Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1900-01-26

no bounty and it is very improbable
that they ever will.
Mr.. Bahlke explained the legal
phase Of this question and also gave
some OF his experience and impression
OF beet business. Thinks can reduce
cost OF raising from Sc to IS per acre
under same conditions as existed this
year Cost him $34 per acre this year
on fifty acres Can certainly make it
less than $50 another year.
Mr.. Abbott raised ten acres five Of
which cost him less than $40 per acre
and ncttcd him 500 rrof' on tho five
acres. Other piece not so good.
T. L. Allen cleared $lG.T per acre
on six acres. Cost So per acre to
raise and nut in pit, paid Sl.25 per day
for help.
Question, what is best depth to
sow" lothian Advantageous on
circumstances. One half TO three
f0urthS Of an inch Must have good
stand OF beets to insure good crop
Put on plenty O! seed With seed bed
in good filth and well iirmed.
The evening session opened by a
very entertaining program by the
Ithaca high school pupils followed 10y
an address by Hon. Milo -. Campbell,
president OF the state tax commission,
on Tho e,,b iact 90 t,rravotiop apd tho
Tax Commission, whose very inter-
esting talk was In brief as follows:
"Of the eighty-five counties in the
state forty-fve north OF "A line drawn
from Muskegon to Bay City, except
ing three in northern peninsula pay
only one tenth Of our taxes. Accord
ing TO census Of 1894 real property
about equaled the personal including
railways but the real estate nays this
year seventeen and One-half million
and the personal only three and one
half million. The real property pays
its share Of tax but much personal
property is covered up and the pur-
some Of It, The question Of railway
taxation is not settled and will not tie
until it is settled right. The people
OF Michigan believe in corporations
and in protectingstheir rights, giving
: IN credit for all they have done for
tho 't"to h"' de~and thoy hc@r thoir
Just share OF the burdens. Our sys-
TEN Of railway taxation is wrong and
only followed by two other states,
Texas and Minnesota. Any man to
assess properly must know the basis
on which the assessment is made, but
! our railway taxes are based on their
gross earnings as they choose to re-
port them and no state has ever veri-
fed them. In fact TO do SO would re-
qure 800 clerks in the Office OF the
railroad commissioner. Think change
not far distant. They should pay on
the value OF their railway in the state.
! The value OF their stocks is quoted
daily in the open markets and can al
ways be determined. Proper system
OF taxing mines is on the output. At
present the supervisors are usually
mine superintendent and escape
much Of their share OF taxes, the Cal
umet y IIeckla paying this year one
sixth OF one Der cent on market value
of its stock. The banks are paying as
high or higher rate OF taxation than
any other line Of business in the state.
The purpose OF the commission is to
put all mortgages on the assessment
roll next spring and are now collecting
data from registers OF deeds TO put in
hands of township supervisors before
they make their next assessment To
make every taxpayer swear TO state
ment that he has no more than APP
pears on the roll and it is a crime to
make false statement or TO refuse to
make "A statement. The tax commits
sion may then come into any county,
summon and swear wiz. bes and
| raise or lower assessments. The as
seSsment on manufacturiir'h; pora-