, 1880-12-06

TAXATION IN ILLINOIS,

To the Edftar nf JA* Chicago Tribune.
you say, d sec, ia sly, tnt ttle only objection
that sssaiis are tsxe!: Trey io5,a eSoat VI pes
enouRh, no doi,Ul, but there aro wurso things
nl't,ut our revenue systesn.. Permit n1e to Till
a T. 'sRSn asR Sn4 % "o 5 rsS d 0s o x'o II dy SeSy r
fncts,--una they nrc tnken In tho main fr,ti tho
.'lfteaI rccor,ls- -nught thoro nut to lo Il change
|. Th!rty.sovoH railroads IN Illinois arc as-
spssod for lAO upon their property In this Stato
IT. m mi Ter M. 1 Er9ss garnnxs in it.9s,
Qai,oN. In othor wortls. thoso corporations earn
ntut IS ppF cent Kross ind :es per cent net. uptn
shsI Ia tlsir tar casi, s"o ill., 'A' ~" ''''a'''
illtno,s sslS! . gr.,ss, aia $:SS7o 81 not. 4 i
curtis upon It's asscssod yMlantion about i07 per
Ss,st Enss Had Il psr zen, cent s.s 0n tie n,toc
ar it, x,ss % of s,s a n.y.
IT, nssussGtl ylt!lntipn. :,
., slnco 1870 nut y do!lar Of tax has been la!d
% ris. % narR W isso ' .1o chsaSu, Ct @ , Itoek I.iana il
l'ncino ltnilruad Company. doubled Its stuck.
Thu new shnres gre NOW ael!I,.x " sis;. which Is
lsilt tho s,ato soard Of Equalization cannot Ind
~ Sssss;sa xsst'on @ ~, Of IT, cs'essc ocs
ssalIaK:stoek; + *t,iS$itI ?hoy hsfp ~ .a.4es
~ r,cai ~ s im T. ~ hn ~ tess
this cuutity. Sir, fiugi ls!lio, Presitisnt uf ,no
former, and Mr. ChArlrB Paine. UeueraI supcrIl-
ti Min trsck i,tw1nn six,cSnti tmti V"n s ill.,
rem streota Gust atMut <!U0,oU. II twumi!cs
Nh ~ ',n are r % m,1cs worth tc,.t i, r." cn.
tryI7 liz ansser @ Sy i1 tilo ytats "nr j. Of II E,n
Ixaion u si,lOz lE: BY arithmetic i Il fsui.0pj
~ M " ,,,s,sa S" nnM.'S n 81 IT, w ms aS
Ser!s SsSSS .ss :, s!hs; I'll miles iSs must "e be
"nrtn ~ .1'Ihy III se1 ~, as".o ,oo-a ,.so..o ~,
,nnt" 1T. s & a N III, u" auoo v , tStv rn .na
It'.y II Sisa Iho company pn Tcia;es 70 1T, stato
@I ~ ~ n ~. sa1s SueS X 4 Hill NJ nach h ~ ~ it FIJI
vas asos ii !Ie Chlsaxo sosk. .l:schange Il "a; Al
,hnir Gnsn vaue Wy e''.o"' "oeh
T. ck ceant whiGh cotias .S, - neous 1 20 PET pr
Gsnt WI 81 INC ~, ,i, ~ ~ tq Luz ~ M
ss a eoeE y ss esns ess so"s ana a
knttt9 naenanes - PIT WI. ". r. tIa Maeosls
w. ~ of1x 1q nr III st 81 81 t " awTH uu1 cs r. aa
er!y, 3 i tha M y! s!ats: IT,. -, 49,,
- " or ~ S',antGs' tne assossnra coitaa hna
~ nc aanncs Or roysss IL
sevonty.two; no nWnsrs Of patent rights. or
sieGtnshlEs. or sn1alng vessss ~ ntay.nno; no
jeweiry whatever III .tventy-two; 10 moroy Of
my lntak bunker. ne0Kcr. Sto.. ~ seven: no
naK cFta ~ !omr9m; ',s. ~ eoms mT nGGss ~ ~
T..
Alhety.sesent ~ Drinen nioporty ln htticly,s1xi
~ tFt''' n ailp k1Na III intttn1le !lael'tuR GO0a,
which c1ttAile 'lt'f1 tkhh l-MJuou b1lsliola ~
tho tlts!t ~ to assessment III lh'p|; aud no bunk
sstEks ~ tnftty-elsnt: ,,....,x. r,o,, co,,..
Aee%,9 70 o IT, Issra nc. n Gny ,ha
2ny *!aN h,'iny u *'n y ~ i,s enGoass IA ~
isr'if, hi's,: n"ni' Ehrstinl,. mi Wlin1ns,,
Cnuntirs hnvo respectively f., "a. and - worth
9t diamonds and ttwolEy nt,l theru Mrb only
kV N. nt ataa MY ssks r.! =! Id ~ ~, ntto. "
TX. Mi ss i'1nIa "nd nKMsiiux,lI >' a'o~A 's''''o
4. utunr fho cGlilixed assessment, Cpok
Cnlnty IL iuxt for lssy On slts.Jl3 ok bonts Mt,d
stnuka+ and fl1.slJvI: ot e. acttMt or lDss!L!u
Gs, a r., W ,. 'nat Il mt, hy b,t.;s aid stMsks
}s:i1 tl,U tI.s,rss woro f;5G 10 evury ii. '
ID. Tie Gust III cslIccttlg snxes under the
prcsott nysieul wns as!!1!:ntul W tho Hon! Alex
@ mF 9!M1H.. H ,,,s...",tn. ~ ~ ...t IL ,ro,~ 'r.c
Im.,,"v- hs't Il nm Ia s,lly estimnt,i. TG tthnr
iv,,r..s Hvr ass tirw,t tr0n, tho rcpor1s Ut sh0
Sthlu I1i,,ll1 ri EpuAl!xlttn far lAA Anl 0f tho