, 1870-06-15
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL TA-THE
OTHER SIDE.

11:,,o;s cenIr,l Railway which ;sbeiup man.
:tasta5 ;, a rnrt,ar Of the COMMITTEES throuph
80 -,...I .1,at -o,5 rnne Rnt th;a onnos;t;on
:. -. ~ n,aa,, oana-al .ir III ia tb;,tv.
- son~,tiae +..a-.aa -, th.t t;ahvar and
800 10 ,,n,os7t;rn ,ar,a, aofsat no soc-
- 1,..,,... ~ -, 80. ,,-o,, oo,,,,
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~ 4.so '.o :. .''1o 80 :. - -, -,
u'is'ol " ~ " nn' pa1. " - n WV 10
aaofee<ao .no s-nse soonl'e A"' ptSsouN
amount OF revenue received 1fom Inc III
no's per cent ta8 IS IN Inc S'c'nity OF na'
million OF dollars, or' say. one dollaf 1ot
each Foter In the state Inc STATE 1a3es OF
every county are reduced, oy virtue OF .h,s
source OF income 10 Inc amount OF one oo1-
iar tof every male aaolt eltlzen tneteln.
| &suppose that the LIMOS cent1a4 was
taxed on the same hasls as othef loadS ID
this State which received no land grants,
what amount OF State county, and munlci-
pal taxes would oe derived 1ne1e1som
Inc best eshmates we can maze snow tna8
the state treasury "oula receive ou1 9'o'~
QUO per annu1ns and tne eountles aooa'
o,ooo, and the so~na petnaPs Seo'oV'-
exclusive ei the Guy ot cp'caso-
making totM OF Sloo'VVo, instead o1 near '
= hall q million WINCH me company 10"
pays II Is Vefy ques1onaole Woeense lna
local ta1anon on 1ne 1oao, II pefnattea'
would amount to much more tnan ene sum
placed TO 1hear c1eo1' N l,, lne o.ase Atos1suy
la3e Inc county ot WIZ :" p
Inc llinols centfal pays 'nio 1ne sue
treasury tnts *e'ooo pet tuu
credit OF .hat county " ose4 sa 5000 ~
WI connty wouio nave - " 4au $500
nlene1 1ot o'a.o purposes wv A0t .os
money PAID py 1he 1n'no's centln VI ns1
account Inc road runs t"el'e mnes
through that county, and II ahe conlo TAX IL
for local purposes, she would not receive to
exceed 81 600 On the valuation ofthe track
within her territory. Hence, VII County
will probably vote solid for paying the
whole income therefrom into the State
Treasury. Ford County is another, through
which the road runs for few miles, that
would lose by any diversion of the fund
from the State Treasury. Cumberland,
Shelby, and Fayette are counties, through
which the road passes for a few miles, that
would lose largely by disturbing the tax
: Cook County, which can cast 50, 900 votes,
feels perfectly Indifferent on the subject.
Cook pays one sixth Of the taxes for State
: purposes, and therefor receives credii
from the Illinois Central fund Of about
$50, 900 year, and it is doubtful whethel
: local taxation on the property of the road
. located in the county, would amount t.
!, Anything like that sum.
On the other hand, there is 3 class o
= counties particularly bitter against any dis
o turbance or diversion of TINT fund from tn
: State Treasury. They consist OF thos
s counties lying close to and adjoining tn
= line OF the road, but not touching it. an
which contribute largely to the business o
q the road, from which the ta1 is derived
The land grant e1tanded over thoss cour
y ties, az we'll as over the others throug
y which the road passes. To allow the Latte
it counties to ta1 the road for local purposes
L aud not permit the former, also, to do il
n is felt and resented rs an aggression O
. their rights, and gross injustice to then
y The following are the counties 50 sitt
j. ated: Ve1million, Idvingston, Pint
Is N1oultrie. Jasper, Montgomery, Bond, Cla,
E CLINTON. Jefferson, Franklin. Williamson
{, johnson. Massac. Marshall Putnam, b.
j. reau. Logan. Whiteaides, and Carroll, all I
, vharn furnished land FOR tha oonstructie
$ of the road, and have, since it Was bull
contributed largely to its freight and pa
u senser traffic. But they, each and a
!" would be excluded from the privilege
10 taxing the road for local purposes. Henc
Fe they very naturally insist on having all
ut revenue derived from the Per cent III
U, paid into the State Treasury where they
% ceive the benefit Of their equitable snare
ne it, in the shape of. q reduction OF tnei1 oss =
e 2 taxes. AL these counties Will, natural
- m vote solid for the retention OF the tano
e tact, and, therefore, for the amename'
~, Then again, considerable amount o1 ou
Dess-tavel, a. well Is fre'ght,-ls CT
III tributed to the Illinois Central, the otl
W counties connecting with 1t by Vafloes n
7s. wayg- Thus, St. Clair, Nchiana, Ii
:" renee, Wayne, Edwards, Waoesn, aAml''
ne White. Saline, Gallatiu. Hardin 70
,u' Edgar, Crawfo1d' Mao'son, , A
mon, DeAh1pt aau
OF | tributs q considerable amount OF ID
s;t -, onother, (
Ia hens !" oo .,'