The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1890-02-27
COMMUNICATION.

have the Great Northern r. r. bnild |
II spur track to the Brick Yard.
Single handed our business men can
do but little. Where is our Board OF
Trade! Why not reorganiZe 1t and
make 1t useful as it should he made!
1t appears to the writer chat our
cilizens-our business men especially
have not that spirit IF Friendship
and benevolence that they should
posses to their fellow men. We are all
too selfish. Apparently, every suss
gestiGn of enterprise. or n movement
that will benefit our town and county,
has been "sEeered" at and condemned
by certain class of our most promi-
..ent business men, with such IL spirit
or feeling it isnexJ to animpossibility
TO benefit or improve our town, our
county or the condition of our people.
Our town needs many improve.
ments that might be made, and by
using such economy as we use in the
transaction of our private business,
could be made at very small cost
per capita, or percentage on the tax.
able property of our city. Why not
sink an artesian we'll, or put in water.
, works sufficient to supply our citizens
=, with water. Are our citizens aware
that they are paying more for the
, water they use annually than they
would be required to pay as tax on
n water work plant. Had we sufi-
, cent supply Of water when the recent
fire occurred the loss that occurred
> might have been greatly abated.
Many other improvements may be
:. made, and industries and manufac-
turing enterprises may be induced to
;, established here, by proper organiza.
:, ton of our citizens and business
y. men. Also by proper work. and or
ganiSation on the part of our citizens
and business men, the thousands OF
= acres of unOccupied lands in oul
g county may be settled upon, and cul-
, tivated in very short space of time
- The Real Estate Dealers Associa
~ ton, at its last convention established
a board of immigration, with a view
=" to inducing immigration to Minneso
u ia. l understand invitations will bI
- extended to every Board of Trad
y and Chamber of Commerce in tn
, state TO cooperate with them, il
IL their efforts. Let our business mel
~ reorganize their Board of Trade, ant
49, give our cooperation in this under
taking. Arguments are unnecessar
~ 70 show where we will lie benefite
N thereby.
wish to direct the attention of tn
- people to another matter, and that i
!" taxation. Does our citizens general
y. realize the great injustice done b
- our present tax laws.
{" Our State Constitution provide
y. that all property-real and personal
"a must be taxed at its toro *sa'"N-
D" the constitutions and laws made there
sh. so inforced! Is our taxation
lie Just and equitable! No! they are ia
&c from it. Considerable has been sal
us of late. regarding the taxation Q
= mortgages. The taxation of manu-
- facturers and manufacturing pre-
&c ducts. The taxation of personal Pre-
DC perty, and the "Single tax question.
o. Have our xpayers-farmers espec
H. ally-generally given the question 0
d. taxation their serious consideration
Doubtless not.
wish to offer few suggestion
%. here for consideration. Take fl
instance the taxation OF mortgage
the farmer, (the mortgagOr) has M
6niy tn pay taxes on his land and in
y provements, regardless of mortgag
W or Indebtedness, but he has got to pa
- high rate of interest on bis NOR
~ gage. The lender is enabled to d.
~ mand this high rate Of interest. as
80 (the lender says) "because the sta
laws will make me pay taxes on tt
mortgage you give me-" Is this s
9 1 No it is not. Nine times out of te
~ the mortgage is placed in the name
an nonresident of the state,-(evt
." though it belongs to real resident
49, the state 1t is easy to see how tt
"o scheme Is worked. / am more al
hu more inclined to believe in tt
I'm Henry George Theories" to no.sms
oH extent. think my reasons for doir
Oh so are good. To Illustrate, at lea
70" 80 taxpayers Of every 100, in tt
LUZ west, at least, have earned all tn,
VI possessed by their own toll. und
u the present laws, they pay tax I
q" every improvement they make,
=, every article of personal proper
'"u they have in their possession, wheth
'eh paid for Or not. They do more tn;
lN0 this. The manufacturer pays, tax
'"' on every article he manufacture
''0 The wholesaler also pays taxes on Il
same goods, the retailer, pays tax
'"i on the same articles. The amount
lo' all those taxes, are added to ii
Oh' price of those goods, the ccnsum
"A pays taxes OH the same goods al
io0 articles, as we'll az all prior tax
up paid by manufacturer, wholesaler al
III" retailer. Is it any wonder that Il
farmers and consumers are kept poe
Is it not better to adopt the sing
nj tax system, and tax the land alone
its true present value. and exem
gh all improvements and personal pr
me perty from taxation. The rate
JOO interest on the money we borro
ION will be cheaper. The goods we bl