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The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
FINANCIAL And COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets
Portland Wholesale Market.

PORTLAND. Jan. 20 1870,
There is but little life to business among job
hers. and a very unsatisfactory feeling continues
to prevail, and while values are rather easy on
Breadstutfs and Provisions, prices show no rad
ical change in this market. At Chicago to-day
January Wheat opened lower and sold down to
40, the lowest ever recorded, but towards the
close a frmer feeling was manifested with some
reaction, closing firm. May Wheat also drop
ped during the day, indicating 52 at one time,
but closed firmer. Flour is dull, but agents re-
fuse to make concessions, as actual Wheat IN
the milling centres show only q tride falling off
in prices; Wheat visible decrease the past week
921, 900 bush against lO1 900 bush year ago,
Corn increase, 376, 900 bush against 47S,0oo:
Oats, decrease, 44S. 900 bush, against increase
$4,000 bush. Coffees are firm; holders asking
1sc above their figures of week ago. Sugars
steady and firm. Molasses much tirmer for for
eign grades and stocks light all round. Dry hsh
and Mackerel firm, UNCHANGED. Leather higher
on all grades, with manufacturers talking bet
ter prices on shoes, the advance already being
71ac a pair on low priced goods. Cabbages are
up again, dealers now paying $40 ton against
S12 las week; the Cape crop this year is est
mated at $500 tons, nearly double that Of the
previous year. The Apple market is less favor
able; locally there IS no change, but at Liver
pool the receipts are larger and in bad condi
ion, ranging from 1l@19s. Eggs frmer, sbut
no higher Onions higher. Oranges are easier.
The Fresh Beef firm; we quote sides at 6@S1 ac
p fb, kinds Sa11 1ac, fores 53z@sc. rounds and
TANKS 6d07c, rump and loins at 1o915c, backs
6a7c, rattles 41sc; round hogs 6961ac; lambs
1850, mutton 6@7c. Fresh fish quiet, steady
jobbng at 219c p ID for Cod and Haddock. &c
for Hake, 24ac for Cusk, 12c for Halibut, Lob
sters steady at lac % Id for boiled. live lie.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL r.. | :.
In Effect. Dec. goth. 1894.

Trains leave Portland, Union Station, Railway
Square. for stations named below and inter
mediate points as follows:
S15a M For Brunswick, Bath. Roeklaitd,
Lisbon Falls Lewiston via Brunswick. Al,
gusta. Waterviile, SkoWhegan, Bangor aPla
MattawamkeA Gag.
$50 a. M, For Danville Je. poland Springs
Mechanic Falls, Rumford Falls. Lewiston, WIN
throp. Oakland. WaterYllle. Liyermore Falls,
Pennington, Philips and Rangeley.
$40 a. M, For Bridgton, Fabyans. Burning
ton, Lancaster, ST. JohnSbury, SherbrooRe,
Montreal, Chicago, st. Paul and minneapolis
and all points west.
1920 a. M, For Brunswick. Eath, lASpqh'
Lewiston Gardiner, Augusta and WatervilleE
1.15 p. M. For Danyiile JIG. poland Springs,
Mechanics Falls, Rnmford Falls, LeWist9n'
Farm RaaTmng No nsan ngsWa aterv Re sowhesaa
Bangor and Vaneeboro. /.
40 p. M Express for Brunswick. Bath,
Roekland; Augusta, Materyllle, pskow s 3as
Harbor, Bucksport, Vaneeboro, St.John,
Halifax, st. Stephen, -Houlton, and Arops-
$50 p. M, For sebago Lake, Bridgton. No.
Conway, FaDyans, Lancaster, st. Johnsbufy,
Montreal and Chicago.
sos p. M. For Brunswick. Bath, Lisbon
Falls. Augusta and Wateryille.
$40 p. M, For New Gloucester, Danvlae
Junction poland Springs, Mechanic FANS
Auburn and Lewiston;
Bath, Lewiston. Augusta, Wafer
vile skowhegan, Bangor, !. Bar narb Pg
Bucksport Vanceboro, st. stephens,
st. John and all ArooStopk
County, Halifax and the Provinces, but does
not run to Belfast, Dexter Dover and Foxcr9Is
or beyond Bangor Saturday nights.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
7.20 a. n1 paper train for Brunswick, Al
gusta, Waterville and Bangor.
LOO y. M, For Brunswick. Lisbon FAILS
lewiston Bath, Augusta Wateryille, Bangor
and st. John.
HOOP. m. Night Express for all points
East with sleeping Cars to Vanceboro. 2
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND. s.
From Montreal and Bridgton S.25a a. NJ; LEVY
iston and Mechanics Falls, $50 m. Water;
vile and Augusta, 8.55 a. IN. st. John, Bangor,
Augusta, Rockland and Brunswick.
1926 p. M; KingfeId, Phillips,
Conway and Sebago Lake, 4.50 p. M. SkoW-
hogan, Waterville, Roc land. 5.25p. m; Ban
gor and Augusta. 5.S5 p. NJ; Rangely, Farm
ngton. Rumford Falls, Lewiston, 5.45 p. M;
Chicago and Montreal and all White Mountain
points. 80 p. M; Vanceboro, Bar Harbor,
Bangor, Watervlle and Augusta. LAO a. m.
f. f. BOOTHBY, PAYSON TUCKER
G. P. & L. A. V. p. q Genl Man.
Portland. Dec. % 1894.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

