Evening journal., 1890-02-27
KENT County FARMERS.
hey Gather in Dover to Discuss State
and Coupty Finances.

Special correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
DOVER. Del, Feb. 27.-By far the
largest and most representative meeting
of Kent county farmers that ever as
sembled here, gathered in Kent county's
Court Room here yesterday. to discuss
the financial affairs Of the state and
county Alta meeting Of the Kent County
Institute, held at FELTON, two weeks ago,
committee was appointed, consisting Of
DR. Ridgely, j. Alexander Fulton, ESQ 4,
and A. N Brown to prepare paper on the
subject to be discussed, and yesterday
this paper was read by j. Alexander
Fulton Gathered in the hall to listen
to It were nearly every solid and sub.
stantial farmer Of Kent. There were
among them Robert Hill aud David j.
and J. Alexander Cummins of Smyrna;
John ]. Rosa and Rev. j. s. Willis of
Milford; J. T. Case of Salisbury and
others OF FELTON, the Browns Of the Locust
Grove farms at Wyoming; Thomas
Coursey, William Dyer. Alexander John
son, Chancellor Salisbury and Senator
Eli Salisbury, r, II. Bancroft, W. g
Postles and others who represent the
toiling and progressive agriculturists Of
old Kent.
DR.. Henry Ridgley presided and on his
left sat George r Millington of the Cap
ital Hotel, who owns the Tanner farm of
Kent and who personally directs it. Mr.
Fulton read the paper prepared by the
committee. which was lengthy and
carefully prepared document, covering q
period OF thirty years Of the states his
tory II consisted in the main, Of COM
parative tables, showing the increase
that had been made in the expenses of
the state and county for the past three
decades, and from these comparisons
the committee had made deductions
which they held, plainly showed, that as
far as Kent county alone was concerned,
the affairs Of the county could be CON
Quoted at saving of $4,000 per an
mum to the tax payers These savings
could be made according to the com
mittee first, Of reduction of the sal
aries and her perquisites of county Off
cisls, and second, Of a reduction Of the
percentage allowed tax collectors from
eight to five per cent.
The increase in the salaries Of the
judiciary, the chancellor. the secretary
of state and other officials, was pointed
ont and commented upon, and the last
Legislature was hauled over the Goals for
the allowances made for its various ex
penses at the close Of the reading Of
the paper series of resolutions were
adopted, which pledged the farmers Of
Kent to continued agitation of this sub
iect and invited the co operation Of the
New Castle and Sussex Institutes to a
combined effort especially on the line Of
tax reform, and enunciated the sentiment
that real estate in Delaware paid too
large share OF the burdens of taxation
Rev. J. S. Willis seconded the resolu-
tions in a speech, in which he held that
bonds, mortgages and all investments
should be taxed. He thought that 1t was
pretty hard that man who owned So, 600
worth of $40 600 farm should pay all
the tax on it while another man who held
So, 600 mortgage on il and drew inter
est on this mortgage, should be free frem
ali TAXATION
Ex-senator En Salisbury voiced lie
same sentiments He believed the CAPT.
talists of the SEA should pay some OF
the burdens of taxation,
The resolutions were then adopted
John J, Rosa then presented ieaolu-
tion reciting tina. Il tue tariff was to be
continued IL should be legalized so as to
include the producers of the county
under its protecting Influences, After
some discussion this resolution was tobled,
and the meeting adjourned TO gather
again az the call of the chair
William A. Milbure and Miss Mollie NJ
Perkins were Marie lsst evening at the
residence of the bri Ge's parents, on King
street