The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-20

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revenue. We have 10 pay heavy
duty on everything we send from Mex-
leo. nA well ns on everything we i'm
port. on the coffee ! export am fore
ed to pay ~ cents per pound. All gold
or silver exported In taxed 3 per cent
" It's intrinsic value.
Mr.. Mordaunt showed the govern
ment report for the past year In which
the export duties received on the prod
ucts were enumerated. Among the list
were deer and goa; skins, 81 .625; hides.
81, 800 grass. $4,000; flax. s2l5OO; chevy
Ing gum. $4,000; dye weed. 1900.
II show you this list" said Mr.. Nor
daunt. TO show you that the govern
ment of Mexico taxes everything raised
within III borders for export or import
ed from any other country. In addlaion
70 the regular export and import du-
Ties Innumerable special taxes are lev
led For instance. ? per cent Of regu-
lar duty for maintenance Of port: an
other for support OF light houses and
warehouses: for ship papers. pilotage
and for port captains; sanitation; bun
dies etc
After the goods are landed. before
they are tr6nsferred from the cities
10 the plantation. municipal tax has
to be- paid and 25 per cent OF the inu-
nicipal tax has 10 be paid extra to the
government The coinage duties for
silver and gold are per cent OF their
intrinsic value, This Is levied upon all
gold aud silver. whether In bars or in
rough sulphates. which Is produced. II
II IL exported the additional duties are
charged.
Another big source of revenue is the
stamp tax. Every bill Of any nature
has TO he stamped with cent stamp
for every $40 Upon receipts a ike
stamp has to be placed. The govern
mcnt also derives a large sum annually
FOR guaranteeing the title to property
which formerly belonged to the church,
but which was afterwards transferred
to the people, II also received over
81, ,oolOOO last year from assessments
upon salaries,
"Mexlco's policy has been TO tax cv-
crything possible I'm order TO raise
funds. and this has discouraged the dc
eelopment Of the country very ma
terially.
The governments debts are all pay
able In gold, and she only receives sill
'or in payment OF revenues. This forces
l,. 70 sell her silver at the current
price In London for gold.
Notwithstanding the heavy taxation
which resident in Mexico is forced to |
'ay. the PROFITS from the crops which
orcign capitalists are raising enable
hem TO make money in the country.
% man with less than 5000 or $4,000
invest. however has any show there
rr more than wages at from 30 cents
% co cents a day
"The opportunities are purely for cap
al and in some instances these have
cen thwarted by the duties imposed
y the government in order to enable +
to meet its gold obligations and ex- :
enses for running the government. a
Money can only be borrowed on n
lt-edged security for Is per cent per
mum. While | can secure $4,000 or
5000 from some of the merchants for
'veral days without any security ex-
'pt my word, | cannot borrow it for
50 interest than Is per cent no matter I
hat security offer
1T angers me to hear people cite
eNico as an example of the advan- 5
ge of free silver coinage. for it only
'es under such system by taxing u
cry resident within the republic IN 81
cry conceivable manner and for all Ie
Z people will stand, It has pro- D
bitory protective policy. which Is the L
ly thing which saves II" ol