Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1901-04-09
WASHOE'S PROSPERITY.

M AAS 6AooSoooA AONSlhS hOhS soo'
week an interesting fact was develop
ed, relative to taxation in Washoe
county She has the lowest tax rate
in the State. aud collects annus lily the
largest amount for State purposes
State tax 81 on the hundred. County
tax IS cents. Total 81 Is. With
this low rate she raises $3.50 81
for State purposes.
Elko comes next with a State am
County rate Of S. 20. and collecting
by taxation $50 .761 81 for the State
These figures are well worth study
ing.
Let us for a moment investigate
the result Of Washoe's low tax rate
The result is plainly apparent when
one studies the growth and develop
ment of Washoe and its leading town
Reno.
The low tax rate has attracted CAPT
tai and population, and will continue
to attract both these desirable requisi-
ties for prosperity.
The writer had conversation with
Deputy Assessor w. S. Reard on the
subject. He said that he had follow
ed the system Of taxing land values
more than realty, and had also inaug-
urated the system of "f:ont footing"
the city of Reno. When appraising
land values within municipal limits
he has followed the Single Tax sys-
tenn laid down by Henry George. He
estimates the value of vacant lot
the same as an improved lot along
side of it. The result is that hold
ing on TO vacant lots don't pay in
Reno. Result-Building operations
going on every month in the year.
MIR. Beard has been following this
rule for years and he has been build
ing up Washoe and Reno and forcing
the tax rate down.
Peopl, constantly enquire: "Wha'
is there about Reno that SO many peo
pie want to live there?" They puin,
to the poor water for drinking pur
poses, the noise of the cars running
through it at all hours of the night
and name all sorts of draw backs, bu
they overlook the one solid reason TO
the phenomenal growth of the county
and town. 1t is the low tax rate pre-
vailing there.
If you want to know who has don,
more than anyone to build up The
county and the town, you will hav,
to be informed that it is Deputy AS
SCISSOR Beard. He assesses closely
and with high valuations forces til,
tax rate lower and lower, and thi
brings in the capital and population
You can't keep it out with such con
ditions existing for the weight of til
capital coming in continues to pres
the tax rate down.
How long will it take other countie
and towns to "get on to this yer
simple propositions 1t seems abou
as plain as the nose on ones face, an
yet it is very generally overlooked
When people quit lodging taxes an
assist the Assessor as much as poss
BILE in getting high valuations the
must be made to understand tina
these high valuations mean low ia
rates, and low take rates mean a bal
held out for population aud capita
When outside investors want to pr
money into Nevada they look up til
respective tax rates Of the countie
and they drift to the county with tt
low rate just as people look over
newspaper for prices, and drift in
the stores offering the best Undue
mentS. We believe that the mo
you tax land values and the IS W
tax personal property the faster "
build up the locality.
Recently there was a municip
election in Cleveland, Ohio. Thorn
l.. Johnson, the leading Single t.
advocate in Ohio, ran for Mayor. +