Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-08-25

month after their arrival or until they
have passed from the custom house into
the hands Of tNe importer
AZ the sane lime the customs res
ceipts are showing a considerable in
crease. They are now $500 900 a month,
and they VIII be more than s.. 900 900
this year. This viii be- al the port OF
Manila alone. II does not include the
six ports Of Iloilo Cebu. Zamboanga.
SLASH and Jolo. II shows that the busl-
ness Of the Philippine Islands has al
ready begun 10 increase, and this in
crease VIII probably continue.
TAXES on BUSINESS.
In order that American trade may be
Increased here there should be con-
siderable reduction IN the taxes on an
kinds OF business. The Spanish laws
sim prevail as / have said. and every
one who attempts 90 engage iu any UNI
dertaklug for profit must pay a part Of
his receipts 20 the government. Bank
ere, importers ana shipowncrs are
charged from 1000 90 1915 "a year. ac-
cording 20 the amount Of business done
while money lenders or small pawn
brokers pay from $3.50 90 $50. Banking
establishments also pay per cent OF
their profits There Is a tax on an sal
aries. Directors administrators and at
torneys are charged per cent Of their
incomes. and every one who receives
500 a month and upward must turn In
] per cent OF his salary 20 the govern
ment
All storekeepers pay heavy taxes.
Those Who deal In hardware jewelTy
and optical goods are charged from $500
90 ili3 per anuum. provided they act
also as importers II they buy from
middlemen the charges are reduced one
half. Shoemakers who import pay $500
per anuum. drug stores 500. hardware
stores $500 and small shops selling wine.
beer ana canned goods. $50. Chinese
druggists are charged $780, and Chinese
provision stores 500.
There rs a tax here on the butcher. the
baker and the candlestick maker The
barber pays $50 much every three
months, and this is SO with many other
tradesmen. There is not man OF
woman doing business in Manila who IS
not taxed. and even the market pedller
who brings in a basket uf vegetables
has 10 pay BIER ton before she can SELL
a LAND OF CONCESSIONS.
A large number OF the businesses In
the past have been monop0ues farmed
out by the government There "a "a beer
brewery here which claims that lt alone
has the right 30 make beer in the Phil
ipplnes until 1910 The company has al
ready made a fortune and t0day no
other brewery can be- started until IT.
concession is Withdrawn 10 has. I am
told, violated the terms OF lts contract
with the government ~ that Il agreed
90 sell beer I'm Manila at GA cents per
litre. 10 actually charged mi, price "
90 the time that the Americans came iu.
when 10 jumped 90 40 cents per iltre.
which is los present charge.
The collection OF the taxes OF different
classes has In the past been tarmed out
at auction The man who Inspected the
weights and measures % the city paid
5000 Tor The privilege although the aC-
tual Income from such inspection. ac-
clrd,ng tl hle report. amounted 90 So 400
a year He, oi course, made the differ
ence between this amount and his
profits hv biackmailIng and squeezing
The collection ~ the taxes no the mar
kCts was done in the same way when
the government took charge. this was
abolished, and the receipts from "a,
markets for the three days following
were only 81 per day 10 was turned
over TO one Of the United States coll
leCtors, and the receipts rose soon &C
$3.50 a day. shortly after this an Amer.
lean paid the government $50 a day 90
collect the taxes, and Il Is currently re-
ported that he then made $50 a day IN
addition. This was q rise Of moro
than 500 per day In the actual receipts !
Then the provost marshal took the COLI |