The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-08-17
is A GREAT IMPROVEMENT

Probably no story excited so much
dustrial men of the city of Moscow
as the Star-Mirrors exclusive an
nouicement of the change made by
the Washington Water Power Com
munity and the cities and sections
covered by its power lines. The man
agement not only states that the pow
er available will cover all emergen-
cies, and especially when storms Gre
ate a break, but that the power will
be full and ample for any incoming
industry or industries. The fact that
Moscow is reaching out for more in
dustries adds tribute to the COM
pany that recognized the city as well
as the cities of Genesee and Lewiston
and their intermediate sections. The
corporation has long been recognized
as one of the best in the general
scheme of states where power is re-
quisite and where industries depend
on the juice for keeping it's plants
going at all times. To the business
and industrial men this power can be
both economical and profitable. The
criticism that has been laid at the
doors of the corporation has been for
gotten in the contemplation of great
er service. And when it is remem-
bered in this connection that the
power is stated by the management
to be practically unlimited the
citizens of Moscow at large can take |
off their hats to a corporation that
has shown an initiation that COM
mends itself without any further
qualification
ON TAX EXEMPTION PRIVILEGES
In accordance with the policy
promised of giving a thoro ventila
ton to the tax exemption campaign
the Star-Mirror quotes today from
the Inter Ocean bureau in part regard
ing the efforts made by the Chicago
Mortgage Bankers association: The
Chicago Mortgage Bankers Associ-
alton charges that tax exemption
causes the diversion of large amounts
of money by estates and individuals
with large incomes from building en-
terprises to those which are inert, so
far as productive industry is concer-
ned 1t charges the building short
age to be due largely to the purchase
of tax free securities, and that as
result rents and taxes upon the gem
eral public are increased. A protest
against the furtherance of tax ex-
has been sent by the associ-
alton to every member of Congress
and the foundation of a national, or |
ganization of city mortgage loan men |
has been formed 1t is purposed
through this national organization to
that the extension of the |
AK exemption privilege means ex- |:
amption for the wealthy only and
greater taxation for the general pub :,
ic; higher rents through less build
ng; the continuance of the high liv-
ng cost and unemployment because y
# less capital FOR productive industry i
md a general hating of industrial >
development. Attention is directed :,
oward farm loan bank bonds and Fl
oint stock land bank bonds, now tax a
as illustrations of the dan Fl
ers of extension of the tax exemp-
ion privilege and also as class leg "
Station. If this practice continues 1T
5 feared other classes Of the people :
7ill ask like privileges. The organi- !,
alton will eoeE To demonstrate to
he farmers that they are ultimately i,
he real sufferers, because of the re- q
ultant slowing down of industry and he
he consequent restriction of mar re
cts for farm products, together with W
ne higher taxes they must pay