Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1904-01-02
AFTER BACK TAXES.
State viii Be Rich II the Revenue
Agent Wins These Suits.

Hl'hl W lN'pNNl puNN N"-'So ii''ii 'ho
packing companies and brewing as
socintions doing refrigerator car
business in this State, Mississippi
will be able to rent out the present
new capitol as Il sort OF cheap
shanty and construct a paintial cap
it0l 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 1903, both
Slate and county. The aggregate
amount of the valuation on which
these taxes are claimed is $2l9,-
O00 600.
The taxes are assessablc 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 SD
preme Court of the United States
and it has been held that the prop
erty is assessablc for taxes where
the concerns ship their own refrig.
orator ears into the State, employ"
ing the railroads merely to deliver
the ears at destination. He will
bring suits in every county where
deliveries have been made for tho
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 filed 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 $l,260,O0.
The Jacob Dold Packing Company,
20 cars at $500 each for thirteen years,
$4,000.
Schlitz Brewing Company, Milwau-
kee, Wis. 80 cars at $500 each
amounting to $S5O,000
Union Cotton Oil Company New |
Orleans. 300 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $1,26O,OOO.
Anheuser.Busch Brewing Company, |
ST. Louis, Mo, 30 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, 80
cars at 5000 each, ainor-ting to $2l0,-
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
81 100000
Standard Refining Company, New
Orleans, so cars at $500 each $210,-
900.
Union Tank Company, Whiting,
Ind, 800 cars, at $500 each amount
ing to 81 100000.
Armour Packing Co., Chicago, H.,
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
81 100000
Plankington Packing Company, Mil
waukee, Wis, 20 cars at $500 each,
to $4,000.
Pabst Brewing Company Mlwau-
kee, Wis, 200 cars at $500 each,
to $35O,0OO.
Union Packing Company, Kansas
City, 200 cars at $500 each, amount
ing to s1,4000O0.
Kingan & Co., indianapolis, Ind,
20 cars at $500 each making 100000
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 1903,
$4,000.
N. X. Fairbanks & Co., Chicago, so
cars, at $500 each, 1895 to 1903 $685.
D00
Boyd G. Lehman Co., Chicago 20
cars at $500 each, 1900 to 1908, $4O,-
300.
John Morrell G Co. Ottumwa, Ia,
20 cars at $500 each 1900 to 1908 $4O,-
200.
Nelson Morris Company Chicago,
or 1900 to 1903, so cars at $500 each,
100000
Schwarzchild-Sul Company,
Chicago, 100 cars at $500 each 1900 ,
o 1908, 100000.
National Refrigerator and Trans
)ortation Company, Chicago, 500 cars
It $500 each, 1902-l903, 100000
Libby Packing Company, Union
stock Yards, Chicago, 20 cars at $500
each, 1900 to 1903, $4,000.