The morning times., 1895-11-17
SINGLE TAX !. COLUMN.
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eeeuns Iortn the advantages that
would result from the, taxation of land
values only-relia,,n-
property from taxation-we may as wei
the caso ruI.ns now ~ would operate in
cIrcnn,s,o a. iaoorers' or others, In moderate
home in a c;t,, "mu gre tryihg 10 secure a
staIlment Man ~ paying ior IL on the IN
Mr. Georna =
written on iioi1cs OF luis CITY, mas
the limited statna :, enu'ieu tenancy IN
current nnm,,or which appears III tDe
or Econon,ioo,, we quarterly journal
| cbior % Ii. ut HoIuics was recently
| a,l 80; Nisiou III tne census office,
orriciai $500, MS afe complied from the
nj -,f.,
cunt tn SHOWS that throughout the
raniJiy inas piuportioh OF the iandless Is
w, VI, - 81 auo thde III our cltles-
| DostoIi Brooklyn, jersey City,
Ton n','aL nirhlihsiam, Ala, and seven.
s..i'na' s-icss IMAM 20 per cent. OF the
es are owners, o. part owners, Of
uouses'
one part of his article deals with the
cost OF obtaining homes In cities; especially
by persons nf moderate means, who are
| DsaseM ~ paying Tor murtgaged premises.
| Those VIII . ,ne cities into two classes
and 100 600 5nR iSoNa uh Tween S,voo
| above 100, 900. The JaIter M, aepjn di,.;dea
| into two classes in one nf which the cost
OF houses purchased by the insta lIment plan
| aNerdses 4,2iS apiece; in the other, 81, :.
aniec cpe'e' inc average is about $500
| A CITY OF CHEAP HOUSES.
To these figures bowovar tbere ,s on.
conspicuous exception. In baltimore the
nro eoase eost OF obtaining house by this
| ciIi.,s 80, the average OF other
IT., REPUTATION "l ABOUT loo,oOo.
iuesuoh naturally arises, what is
NJ Ua1','l "a ,his Unparalleled cheapness?
Rai,imnr.. 81. 40, aouiu IL. ne says that IN
pdltiiiiorei man intending 10 own his
,ar, - l vD. am lease OF io'' upon con-
tarn, ~ 70 '"c interest on iis value Tor
;nd..,.,,;. iiohhe-o"hiig is' therefore,
nI,napes nu ~, Vi the purchase OF land, If one
,n u.s " Liake II. Ground-rents make
wisn Ln. 90, J" t,F lhah tley wouid other-
WIS., w, anu TINS places home ownership
nov mi.t sn,t snt eoiilahd OF persons who have
az ouiiieieliI "taiih 10 buy TIER homes
II ny, ~ must Duy lahd as wei as DWELLING
IN ,a ~ ~ one res pect The single theory
- LII - III other respects, however
-, ro'.' 1 iai snol'. Inc Baltimore home
oS,:,'d iisst pay nor only ground rent to the
~ -. VI uie iallu, Out a tax TO The federal
anu ets soEcrhihent-to say nothing of
tne .diiil' ana IL would cost him less to sup
port tue government alone than ii
nov uoes ior hlIn 10 support the government
auu Tue Idhd Spectator both. But even
WIN 'his ora wback, 1t is some advantage to
poor man TO be able TO buy house in
Ddltliilore Tor S2,2IO OF the same kind
tna' IN other cl,les OF the same class would
COST from S4r24e TO 81 Boz.
SINGLE TAX AND HOME RIVERS
In order IN iIIustrot. h,,,. e..
would affect asnarSo,, I'm ,,,o,,ar, -
stances trvinoT r. IN, 1- ~
ton cft-- Iet rs haey, -, AZ " a
a residence worth 90 1on O.. .s u .'II
man, man earning labdrer's wages wonId
De Wiling TO 1--we IN so cheap house as
tnat. IT,
suppose such labQrer 10 be earning
SiO week. Ir he and his family were 10
support themselves on. Sc n week and
save 81 a week they Gould (barring sick
ness ana accidentsl lay up $500 a year.
Ihen he could pay ifoT his So, GOO home
III zen years.
blt III he mad only to bpy the house, worth
Sl,2OO, and not the land, he could pay
Tor IL In SIX years.
A man earning $40 a; week IL living IN
a rented house, wonld, be apt to occupy
one tuat would rent For Sl2.oO month; |
not less That would be S150 year, or |
Sooo Tor -FOUR years. The sooner he began |
living In his own house the sooner he could |
hoh'S -trili.I
30, 1T the single tax were IN operation |
IN washington lt. would save the or |
ulnary nome seeker who was trying to |
puy Se,ooO nome, Tour years OF hard |
WORK ana S6Oo mouse rent And the |
more cosby MS nome, the more lie would |
save through the single tax.
ii ne bought MS nome upon the INSTALL
VS. , pH 90 anu T.. o',,1 a n.o ~ Dr,Ure
rent. but would have TO nav Interest ON
the deferred paynlents. The ultimate gain
through the single tax plan would he sinh
stantiaIly tie same.
rwo ropus or r.vr,oN
now would such person De afiected by
.ne slhgie ,aN, aiter having secured ms
no ine! III attempting l" answer inns ques'
tIon tue cdicuial"h is complicated by the
Iace tnaC we haVt 10 ueal WI!n wv" sets
Oh Naiues, the MARI value anu lpe inucn
loMeI assesseu Naiua','n. ~ a." dshIns,ol
Wv ,ai1 - q, d ii,,ie iess .ualI
ui,u i.s hia.hes NalI' o,uel pIopefts
az a ,I'.ie 10 t".i VI" e., 40 a
ne. 'a,ue eooc ~ mouit oe as
.ess 80 az duou' So ne aaN "n 'h,s, de
p. = 90 .. wv So, ~ 81 ~ ilNeu i"r
" 5'st . Guy, wouiI ue year,