The Irish standard., 1899-01-07
RAILROAD TAXES

AnPhsF s'saS e. t1ssSn that xs af:
eonsilered action IS !ha. q the franchises
TRANSPORTATION by railroad in this state.
believe J. has been the practice since the
cover all taxes derived. from thls source
into the state revenue fund, i deem, this
methods II voE,e fer ,aSinE ,hhiis class ) q q
union. One is on the basis q valuation
arrived at substantially in the same way
as mode fay W9R
has always prevailed In this state. is by
yyys rro ssr sarnmrs Ee H ae the m"s
It seems To me is he more just to the
railroads. as tho earning capacity OF a
the dominating factor In determining its
,anf for Of Al wen npe for bfen
which should euutably and justly be as
gross , safnnss OF the 'aSf ' q" lis
S!e @7 rs 'srE be e mlense Psc 81 lSS
road property in the state, in the same
2" h1 S nn fall Hsny i yau pe
mile on the ayeraKe Al n, this low yalq I.
a nils, mills on the dollar r. ' Would have brought
Sl44oooo for the current year So It VII
is only about, two thirds that of the other
p' Y"u viii ii also Ind upon Investigation
that our rate Of taxation by pe r
which are within the domain OF the syss-
exception OF possillv che are interstate
to State i,I Ines. but o as svstems The com
panies do not keep senarate accounts , uri , IN
each state. For the purpose or taxation
thpV .inpOrtIDn the earnings or tho
system among the several states through
%nfh each run s IS the nv 70 "s
way and Is annroximatcly correct and
noses one iuris'lstion with northern M.
nos Iowa WA, a NJ, Wisconslnt and N to sp ps
group Of states are ON the whole traversci
and md dominated Nv the same systems; and
unit. Our, state Is therefore aside from
ing to 1t that It obtains substanti ally AZ
large a n.onorlton e the earnings Of
government ana institutions as is taken
by the other states IN the group. II we
our ~" neon sS 10 u her '" "As s n he
states. II our railroads were confined IN
tn. boundaries Of this state. the rate OF
taxation MIR, imr@ssd would y nerhaps not be be
he redee,eI in higher ,transpnr,a ion
rates. So uISO II lower Ello OIL
would have IL tendency to produce lower
TRANSFORMATION rates. but inaSmuch as we
are part and parcel of the states referred
to for TRANSFORMATION PURPOSES we cannot
IN Justice to ourselves lie governed by
any such, cSnsidcrntions. unless they are
also needed by the other states In the
group. Iowa and Illinois have already So
cured materially lower tranSporta lon
rates than we have. II we continue 70
also permit them To exact higher rates OF
taxa ion from the railroads which opcr-
ate in those. states and in ours than We
collect. manifest iniustice will be done to
our peonle. The maximum rate Of gross
earnings tax in Illinois IS per cent: In
WISCONSIN; ner G, mt: in Iowa II, per cent !:
rate actually collected. in The several
states Is ~ per cent In Minnesota. 80 per
cent In Wiscoi. sin. SO per cent III Iowa, &
per cent in Illinois, rs, appears by tho
statement FINISHED hv the board OF rail-
rond and warehouse commissioners.
which | aprcnd. The average rate OF
gross earninSs tax COLLECTED in the three
than one hird higher than tho rate i'm
posed n this state. IN other, words. II the
rate Of inxa.ion in this state. as the aver:
lli!mois w We NY would have received last year
81, 1oN, 900. This Is II condition az affairs