6AFFICE of Light House Engineer. First Dis
,st triet KOO a l4 fs55 O. bbdng Boston
raesneJ at Tia oiee until WI oe
Thursday, the 7th day of February, 1895, for
furnishing all the materials, labor and ap-
planes for establishing an electric bell on
Forms of proposal and accompanying specifica-
tions, showing what is required, can be- had or
seen By applying a to this !, once me right is
any defects W. r. LIVERMORE. Major of
Engineers y. S. Army, Engineer First Light
House Dlstrlct. jan26eod3t
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

Werlendam New York. .Rotterdams Feb 8
La Gascogne. New aorh- .Hasie ..Feb .
Paris New York Sothampt'n Feb 6
0renn Portland -. Liverpool Feb Z
Cuvier New York. Rosario Feb 8
aIvana New York. Port Prince Feb 8
finance New York. Colon -, Feb IL
Venezulal New York. Laguayra Feb ~
EIhe ' New York. Bremen -. Feb IL
New York. New aofk' LIVERPOOL .Feb ~
Teutonic. So. New Yorh' Hlyerpool rep -
Rhynland -. New Iork. fA;nIWerp rep u
Santiago $3.50. New Aoih Tioniuegos rep -
Monogram. PortiaLu : i i.ol rep -
Umbria New aorh' Liverpool rep 10
DANA. ....... New Ioih' hamburg .Feo 10
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
RATES OF POSTAGE.

On FIRST Class Mdtter.-The rate
hostage on matter of the first class is as
follows:
/. On letters ana other written matter,
except that specially authorized to pass at
third-class rates and on sealed matter or matter
otherwise closed against inspection, Two cents
por ounce or fraction thereof.
Onpostel cards one cent each, the price
fol which they are Sold
g. On drop letters" two cents per ounce or
fraction thereof when mailed at letter carrier
post offices, and one cent for each ounce or
fraction thereof at offices where Tree delivery
by carrier is not established.
On Second Class Matter. The rate OF
hostage on second-elass matter when sent ny
the publisher thereof, and from the ONCE OF
publication, including samples copies, or when
sert from a news agency 10 actual subscribers
thereto or to other news agents, is one cent per
pound or fraction thereof
The frate of postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the Second-class
when SENT by other than the publisher or news
agent is one cent for each four ounces or
fractional part thereon.
weekEieS) and on periodicals not exceeding two
ounces i'll welght,when the same aredeposlted IN
is uniform at one cent eacn on perlouleaiS
weighing more than two ounces, TWO cents
Newspapers and periodicals when de
posted by the publishers or news agent In
iettercarrer Office for general or box delivery
are subject To pay postage ut the rate OF one
cent per pound when deposited by other than
publishers or news agents, LOT general or Do&
delivery the rate is one cent for four ounces or
fractional part thereof.I
Weekly newspapers when deposited by the
publisher or news agents in a letter-carrier
office, for delivery by carriers, or otherwise, are
subject only to the rate OF one cent pound or
fraction the eof.
All seeond-cass publications. when sent by
the publisher or q news-agent by mail, to u let
ter-earrier office located either i'll the county
of publication on Z lse where. are subject to
postage at the rate OF one Gent pound, which
entities them TO delivery Bg the carriers.
On Third Class Matter. 4~Ihe rate of postage
on third-cass matter is'one cent for each two
ounces or fractional part thereof.
On Fourth Class MdtteE--The rate of postage
on fourth-class matter is one cent an ounce
yction thereof.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
RHEUMATISM CURED.

