The evening world., 1894-08-15
$4,000 FROM WV. AsT0R.
And John D. Rockefeller May
Have to Give Up $l62,225 q
Year to Uncle Sam.
SAD ABOUT "HETTY" GREEN.
Poor Woman, ills Estimated that the
Collectors Will Be Unkind Enough
to Ask Her for $4,000.

II millionaires ever pray, and the most
humble man will admit that men OF
wealth are sometimes suppiiant, 1t Is
to be presumed that there are many
, silent petitions being sent forth that
President Cleveland will veto the Tariff
! bill, and thus kill the provision for the
1evying of an income tax.
lAfthough the per cent. tax provided
I Tor on incomes of more than 5000 will
! be contribution of but one dollar out
l of fifty to Uncle Sam. 1t is generally
: believed that in many mansions the
!; wealthy owners look upon the tax as a
s-great hardship.
The tax can now be stopped only by
President Cieveland's veto, and the
/. wealthy, who are praying for that. must
I realize that they are hoping for what
other persons consider highly improb-
/ able.
Nearly Two Years Yet.
They have until July. 1896, however, to
(; save the cash that the country de-
mands, and then the per cent. tax on
incomes In excess of 1900 earned In the
year 1896 will be due. Only the excess
of $4,000 is to be taxed. and IL 1t is not
paid each year on or before July a
ray. c esf a month Rfs Is so Se
1t Is estimated by Treasury experts
that the revenue derived from the In
0Oo.o0e, OF this, New ,York's men OF
wealth and others not termed wealthy.
but who live comfortably on more than
5000 year, will pay a large proper
ton.
Poor Russell sage.
Russell Sage will contribute, about
! has one, will be obliged to- do a little
1t Is for those who talk of hardships
in the income tax to determine whether
the clerk will give over his $50 or Uncle
The distinction Of being Uncle SANS
best-paying individual will belong ia
William Waldorf Aston. But then his
income is about IS. 900. 800 a year, 30 his
extent because of a payment to the Gov.
eminent Of ;l52 22S. William Waldorf
a.,s 1 Rnssel Sage age and the Jay Could
amount OF income tax to paid by each.
provided, of course. that President Cleve-
land signs the Tariff bill or allows 1t to
There will be some fair hands, too,
that will count out cash to the internal
revenue collectors.
And the Women, Too.
1t will cost Mrs. Bradley Martin, Mrs.
Anson Phelps Stokes, Clementina Fur
Miss and Sophia r. Furniss about So
900 each II the bill goes on the statute
books. and If Mrs. Hetty Green doesn' I
succeed in lodging the collector 1t rs
estimated that she will have to part with
The feelings of the millionaires who
are to be. taxed, II Mr.. Cleveland says
so. may be partially alleviated by the
fact that the net earnings of corpora
lions are to be taxed before being paid
out In dividends so very few rich men
will be Obliged to give over the entire
amount OF their tax in lump sum. Like
men who buy their cigars singly instead
OF by the box, because It doesn't seem
to cost so much, they may thus be
kept from believing themselves on the
verge of bankruptcy when the Tax Col.
lector comes around just before the
Fourth of July.
The income tax is not law
yet, however, and as il may
be interesting to know of some
OF those whose thoughts are probabl,
concentrated on the single hope thai
President Cleveland will veto the bill
list OF New York and Brooklyn million
aires Is appended. In the estimation o
the income tax. no account Is taken o
the 1900 exemption.