gross receipts were
$1,000. The tax bill was $345, 8 per
cent of the total income. There was
about $1,000 left for the farmers fam
lily to live on. Now, Mr.. Farmer find
out by careful figuring what the tax
on the adjoining eighty acres of I'M
used land amounted to at so cents per
acre and then see if you would be ben
Gifted by the Single Tax, which lessons
taxes on improved farms and increases
them on valuable vacant lands. Do
you see that you had to pay $4,000 to
begin with to buy your farm before
you could get the privilege of earning
$1,000 a year for yourself? Then
think of the taxes on the things you
bought which you had to buy in addi-
ton.
Now, suppose the owner of the idle
land paid $40 per year for ten years
| Figure the totally and then sold out his
eighty acres for $500 per acre (more
| figuring). He would make profit of
| 81 800 on his idleness! Of course he is
only gambler, for it might go down
in value. How bitterly you farmers do
denOunce gamblers in stocks and
bonds, in wheat and produce, etc. I!
Can't you do a little denouncing of
land value gambling, which is the
worst of all?
Dim Vision.
taking rent prOfiteers to make up
the $5,0O0,O00 deficiency which the city
must raise to meet the added cost of
government will solve one of the press
ing municipal problems, but it will not
solve the problem of the citizen who
wants home at reasonable rent"
says the New York World. No; that
problem can only be solved by taxing
the vacant land profiteers. Glad the
World can see at least one-half Of the
problem even though that be dim vi
sion tremblingly voiced without cap
| ton.
Something Vital.
The American Contractor of August
Is has an article on waterways and
canals so good that might have writ
ten it myself. 1t is to be hoped that
this topic will be taken up generally
and become one of the foremost
thoughts in everybody's mind. How
e1, hn trrnr NJ
railroad blockade? Answer-Build ca
nails free of railroad interference.
Breach this subject at random and you
will be surprised to find how few have
| given it even moments thought.
And yet upon it depends plenty or
! scarcity of coal, wheat, steel, stone
and every other bulky commodity nee
essary to our very existence. What
does the average person care about
bulky transportation? He does not
think that his children may suffer
| from cold because of his neglect and
Indifference.
One of Nut Party.
| At one of the recent political con-
ventions among the Nuts" so called,
| was chap who wanted the nomina-
ton for President, so he got up cir
cular with three vignettes, one of him
self in the center and the others of
Washington and Lincoln on either
side. This is ludicrous to every one
but Socialist because in their doc
trine everybody is equal. If anyone
denies this l will set Lenine at him.
Vote for Justice.
The candidates of party express
the aims of a party by their charac-
tiers. When parties select men of
spineless character, servile, subservi-
ent and ready to adapt themselves to.
every flow of wind that may blow
weathercocks, as they are called-then
the party itself is withoutpublic spirit
and is dominated by some special in
terest. When you find men of strong
will, or dominant devotion to the well
fare of the masses, then you may be
sure that the party is actuated by an
idea that aims to benefit humanity,
even though sometimes its ideals may
rest on false base Those candidates
may not be elected They are good
suggestions for any one in doubt to
lead them to consider whether the
foundation idea of the party is sound
and just. The superstructure may be
open to question, but no excuse can be
found for basic wrong. When you
can put your ideal to the acid tests of
justice and equity you need fear no
dereliction of duty on your part when
you mark your ballot. What is needed
above everything else in this country
iS pr AYEREIrI. yntinpS