Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1901-12-21

good salaries drawn from the pockets
Of the hOuseliolders.
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II now turns out that the two dead
ducks given by Mayor Harrison to the
81. Vincent's Charity Bazaar were pre-
sented to him. We wondered II he
would give something away that cost
him anything.
Edward q. Uehlein. the Chicago man
ager of the famous Schlitz Brewing
Company. reports n very successful
year. Everybody wishes both Mr.. Ueli-
lcin and the company which he no ably
represents u continuance of prosperity
through the coming year.
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Patrick Mcllugh will be undoubtedly
nominated on the Democratic judicial
ticket.
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John Il. Trindiville IL another man
favored for u judicial nomination who
would add strength to the Democratic
ticket.
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Spencer Ward would grace the ju.
dietary Of Cook County. He IL an able
lawyer. u good Democrat and will Ike
nominated by that party for the Of
flee.
The great fact stands out above and
beyond all that the railroad corpora.
tions are already taxed In this State to
the full limits OF justice and any addi-
tIOnnl burden Of taxation placed upon
them would be simply prohibitive.
Here are some facts about TANA-
TION OF RAILROAD PROPERTY IN
ILLINOIS:
The people should study them care.
fully:
Railroad property In Cook County
paid 5G3 per cent of the entire general
taxes for the year 1900: 4.5 per cent
for the year 1900; 641 per cent for 1893;
ana G.5S for 1907.
\ man who would purchase the prop
erty OF railroads on that basis would
be insane.
Carroll County Is one Of the richest
farming counties In the State, and In
addition has three fair-sIzcd cities, ana
yet tho property Of two railroad com.
panies was assessed for ?O.G5 of the
entire general tax for the year 1900;
1867 per cent for 1880; 1891 per cent
for 1898; and 1863 per cent for 1897.
In De Kalb County railroads paid
1917 per cent of the entire general tax
for the year 1900; O.60 per cent for 1890;
1l.43 per cent for 1S0s; and Hap per
cent for 1897.
In Du Page County railroads paid
1923 per cent OF the tax for 1900. 1916
per cent for 1880; 1886 per cent for
lS!'S; ana 1915 per cent for 1897.
In Kane County are the two large
cities of Elgin and Aurora, ana several
smaller cities. Railroads paid DAG per
cent OF the general tax for 1900; S.14
per cent for 1870; 0.4S per cent for 1S0S;
ana 9.55 per cent for 1897.
In Lake County, with the large man
ufacturlng city of Waukegan, and four
or Ave smaller cities, railroads paid
ll.35 per cent OF the tax for 1900, and
about that proportion of the tax of prior
years.
In Rock Island County, with the large
cities of Rock Island ana Moline. the
railroads paid S4 per cent of the tax
for 1900, and similar proportion In
prior years.
For the year 1900 one large road had n
total assessment of $40,05O lin full val
uo) per mile, while the market value of
its stock and bonds Oh the day of the
assessment was $4G,477 per mile.
The same road having lines In eight
different States paid general taxes for
the year 1900 outside of Illinois ut the
rate Of $lS7.43 per mile, while In ILL
nois the rate was $529.35 per mile, and
in the city of Chicago the rate was s.
Sl,G9 per mile.
Now what can he said of an irrespOn-
slble gang of school teachers. briefiess
barristers, professional tax refOrmers,
who have not now and never will have
any taxes to pay or any property that
Is taxable, pap-suckers, taX-eaters and
socialists. who would IN face of all
these circumstances endeavOr to kill
off all enterprise, drive capital and COM