The Seattle Star Newspaper, October 1, 1909, Page 8

; ? j DON'T TAX . : B Walker, Greatest Owner of Timber, Thinks Men of Money Should Never See Assessor. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn, Oct. 1 It fe a great mistake the people fn this country make-—wanting all the time to put thelr rich men into Jail “The rich men of the country are its benefactors; they are the empire builders; they are the men who reatly produce the wealth; they are the benefactors of the people.” These words were uttered by a man of great wealth—T. B. Walker of this city-——admittedly the largest individual holder of standing tim bor in the world, and often referred to as a rival of John D. Rockefeller in potat of riches. “You refer to such men as Harriman?” “Yes, Harriman, Hill, Rocke. folier—all those big men, They are empire builders; they are wonderful men.” “You consider that Harriman performed a great service to the community?” “Of course he did. All these big rich men perform great services to the community. Harriman was a servant of the people, That is the way with the rest of them—Jim Hill, Rockefeller or myself. We don't have the wealth. We simply Manage it in the interest of the people “You talk about Mr. Rockefeller being a rich man. He can't eat as much as I can; he wears clothes which are not as good as I wear. The same ts true of Jim Hill. His clothes are not quite as good as SURE-LET POOR ~¢ PAY THE TAXES THE 8STAR—FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1909, would ae if th piffer fn the distrt ton as between the people who tiv on Fifth ay, and thone who Hive on the Paw That ia only because the people on Fifth ay the brains ang | the capital produce more — and are, therefore, entitled to - more.” | = You aro sald to be th indivi ber in the w that you be aequirin form a other |things, In helping Umber It is only tm large tracts that tim ber can be economically adminis te “Do you think trusts are beneficial?” “Oh, no. They have been after me for years to get me to Incorporate and go inte a big timber trust. “And standing timber ts some thing which you can surround. on thé tariff business they were }camping on my trail there; and }later, when I was In New York, the lrepresentative from France hardly gave me any rest, and | bave had letters from bim sine.” | To whom do you refer when }you mention political agitator “Oh, | guess you can guess,” “LaPollette “You, he's “And Roosevelt?” “You, in a way he ta one, He fs too quick to jump at con lolusions and to go after such men as Harriman on techntoal violat ‘ of the law. T » people hav lto be stopped or they will bring }a revolution Is it true that your California jings amount it rier of the California do he, “and thone squares marked in red and green jare our holdings in that part.” PPP ee See ec eee ee eee ee ee ee eee ee 2 ‘od sections were T. B. WALKER, MULTI-MIL LIONAIRE TIMBER KING. very When I wae down tn Washington | i | | | * i ributed over the map. mine, and his railroads are a great |» BY T. B. WALKER * chuckled deal more trouble to him than they |» The Larcest Individual Owner of Timber in the World. * p a little jag of are to me or anybody else ini * “It is said you are opposed to |» Rich men are benefactors of the peop le * in « dingy old taxing rich»people. - Harriman was or ne ou ® |brick reside close to the heart “To be sure | am,” said Mr. * 1 would put taxes on the a * lof the city, ballt many years ago Walker. “! would put the taxes | «@ Mere brawn and muscle don't pre " * land now surrounded by buslnens on the poor and the thriftiess. [® People on Fifth av. are entitled to more me on the ® |propertios, On one side he has They are the people who should ® East Side ® /‘butit an extension for his art rab} pay them. i* Roosevelt is too quick to jump at conclusions *® ‘lery and next to this a emalier of “The man who accumulates|® % | tension, which he ses a# an office Wealth and makes wealth produce |®® RRR RARARAAAHREA HE eee eee Kee eee ee | Hore, with bis five sons, be ae more wealth is a benefit to the|— quires standing timber and ple community. You should encourage tures ke and writes about bie" 4 encourage | wealth, but this ( ; a , ed by the rich “You consider that accumutated |Dead)._ It ts brains Bee nt at ath a ene Leople Set men on the people at large capital is the source of all wealth?” |! capital. They a ally gna " — gorge “Certainly. Mere brawn and | ‘Re Wealth produce be The Raven oresertption servied Muscle don't produce wealth.” oe se Pte “That in my idea; the rail | means that the doctor's skill in pre |i Mr. Walker was striding up and!" the produ 4 Od ition roads carry the freight; the fh ‘i down his library while he talked.| “Ob, yes, it plays some little, preduce is consumed; the peo. | **!bing 'e mo we Sow Squeezing the muscles on his arm,|part, but even socialista agree that! ple eat, drink and are served. | mented by the ng he continued jmachinery has mu the pro That Is the distribution of | compounding MAVEN ORUG CO. “This is not what produces the | duction of mere brawn by a ' wealth which goes on every 1416 Gecong Av. 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