Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-12-26

was taxed 81 a.. Its figures are correct
out does not an increase Of taxation In.
Narlaov follow an increase II values;
Ana does not an Increase Of values tol.
low tue development OF countr,g Would
vac Standard releRate the Concho country
naek 10 the Indian and bunalo because
tne taxes on land near San Angelo ara
higner now than they were ten or twenty
years agoE It's argument implies this.
Two years ago the section Of land the
Stanuard refers to was worth not more
tnAn u per acre. Now II Is worth Quad.
ripple that sum, In fact Sc per acre has
oeen refused for land no uearer town
tnan that. The writer Is doing land
business Ia small way, and II Messrs.
lerch Landrum will Put that section
on the market, within ten hours we will
nave man who will ffer every dollar
thst has been put 10 Il aud a handsome
htle bonus besides, and In addition will
pay this onerouS % tax Of Si7 60. This
section Is located within one mile OF each
OF the plats Of EAst Midland and Home.
stead addition. Is there a sec ion OF land
within a mile of San Angelo that Is taxed
less than sl7 80
The Standard says ''thls heavy taxa.
uon (Sl7 Coz Ia swallowed no by the
salaries OF oiilci ls,n which is not true.
Only sS,20 OF II 4 ,es into the county al.
valortm iund, from which all county tx
ponses, including salaries, are paid. And
81 20 Is contributed toward the San An.
gtlo courthouse, sum that is wrenched
frlm us by our ayarieIous "mo,her.n
UnimprOvod sections N this county,
outside OF this schOul district, are rate
Tor taxation at 81 per acre, ana the tax
on one, this year Is 81 90, which Includes
81 60 that "mothern EFFORTS from Us A.,
penalty for leaving her, TO seek that com.
mon Justice we could not ob,ain while In
the ancestral home,n The tax, hen, ON
Midlar q section remote from town, for
legitimate county aud state purposes, is
80 92, A section OF land across the line
in Tom Green ooudty IL rated st 81 25
PEI acre aud tho tax thereon this year Is
$40. How do the two comparup
The section one mile from Midland on
which the tax IL Sl7 GO, is rated for pur.
poses OF texation at g. per acre. watered
ouons situated q similar distance from
San Angelo are rated AZ $40 per acre by
Tom Green county, aud unwatered sec
tons Mt 81 per acre, with value or i'm
provements added In each case. The tax
on one OF the latter, without improve.
ments, this year, is $50 0s How does
Is compare with our sl7 cor The add
vantages Of locations Of the towns are
Midland's favor, II being on one OF the
trunk railroad lines OF the southwest. San
Angelo Il n one-horse town, connected
with the outside world only by one
hoss-shay stage route, aud her only pros
pect OF getting railroad is in the minds
OF her editors and land agents.
The cutting up OF the county IL Advo-
Gated by those whun I, side In tho western
portion OF the county, aud they urge II
for the reason that justice is practically
denied them whore they nre. Large
interests are there, 200 miles from San
Aogelo, some Of them within stones
throw Of P,cos city. others within
stones throw oi Midland To rea9h
their own cou0ty seat these people must
pass through seven organized counties
aud county seats II Is not for Midland
TO ray whether this territory shall! b. cut
up into new counties, lnor FOR peous Guy;
nor ~ II for San Angelo 10 oppose IL
The legislature viii consider the wishes OF
none Of us; but when the citizens OF
Western Tom Green show 10 the ltgisla.
ture that they are denied the simplest
forms OF justice and show II hy cold,
naked facts, as they can do, we pine that
their prayers viii had hearing. They
are not asking for the prlyil, grs " an or.
ganizaiion, but only ask to ba created un-
organized cuuutiee, some Of them at
tached TO Reeves for judicial pui po es,
others 10 Midland, anu after Comparing
the tax rolls Of Tom Green and Midland
counties they have concluded that II Will
pay Midland Staked Plain.