Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1894-08-03

to show upon what base my eStl mate, ap-
pend the following table:
Total tax derived in Virginia
from real estate, capitations,
personal property and income S1.996, 545 OF
Amount raised in the eighteen
cities of the State .......... 662, 1867 So
Amount raised in the 100 coun-
ties of the State........... 1883, 577 81
Total State license taxes . 654,S7l 95
Total Statet taxes from railroads 1913, 961 3S
Total State telegraph and tele-
phone Observation-Disclosures. 6,2S7 II
Total value of real estate in the
towns and cities and counties
as listed in the Auditors re-
port for lS93..-...."............. SOC, zoo, 630
Less amount in the eighteen
cities Of the State.............. ITO, 271 800
Total amount Of real estate in
the counties ...... ................ 1929, s38
Total amount of personally in
the State NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1888, 414
Less amount in the eighteen
cities of the State. 80, 908, 946
Total amount of personally in
the counties OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. e2,92o, 1853
Total amount of property, real
and personal, in the 100 coun-
ties of the State................ 25S, S5S, FOG
Total amount of real estate in
twenty.Seven countieS........... 1908 900
Total amount of personally in
these tWenty-seven counties. "a, 1888 316
Total amount Of property, real
and personal, in these twenty
seven counties ................. ..... 1885, 400
TOTAL AMOUNT.
Tt will be observed that the total amount of
property, real and personal in the 100 coun-
ties of the State is 25S, S5s, 7O6, and in these q
counties it is $97 $685. 4O6. Estimating upon
this as basis, l think county taxes will be in
round numbers 100000. Estimating upon
exactly the same basis, find State taxes to be
in round numbers 81 $50, 900. The Auditors
report shows them to be 1,aaaa, CT, SO that
my estimate for county taxes will not vary
much from the real figures. If these figures
are correct, then in the 100 counties of the
State, taxation for county purposes upon real
and personal property. railroads. telegraph
and telephone companies, and capitation ex-
ceeds State taxes upon the same subjects by
S544, 900 in round numbers, and in this esti-
mate make no deduction for the proportion
OF State taxes from railroads, telegraph and
UeloDHOuo COupd WHICH are COLLECTED
in the cities OF the Commonwealth.
One word just here as to county taxation in
Virginia and North Carolina. Objection has
been made to certain of the Registers COM
parsons, as we'll as some of my own, of Vir-
giHia's expenses with those Of North Caroli=
ma, because North Cardinals terminal ex
ponses are charged to the countless Very
| well, suppose they are, what then? Here is
the comparison for counties in both States:
| Total county taxation in North
| Carolina-ninety- counties, 5 91633 OF
Total county taxes in Virginia
| twenty seven counties 1928 81
Total county taxes in Virginia.
| 1866 counties festimated1 .... -. 2,100, 900 90
This, think, is a fair example of the at
tempted "points'' against the facts as they ex-
ist. 1t is not point at all. 1t is simply be-
Jogging the issue, and concealing in maze
Of confusing details the plain, simple facts OF
Virginia's costly, antiauated, incompetent
and inefficient system OF State, county, and
municipal government
Below give another table which l think
may prove interesting to any one who will
take the trouble to examine It.
Total costs of State government 5 3,754, 629 O.:
Costs of q counties government: 1926 81
Costs Of cities government. 4,SoO,O64 81
Total costs of State, 81 counties,
and cities Observation-Disclosures. 9,3l2,9l7 IS
Costs per capita In nanytlle-
IL 600 Inhabitants ..... ......... 1S q
Costs per capita In Lynchburg-
$4,000 Inhabitants. ................ 20 q
Costs per capita in Norfolk
40, 900 Inhabitants ............... 81 IL
Costs per capita in Richmond
l. 100, 600 inhabitants. ................. 26 s
Costs of State, county. and mu-
!; nicipal government in Virgin
ia, throughout the State, est-
mating the costs Of govern
ment in tho remaining 7a coun-
ties to be 1850 200, and the
costs of government in the re-
}, naming 8 cities to be 81 ,20Q,-
900, and estimating the popula-
tipn at ,seaoo1 Gan over esti-
mate no donbt4 .........:...-.::.. II $50 900
Divided by 100000 equals Per
Capita Observation-Disclosures. d
State taxes in North Carolina So, o54, 1873 s
County taXeS-for all purposes GIG, 33l o.
Total State and connty-Aorth
i Carolina 5000, 400 8:
State taxes in Virginia .......... 3,754,629 0!
County taxes in Yirginia."..... 100000 OF
Total State and eaAnty-Vlr=
gina ........... ................ 1854, $50 0;
Excess of Virginia over North
Carolina ........................... 3,oo4 100 ~
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