The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1900-09-20

den Of 81. 80 In State laxcse
ANOTHER STORY REFuTED.
hut, says Col, Dalton, the Demo-
cratic State Board oi Equalization has
Disseminated In favor Of the railroads
Col, Dalton knows this statement,
like the other, Is not true. The rec
ords show Il TO be absolutely untrue.
Instead Of decrease In the assessed
value Of railroad property since 1873,
as he charges, there has been greater
percentage of increase than in farm
property, which has been uniformly
assessed at about onc-Ihird it, real
Z value.
The State Board Of Equalization
made IL, iir.i assessment Of railroad
property under the present law In
1871, when that splendid Democrat
and great Mi-suurian, John 5. Phelps,
Wus Governor.
Ia that year the State had s, 100
miles OF road, assessed at g. 500 per
mile.
In 1898 the mileage had increased
10 6.5H3, the total assessment 10 ST2,-
ssG,J3l, or sli,0j5 per mile
Thus the total increase in twenty.
NO years /. SIs,7Gs, 9O3. while the
increase per milc /, S3,49I, or 80 per
cent
4 comparison with the present year
shows an even greater increase in tho
assc smcnl ui railroad property.
Im, valuation includes all branch
roads, the greater portion II which are
poorly constructed and do not pay
operating expenses.
The principal lines. such as the
Wabash, Chicago and Altun, Missouri
Pacific, lion Mountain, Frisco and
Burlington, Fort Scott aud Memphis,
are assessed AT from SIS, 900 TO 49,
600 per mile.
don't know whether this assess
mcut is too low or too high, but do
know that ], Is more than double the
amount at which the roads were as.
scssrd while the Republicans were To
control 10 Missouri.
RAILWAY ASSESSMENTS.
know further, and Col. Dalton
can get the exact figures II he will ex.
anime the Auditors reports in the
States named, that railroad property
10 Missouri is assessed 80 per ccut
higher than In the Republican Stale
Of Illinois; - per cent higher than 10
Kansas, aud 81 per ecu, higher than
in Iowa
Docs this look like the Democrats
in Missouri are discriminating Ia favor
of the railroads.
But Col. Dalton's organ, the Globe.
Democrat, says the Democratic State
Board has not assessed the street rail-
ways Of 81. Loui, high enough do
not know as t. this, but do know the
Republican Board of Cily Assessors,
which prior to 1897 assessed the .trrc,
railways, valued them at less than
81. 600, 600, End that The State Board
increased thi, to nearly three times
that sum.
| know further, that while the Re.
publican Board Of Assessors of the
city of ST Lolis valued the street rail
ways at scarcely more than 10 per
cent Of their actual worth. this same
City Board assessed the real estate at
40 per cent, or seven times as much
And yet Col Dalton proposes to
place the farmers Of Missouri at the
mercy al Zi"gruheinism.
tic knows full well that NJ Luui,
dominate, the Republican parry in
Missouri, while the Dcmoc acy has is
great strength with the people out ia
the state.
II Col Dalton wants an object les
son IN the burdens Of taNaliun, all he
needs to do Is TO pay taxes under lie. !
genheinism
ST. Louis An OBJECT LESSON.
lie knows ST Louis. under the reck- |
less cxlravagaucc Of the present adj
costs her property own.
,rs every year double the sum in taxes
that Is expended By the State for all
purposes.
He know, be pays in Federal taxes
en- times over what he pay. the state
lie knows that under the old Re.
publican State Constitution the State
Iflicers received salaries and fees that
made them rich IN a single term.
lie knows that a Democratic Con.
limited the compensation OF
state officers to reasonable salaries,
ind requires all fees and special taxes
o be paid into the State Treasury, by
which the departments at the State
'apilal are made practically self-sus-
aiming.
He knows that while the Consiitu.
ion only requires 900, 900 of the
State debt to be paid each year, the
Democratic administration In tho last
our years paid over $4,000, 900 of
his debt IN excess OF the conslitu-
ional requirement.
lie knows that Sir. Dockcry, during
lis long nervioe 10 Congress, was rec
gnizcd by both parties as the most
'aIchiul man of the public treasury
4 any member In either house.
lie knows that with MIR. Docksry as
Governor the same prudent, waschfui
are Of State expenditures will char
cierize his every official act
lie knows that before MIR, Dorkery's
,rm Is half over the State bonded
ebt will be wiped ont aud the State
* Of 26 cents reduced TO 10 cents.
What assurance have the people of
like service on the part OF Colonel &
lory3
c Owes Ills Lille 10 the forethoughi Of G
q Companloa.