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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1919
Page
6
A friend's letter asks how a Single Tax could be begun and questions landowners surrendering title without double value paid. It challenges changing home ownership, warning against turning people into roaming renters nationwide.
The piece argues the justice of reform as a prerequisite to social change, noting abolition of slavery and liquor laws as precedent. It highlights decades of argument and popular demand, warns reform may burden the innocent, and urges careful study of land tenure issues as a path forward.
A discussion on land value taxation outlines the movement known as the Single Tax. Advocates argue it could eliminate other taxes by shifting all taxation to land values. The approach aims to be gradual to avoid hardship, with examples in western Canada and partial applications in Houston and Pueblo. California voters face a constitutional amendment for gradual adoption.
A correspondent argues that vast land holdings are unhealthy for a republic and that Eminent Domain plus a single tax on land values would end land hoarding and speculation. Land value is a community product and taxing it to an annual rental would ensure land achieves its highest economic use.
A historical argument defends the single tax by separating land value from improvements. Landowners would pay an annual land-value indemnity while buildings remain untaxed, encouraging construction and easing moves without forcing renters to roam.
The piece argues for a transition from current land tenure to single tax, contending taxing land values at full rental value is unjust. It notes compensated reform, compares potential losses to abolitionist eras, and suggests the shift may cause gradual, offset gains amid lasting benefits. It emphasizes equity, gradual adjustment, and moral considerations in reform.
The passage argues that land values created by society belong to the public and that private holders gain unearned wealth. It condemns speculative land titles and asserts the moral primacy of the community and landless people over a few who profit from land rights. The text equates land value rights with essential life defense and condemns centuries old customs supporting usurpations.
Reading bishop argues the peace treaty with Germany and the US Constitution should reflect God’s will rather than merely include his name. He cites ancient reverence for the Deity’s name and cautions against overemphasizing the divine name at the expense of spiritual obedience and harmony with God’s will.
The piece argues that wartime religious needs were met by secular agencies like the Red Cross and Y M C A and questions whether ecclesiastical leaders will adjust policies to current conditions or cling to past concerns. It asserts religion as service, citing the Saviour's teaching on serving the least of these.
Van der Zyl Bros. reports steers 8.00 to 12.00 per cwt and butcher stock 6.00 to 9.00 per cwt with 12.00 to 13.50 per cwt, plus 1.00 to 1.25 per bit and 1.75 to 2.05 per bit. 58¢ per bit. Pella Produce Co. lists packing stock butter prices with cream noted.
A compilation notes tariff talk and cheap goods, a Philadelphia skull surgery joke, Rock Island train woes, court injunctions, and humorous quips about paving, cat ranch scams, and leap year voters. It mentions Case Van Synpost and a Burlington injunction over calls, ending with a nudge to stay in Burlington.
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