, 1875-12-22

Tho above comprises list Of tho South Side
E,nKs, III tuhen from Mike Evanh' assoss.usnt
IookB for 1875.
Yhis tax ia equal 10 G.8G per cent md mora On
ale capital slack represented fur htate, county,
city, rark, nutl town ptr,oyo. which, they claim
Ia discrimination against 1llon', as 1lO other
property within Tie Stato il tnxe1 ,pfopurtiou-
ltoly as high. rid least Of oil State baiiiia and
rIiyate bautcrH.
IN ORDER TO PRnvE THIa,
lilo following tigNres ars presented: Tie Nor
chants Savings. Luau, mud Irnst tuynnAns, las
~ nctual capital Of $,L5oo'oto; u 10
.prGsenttsi on an t% ooo A5ss,s'ss bnoss
/ Co. aro represented ms a tirm with small
.srital, ,-Sla.s35. According to their own STATIC
nentu, tloy claim to llAyo 2l0O,0u0 Invested ia
their business. Tho lIiborntau Eanl;ng An
With but ss,yO capital. when 1t Inns sl25,aiSI
:ash paid ILL.,. j. bl. Ad4it nubt lo worry hnl-
tied bustutra oil Il capital Of t:1G1, according to
tho Assessor. tlr. Alst Claims 10 Laye $780,
W0 capital. al least, invested fn his bnnkinS
tueincse. and tic would probably Hle tho nan
for Rlander wlo snifl lie lad lees, yet l,n allows
lle Assessor to kny bu. and IL contont to lay but
gu AZ u nGlHonul Ink.
lt,Rf1dSfn.
Tic Danlr Of Montreal Agency rorre:cntB but
ti2.UG0. v!,on IL really haH not lcka than sIthI-
tI0. aud sH n foreign institution bcHldea. Tho
poor international Uank ID represented ,ls jlav-
Ing but l35,uU capital, wlle., It llaa aioD, ,lJo
sad up. md o Knodly nMount in surlhna be-
Eldus Tho Union Trl,st Company IL co.tcnt to
represent brt s3,2Sv, wl,en it really las paid
nj capital Of sl25, QUO and lco lltlo snrplus.
TIC lido aud Leather. Banls ts satisfied
to be credited with but El00Df, wien
COO. Tho I'lino,s Trust nl'l Savings Iiank
iscrelted:wilh but AZ wl'on It liatin roaI'ty
scapitnl Of 25pD, 400. Tho State Eayil.gs InBttu-
t'on 10 nlso poor according to the Asacssor, uni
has only &39,5l0. II hal. however, sM'0. .000 rnI
N and n rais surplus, all of which It alleges III
punted preparedness. Tho uoor Fidelity Savings
bank IL put down ior but s2l UuD. 1t los S:10O,-
}D paG-up capltal, and Eoully Burplua OH
band bcs;dca, Tito Gulmar-Athei!ca,. Danl; Ia
:fcdted with asid,H: whom il las slui, ,ooo capital
htock paid Ia.
II Ia somoslnes enid by why OF o1plnuation
that these private tapkou oel1trl,p to l4vu all
tlelr moneys converted into ulntcd States tonla
90 tho 1Ht 0f May OF cacll year, thoreby oscanng
taxation. Ihoy may nssork that they do this,
hut II Ia as expensive All operation a. to pay tue
ta1. 10 coll In all one'A t1.onay OH the 1st OF
May. whether 1t bo loaned OIL rua esiato or notes,
70 buy bonis, n.ld tlnn iu u week to sell tl,oao
bonds and ronynht the tnouoy, III too expcun've
an operation to DO done every year, anu proba-
Wy nobody really rcHorts 10 1t.
APPARENT INJUSTICE
These tguraH c!oaTly SHOW that nil tho banks
10 not taxel allko,, aud tlaat injustice IL dops
tas!ly ha,o boon obtained by tho Assessors 40 by
fHr TnlnuHB reporter. The capital OF titsto
banks is as oaaily gotten at ae tho uapltal etock
Of tho kptlonal Danls. Homo weeks ago the
lsnl prcsIdoutb hold nlooting at wl'icl. this
Slolo matter waH considered. Tloy appoints
Ell Altssss. Eamoa Of the Commot-
cal, uair of tho Merchants, and Cool.
baugh Of tho Union Natioua Uanl,
Acommlttae to conaidor tho whole matter, and
TO obtain legal advice. They have had consuita-
tons with Mr. hf.,W. Fuller as their counsoi but
syet no definite plan Of action Inns boen dster-
ra,nsd Gu. 1t IL understood. however, that tic
bsnkh will oppose tho city. personal xipf 1n74
Huntuat, and on thia viii hinge tle eollecslon
Ehich arc AaseBsod in u lump with tho city ta1eH
!h's Year., As,l arc about IL per cont higher than
lhny we're laHt. Tho bank Presidents all expTeRs
tratfect willingness to ray t4oBo taxes, provl1-
lug they are oqualixed Will State tal1kA mud psl-
vAtg beukurH