The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1893-03-18
Difficulty of Devising
Laws to Suit Ey.
erybody.
Tax Ref0rmers Make Ger
vertS.
representative Buffalo Business
Men Interested.
"A Worker in Buffalo.

The idea seems to be gaining ground
that the defects and Inequalities that
exist In the present tax laws of the
state OF New York are matter of seri.
Gus import The operation of a law
providing for the taxation of corporn.
lions 81 driven many New York manu-.
factories out of the state, some of which
nave transferred their business to the
state OF New Jersey. Many of the
more recent New York corporations
nave Incorporated under the more
friendly laws of Pennsylvania, Vir-
gina, West Virginia and other states.
cnder q resolution of the last legisla.
ture Senators McClelland, Ahearn and
ScRgeshall and Assembiymen Quicley.
uuenther, Cassin, Stranahan and Gift
Iord were appointed q commission to
examine into the present tax laws and
report to the next legislature either
proposed new laws or notifications of
existing statutes to equalize. the bur-
dens of taxation.
Under the laws of 1899, Hon. J. New.
ton Fiero, president of the state bar
association, and Prof Charles A. Collin.
otSornell university law school were
appointed counsel to investigate the
tax laws OF this and other states and
report to the next legislature with rec
concentrations for the Improvement of
the tax laws. They have been busilv
engaged in their work during the vaca-
lion season. The commission will meet
as soon as election is over and PROPOSE
lions for the remedy of existing tax
laws will be submitted The commits
sion will give hearings on various prop |
ositlons before drafting the bills All |
TINS IS the result of the work of the |
New York Tax Reform association.
II may appear somewhat strange that |
Mr. George, the famous writer and adj |
vocate OF single tax on land values.
has received and accepted an invitation
from the National Real Estate associa-
lion, to deliver an address before the
second congress of that body in Music
Hall, October 5. Mr.. George will GER
tainly run counter to ideas which can
not De expected to give way upon one
assault.
Few people have time or opportunity
TO keep track of the ''tax reform" bills
that are introduced in the legislature
at each session. At the last session the
compromise Listing Bill''-Assembly
OIL No. 56-which was designed to make
the taxation of personal property effect
I've, was introduced by a country men,
Der. The provisions Of this bill at once ,
aroused storm of Indignation, and the ,
New York Tax Reform association com. ,
oatted It The Brooklyn Review and ,
Record of February IS, 1892, and other
prominent papers published leading ed 4
torials denouncing the bill as linguistic ;
rial and promotive of perjury.
The Compromise Listing bill failed of
passage, but the New York Tax Reform
association expects that another at t
empt will be made to pass that or a j
'imllar measure. and is prepared to c
light such attempts. The officers of the
are: Bolton Hall. secre- b
airy; and John Clafiiu. the great t
Try goods merchant treasurer. The
ecretary's Office is at No. III Broad +
way. In the list of about thirty names n
4 weliknown individuals and firms G
hat are supporters of the association. e
mong many others, are found Cooper.
levitt q Co, Dood, Mead & Co., +. Il. e
'hurber, George A. Scott, formerly b
resident of the real estate exchange.
eorge X. Read, now president of the t;
cal estate exchange, r. H. L. Town d
end, Spencer Aldrich, Henry A. Hurl- II
ut, Henry E. Rowland, Smith Elv N
william Steinway. Thomas G. Shear n
ian and Hugh N. Camp The platform c.
the association is well known: liter
ture will be sent to those applying to cl
ne secretary. n,
The association is not content with n,
Citing what it deems bad legislation T
hen it comes up, but is busily engaged W
! the interior counties of the state. It
making proselytes to its faith and m
ting farmers and business men think ga
g over the proper solution of the
lestion of just and equitable taxation. Ii,
he association has published book, ri,
Who Pays Your Tsxes?" by David A. le
ellis, George Ii. Andrews, Thomas G. if
learman, Julien T. Davies, Bolton ma
all and others. Opposite the title W,
zee is cut representing several men Re
gagged in boring into the limbs of a tn
APPLE tree and hanging buckets to
tch the sap therefrom. although the
nnk OF the tree has been tapped near TIL
e ground. The sap obtained from the IN
&c is revenue" The trunk is real ce,
tate" The limbs are called wages, ~
oils" personal property" Gin ms
mes" mortgages" business CAPT. on
~ and two particularly large
anches are production and manu- -
.tures." iar
Ernest J. Foord, a representative of 70
: Association, has been at work as'
long Buffalo business men, with con- Is
cradle success. since the adjourn eia
mt of the legislature. Representative 0a'
siness men and firms, wholesale and :
all merchants, bankers and manu- tro
'turers of the city have signed their wa
mes to the membership roll and de- an: