Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-04-25
TIE TAX ON INCOMES.

AE TAX GIN fNG5(JMXk$Ie
it AlreAdy ADeants e Nearly ueeee1
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the r.x sesd Woald Pay seventh PER
Cent OF the rax. shown About Twsaty--
Five Per csat. On Ketaras-
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Widespread
interest exists IS to the facts shown BY
the income tax returns received up %
TINS time az the treasury department
so much OF an economic interest viii
be had when these returns are fully in.
and they will be of SO much value IS
indicators of the material condition of
the whole country, that their publica-
ton Will naturally be impatlently
looked for So far, however, only
meager information has been received
and only the most general statements
can be made from the voluntary Assess
ments now in
Commissioner Miller announces that
from the figures ON hand he is able to
estimate that the returns now in will
bring in a collected tax of SI4, Sc. 600
And the commissioner further states
this amount is continually rising in
all amended reports received from COLI
kGGS0AS
There are various estimates as to ther
amount which will be added to this
when the income tax collector has
made his rounds and all of the delin-
quents have been enrolled to pay not
only the usual 2 per cent. tax, but tho,
penalty of so per cent. addition
In making public this aggregate
amount the commissioner refuses to-
seprepate the assessments into their
respective states or districts. Head
varces several reasons for this. In the
FIRST place, the returns which he has SO
far received from the collectors are
necessarily of hurried making, and in
many instances incomplete upon their
face Not only would the publication
of these amounts, if incorrect. .cause,
confusion. but such q publication
would be unjust to many states maxi
ing poor showing In fact. the re-
turns now In show such marked divl-
sions In prosperity throughout the,
country that it Is doubtful ii the COM
port. make segregated statement, in
view OF the sectional feeling which
would result
Wudt u AuOWu oS SnC OAsA
south makes the most pitiful returns
From Maryland to Louisiana the work
of the income-tax collector will
be very light And the undoubted
improvement which has been going on
in this southeastern section for the
past fifteen years will have to continue
for some years longer before it can
make a respectable appearance, in line.
with the opulent northeast and the tri--
umphant west. Yes. triumphant west.
For it is from there that the surprises
Of the income tax returns come
All during the arguments which for
the past two years have been turning
the income tax problem up and down
and over the statement has been made
and generally agreed to that the east.
would pay the tax. This is not so.
The east. IL is generally known. will
not nav even half of the tax. It will
hardly nav a third. unless Won include
in vour estimate all of Pennsylvania.
MARYLAND and Westyirpinia. The grow.
ing west. the prosperous west. the vir--
lie. busting. brawnv west is no pauper
and is fast taking to itself the riches
If the conntrv along with its sunset.
moving center Of nonuiation.
senator Hin. the most careful and,
dependable opponent of the tax, and
those who took his estimates nsed to-.
aeclara that Naw Yor,x stat. woul,a
rav fulIv n ,,ar cant ~ the t.r In
This the Senator was but \ moor nronhet.
New York will not pay IS per cent. of
the income tax unless the forced col
lections should greatly change the.
ratio shown by the voluntary assess
ments now in. In fact with the figures
now in hand the returns of New York
and New England together do not far
overreach the Is per cent. mark.
In nearly every instance the western
states have overreachet1 the estimate
which the "Reminiscences nlacad unon.
them For instance r. was thonrht
after the supreme court had pruned
down the law. that the state of Texas
would contribute revenue amounting
10 ahont sion ooo From the volnntarv
assaSsrants now in Texas promises 70,
nan more than sIIa ooO or abont ner
cent of the whole tax.
western cities like St. Lou;s and Chi.
=. ro n.Le snlendid showinps Of nro,.
r,r;tv ana states l;lse Iowa nl;no,ss
T;.sS,-; T.~.s. na C.l;forr;, h-;,,,
m the RETURNS from the nrosner,,,s
west .max;nUlv.
Frou the CITY of ST. L,ou;s .lone
comes more than $500. GOO. and the 70.
turns from the rest of the state run