Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-19
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The lu.iuni>tS have said much con
corning faSoritism said to have been
shown by he republicans OF This
county toward The railroad companies
IN the matter Of taxation. Let lis see
how he records will bear them out
IN his accusation against the repub-
littns. IN eNitminato of the record
in lac assessors Office reveals the fact
That the railroad companies are now
rlllng several thousand dollars
less taxes upon their main and branch
lines IN this county than they paid In
1898, the last year OF republican con-
troll. the following record figures
will serve to Illustrate the difference;
i>lm Valuation Total 1t,>
Greai Northern II. l. s3,..s1un .isa7i 70
Norhefn ras'itc. VI I. 5id s,01o isl,a.s,
lia
Gtcai Northern ~ l. Ait0o is.as.. /.
Neribcr, Pacific. ", l. en.@@5o lo.as.. >,
From the above figures il will be-
seen chat In ls9d the Two PRINCIPAL
railroad companies paid a tax OF SIG. =
Sia.o+ upon their main line. in this
county while this year they will pay
only ~ l0a.3G on the same property,
ot f.,5io = less than they paid In iSa6,
hhd preperiionatelN lcss upon. all Of
tilei, property situated In this county.
The TOTAL lax collected in his co,,n-
y IN ISM was 80, ,aaG1, while this
year il Will amount 10 So, 100. II. and
Net hc railroad companies are paving
less taxes IN l#1 than they paid in
l$@ The tuSiunists have claimed
thai IN hc matter Of taxation The r..
pahlieahS have always favored the
railroad companies At the expense of
tie individual property owners. DO
lac foregoing igures bear them out In
tAat reckless assertion
The faet IS that under fusion mis-.
rtie lhc railroad companies taxes
have been reduced aud an extra bur.
dea las been placed upon the indi,id.
vi property o@ner. The process
through which this change has been
wrought has hren going on fer two
wears. bnrlag this time individual
property valuations have hsen rats,,d
until such assessments are n0w nearly
dounlc ~ what ttrY were four wears
agts iut the raise in the va,natian
" railroad property has uot kept nare
with the increase ou individual prom.
eft1 l'eaee The shifting II the burden
g AAiti8n trau The railroads to the
individual tni this arnllss no, ONLY
e. h9otesmi e'anty, bat inaers ean.
q, - idal,1.
Tive luSlpnist> hUye attemptr.l IL
tlala eredit Ear a lower taA h,vy. ,ut
- de'ng thts tllrY hasc carefully ~.
Trained fom telling thc taxnnor> ~
tie ef@fma,s Increase in assessments
FWy fettllnJy mu>l haze = srg, p.,,r
qpIntva IT tbe intelligence II tn ~.
sgase tssfRser til this euntq Nhen
the}ftsafi tn >,ich shallow argument
u''eief todeceier The liallfr> whl,n
We nave &te"n prove tyaleltt>iYel, tlf,t
e"rpFatan> IRE saving ie>S and t,r.
niets iu 'uii,tleals la, tayfpv 8,.z.a
9.sts thsN e'eF helage IA tne ai,tart
81 h"'iraM county. Ia vien of thj,
n 'l't eeu,qt das's thp farmer derive
fpAu 'h' lewer lstt Which the fu,ian-
~ bake lssAn hlrpiue al..ni
laro + a. doabt that the fusion. 7
~ arc sleSlgei ih an attempt t. de-
,'t't ''Atal er> ~ tnt> matter. They
tt'Ne ''N' opRrtaultY a. claim cred.
tt ga a'a4'tut ~ the lpW lax lr,, M
s'Nsh nat have ynn, MIR. TaxnaFrr ~.
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