The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-31

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q Ne 81 1o But e 81 and ens
sgs Sctsialls found re Gaze i entireIy
sseftainls Y leass Hold pfpduslutg hi
and gas ~ wing quaint lties ls PROP!
erty and has q deantt asceflalnpble
value, and shotid Ne sissessed {. as you
claim. VI 4 +.
You are al so srigh III yonr conten:
tlon$ That Stures used IN operating
OIL Wells should NE taxed This WIS
decided Id the ease o. Carter agaisAt
Tyler count West viFgini1
y on gare emit lied to credit Tor russ
lug tthese questions md Urging
count oficials III the discharge d
Their duties Ands commend YOU
Tor your able product lions. which Will
inStny opinion do nlucf gpoti, md 10.
sult In the nlleeti ION of lakes on 4
property hereto fore nntaSea.
IN what have said i DO not Wish
to- BE underst God 9as say lng that there
Is no reason for adiltIcnal enact
ments 10y the I.eg atpFe. The rercnt
ienact ments are MT Al my opinion.
|adequate sflill meet the ease. n
| my Opinion We are coI, ftonted With
condition that gariar vi some add
tonal legislation that should has5
| been enacte tlej sim seggto
Cor, faiIings ;hs one ahst session8 n
1.-The interest III the TIM pl sers Before
Elheaes Legis latares convened solemn
promises We're iyenS tlie psople on
luis subject by lose VII were tiien
asking support rom taxpisyeta
doSfot think the act commended
and passed gby the 81 Ira session met
4 theSrequlr 3D. of HE case. Il was
not what yas promises because II did
not enact such law as mad been sii.
gested ors promised vi those persons
\ Who We're urging the necessity ofsneg
4 Legislation
The oil Santl 1gas mainlng n sfttl
4 ls.9as have shown. realty and the
I |property rs the eoWlsef ~ the leo u
\ remains real sestat Il and must he rs;
sessed with the land until brpugh, 10
d the surface and while ne owner .cfi
/ the 5leasehold estate created by 4
|! lease for oil and gas may BE asaess.
i; edSWlthSt the same AZ Its true yail,e n
!. has an value 81 necessity but iii
h tie can be raised by taxation ION this
! the; most valuable prcapct Of our
I Estate until after 10 is gone. Us eorl
} pared with its true salae, after IT il
i actually dlscoyered, for y ~ not sliss
L covered until ~ lss extractea from tie
! earth and ~ Us srio sooner extracted
ii than II conveyed out of the state-
Ill Not having been thereto fore taxed 70
81 any one because undiscovered, al
vi most FINS soon Us discovered It is con
away and We then have thing
Il on which TO raise taxss except the
II hole In the ground Sc !
d Now the bushes 81 brlhgine tsioss
Ii valuable minerals 81 Die surface iarit
ilI Transporting them out Of the State 10
stl market when they are once disrps5
a cred Isl immense prof table. When
4! oilsandS are found In paying qiian'
IN Titles they ysbig m my opinion d
3ei business BID prof liable as operating :
III paying OIL ors gas well and naariistinE
y.| heaprodnct could well afford % pay
III q Especial Sors license Stas He sets
3: seyenel ghths &c the whole product
al and has paid NO taxes ms iaTmer
az gets but ne.eightlls Tiils inedualltl
a. lis w reason 81 The risks that ware
al taken BY the explorer And tie kor
M tunate coal oil man can wen aiiori
ds| pax taxes. Ills good fortune uitslili
~. oSprevent him from complaining Il
ID, Isis having ito scontri bute 50 The no
81 den of supporting the sesarpipt,e.
az that prot cts him. Then the butinsss
III Is one ofs extraordi nafy danger ant
III hazard and necesst tates an extra bur
Ia den TO- The State salatied pftrerl
nd nd are paid IA pursuance u police regu
nj! lattons prov tded w the goyernnen
ss and foI that reason The State onsa
Elm to iinposes spec 8
Ms would moi tisIsl iiarshiy with pei
Ich; sons or corp atoms dealing III FIJI
tes most Imp rtant industry Of ON state
te, And mo- criminal ion need be mai
OIL BetWs zen persons and Operations
nd The tax refo rnier two Of more year
s]y ago made promise n long ts.ess Iine:
sc; but hose Promises have not .lleen NJ
sby1 fiiled. Ilanle stand the casa lssiyl.a
III the tax was asistng tef. and h
NJ got III peak I'm The neck
for anderst YOU, M Balsuf;; I,
ich loo ayorably upon such IA 9etri1