Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1888-1899, 1891-10-22


thlra party convention which met re-
eently 81 Dallas adopted . platform
whlrh would indicate that there were .
naml,er - siavle tar men there. After
going over the usual ground. showing
how uniassiy the farmers have been
treated In the matter % TAXATION. and
how heavy burdens have tesn placed On
the pssor amd taken from the shoulders
~ the rich. aud after advocating In
strong Language the Australian system
% haliosinr Il eomes down 90 the land
question a. II affects the state ~ Texas
The plAak which wiil especially inter.
est single tax men u a. follows
We demand aud pledge oarsslvss 10
support a law requiring that viii or
aneultisstr,i lands belonging b. private
insiivisluals 90 corporations, in large "a
small bodies. be rendered Tor taxatb.a
81 the same valaa'ion per acre a. I'm
proved lands of the same cuanty aud
dixtrirt
Your article la The STANDARD ~ the
l2th. entitled ''Delightful simplicity"
recalls case In an adjoining county %
this state, which thoroughly relates A.
~ rs second proposition aud sustains
the single tar positiom. Here are ths
fssts a. related to me:
some people % Tyler county were
DESTROYS ~ having a new courthouse
and jail. bat the plan taraise the money
Zoe that purpose brought abBut . storm
II oPpo.itls,p from all the taxpayers If
Tyler Mnnty. except Pos-ibly, the Inn
mediate landowners al the couniy scat
Y roounty's principal proslact y pine
laHaesr- farming and merchandising
icing secondary ahd more or less de-
pendent on the milling industry The
farmers merchants and mill mea away
from the county SCAT Kicked against
any increase Of TAXATION. claiming that
tAey we're already overburlened. and
the courthouse ssheme MAS about "a
fall through, when q single tRxer, Mr..
Dasid Russell. came to Its rescue. aud
asserted that the idea could be- carried
cat aud the beneGt. secured h. the rcsi
deBts ~ Tyler county without any In
sFsasr - taxes 60 them of course
that lind - an assertion. coming from
. per~on ~ Mr. Russslrs standing.
went from individual Co Individual un-
a II got 10 the county commissioners,
sitiihg a. a hoard q equalization Who
sent for him and asked him a. eNplaia
he pan. which he did
Tyler eonutys natural wealth. said
hs u In pine lands vhirh are prinei.
paly ow ped len large tracts ~ non resi-
desta. and which are valued GA the tax
ltst 81 - 80 Ter acrs. u was well
kuwn. he said, that the millmen were
pasing these same landowners 3. eo per
thai>ani feet for stumpagr. while after
thaland had been cleared ~ the tim.
bet was more valuable than before
the work had been done. The average
yieti ~ pine lumber pr acre. Mr. Rus.
srli>asd, vas eight thousand feet which
mae a taxable value ased ga the
stuupage price ~ SO an acre as
against the assessed value ~ ~ ~. not
~ srak II the value the land had after
thskimber had bccn clearrd frum n
Hsthereforc argued that ~ njusiics
wusld 10 dune o. the owners ~ this
psni land n their rating GA the as
hnsts Vas Increased 90 So al acre. aud
be Demonstrated that were the rating
masr ~ even half that amount 90 SOL,
sufA.irnt taxc, would he rai~td a. pay
the interest," on the cost ~ the court.
houE and provide sinking fund fns
the ,onds when they would b. due
/ To sake a long story short the cpn.
missoners feii Ia with M Russell.
vie a aud they raise the valuation ~
these pine lands a. seven dollars per
ace. NV the rrsnlt aeeur,ling a. 4.
" wousd he that the uwners shoulA
rai@ath price % stnmpage 81 mill men.
but eBite the reverse Ia true. The pep
pie \ TYLER cuanly have 81 the court
honse. 'sai the prize of stampaEs has
fallen ~ NE dollar per thousand. 80
tha'. instsaa - making the pr,s.iueers
~ in'si-nr e. argc more for their prot
~ the fcri - incrras. NJ the valua-
ii"a ~ thsse t'lsl5er land. IA. bssa 81
giF" them tetsr maHgin - profit,
unless they are line the much hunted
tof-and- n-vcS fpuuA ls,stsrted manu-
faeturer. WIN ia toe business fur the
ssle purP">c u sser.a.. ng tha WAGES 81
h.s American TAI rcr..
'aAa'ioN Iandsnef
The tax rate "a AeN Norh city E.r
issi has heen ~ laesd o. pr ccnt n
was sig7 IN lisa atd tais F,aF Il h
sLal THIS !, nat really : new depart.
urc. for the rate fuF $50 vas redus-
ton from that ~ is.. n deerra.,
"a rate Indicates. hoi De reass IN pub.
lis expenditure. at a iicrea>e in a.
-ssssrd valuation ID 'stai as,e.s.,t
valuation Is greaser4 thns Va i.ao Nv
sss. - o. 1his Is try lwRsly zine to
rise IA the assea tssnt salaatiaa uf
y4eaut land tatl two years ago a
marked dist action ga miac brtween
the valuatlan - vatnt 20, improved
lands In favor u "a fsrme The az
ss'ssinents ~ inprsvs real o. Ne factu.
atsd arouusl o. per esnt Il actsal value.
shtle vacant land - o asesssssi u fgurcs
that varissd finna - ~ csut 90 l,.s. upto
a. 90 aa Atuai hat time The standard
and ths Rseari az Guide n. New
NoFk real estate saper. t~ga' 81 call
attention. o. tais = tRlr vtolatiosof the
law, AMI sinca ticn efYarts ~ assess
both kinds ~ rial estate alike have
been apparent owners Of im foved
real estate now ngiioa that thoasa the
total assessmcns - values y hther.
their taxes arr about the same; halle
owners q sseutt land eonaplain 4 In
crss@ed taxaticn To a slight eA~nt.
thTrefors evNa IN New iork. t,usi-