The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-04-13

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sion apology.
Herriott's Protest.
AS old time friend OF Mr. John Harriott very
regret that he has try old always
cessful to popular favor that of trying build oneself
by tearing others down. We have known for number
of years that Mr.. Heott friend the Rock Island
system has sought either assessment or to raise
that of its competitors any unjust discrimination
we do not blame Mr.. Herrio for trying remedy it
of his friend the Rock Island.
The fact that the which Mr. Herrio has been
forcing is purely between derentlines railroads
and does effect the general public any
Mr.. Herriotts for the past years has
been that the earnings of the different should have
more weight than other thing in determining the
value at which the property should be assessed In other
words Mr.. Herriott favors what might called an in
tax upon the different railroads the six
the other members Of the council that
one mile Of road similarly situated just valuable
another and the fact that road managed
brains and intelligence and consequently more profit
should not be taxed against it.
Let us look for the two roads over which
Mr., Herriott his The Rock Island road
was the rs to enter Iowa and therefore had the advantage
OF having of the best cities of the built along
INES enters the state at the town of Daven
port the third largest of Cities after short run it
reaches Iowa City where the location of the University
brings large patronage 1t goes through the prosperous
towns of Brooklyn, Grnnel Marengo, Newton to Des
Moines and the only direct state
capital West of Des Mones passes through equally as
rich and as prosperous country does the Northwestern
Our people living Crawford know all about the of
the Northwestern and is needless recaptuate While
we are proud OF the central tier Of counties in which
we must confess that why the earning
capacity Of the Northwestern should be much
that of the Rock Island except that the Northwestern is
managed with enterprise ability and skill farmer
friend would greatly resent it if the
ing how many acres he had would ask, How much did you
make last year? fyou made Of your quarter
ton than your neghbor did must pay The
farmer would justly that his neighbor just much
just as good market just the opportunities and
that instead OF tax competency there should be
on ncompetency SO that the land might get into the
of some who would bring all it's productivity He
would say, off neighbor had plowed his corn third
time as did he would have made much. Am to be
taxed because did waste my time This is the whole
case of Mr. Herriot in she'll notorious fact
that the Northwestern the managed and
that its earnings mile larger the Rock
Island should therefore be simply utize
its advantages the fullest while the Rock Island does no
We have said before that the people the state are but
little interested in the controversy and from financial
standpoint they are not but they interested the fact
that they have official who because his avorits
tor one railroad and his spite for another should make
Wanton attack his fellow officials Mr. Herrott
done MIR Herriotts protest neither dgned gen
tlemanly it sounded like the whine of spanked
schooboy than the utteance of old Honest John Herriott
with whom years OF acquaintance had induced respect and
confidence We cannot imagine what has
old friend and heartily sorry that he such
sorry spec tacle of himself.