Middletown transcript., 1872-03-16
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1850, whsa ~ e4es1tivs eoaniltss q IL
Psaissulas PsesA 0sewsss' Asseeiseioa
wsss p y ~ eonpaay's o1cs. b Phlla-
dslphis, y nsks ! baf0aia lor carrying
pssshss tha1 ysae. ~ President u said
b. b. Co., Hlneklsy told % that The COM
paoy - Goiog y eeossst ths tax law;
but h the nsaotIue he Would havs % by
m u ot q sesh or load n peaches
shippsd md pat said aoasy isto thsis
treasury, bit allow interest % & during
The peedsacy o. ths law suit With the State;
and Il Il was decided that the Stats had 20
right 70 tax The esss o. the rolling stock,
b thea would pay said money With inter-
~ back to ths shippers Who paid Il. Dur
ine the yeaf 1859 be admitted be collected
90, 900, asd the year following abost
410. 900 more. making together $50, 900;
besides there 10 interest due from Sept. 20.
| 1850 to SepG %, 1870 on 12O, 900, and
on $50, ,0O6 from Sept. %, 1870. to the
present time. That following al or win
ter. believe. the Circuit Court decided
thss the State could tax tho earnings Of
the road but not tho cars therefore. nei-
ther purity gaining their point, both the
State and tho II. +. Go. appealed to the
high Y. s. Court Of Appeals, and there
the matter rests. and VIC. the peach grow
ers and shippers. laying out our money
| cannot soc that either the State or Il. r.
Co. are pressing for . decision, aud for
the very purpose Of hurrying up . decis.
ion offered a resolution, which was unan-
i,nously adopted, at our late Dover meet
ing, as follows: That the Pcninsular
Peach Growers Association request the
authorities Of the State Of Delaware on the
one part and the p W. h Is. X. Il. Co. on
the other part. through their attorneys. to
urge the U. s. Circuit Court Of Appeals to
make an early decision Of this matter, as
there is $50, 900, with interest. Of peach
growers money depending on the decis.
ion" ibid not say as the printed pro-
ceedings hare it. that 1ished or erpeeted
the X. r. Go. to pay the money until a il.
nal decision. But IL il is decided, as il
was in the Circuit Court, that the State
had no right to tax cars or rolling stock
then | expect the company to pay back thu
money TO US peach growers aud shipper,
as they solemuly proposed to do. aud VI
have plenty Of evidence on this matter
Now. whilst on the subject Of taxation.
will say few plain words ou the tax bill
. passed At the late session flS7l). Thu
bill aggravated the evil under which v.
peach growers were suffering. and the X
K. Co. laid 81. SO tax per car load, aud q
Was near or quito 5000, 900 baskets O
peaches shipped over the road to the dii
isreut markets lsst year, il would make .
bout 5000 car loads. which, At 81 so pc
car tax, would in round numbers max
: ! Gas 900 tax on tho peach growers, on ,h
! line Of railroad from Dclmar to the Chcs
. apsskc 4 Delaware. Canal. the upper en-
Of the peach district. Now. can any rca
y sonable human being suppose human na
,urc can bear this tax Tho tax Of III
British Government. laid on tho colonie
: before the Revolutionary war (nnd whic
: caused the war; was Insignificant - com
y pared 10 this tsx. Ii that tax was opprei
!. siye the whole country had to bear i
= whereas this car tax is expressing to q f.
farmers Of the State who have lately Intro
: : duoed peach growing. and who have. aft.
: paying this enormous tax on their peach
: %. to pay - much 6tate, comfy and hur
drsd taxes a. they bad not psid any "a
+ tax. All the eastern part Of the State
lsft out 81 this peach tax; also tho wealth
! portion Of New Castle County above Il
= = oapal, and the city Of WILMINGTON includ
= " cd Il was said Il Dover that go. 900 /
!. oeO. 900 would pay the whole interest Q
: the 6tate debt, snd here one interest I'll
. peach interest from Dclmar to tho Canal
:. is taxed e46, 900. There IL pent-np thur
!" der ID this State op this subject. whie
!. will 9nd vent before October: som'
Y simss think some evil genius has been al
|. pointed to preside over our country, for
). he devil himself Vas running the machii
hs sosld not do worse thau We hare hs
Il Il 1os the last ten or eleven years. A eli
Il II var; brother msrdering brother; D
= eroeo 1ads fses and given BY tho Viii
s nan psivilsess above himself; stealing
z asa fobbisea by all pariies, Rspublicai
q ssd DsnoeFsts alike. sach trying 70 ol
J W ~ eshsf aod - poor peach farme