M, Editoq:-I would like to inform the public
of the rood Dr. Chases treatment has done for
me. Three years ago had Rheumatism in
nv shoulder. 1t was gery 1oahytI and stiff It
gradually grew worse until 1t was helpless, and
use il at all, Some of my neighbors that had
been helped by DR.. Chase on. Cumberland
street. recommended him to me. | mad no faith
try. huff / did, and am cured. and mig arm is
re oooG rs IT euer qcas, and has been so for two
V We rs MOSES BLAKE,
ianj 5dtf West Falmouth, Me.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Cotton Markets.
de-

JAN. 70. 1886.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
dull and unchanged, sales 46 bales, middling
upiands Bose; mlddling gulf 5Bc.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market to-day
was easy and irregular; mlddhne 8 S-loc.
CHARLEsTON-The Cotton market steady;
middling 51sc.
sAvANNAH-The Cotton market is easy
middling Lice.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
THEDAlLy PR Ess

SetA sllN nv ASNA-ANe ~ e--N
stores of:
John Chisholm, 1os Congress street
W. F. Goold 4o5 .
N. G. Fessenden, SIG q
w. III. JeWett. 504
G. DaSlya 221 Spring street.
J. J. Beardworth. 81 India street.
r H. Ell slline As Middle street.
j. w. Peterson 2 Exchange street.
III. G. Todd, Cor. Commercial and Park
". A. Golden. 76 Exchange street.
Westman & West, SO and 50 Commercial
Miss Norah Pearl 100 Bracket street.
John FL. Allen, 3S1ia Congress street.
Dennet& Co, the Florist 645 Congress street.
G. ]. Hodgson, 961A Portland street.
T. M. Glendening Long Island.
f. L. Brackett. Peaks Island.
E. L. Littefeld 189 Congress street.
M A. Parker. Libby's Corner.
FL. C. Berry, 937 Congress street.
Forest City News Co.. 422 Congress street.
Mrs. Bradbury. cor. Spring and Bracket
streets.
John.Cox 23 Monument square.
e. j. FarWell, 2I9 York.
Also at the new stands in the Falmouth
Preble and United States hotels, and Grand
Trunk and Union Depots. lt can also be OBJ
OF the Maine Central, Grand Trunk and Port
land & Roches tier railroads and ofagents on any
OF the Boston trains.
L The PRESS can also be found at the followinS
places out side the city:
Auburn. c. HASKELL.
Augusta. II. Pierce,
Bath-John @. Shaw.
Berlin Falls, n H &c s, Clark.
Biddeford- a n Y B snrdsla1
Bridgton-A W. ingalls,.
Brunswick-F. P. Shaw
Cumberland Mils-H. q. Starr.
-. I
]. II. Gould
Cornish-E. J.. Brown.
Deering-N. j. Scanlon.
Damariscotta-E w. Dunbar.
Fairfeld-E. H. Evans.
Freeport-A. w. Mitchell.
Fryeburg-A. G. Frye.
Fryeburg-J I. Whitmore.
Green's Landings. w. Fifeld.
Gorham-L. j. Lermond.
\. HIS. N, Leavitt & SON.
Kennebunkport-C. E. Miller,
Livermore Falls-C. Newman.
Observation-Disclosures & Winship
Long island-Hughey Bros.
LiInerick-S. A. Grant.
Mechanic Falls-F. J.. Merrill.
North stratford, n. HI. G. iuaat!as.
Norway--F. p. Stone,
Richmond--Geo. e. Ames.
Rumford FallS-H. L. Elliott.
&C. A. Clifford.
Rockland-Dunn s. Carr.
A. j. Huston
sanford-F. H. Wingate
Skowhegan-Bixby & Buck
South Portland-J. F. Merrlman.
South Windham--J. w. Read.
South Paris-A. D. sturtevant,
South Paris-F. A. Shurtleff
South Waterboro-G. G. Downs.
South Portland--A. Campbell.
Saco-H. B. Hendricks Il Co.
L. l.. Preble.
South Bristol-N. w. Carnage.
Thomaston-E. Walsh.
Vinal HaveI-A. =. Ninal.
Waldoboro-Geo. Bliss.
Waterville-W. d. Spalding.
Westbrook-W d. Boothby
Chapman & Wynlan.
Yarmoushville-G Howard Humphrey.
Persons having any difficulty in obtaining
papers at any OF these places will confer afavor
by reporting the matter at once to this office
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
AUCTION SALE EVERY FRIDAY
AT 10. 80 a. m. Rain or Shine.
Telephone No. 51o-3

