The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1903-01-03
AFTER BACK TAXES.
State Will Be Rich IL the Revenue
AGENT Wins These Suits.

ADAMS. Is SUCCESSFUL III tiIt hhV'O
ment to recover back taxes from the
packing companies and brewing as
sociations doing refrigerator car
business in this State, Mississippi
will he able to rent out the present
new capitol as a sort of cheap
shanty and construct a paistial cap
itol building such as would rival the
palaces told of in the Arabian
Nights.
The revenue agent claims back
taxes against these concerns for thlr-
teen years from 1890 to 1908, both
State and county. The aggregate
amount of the valuation on which
these taxes are claimed is S219,-
10000.
The taxes are assessable in every
county in which the companies de-
liver goods.
Mr.. ADAMS saws there is no ques
ton whatever about the liability OF
the concerns for the back taxes. az
the question has been in the SUI
premc Court of the United States
and it has been held that the prop
crtv is assessable for taxes where
the concerns ship their own refrig-
orator ears into the State, employ"
ing the railroads merely to deliver
the cars mt destination. He will
bring suits in every county where
deliveries have been made for ths
State and county taxes for thirteen
years past. The assessment is made
on the valuation of the rolling stock
employed by the companies in de-
livcring the goods. The assessment
which has been fled in Kinds
county, and which is the same in all
the counties in which goods have
been delivered, is as follows:
The American Cotton Oil Company.
New York. is assessed with 300 cars
at $500 each. which from 1890 to 1903,
amounts 10 $4,000.
The Jacob bold Packing Company,
20 cars at $500 each for thirteen years,
$4,000
Schlitz Brewing Company. Milwau-
kee, Wis. so cars at $500 each
amounting to s350001.
Union Cotton Oil Company, New
Orleans. 800 cars at 5000 each,
amounting to s1,260,O00
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company
St Louis, Mo, 80 cars at $500 each
for the period. amounting to $350,000
hV Daclyino f'cr1,nanN- Cbina
200 cars at $500 each amounting 10
81 400, 900.
Eagle Oil Company Meridian. 50
cars at $500 each, alhonGting to $210,-
O00
Hicks Palace Stock Company, Chi
! cago. 20 cars at $500 each. amounting
: to $4,000
! Swift Packing Company, Chicago.
/ 200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
! 81 100000
Standard Refining Company, New
! Orleans, 90 cars at $500 each, $2l0,-
| 900
Union Tank Company. Whiting,
/ Ind. 800 cars, at $500 each, amount
] ing to Sl260,000.
! Armour Packing Co, Chicago, ILL.,.
! 200 cars at $500 each. amounting to
! $1,4O0 900.
Plankilgton Packing Company, Mil
4 waukee. Wis, 20 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $4,000.
Pabst Brewing Company, Milwau-
! kee. Wis, 200 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $350,000.
| Union Packing Company, Kansas
| City, 200 cars at $500 each. amount
ing to $1.400,000.
Kingan & Co.. indianapolis, Ind,
20 cars at $500 each, making $4,000
Henery King Packing Company, st.
Joseph, Mo, 20 ceis at $500 each.
from 1900 to 1908. $4,000.
Louisville Packing Co. Louisville
Ky. 20 cars at $500 each, 1900 to 1903
$4,000.
N. X. Fairbanks & Co, Chicago. so
cars, at $500 each, 1895 to 1903, S225,'
900.
Boyd G. Lehman Co., Chicago. 20
cars at $500 each, 1900 to 1903, $40,
1000.
John Morrell & Co. Ottumwa. Ia
20 cars at $500 each 1900 to 1903, S40
600.
Nelson Morris Company. Chicago
for 1900 to 1903 80 cars at $500 each
100000.
Schwarzchild-S ulzeberger Company
Chicago, 100 cars at $500 each, 1906
to 1903. 100000
National Refrigerator ana Trans
portatio1 Company, Chicago, 500 cars
at $500 each, 1902-i903. S500000.
Libby Packing Company, Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, 20 cars at $500
each, 1900 to 1903, 0,000.