Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1886-10-30
Agents Hazard Powder Co

Oar |lIashuqua correspondent pu's
his side Of the Ease perhaps as strong
" q. it can b. prc.cnt,d, but we tlilnk
he fails in ~endeayOring TO convince
any one, that the present Rail Road
project is not the very best Il we
could possibly get under the e'rcum'
stances. He says. he is q hai! ROAD
man. tn, doesn't explain the condi-
tion. under which he would favor &
road. Like all others he probably
knows the nee, ssity Of road through
the county TO ave ii from the 0r!-roi'
Now in the proposition before the peo-
pie, we :naye railroad partially COM
Melted. and one too which will connect
us with all the great commercial ceI-
tres of the country. We are caiied
upon to decide whether wc shall form
q part of the connection by, accepting
one of the most advantageous oilers
we have vet had. The great bugbcAr
seems to be the TAX Oh an "~lmpoVerlsh-
ed people" but the very fact OF our
not having such II road has done more
to impovcrisl the people than all 9TH
cr causes put together. Ii this ro"d
had been built 20 years since, at the
expense OF 100000 and the interest,
we would HOW haye double the wealth
and population we have at present,
and in twenty Years from now wlth
the cumulative ability to dircharseth the
obligations of the county, we wouid
not only not feel the tax. but be III a
condition to pay double the taxes II
necessary for other improvements
Our corrcsl ondcnt is al fault when he
states that the negro, OF Ia,her his vote.
will Law this tax on the white people.
There is \ large majority If not Two
thirds OF the whites in taYO: Of the tax,
and the more they understand it, the
more advocates of The measure are de-
velopcd. Now let us suppose there
are 5000 taxpayers in the county, and
suppose we have to pay in twenty
wears 100000 dollars in round numbers
that il $4,000 per year. That would
average about 800 for each taX-pay'
or. on course this tax is proportional
to the amount OF property held, anc
, some would pay more, some less. bn'
even if this WAS pqualizcd and eacl
=. property holder should pay 500 PEI
, anuum, ii would be good investment
=. Why, most OF them pay that much TO
their tobacco, and that don't build
railroad. Then, as wo before remark
ed. oar ability TO pay will. be cumula
/, tive. for no ono IS foolish enough It
, believe otherwise than thnt the.sroat
aill be u great benefit to the county
Now. as tothr Board Of Equalization
or the Commissioners rather, 1iXin.
the rates, we can say that tho road
r not compelled TO abide by the rates ;
Ex>d if it is prosperous, ~ it no doub
: will be. il can make its rates a. low q
: IT p~leascs, mud there j., one instance Q
a road in thi, STATE That actually pt
is tariff rates below that required b
the commission. The whole oppos
ton 10 HE road seems TO he of a lOc'
character, net that i, viii injure til
localities where tho opposition exist
but may, perhaps, benefit some MOI
n than other. a great benefit of thi
project will he the diffusion of int
}, iigence and u more equal and MOI
correct system Of trade than now e,
lists: other advantages We have -
forth in our editorials from time ,
time, and We have not the space To r.
iteratc them. Our speaker. viii duub
less discuss the tubjcc, in all its boa
,, ings, and ask the pc iplc TO lay asit
J. all prciudicc- and act for The commo
10 good.