shall continue the sale OF horses at auction
and private sale as usual at my stable, former
ly known as Browns stable. This is the only
place in Maine doing a strictly auction sale
horse business. where horses are sold without
limit will not receive q horse on any other
terms. I will sell to the highest bidder regard
less of cost or value, allowing trial of "a
my place the most reliable in Maine to pur-
chase horses. / shall hold regular weekly auc
lions every Friday, rain or shine at O.30 a. M:
Friday, Febs1, shall sell two car loads of
fresh. young horses from the states of Ohio,
Indiana and Iowa They will weigh from
1000 to 800 lbs. adapted to all general uses.
ing every horse as represented II not as repre-
sented return your horse and your money will
be cheerfully Refunded,
AT 100 D. m. shall sell some extra good
drivers, including 1.-THE fast PAGER Captain,
2.1914. These horses may be seen and ridden
after any day previous to the sale. Come and
inspect them.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
European Market $.

(By Teleeraph.)
LONDON, Jan. 90. 1s94.-Consols 1Ood for
both money and the account.
LIVERPOOL, Jan. 20. 1s95.-The Cotton
market ia quiet: American middling 3l-32d
estimated sales 1000 bales; speculation and
export so bales.
Winter Wheat quotations IS 51ad@4s e1sd;
Spring Wheat at 5s 2d@5S 21ad.
Corn as.
Cheese at 49s@5Os.
Pork SIS Cd
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
New York Stock and Money Market.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK. Jan.

NEW YORK. Jan. 90.
Money firm at o92 per cent; last loan
at per cent, closing at per cent. Prime mer-
camille paper was quoted at 34z@4 per cent.
Sterling Exchange is strong with actual bust
ness in bankers bills ooooa4 SS1a for 60
day bills and 4 s914C94 s91a for demand; pos
ed rates 891aG24 901a; Commercial bills. 60
days at s7s4 "A So. Government Bonds are
steady. Railroads heavy.
Bar silver 59TS.
Mexican dollars 48H2
The following are to-day CLOSING quotations
of Government securities:
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
EXCHANGE DISPATCHES

Ar at Hong Kong Jan 2s, ship Tillie Star
buck, Curtis, Shanghai.
AZ at Barcelona Jan 26th. ship Sea Witch,
Schoube, Newport News
Sid i'm Guantanamo Jan 15, sch Hattie Dunn
Poland Manzanilla.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamship Oregon-25
bbIs live Holsters to w Marston & Co $50 bxs
tin plates to + B Holder $50 do to Rank of MI
767 do to r Crook / cs mdse to Chenery Mig
Co do to j Prindle.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Retail Grocers, sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf at 7c;confectone-s
&c; puIverized. -c powdered, &C.; graduated,
&c; \ coffee crushed. 51ac; yellow. -@5c.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Chicago Live Stock Market.
(Ry Telegraphl

