The Tupelo journal., 1904-01-08
AFTER BACK x
State Will Be Rich IL the Revenue
Agent Wins These Suits.

ADAMS, Is S~tlctpSsIUl III the move
meni 10 recover back taxes from the
packing companies and brewing as
sociations 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 paiaiial 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 $2l9,-
000.000.
The taxes are asscSSahle in every
county in which the companies de-
liver goods.
Mr. ADAMS saws there is no qles-
ton whatever about the liability OF
the concerns for the back taxes. as
the question has been in the SUI
preme Court of the United States
and ii has been held that the prop,
crty is assessabIe 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 viii!
bring suits il every county where
deliveries have been made for tha
State and county taxes for thirteen
wears 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 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 800 cars
at $500 each, which from 1896 TO 1903,
amounts to 81 ,260, 90.
The Jacob Dold Packing Company,
20 cars at $500 ench for thirteen years,
$4,000.
Sch!itz Brewing Company. Milwau-
kee, Wis. 80 cars at $500 each
amounting to S350,000
Union Cotton Oil Company. New
Orleans. 800 cars at 5000 each,
amounting to 81, 900.
AnheuseT-Busch Brewing Company,
O. o,t. M n - n-nA
for the period. amounting to $350.0O0.
Cudahy Packing Company, Chicago,
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
S .400. 900.
Eagle Oil Company. Meridian, 80
cars at $500 each, amounting to $210.-
600.
Hicks Palace Stock Company. Chi
cago, 20 cars at $500 each, amounting
to $84, 900.
Swift Packing Company, Chicago.
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
81, 400, 900.
Standard Refining Company, New
Orleans. 80 cars at $500 each, S21O.-
600.
Union Tank Company. Whiting.
Ind, 300 cars. at $500 each, mount
ing to 81. 1850, 900.
Armour Packing Co. Chicago, H.,
200 cars at $500 each, amounting to
81 400 900.
P~lankington Packing Company, Mil
w%aukea. Wis, 20 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $140, 000.
Pabst Brewing Company. Milwau-
kee, Wis, 200 cars at $500 each,
amounting to $350,00O.
Union Packing Company, Kansas
City, 200 cars at $500 each. amount
ing to s1,400, 900.
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, 10000.
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 1909, 1925
900.
Boyd & Lehman Co, Chicago, 20
cars at $500 each. 1900 to 1903, $4O,-
900.
John Morrell & Co. Ottumwa, Ia,
20 cars at $500 each 1900 to 1908, S4O.-
600.
Nelson Norris Company, Chicago,
for 1900 to 1903, so cars at $500 each,
500, 900.
observation-disclosures Company,
Chicago, 100 cars at $500 each, 1900
to 1903, $500, 900.
National Refrigerator and Trans
p%ortation Company, Chicago. 500 cars
at $500 each, 1%902-i903, $500, 1000.
Libby Packing. Company, Union
Stock Yards, Chicago, 20 cars at $500