Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-03-20
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II also appears by The book, of e auditor, oHce,
III { The amoun, received the public treasury
Nom in'rcciofs OF tobacco ana surern,endants Of
public warehouses IRON ist October 1915, I, ist
aa U't Ho, -, ,s-i - sssci 81
crived al The treasury from the above sources
from the LIST October, 1908, to the 30h Septem-
A.. nsr, 1919 ,', e6ssi S.
and from coPie, Of the annual statement, tenderei
to- anl sup-rinten lent, from the let Oct ;brr
4'Si, to Isl Octubef 1908, i, 2O,2a0 II
From oe,oser, 1891 To tober, 1895 s;s7lo3 a.
Receipts fen ist ot 1874, to oe,o-
Do. from Oct. 1926, to Oct. $50, s ssi5 ~ ~
ssa.ols Sd
"e'"'' P'ym en1 amounting % 6i752 So
To The credit ofthe T.baeco Fund 20
II is true, that small part of this amount has
been received from The pnblic warehouse which
went into operation in 1904 But, il is also true.
as appears above that the amount received for du-
ties on tobacco prior to the year 1894 are not in.
cluded in The statement, becau.e they cannot be
ascer'aned without great lsbour.'
ms view shows, unequiv0cally, that the du-
Ties now collected on tobacco, which were laid for
The purpose OF creating fund to meet such lose.
"a might occur by The destruction of tobacco. oueh,
TO cease, becsuse even the interes, which would
scciue upon the balance above stated would he
more than sufficient 10 meet any losses which. nm.
duty, as 1t now stands, operates as tax upon the
growers OF tobacco. which goes into the public
treasury TO meet the ordinary expenses of the 20
vernment Surely nobody will say that this is
JUS. 1t II Is, the tobacco makers are indeed hew
err OF wood and drawers of water for the rest of
the people.
The other point not touched in lie FOREGOING ar
gume is this
1t appears from the report of the I'd Auditor
that The amount OF the uDproducive part of the
innd Tor internal Improvement is $457,9I6 IL.
This aggregate amount is made up of the diff
feTent items OF appropriation roads and rivers in
various parts of The ate, which have never Weld
ed cent of income TO the fund, and probably ne.
yer will. AT least it may be asserted, that mos.
II not all Of them, will always remain unproJuc.
tive. During the last session, further appropris.
lions Of income from this fund have been made to
projects which there IS every reason 10 believe
viii never yield any thing to the fund.- I, is pre
'umed that nobody will assert, tina; these tobacco
makers are not eutitled 10 share of this fund made
up originally oil stocks belonging to the Common
wealth. Yet, while lis income is iayisbeJ uno,
inproductive projects in other parts Of the State
sxacuons are levied upon this portion Of the ueo-
PEE not 10 pay Interest on money laid out for their
,eneht; but wasted upon wild project to elevate
ne character OF Virginia in a national point of
view; project begun without due reflection and
necessary i"tormsiion, and ended in dissppoint- |
neDt.
Nots' The following points were left untoue he'd in t
OsS9ms Argument heeSue other gentlemen we're expected
follow the side They are offered for the ean
alton II the people large, further instance Of The ,s
"ns whicb made upon the cuivstts Of tobacco IN.
oho"''g "'emen Is obiloed from the Auditors Office.