CHICAGO ian. 30. 1s95.-The Cattle mark
et-receipts 5000; dull and weak; common to
extra steers at 25a5 10; stockers and feed
ers at 2 1Oa3 rs; COWS and bulls 4o@3 rs;
calves OO@5 so.
Hogs-Receipts $4,000: weak: heavy at 10
"a 40; common 9O9A 80; choice assorted at
415@4 rs; light 8 S0@4 10; pigs 25@3 80
Sheep-recelrts 5000; firm; inferior to choice
at 50@4 90; lambs 3 50@4 S5.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
.HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning Nov Goth, steamer Merryconeag
will leave Portland Pier. Portland, as follows:
For Long Island, Chebeague HarpsWell,
Bailey's and Orr's Islands. 200 p. M.
For Cliff T., Tuesdays and Fridays only.
RETURN FOR PORTLAND. Leave Orr's Is
land, calling at Harpswen and Intermediate
landings, 100 A. Nj. ISAIAH DANIELS,
sept7dtf Gen'l Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

Rheumatism. neuralgia, headache and pains
of every kind Instantly relieved by gohnson's
Is cts. w. w. Whipple & Co. and John vii
hanson, Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
MARINE News
PORT OF PORTLAND.
TUESDAY, Jan %.
Arrived.

TUESDAY. Jan 20.
Arrived.
Steamship oregon (Br, T Gibson Liverpool
steamer New Brunswick, Hillyard, st John
NIB, via Eastpoft. asN
Sch Lizzie Brewster, Boston,
Cleared.
Steamer City of San Antonio, Bennett New
York; COyle.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Railroad Receipts.

PORTLAND. Jan. 20.
Recafnts bv Maine Central r. R.-For Port
and, 12O ears miscellaneous merchandise; for
connecting roads 1876 cars.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
EnnM QUIZ ooRREspoNpENr.

kew Gikey. Portland, to load hay for Bruins
wick, Ga.
PORTiCLYDE, Jan 27-Ar. sch Hattie d Lin
nell. from Newfoundland for Gloucester, with
$50 bblS frozen herring.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

FALL AND WINTER ARRANGEMENTS
Daily Line. Sundays excepted.
THE NEW AND PALATIAL STEAMERS.
PORTLAND and FREMONT
Alternately leave Franklin Wharf. Portland,
every evening at O'Clock; arriving In season
for connection with earliest trains for points be-
yond. Through tickets for Providence, Lowell,
Worcester, New York. Sc.
Returning. leave India Wharf. Boston.every
evening at 6 O'Clock. j. b. COYLE, Manager.
j. +. LISCOMB. General Agent oct3dtt
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
DOMINION LINE.

trains.
Rates of passage-First Cabin. $50 to
$40; return, 800 to $13O, according to
steamer and berth.
Second cabin to Glasgow or Belfast at
same rate as Liverpool, $50. To London,
Bristol or Cardiff, 1913 additional. Steerage
TO Liverpool. London. Londonderry,
Queenstown, Belfast Glasgow, $15.
Apply to JOHN w. PETERSON 2 Exchange
ST., T. r. MCGOWAN, AIS Congress ST., GEO.
H. STARR or DAVID TORRANCE & CO.,
Foot of India st. nov22dd
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

MoBILE-The Cotton market is easy: mid
ding Sc.
MEMPHIs-The Cotton market dull; mid
dlingS Z-1Gc.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
STEAMERS.
Allan Line
Royal Mail Steamships.
Liver DOL, Londonderry, Halifax & Portland Servc

Royal Mail Steamships.
Liver DOL, Londonderry, Halifax & Portland Service.
1l7 raq% Steamships. po rFsm n afGm
% Jan. NgM1DIAs II ian Jan. !, sE Eel,
"a Jan LAURENTIAN 2S Feb. March
q Feb. NUMIDIAN Mch. l6 Mich.
Steamers sail about 1 p. m. on arrival of
trains. Rates Of passages, first cabin $50 to
$50. Return, 500 to S11O, according to ac-
cornmoda.ions. Second cabin to Liverpool,
Londonderry, Belfast or Glasgow. $50 pre-
London, Londonderry, Queenstown, Belfast or
Glasgow, SIS.
NtH1E LINE Steamships.
New York and GLASGOW VIA Londonderry.
Cabin $40 and upwards. Return $50 and up
wards.
Galway. Prepaid Storage $l5; internediate
ssS Apply 70 Il g. AIRhRAFp or II r NC or
Fl. & A. ALLAN, Boston. dec7dtf
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

MINIATUCE ALMANAC.........JAN 80.
Sun ssss SO g High water e
Esagth ss ef days tide
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
CLAsslEIcArIoMoF MAIL MATTER.

