Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-04-02
VOLUME E %
SILETZ

Tuesday evening Siletz had small
cyclone, the wind came in gusts and
hail as large as birds eggs covered
the ground, and 1t looked bit un-
natural to see the flowers In bloom
along the pathway and in the mead
ows and to hear the meadow lark and
robin singing as tho it was spring.
1t Is spring time and the birds should
have kept quiet duriag the storm. The
pussy-foot willow Is out In hersoft
spring adornment as another indica-
tion that spring is here. The farmer
says that 1t is too early to plant gar
den tho some have planted early
potatoes and other early garden truck.
At the Grange meeting Friday Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Slocum were elected
as delegates to the annual meeting
of the State Grange to be held at Bend
In June. 1t was also decided to have
an open meeting of the Grange before
the Primary election to discuss the
millage bill, tax limitation and other
issues that will be on the ballot to
voted on at the general election next
fall. Some of the measures have
merit and some are doubtful, there
fore the voter should be well posted
before the election comes on. 1t is
the duty of every voter to study the
issues and the educational situation
OF Oregon. You will be called upon
to decide as to whether we shall go
ahead with the higher educational
system that now prevails or shall we
turn 1t down. The millage law went
into effect in 1913. The same year
the O.A.C. had 1854 students. Today
there are 1878 students in the O.A.C.
and 1745 at the state university. In
1913 the millage tax furnished a rev.
enue Of $751; for the support Of the
O.A.C. and in 1920 the income from
this source was $396,174. In 1913 the
millage yielded toward the support Of
tn University $286,284 and this year
$297,130 The attendance at the Uni.
versity has increased 152 per cent
and its income but 3.S per cent. The
attendance at the O.AC has Increased
14S per cent and its income only 3.S
per cent The purchasing power Of
81 is less than half what it was in
1913 and with an increase of $50 per
cent in attendance. The increase in
revenue produced by the millage bill
has been less than 4 per cent The
explanation lies in the fact that in
1913 the assessed valuation of the
state was $9542S2,37 and in 1919 it
was but 1910 ,435,472 an increase of
per cent. This shows the increase
of the number of the faculty to take
care of the increased number of stud
ents and the high cost of living makes
the cost of running the schools more
than 100 per cent greater than in
1913, with an increased attendance of
$50 per cent the schools cannot con-
tinue without dismissing large part
of the faculty and students who wish
to attend these higher institutions of
learning. 1t will not add very much
to the tan payer. A man who pays
$100 tax will have about $3.50 added
to his taxes.
Jack Morgan and Mr. Hayden of
Siletz Basin were visitors at Siletz
today. Mr. Morgan is looking after
his timber interests and real estate
that he still holds in this part Of the
county. Mr.. Hayden is landlord of
the Basin Hotel.
Mr.. W. A. Walsh, at one time large
timber owner, spent several days at
SiletZ.
Rev. Walter Ross has been appoin-
ted a representative of the missionary
education for the Interchurch World
Movement for Lincoln County.
Warren Hall has sold three car loads
of potatoes. This makes about 1000
sacks. Price from $3.50 to $4OO per
sack The potatoes were hauled by
wagon and truck to the Miller logging
camp and loaded on the train, dis
tance of about three miles.