Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-01-11

n ,lape % taxalion IN Whatever form This
tie g 5as 5Hp}S oust RE e
the franchise, as it may be termed, Of be-
ing is Of great value to its
separate and distinct from the he PROPERTY PROPERTY
eSEdag the law ef moz{ q &fe the States
is subject to separate taxat tied@'' The The
Special eted the to the faxes
poiHled; 1t Is one of the easiest taxes to
domestic corporation s refuses to gav Such
tire Of IN case of Of the fo2eign
Sess Of our eoufts. This IS the la law vi in
fh;s York York: The laws Of that. state upon
the Hnfed staees and 5ae we're sq
t9 t decasa q %c Park Dav Co.
ff16 ep applies with greater force to
large an 19reign GSorpGrations doing
FPaniss, the loan companies. the Various fS%
ern part of the State. It is not nee necesssrv
tn mat ia all corp9rations should be subjected
5 tax should be excepted. New Y York
Witch HlhG exG rI2 manqfacturing companies
n VI e wholly within the State But these are
necessar OF a. deta! to which it is deemed
50 donth new call III erns attention
cypress eS telegraph, telephone and sleeningg
f9 81 pSr ce be
iSarningo {G1%Rated solely
e MS5 Of t S9S F 9S6ss
[5 esahseR Ss nc %hs ga the
acfus liap 20 KY, ana rate of profit on the
certainty g faa @offR6 Pp9 9
T9T S Ss st S5odS nS sea2
Sou f. 1t IS not alone the rate Of taxa.
{non I'm imposed }sa, upon these monopolies Il
sense hat EeyS?n " It tt IS the 6%9is
f 10 computing e n1r it which is wrong Situated
Is 0Ss S Rg the
H nsgS if IS Is b Of population the state
BUSINESS that is s fe 0ds Of our
say, business originating and ending W i 10
IL these tae of {hs
Wholly within the state is manifestly mo no
e OF iha by T n you can Judge either
h hnfp At Of revenue derived from its use,
RHn Of pro %aca emf are re factorS in
the, state: Besides, this basis lor com ny
f fSSpied from the e wisconsin law Under
earnings from bu siness originati tin si ana
emdipg t Wholly within The state ythe same as
pe1t w e zs the sis stefs to car
city beyond the state line. e but t'lf insts IS
for i MS n on selling ticket FOR Mad,
peo BY Psng t fa
quiry: A system that leads to such sub
IL mpose ee az 700 IS gpeed
and interstate; Of these monopolies, would
Stoa rhe AK w ft fns t BE- cSnT ga
cent or greater rate, should be com
Gn IN its the IT hs
State. The method for arriving at such
pdpet Rate s9 81 h fHg d Ran BY ca
sSspsr 1s5 e laws .ss RSS
drawn, is in admirable form, and similar
has been uRhsq by the 81
the M eS M irateI Pe en- sP
Xania. Indiana and Ohio. A change in
f6 10 these to
and which earnestly recommend, would
increase the revenues Of the state sta teo from
the auditors estimate.
RAILROAD TAXES
Another branch Of taxation that de-
mands your earnest attention and we'll
Reconsideration by railroad in this State e.
cover All taxes derived from this Source
%ya nf siss f4Rs it z &ss% n
Is ts3aE tR rs 5sxsse
union. One is on the basis of valuation
arrived at subst antially in the same way way
{h the t %ods Wbe
has always prevailed in this state, is by
bs est sarngS ge n e the o9S
It Seems to me is the. more Just to the
railroads as the earning ing capacity Of
the dominating factor in determining it's
value for any PURPOSE as well as for ascer
WhicR should S eauitably and Justly be as
sa Of Of t@5Gz PAID on the
7 Was SF hs SS The masge R IS $
ROAD PROPERTY in the state. in the he same
S$$ u ~ at fail ~ H. yS r!
jnRSSsd on ether RroPsGtZ in thf Rrs sfsts
g. ssen tRa tns ras 80 1t rail-
TOdQ property, OH Lie UdSlS VI vcludl!Ous
is only about. two-thirds that Of the other
property in the state.
You will also find upon Investigation
that our rate of taxation by percentage
on the gross earnings is much below the
rate that prevails in our sister states.
which are within the domain of the sys-
TENS transacting most Of the business In
our state. All of our railroads. with the
exception of possibly one. are interstate
roads and are not operated with reference
to state lines, but as systems. The COM
each state. For the purpose Of taxation
system among the several states through
which they run in proportion to the mile
age in each. This is the only practicable
fair. So far as our railroad traffic is con-
cerned, we are to- all intents and pur-
poses one jurisdiction with northern Illi-
nois Iowa and Wisconsin. and to some
extent with the states west of us. This
group of states are on the whole traversed
the business Of each system operating
unit. Our. state is Therefore aside from
the need Of the revenue) interested in see
ing to it that it obtains substantially as
large a proportion Of the earnings of
these companies for the support of it's
government and institutions as is taken
by the other states in the group. If we
do not insist urCn this. We simply compel
our people to help pay. taxes in the other
states. If our railroads were confined in
their business operations. wholly within
the boundaries Of this state: the rate Of
SO material. for a high rate OF taxation
would necessa rilv in the course of time