The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-29

otner eaturts OF the Inv
"Who the deuce is this now?" thoubht
Deputy Revenue Collector Huffman
yesterday as weary individuel with
calamity air and rusty clothes entered
his office.
"Oh, we'll" he observed to himself
1T is some POOR fellow who feels the
pinch and grind of hard times" and he
fished for d quarter among the sheck-
els in his pocket
SIS this the revenue Office" the man
asked as he took a chair, wiped the
sweat from his brow and observed that
walking up stairs abbreviated his wind
Il want" continued he, some inform
alton about this income tax law and
Mr.. Huffman wondered what in the mis-
chief he wanted TO know anything
about the income tax law for. However
thought Mr.. Huffman. as this is a
country for the people. by the people
and Of the people, l suppose he is On
titled to information about the affairs
of q government Of which he was one
siXty-fifth millioneth part. He accord
ingly gave him the information.
The old man pulled out little stub
of a pencil and a piece Of rusty paper
= reckon / viii have 10 pay the tax
on q surplus annual income Of $1,000
Mr.. Huffman was paralyZed.
That same old man has an annutl in
come Of $4,000 a year and after claiming
the 1900 exemption he made out his
statement for the remainder-
Ar. Huffman viii give no Information
about the workings Of the income
tax law in this district so far as places,
= a :
it is against the rules OF the depart
ment which he is observing strictly, but
he says that up 10 date, and there are
still fifteen days left to make report,
fifty victims of the law residing in this
city have marched up 10 his office and
acknowledged annual incomes of over
1000 which is the limit of the exception
The tax which these parties will have
TO pay on their surplus income ranges
from IS to So, the most of them ranging
between $40 and $50.
Theheaviest income tax that Will be
paid in the district will. strange to say,
he paid by farmer. and more than that
he lives in that portion OF the district
TO which state aid had been voted by
the legislature and about whose alleg-
ed poverty and suffering eastern hui
manitarians have been giving them
selves great concern. This farmer Will
actually pay an income tax, based on
last years profits. of $29S. This indi-
Gates his annual income to be $4,000.
This is another positive answer TO the
oft repeated question Does farming
pay in Kansas
II viii cost one wealthy man $50 be-
cause he was not a citizen OF the United
States. He has lived in America for
years and years and has always eXer-
cised the rights of a citizen. When he
was looking over the statement the
other day the first question his eyes
rested upon was Are you citizen Of
the United States?" The idea never
occurred to him during the past TWEEN
ty years that he had not taken out
naturalization papers and he admitted
to the collector that he was not. Then"
said the collector, you are not entitled
to the 81 600 exemption" and the man
eyes buIged out. 1T is safe TO say that
he will go to the district clerks Office
of his county before another year IS
ended and become a citizen by law.
He is a good business man who can
readily see that il is more profitable
Ia pay Sl.50 for naturalization pepers
than $50 income tax.
The number of people in the district
who are subject TO the payment of in
come tax is a surprise to all not except
ing the internal revenue collector, who
finds big incomes in the most uneX-
pected places After the time has eX-
pired for making the statements If
Mr.. Huffman has reason TO believe
that any person. firm or corporation
has not made correct returns he is
authorized to examine their books. take
an inventory of their stock or make
any other Investigations he may see
tit and in some cases he viii do so.
Ranublicans should not fail TO vote