The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-04-18

increase
1872 ..4 49,. S02 $500
Also, in the above table the value
of real and personal property is set
down for 1869 at Sa,5sA. 566, where
as, We are informed, in the same ar
ticIe, a little below, that for said
year it was s., $50, EGG, making dis
crepancy of 5000. Again we
deducs from the former of said ia
bIes that the assessed value of per-
sonsl property in 1868 was $793, 979,
and in 1872 but S761, 544, showing
S32, 435 less personal property in
the county in 1872 than in 1868.
Have we less steers now, or has Q.
high taxation reduced their value,
and not only driven capital from
our county bat positively forbidden
wealth to enter2 Round No. q;
first knock down for the bonds !;
prices fRl! heavily end the fight
teFminatea.
I would be happy to devote fur
Their attention to said tables, but as
I am not an editor, I do not deem 1t
courteous to infiict three column
article upon yoH or your patrons,
but as We have entered into mathe-
mates, perhaps it will not be amiss
to present some figures of different
| tenor,
Imagine the following dialogue
to have occurred between an immi-
grant {say from Ohiol and candid,
impartial citizen:
Immigrant-Are your taxes pref
ty reasonable here?
Citizen-Well, we think them
pretty high.
Im.--About what rate did you
pay last year?
Cit.-Those who were able to
meet them paid, on an average, over
the county S3.l0 on the SlQQ, bgl
great numbers could not meet it
and in consequence their personal
and real estate is now advertised
for sale under the hammer.
INFLOW much real estate is ad
vertised for sale for the taxes?
Cit.-About 8I2 tracts In The
county, measuring from few acres
or less, to a quarter section, abou
2,l07 town and city lots and frac
{ tiOns thereof about 533 of which
lie in Emporis.
Im.-When will the sale occur
Cit.--It commences about the frs
} of May.
Im.-What penalty is the pur
i chaser entitled to In case of redemp
ton by former owner?
! Clt.-Fifty per cent, 1 believe
} and a deed is dug in three year
, frsm sale, and two years after dect
passes there is no power to redeem
Im.-Well, am an sold Batch,
: and l have amkssed considerable
} means by shaving poor mems pape
, at from &c to 60 per cent, but II
t declare this tax sale speculation is 6
, site ahead of that, as the abscond
: ing debtors cannot take their farm
} and town lots with them. I'll sta,
with you; here's my harvest. Fare
3 we'll!
Our friend claims that voting an
) other 100000 cannot make the mat
, ter much worse, as we already SEM
t $4,000 east annually and that w
can easily send $1,000 more, as W,
/ will receive it back in cheap trans
: portation of cattlel One of tn
most extensive and intelligent cat
tie men of the county remarked
2 few days since that he could driv
r cattle to Kansas City cheaper thai
? he could ship by railroad. How
3 would the whole people be startler
2 if should demonstrate by figures
: that if we issue the proposed bond
r our liability will exceed the who'll
: assessed value of real estate in tn
{ county, both county, town ana city
} by more than 100000; and it viii
, fall less than 100000 short of tn
| assessment of our whole real, per
, sonal and mixed property, includ
l ing all railroad property, to-wit:
r Real estate returned by Assn. S2,s7S, Sc
Real estate added by Clerk 107,0S
Total real estate 2,9s6, OF
Personal e756, 3I7, r r SECS, 600, 1888