Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1899-01-11
Gov. LIND'S MESSAGE
The New Executive Makes Numer-
y. Gus Suggestions to the
Legislature.
Particular Attention Paid to the
Subject of Taxation and
. Care of Insane.
gentlemen, Of the Senate and House of

Gentlemen s;E, the Senate and House of
Among the important duties which you
h fs s 9ss aa BY the people Of
not be delegated or deferred, is to provide
tn the e. necessary zee MONEYS for defraying the
port Of our Schools and state institutio TR
Pursuant to law the state auditor has
ceipts for the ensuing biennial period,
based on 4 tax levy Of II mills, which. i
mas will p1ddaee assSsEsSag it to the the fh 5
year, and leave surplus of $279 900 over
a 3hs ssSyf xar WITS eSrpd is
sxS yss{Fs ,sEETega5iag S$$s 49, iimj{S ySSE
those figures. While it is conceded that
vew Of g IS R9 e1 ID
Venture the PREDICTION that the rate SIG.
Than estimated under stricter admins
tration Of our tax laws governing the re-
Should not See fH II to change 11g existi6g sW:
is an exlensiye d DOMAIN for sHi egtimate
and at material increase in the revenues of
the state in manner which will ad not inn
s on If yqu. avail yourselves Of Of, these ea.
and the state still realize H IN in excess Of the
eW az Of the
state in population and wealth; and ear
erai progressive poicy Wnieh is characteT-
ing p%bc e BUT beeause It is
earnestly believed that the adoption Of
Of reform in the administration of our
state institutions. herein recommended,
o % hssa add % @ 6a
iarger p sum aTailaS(e for S1 new 9ndertskings
now in vogue.
The subject of taxation. is one so vital
to the state. so important to the people,
consideration Of both legislature and ex-
ecutive. The observations submitted are
ba icy IN IN way 5s
views of the executive as required by the
The state, which under our institutions
IS the people in their organic capacity
IS that re State may appropr{ate from
lie good. p Taxaten is such ;appreprla ton
R he as e of the u5Rged e d e na
express laws. The question in behalf Of
public schools: TIE administratien Of JUS.
and reformatory Institutions. public build
Are o %sfsrs Of pao and h h{
poses pose are tor The pubic goea. Baf YOU
the states care: It is, equally Important
shall be levied and taken from such
sources that its collection, in itself. will
not be a detriment and meaace to the pub
Pu public haste to proyids FOR the
that we have Overlooked the means. The
day Of ee ma tases is On a e e sec IS
tools, implements-the means Of subsist-
IN of GE a w6G
Ersat Wealth Escape: Bssides the 1hSsEsn {
sspsaden sSsteaSs 1Sad S via sddit5onai
Glasses That this Condition Of Affairs
f5s sups s % w sSow Il IS ne ole @
OF the weather members of the commune
ty than it is to cry demagogy whenever the
subject is brought up. 1t is in my judg-
ment a condition. resulting from the new
remarkable progress and the economic
ton Or inyective, but FOR patriotic,
speedy solution now and here, and as
rapidly as the forms Of our Institutions
permit.
CORPORATE TAXATION
Akin to the question discussed, but
separate and distinct from it, and not in
anywise dependent upon it's disposition is
the subject of licensing and taxing cor
porations BY wise and well-considered
legislation on this subject, you can OBJ
tain an amount of revenue that will more
than make up for the proposed reduction
in the tax levy and which will, with other
corporation taxes. in the course of time
INCREASE the aaaent revenues Of the
for the revenue fund can be dispensed
WITH Our law now requires the payment
of minimum Incorporation fee Of $50 to
obtain a corporate charter, and in addi-
ton, one-tenth OF l per cent on the capt.
taliZation in excess of $50, 900. This proVis-
ion is bringing large sums of money in to
the treasury annually. It can and should
business in this state. This would only be
our own business interests. The license
fee should be uniform with that imposed
on our domestic corporations and may then
be collected on the entire capital stock
OF the foreign corporation, or on that por-
ton OF the capital engaged in business in