The leader., 1904-01-02
AFTER BACK TAXES.
State Will Be Rich II the Revenue
Agent Wins These Sults.

Adams, is successful in the move
ment to recover back taxes from the
packing companies and brewing as
sociations doing refrigerator car
business in this State, Mississippi
viii be able to rent out the present
new capitol as sort Of cheap
shanty and construct a paiatial 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 thir-
teen years from 1890 to 1908, both
State and county. The aggregate
amount Of the valuation on which
these taxes are claimed is $685.
100000.
The taxes are assessable in every
county in which the companies de-
liver goods.
Mr.. Adams says there is no ques-
ton whatever about the liability Of
the concerns for the back taxes, as
the question has been in the Su-
preme Court of the United States
and it has been held that the prop
erty is assessable for taxes where
the concerns ship their own refrig-
orator cars into the State, employ
ing the railroads merely to deliver
the cars at destination. He will
bring suits i'll every county where
deliveries have been made for the
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-
livering 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 to $1,260,O0.
The Jacob Dold 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 $350,OO0.
Union Cotton Oil Company, New
Orleans, 800 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $1,260,000.
Anheuser-Busch Brewing Company,
st. Louis, Mo-, so cars at $500 each
for the period, amounting to $3.50 900.
Cudahy Packing Company, Chicago,
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
81 100000.
Eagle Oil Company, Meridian, so
cars at $500 each, amounting to $780,
! 900.
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
$1,400,0OO
Standard Refining Company, New
Orleans, 80 cars at $500 each, $780,
900.
Union Tank Company, Whiting,
Ind, 300 cars, at $500 each, amount
| ing to $1,26O,000.
Armour Packing Co., Chicago, ILL.,,
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
81, AGO. 900.
Plankington Packing Company, Mil
waukee, Wis, 20 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $4,000
Pabst Brewing Company, Milwau-
kee, Wis, 200 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $S50,000.
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 cars at $500 each,
from 1900 to 1908, $4,000
Louisville Packing Co., Louisville,
KY, 20 cars at $500 each, 1900 to 1908,
| $4,000.
! N. X. Fairbanks G Co., Chicago, so
cars, at $500 each, 1895 to 1903, $685.
600.
Boyd G Lehman Co., Chicago, 20
cars at $500 each, 1900 to 1908, $40,-
| 900.
John Morrell & Co. Ottumwa, Ia,
| 20 cars at $500 each 1900 to 1903, $40,-
| 900.
Nelso1 Morris Company, Chicago,
for 1900 to 1908, so cars at $500 each,
| 100000
Schwarzchild-S ulzeberger Company,
Chicago, 100 cars at $500 each, 1900
to 1903, 100000.
National Refrigerator and Trans
portation Company, Chicago, 500 cars
ut $500 each, 19O2-1903, 100000
Libby Packing Company, Union
| Stock Yards, Chicago, 20 cars at $500
each, 1900 to 1908, $4,000.