Classification OF Domestic Mail Mat
ter,-Domestic mail matter,-that is
mail matter sent in the mails from some
post office,witliin The United States to
some other post Office within the same.
is divided into four classes, as follows:
LIST Glass; Written matter. namely, letters.
postal cards. and ali matter wholly or partly IN
writing, whether slSealed or unsealed (eXeepE
manuscript copy accompanying proof sheets or
corrected proof sheets of tile same.) All mat
ter sealed or otherwise closed against inspection
is also of the first class.
I'd class Periodical publications. namely all
ne wspapers and other periodical publications
which are issued at stated intervals anu as
frequently as four times year. when bear Il
date of ISSUE and are numbered conseeutiyely,
are issued from known office OF adjudication,
are formed ofprilird paper sheets without board.
cloth, leather or other substantial binding.
ITO be 3 OF Information OF pubic
character or devoted to literature, the sciences,
art, or some special industry and must nave q
legitimate list OF subscribers, and must not
be designed primarily for advertising purposes
OF for free circulation or circulation at nominal
rates.
Sd Class. Books, circulars, periodicals and
other matter wholly in print mot included N
second class matteri, proofsheets, corrected
proof-sheets aad manuscript copy accompany
ng the same.
"Printed natter is defined by statute to be
1.-THE reproduction upon paper, by any process
except that of handwriting, OF any words,
letters, characters, figures or images. or OF any
conbination thereof, not Having the
character Of anlactual and personal correspon
dence." 4. =,
printed letter, which, according to internal evil
dence, is being sent i'll identical terms to sever
al persons and does not lose its character as
such by writing therein the date, name OF the
ADDRESSED OF OF the sender, or the correction OF
mere Typographical errors.
4th Glass Merchandise, namely all matter
not embraced in the first. second or third
asswhich is not in its form or nature liable to
destroy, deface or otherwise damage the con-
tents Of the mail bag, or harm the person of
any one engaged in the postal service, andnos
above the Weight provided by law.
limit of Weight of Mail Motter.-No package
weighing more than four pounds shall be re
beived for conveyance by mail except single
cooks weighing In excess OF that amount; ana
except books and documents published or
circulated BY order of Congress, or offie ;Ii
l penartments OF the. Government or from
the Smithsonian Institution.
40 Second-class matter mailed in packages
at the pound rate is not subject to the four
81 81. The above limit of weight does not APP
ply to matter in foreign mails regulated by
postals conventions.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Grain Quotations.
CHIGCAO BOARD OF TRADE.

Portland DAILY Press STOCK LIST. =
Corrected by SWAN g. BARRETT. Bankers and
Brokers. 1856 Middle street. ~
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30
Poarland wholesale Prices Current.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING Jan. 20.
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

| Hyannis. Jan %. sch VIM Todd, from NYork
| for Portland, with oil was towed in here to-day
| from Chatham by s cutter Dexter The w 7
mas lost jibboom, main boom, and had sails
The Portland daily press., 1895-01-30

*Ex-div.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-02-06
ASSESSMENT REFORM.

People are prone to complain of taxes
and taxation-they claim that taxes are
burden and a hardship. This has
always been the cry since taxes were
first levied, and we presume always will
be. Florida people are no exception to
the general rule, for while their taxes are
less than those of people in some other
states, the method of assessing the
amount to be paid by each property
owner is crude and unjust one. This
method has tendency to make the
burden fall heavier on some than on
others, and, unfortunately, it is too often
the case that he burden falls heaviest
on those who are least able to bear it
the small holders.
1t is not the taxes our people should COM
plain of, but the method of assessment.
A certain amount of money must be col
lected each year to enforce the laws and
to carry on the State government. 1t is
the presumption that no more is col
lected than is actually necessary, and that
it is judiciously and honestly expended,
If this is true no patriotic citizen should
object to paying his just proportion.
But he has a natural right to object
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1895-02-06

to'the payment of more than his share.
That he is often called on to do this none
can doubt who has made even a cursory
examination of our law.
1t is to be hoped that the LEGISLATURE
in it's effort to pass railroad com mission
bill and repeal the present election law
will not entirely lose sight of the re-
modelling Of our assessment laws.