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country to enable tho Company 10 "put up' the
required s200 ono dc1H,Rt, md rlIfnor says IT Inns
already been agreed upon. MEMO.
AR0uT TAXES.

IN The Editor NJ The Tribune.
Cn1cAuo, Oct. 3.-We seem 10 lIngcr on the
very border OF better times, but NC will not or
cannot cuter In. Why7 Too much taxation.
It rc1utrcs no Argument to prove that tho foun-
datiun and sourrc Of al! wealth ls the ground.
FROM IL Ia produced everything which VIC cat,
drink, and wear,-evcrythtng upon which VIC
bcseow labor or from which VIC derive profit. 1t
forms moro than hine-tentl,s Of the wealth Of
tho country, and properly bears tho principal
burden nf government. When the owncrs of
tho laul enjoy prosperity nil other caesea are
prosperous, and vieu versa. A certain amount
OF taxation is Indispensable. Property IL more
valuable and profitable In netglhorllood where
ulero afe good roat1s, good bridges, good
schools, Ind consequent high standard Of intc.-
Itgence and morals. But the pcoplcof town Or
school district may easily tax themselves no
heavily for bridge, railroad, or 4 school
house as to swccp OF the whole surplus profit
or rental yalnc ot the lnnd. III TINT cnse taxes,
Instead Of eenctltIng tho land, rcndcr 1t abso--
lutrly worthless.
thosity for the statement. tint within thc lust
fifteen years {1urng which wealth IIaa hardly
Increased ut all taxnton 1las Increased from Sd
to .$l3 per head for eyer, niaf, woman, and
child in the country. DoaIetlng children, woI,-
probably not more than orc IN ten pay any
taxcs. This, giycs All uverage of $3.50 TO every
taxpayer. Do the taxpayers Of the country
save and carry to the account Of profit over oil
expenses E sl'o each on an ay,crnge per year, Il
elusive ls "ci u taxes. W. F. M cooiSaaGh sS +
roported rs saying that taxation has Increased
sent % hs ' asssrton is ~" u sec M c5s1aug s iii i II
one senso true, but IN another dcluAIse. In
1850 the population Of Chicago wns 1U3,O00; III
1876 y Is four times as many, Or 450, 100; aud It
would hardly he reasonable to expect that the
city with It's present growth could Le a1lninis-
tered for thu same money 1t cost III lSl'0. From
1854 to 1870, tho practice OF the City Govern.
mont was tu ISSUE bonds 70 pay tho greater part
Of tho annu9l exlMhsc:. During this period ovnr
and tho proceeds used. II the expenditures hhd
been all rascd from taxes iustoad Of mainly from
bonds, tho taxcs uf fifteen ycars ago would have
been ns heavy On Isc s100 worth OF property
ns sey are Iow Ihc people now sa eaot issne
tcreat on the botids Of previous generation be-
sides. They liaye their own burdens to shoul-
der, and a1so thosc Of tlieiI predecessors, who
sllsrkcd theirs, mud RULED them on tlleir sue
ecssora. This js why taxcs ar so mitch higher
now tllan f0rnierly. Mr.. Coolbaugl was tgnor-
mt OF the facts, Ur, knowing, concealed tlieln.-
Ep.], think thcru is very little doubt IN tic
s,.tIls VI all candid tnen but that tu1utfon l,la
hcen carried too fur, md is nov, Ike IN incubts
Weighing luwr property, aud this III turn dc.
| presses every industry, and protracts tho liarl
| times.
Well, whit car be donca We could at least
discontinue neru Rl,perfll,itlcB, eueh Rs County
| These Institutions ~ other pRrts VI tho state
arc supported Mt State EXPENSE, to which Cook
| County contributes her full share, md ri,urc
:han her slare aud then rel1ess, thS State by
| herself, and even providing them gratnstosisly
| for The public ut large. But tileeD nsG not The