The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-12-05
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Total plumber.

Total pumber...... 1894 1854 600
The Auiitor, commenting this table says the ner-
chant who pays tax Of SD may sell goods the
81 81 900 and The license will be the Is but
reasonable ID infer that his sales the between
Of tNo ger cent, as shown in the table,
He goes on - say Will appear from this table that
there 6634 merchants Of ell classes, IN this Safe
and that the total amount Of their sales from these
Sal 900, from which the STATE collects the
S313976 a. or centage Of about oneourth OF
per cen. for the privilege Of selling this of goods
wares and merchandise 1t will further appear thai
1906 persons two cea at least their sales
while i12 per ons sell in the aggregate SO $50 600
pay less than fourth OF per their sales
THIS argues, and think establishes injustice the
small and fee Bile trader which demands reef may be
very readily and judcousy avoided by SIMPLY attaching
the per centage all sales the basis Of taxation
This in ccoriance with the principles Of our constitution
and in accordance with the acknowledged theory of
taxation. II is not just 70 allow opulent merchant
Who carries on bis business in town. 70 sell goods
for anything less his sas than the small
has 10 on his saes nor Is part OF the duty Of
the State, in granting license, TO inquire whether
rs obviaus that by charging certain per cenage all
sales, and attaching the condition that article shall be
taxed than once upon its Sales taken in connection
with the total abolition Of all State direct foreign
mportaons, now existing powerful impetus would DC
% Ssn ~ he hSn y inc e evil
to institutions when overt of reason and murder
have been pepetratcd by them SOIL with scarcely
canoId admonron proceeding from any public function
airy, even from any newspaper, anu without single
honest reouke from any portion OF the Northern people,
publicly given, inquiry into the extent 10 which our
laws merchants licenses may be to vndicate our
rights is certainly demanded by every consideration Of
sound policy.
The laws respe citing merchants licenses are all based up
the principle Of considering the selling the privilege
which should De pads and may we not, in view Of the
fact that than forty millions Of dollars in value are
sold in Virginia. derived from other States inquire
whether license may not De demanded from our mer.
and merchandise in any whose laws and peo
Pile overriding the laws have manifested hostility to the
For the year ending LIST July 1885, there was imported
into Richmond $3.50 bags Of coffee For the year ending
LIST July, 1852 the quantity imported had reached e3
bags In 1856, the registered vessels ownedi Richmond
only four with 407 tonnage. In 1859 there were
thirteen vessels with These satisfactory ro-
suits justify the opinion that by suitable legislation
shall nearly all the foreign goods we consume
brought to our own seaport towns directly.
10 our lines u and discardinc The dea Of
any other policy than that which looks to the speedy
completion of the great State road designed to connect
seaboard with the Mississippi valley, we must
feel encouraged in the belief that the shackles Of
commercial dependency are about to be bro
Of more enduring prosperity The advantages to Rich
mond and Norfolk TO be derived from direct foreign trade
liable. The coviDgton and Ohio road alone must be to
Richmond what the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has been
10 the city OF Baltimore. In 1925 when the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad was commenced, Baltimore contained
population OF 1000 inhabitants. now contains popu
ation Of In 1928 the value Of real in the
city 0. Baltimore assessed $40 aes, and is
assessed at 1928 15S5SS Many might be adj
duced to prove the advantages Of commercial indepeu
dence for Virginia; is sufficient for the present to
show the great inequality Of and the positive
tendency 70 make mountains Of wealth and deep valleys
Of poverty which possesses and the great injustice il
ncts the most numerous Of highly Intellectual class
OF felaw citizens.
ARDENT SPIRITS.
In 1878 The Legislature Of Virginia passed law re-
curing merchants who desired their license to include
PEI mission TO sell by retail ardent spirits to enter into
bond, and take oath faithfully to observe the laws
in relation TO dealing with slaves The effect of this law
has been decrease in the tax assessed for licenses to re-
tail ardent spirits for the years 1857 and 1868 Of 2 per
cent.
RAILROAD EARNINGS
The following table on the subject Of the earnings Of
Virginia railroads will be found interesting
A STATEMENT SHOWING THE GROSS AMOUNT DERIVED FROM
TOLLS, FRNGHT, FARES OTHER SOURCES OF The RAu.
ROAD RyKR COMPANIES