The advocate., 1890-04-02

establishments have been united under a single
control, whether In the form OF a single owner
ship, a trust on a monopoly they would be looked
upon as a SINGLE or part Of a SINGLE quantity ioI
taxable purposes.
The nice and exact rate Of progression that
should be given this tax 10 attain the best results
would have 10 be determined by observation up
on lbs workings after 10 had been In force ioI
awhile. / give the following 10 Illustrate both
the character Of the tax In question, and my
view OF what should be the rate Of progression
10 begin with;
Upon all values OF 81 900 or less the lowest rate
OftaxatlOn should be imposed.
Upon nh values exceeding 81 900 and not eX-
ceoding $4,000 the rates OF taxation should be;
For the Arst 81 900 above the original $1,000,
one and One-tenth times the lowest rate.
For the second 81, 900 above the original $1,000,
one and twOtenths times the lowest rate.
For the third $1,000 above the original $1,000,
one and three.tenths times the lowest rate, with
onetenth added 10 the rate OF taxation for each
additional 81 900 OF value until the rate Of taxa
tIon has become double that OF the lowest
rate and the capital has equaled $1,000
Upon values exceeding $4,000 and not exceed
Ing 100000 the rate Of taxation should be'
For tho nrst 10000 above original $4,000, two
and Onetenth the lowest rate.
For the second $4,000 above the original siO,.
600, two and one-tenths times the lowest rate
For tho third $4,000 above the original $4,000,
two and threetenths times the lowest rate, and
n like increase Of rates with Increase OF values
should continue for all sums not exceeding $780,
900.
Upon all values exceeding 100000 the rate Of
taxation should bei
For the Arst 100000 above the original, three
and one.tenths times the lowest rate, and like
Increase OF rates with increase Of values should
continue without limit,
For fractional values remaining after deduct.
Ing the total OF the units Of Increase should DO
assessed at the rates corresponding 10 the next
higher unit Of increase.
JOHN a. OTIS FARMERS SCHEDULE OF
PRICES.
The schedule TO be approved and ratified by all
existing farmers organizations Of national
character. Aud also 10 embrace the entire cOun-
try but to be divided into three grand divisions.
list Division, includes all that part Of the
United states, whose waters how into the At
lantlc ocean
2nd Division, all those states embraced In the
Mississippi valley.
3rd Division, all that portion Of the United
States, drained into the Pacific,
This schedule, TO be carefully complied and
then revised each year by q conference COM
mlttoo appointed by each national organization
prior to being published. AS a basis, upon
which TO figure cost Of production, your COM
mite recommend the iorOwlng
Rental Of land, $500 peracre
Labor Of an able bodied person, computed at
10 cents per hour.
Usoot team and tools to be computed Mt 10
cents per hour,
Average crop for ten years, taken as q basis.
Upon this basis, we desire 10 ascertain the act
ual cost OF each and every farm product; and
then our national committee can add reason
able per cent. to this amount as profit, and thus
fix the price, below which no farm product
should ever leave the producers hand.
We trust the membership Of all local organiza-
tlons viii sec the Importance Of this movement,
In favor Of securing n farmers schedule Of
prices" II Is not designed that this yearly price
list shall do more than simply lx the very min,
lmum on products. Our members will be at lib
crty TO sell as much higher as they can, but all
win be, In honor bound, not to part with their
crop, below these figures.
The example has been set us In every depart
ment OF business, and all we have TO do is TO
marshal our forces and show ourselves equal TO
the situation, We trust the membership will
readily see the importance Of having this sched-
ulo carefully compiled, and correctly published.
It should become the farmers daily guide to
market and be hung in plain sight ON the door
post Of every rural home.