Sistersville daily oil review. [volume] (Sistersville, W. Va.) 1902-1905, 1902-12-23
ABOUT TAXATION.

Virginia 10 tue llon
dnced in any clearly than Its coa OIL
o 1t ouesopaby ahead In and OIL both OF
which In their ncpency as the entire State mas oee
shown to immensely both The best informed OF coal people
m and leading the product are free 10
concede this place bs mineral In The coming census
Coal deposits developed this State so extensive ano
superior quality stageer cr@duty Inc p1Vege u m
inc pcb of this coal has producers and spcua
tors hrc STATE the for which, aaoy pao
landowners Is in amount simply supendous the report
o furnished next legislature Will SHOW AnS
which Is looked upon by as a great "lons-
that of sending states likely to be dealt with o
the next legislature argued that this immense volume OF gas
were within manufacturing would simply crow"
advantage and the consequent DEMENT'S resulting
people would be thousand times greater than the
system of piping the greater part OF what the sae
which thew saw practically benefits spectators engaged
therein.
The tax commission of the coming legislature will report
feature of taxation coal holdings of which the former
only tangible and of which know the value as
pared with This property which has been acquired
at very mainly for speculative purposes ana largely
not only by non put by investors needs prudent
legislation fixing taxation that The cnzens Oh
the state at least may have their share OF this great anu new
wealth
TIE case Is cited who owned six hundred acres OF
coal bearing Monongahea valley who dying some twenty
e,r 400 directed executors privileges under
land would bring twenty dollars per acre he
had been ard half His executors recently SOLO
for six hundred dollars Hence Is argued that conditions
of this and should be most carefully considered IN
making equitable taxation on snch properties
Rv remarkable holiday which makes
aopv the world falls the date as one OF the
most important the Jewish church 1t is Chanuknan or
the feast of the Lights the Dedication day that to
great extent the Hebrews part OF the world
The eight and the Sunday which ncuoo
within those eight days special aute are to be held 1t is
especially home feast distinctive features Is that on the
first second two and on until the
night when eight are burning
The In commemoraor dedication of the temple 10
Jerusalem after the had defeated the Syrans The Jews
fought leadership of that famous WARRIOR udes Moccaoeus
For they suffering urder the Vlannica YOKE Of
Syrian forbidden worship according 10 tne
own dcaon but compelled worship God as their rulers
prescribed.
At oppotuue time the people under command OF Maccaoeu
apvoe though but few Ia numbers so fierce was n onsaug
that they put Syrans The temple which had
their cleansed and the
lights which were the perpetual lights were it, The alta
was rebuilt and the feast was held.
In the history of the Methodist Episcopal church
since the Civil important commissions from the church North
the South have arranged hold joint meeting on interests o
importance both branches This will occur on the tenth
next month commission of the church North OF eleven mem
ber preparation bymna tor the demon
South Nashville Tenn purpose considering the adoption
of the branches the church The general I'm
preston will be made the best hymns
of the two branches be placed In the new hymna