Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1890-04-25
NO25
AGRICULTURAL.
oyERrAxED FARMS.

oTERTAXED FARMS
Senator Brown made significant state
ment before the Revenue Commission ii
session at Harrisburg when he declared
that in the last fifteen years far.a land
had in this State deprecated so per een-.
Ii the farmers in his section were compel
led to settle up on the lst of April lally
one-fourth would be bankrupt UnleF IL,
most favorable circumstances the faTmel
viii have no moneg to spare between re
ceipts and outlay" The farmers are just
~ clamorous for bill that will equalizc
taxation and therein rests the relief they
seek. Colonel Piollet told the Commission
that the farming interest in Pennsylvania
is on the verge of ruin ard his plea was for
a constitutional method Of taxation. He
m de this point:
"The whole expense of the State Gov.
ernment is s4l 900, GOO OF this s32. 900
GOO is derived from tax on real estate. The
average tax on real estate is Is mills. The
best paying property among the farmers is
not more than mills The majority of
farmers are unable to pay for their labor
and subsistence of their families"
Colonel Piollet said he was willing To be
taxed for everything he owned, aal he
wanted every other man to stand his share
just the same. At the same time if lie ha
a mortgage on his property he wanted an
abatement for that mortgage, because he
did not own the property mortgaged. Ea
urged that the Auditor General be auga'r-
lied to pat a rate on all corporations sui
cient to raise a sum equal to the cu5l q.
supporting the public schools, public chali-
ties, pay the public debt and the expense
OF the Judiciary, Legislative, and EIeca.
tive Departments of the State Tlol
would equalize taxation, in his opinio.-, as
the corporations would then pay about Tie
same rate that the owners of real estate
pay now. He did not think there was ary
reason why manufacturing institution
should be exempt from taxation.
II think that is unconstitutional, ny
self" remarked Auditor General Nc
CaIant.
"Tll bring suit if you'll swear to that.
said Colonel Piollet.
"Tll testify to that in court, " replied th
Auditor General
Continuing, Colonel Piollet said he knel
of manufacturing company paying a
idend of L. per cent. and it was not tazu3
while the farmers are unable 10 pay the.
way.-Williamspor Ga=ette.
THE COW DOCTOR.
/ of all the ealamities to the COW staB.,
, that TO be most strenuously avoided is tn
quack COW doctor Almost every Tow
has one and the amount of damage tn.
they aggregate during the year would
alarming if footed up in round number
We can look back to our youthful days
the farm and recount numerous evidence
of the stupidity and objectionable ign
rance of these self-cOnstituted practitiung
on the brute animals in the neighborhuo
Boring the horn and inserting turpenln
splitting the tail to the bone, and tying .
up in salt and ashes; choking down sa
partly decayed fish and soft soap VT
among the universal treatments. And,
most cases, not being sure what treatme
would apply to the particular case. all IT,
butchering and dosing would be admin;
tered to make sure Of using the eproper oI
If the original trouble didn't kill the i
NAL the treatment usually did, and tho
that survived the treatment were bet
dead their usefulness was thing of IL,
past. Less harmful, if no more sensibl
was the practice of charming aN.
stomach cramps from young calves,
standing over them and making
worm knot nine times, with a &C
each time striking the calf nine times "
| the string. 1t will sound incredible |.
many, but the men are yet living Y
practiced these cruelues and milder aJ
| surdities on the brute animals before
somewhat skeptical faith in their virtu
when yet but youthful barefooted boy.
If there be any use for a shotgun or
cross dog on the farm it should be utilize,
| to keep the quack cow doctor off th
premises-the lightning rod man is
calamity second to him.-Orange Coz,
| Farmer.
The Grange in Pennsylvania has for
number of years been trying to edacat
the farmer to see that they are unjust
| burdened with taxation. The total vGiuJ
tion of real estate in this State is in roun
numbers about 50, 900, ,0O0, 900, which pay
tax of about $34 600, 900, or about |
mills on the dollar. The total valuatiu
of other property than real estate is aia
in round numbers about 50, 500, 900, 900. d
which a tax is collected of So, 500, 900 q
mills on the dollar. Under this sySter
of unequal burdens real estate is depreciat
ing in value, while corporate property
not only holding its own but is increasing
in value. 1t is little wonder that mum
bers Of farmers are unoccupied Th
day is not far distant, unless there is some
thing done to relieve the farmers, whe
|
New England States.
One Of the crying evils of the day is on
present system of taxation. Two me
have farms side by side of equal valu,
The one owns his farm free and clear, "a
other has his mortgaged for three-four i
of its value In other words the one ma
is worth just three times that of the otheI
while they are equally taxed Such a IS
TEN is nothing but legalized robbery T
add to the injustice in most cases the Iaa
who owns the mortgage, third parry
pays no taxes a. all. Such law sAOul
not be allowed to remain on the stalui
books another year. But it will T,mai
there unless farmers make determine
effort to send men to the next State Leg.
lature who are interested in agriculture
pursuits and who Will make special enoI
to have just, fair and equitable tax lax
enacted.-Farmers' Friend.
Don't neglect to make hot-bed an
start the cabbage, tomatoes, celery, p,l
pers, eaulihower and flowers early. q.
seedsmen catalogues and the farm 8.
tell how to make the hot bed; the lal.
sash on the house windows will n.ai
splendid hot bed sash, and common sels
will teach you the rest.