Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-11-15 | Page 2 | Single Tax System Decisively Defeated in Oregon Election

N Mme I 1 1 I Single Tax System I I I I Decisively Def Defeated 1 I 1 I 1 1 in Oregon Election 1 1 I 1 1 Portland Ore Ore Nov Xo 1 The Thc f. f The full rull I rented value land tax an and homeI homemakers homemakers' home home- home 1 I I 1 mal makers makers' loan Joan amendment commonly common common- I I ap- ap application I ly called the single Je tax bill an ap application ap- ap of the Henry George Georgc theor theory theory the the- I or ory that all taxes should be borne bornel I h by land Jand was defeated In the olec- olec I elec-I 1 lion In Oregon Orlton b by a vote ote of oC IS 1384 1 1 to 9 I. I r It proposed to tax all lands at atthe I 1 the full rental value alue tho the present owner having preferred right to I i I 1 I rent the lands from the state stale Opponents Opponents Op Op- I I of or the thc measure assert asserted cd Its r 1 purpose was to confiscate all land and i 1 1 titles title leaving owners and mort mortgages I t I I nothing but Improvements an and and preferred pre pre- I erred Corred rights to become tenants tenant of or I Ithe i the iho state I I l t I Ii tI i I 1