The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1890-10-09
SOUTH LONDONDERRY, VT, TE


of all of the issues OF .... .. 80 aau
treats them in no uncer ....r oon
boldly sides with the . H.m ,
we give so much of il ..f vie
will permit, selecting ann
embrace the issues of con
STATE ExPE, sss,'
One of the most impor ..... MOI
manding your considerat It's
Increased cost of conduc "ft'
fairs. With single exec Spe
islative assemblies, ev s.r.aa por
showing growing expe t. the
and yet the growth has !
that it is only by comp per-
nial periods that the un tho
brought home to us with '. cer'
comparison of the bienni Dey
ing August l, 1890, show ".I.. ser'
S56S, 900 paid the running mos
state for the first biennia tral
decade it took $95l 900 + cur
nial period; and this, toe Oh
ing the fact that in nearl. viii
ment of business, the lie wh'
of labor and capital have WIN
stantly descending scale. 20
TAX ON CoRPoR use
Having settled the cons r... sra
ton, it will be your d hes
whether the amount viii, .st. leu
have been paying under Il my
is their equitable proporti III
lie burden. Taxation sh, ....s hei
equal, bearing upon each rub
each class of property al -..s-.. It'll
with reference to its abilit en-
the passage of the corpor; an'
1882, the amount to be raj. 5all
taxation for state expenses ,re'
stantly increasing, while t, Vhe
farming lands of Verne Ills
been constantly diminish pu
that a readjustment is onl )up
justice to the end that the iih'
established in 1882 under f rue
tions be made to conform ., '... s.
largely increased measure ;au
Railroad corporations nov 'oh
to five per cent of their iho
transportation, steamboat ing
MES two per cent; express, ihte
telephone companies three
ings banks and trust compa pro-
of one per cent on their de ried
these corporations can be a E. leas
butte one-ffth more than . .. any
without doing them any I'M trar
DOUBLE TAXATt ike
Where the burdens of ia 7e o0u
equitably apportioned ther roa'
of complaint. The taxation som
and at the same time of the tion
debtedness thereon, impose puI
which is clearly unjust SON
that the mortgagor and tI MAJ
should be taxed according to their respec- IN
tive interest in the land. Ihave been un- eo
able to formulate to my own satisfaction dan
any statute by which it is practicable to But
effect the needed charge in our present it W
law, but it seems clear to me that if some II
method could be devised to remedy the Wis
evil, it would lift burden from the real reft
estate of Vermont which can be removed mol
in no other way. the
RAILROAD COMMISSION. con
You will read carefully the report of fer
this commission, to the end that you may raj
judge as to the advisability of comforting tina
upon it additional powers While it is erl.
questionable whether the people of Ver- met
mont have received that substantial bene- ma
fit from this commission which was anti tina
cipated when it was created, still should OF
regard it as step backward to abolish it. sta
l believe it rather to be your duty to give quo
to the commission measure of vitality
which it does not now possess. Its ex- 4
pense to the state is something more than ses
81 500 per year. and unless additional pol
power and higher measure of RESPONSE ten
bility is conferred, | believe a less eXpen- to1
sve baord will meet the requirement of pee
the state. Should you conclude to enlarge llze
its power, an examination of the report pul
will suggest to you the direction in which be
| such enlargements should be made. For the
instance, touching upon local passenger del
fares they speak first of the greatly re- des
duced rates-two cents per milc-affOrdedI If
to many citizens of the state by the pur ha'
chase of mileage tickets or books, and then VIII
add as follows: "But there is large tor
class which include those who, for want pre-
of pecuniary means, and for other good me
and sufficient reasons, are unable to share SUI
in the benefits of these reduced rates, but Ing
are compelled to buy single ticket and flrl
pay therefor three to four and one-half Sr'
cents per mile-a rate of fare almost equal 10y
to the stage coach rates of so years ago. osi
II is needless, perhaps to remark that this vol
| lat al,
able to pay. 1t (the board) entertains the me
hope that all the railroad companies will lily
see their way clear at an early day to make as
such reductions in local passenger rates as in
to remove all alleged inequality, and this do
in the interest of their patrons who are, m;
| for reasons above stated, unable to avail hiI
themselves of the present reductions" in
| The point may be raised that the regula-
tion of the railroads of Vermons should
not be in the hands of a commission, but ba
experience shows that the practical work pr
ings of a law permitting the commission th'
to stand between the public and the rail zel
roads has not been found TO work un- tie,
Justly i'm those states in which the COM th
mission is clothed with power to give vi de
tality to its suggestions. We confer up co
on these corporations valuable franchises, Jee
and in return they hould extend to all exl
the people of the state reasonable rates pu
of transportation; and know of no more irt
equitable manner of reaching the a.,jnst- sn
ment of these matters than through rail TIL
road commission clothed with reasonable co
power such as are given them in many of Ell;
the other states of the Union. do
RAILROAD PASSES. LAT