Evening journal., 1905-12-02

The farmcrs-their divy would be from
500 to $50. just like finding that much
money.
No taxes More immigrants and pros
pective landowners would flock 20 Dela-
ware than even the hustitng real estate
agents could begin 10 handle while every
inch OF ground would be put under cult-
walton.
The Plan Suggested.
"Now. perhaps" continued the land
owner. "you are already increduious. But
let me tell you. The State OF Delaware
will next year receive 100000 from the
operations OF her general incorporation
law. This is not granting that the busness
viii have any big boom, or will even con-
tinue at a fair average but because the
lnrge number Of concerns chartered this
year and next will be then swelling the
annual franchise tax funds now being COLI
lccted boy the State Treasurer.
''The tsate also receives SSI069.76 GER
tain income from the taxation upon rai.-
road and other corporations. These checks
come like clockwork
"Do you see the points Total. S2SLO6976
Suppose the Legislature meets. AID,
instead OF ascertaining how much money
the State has and then spending 1t an like
water and $4,000 besides, it appropriates
t5ooo0 TO each county to run its govern
mcnt and Si3goOO to the schools, passes
necessary legislation and then adjourns.
'Oh, perhaps you'll say, where Will the
state get her salaries and the Legislature
Get its pay, and the 5000 necessary for
printing come from and how viii the
State government be run and what Will
become of Farnhurst.
That is simple to any business man.
The State receives Si3,O56lO from other
sources-insurance commissioner collects
$4,000, State gets interests amounting to
sl.55o; dividends, Sio0 distnors lcsnsc.
t2o0 TO 500, rent, $50. This. with the bal
onces in the treasury would be ample to
provide for all the expenses OF the state
government and an economical Legisla-
ture. Farnhurst is entirely too expensive
q luxury 10 the State. increasing alarm
ingly every year and would have TO either
make most Of tie patients pay. clear out
the hundred or more imbecllcs, who are
distinctively county charges and can be
provided FOR, and either do with $4,000 "a
year or give way to care OF the insane by
The counties again. This State is entirely
TOO small 10 pay for the cure of an its
sick people. either in body or mind. no
matter how humane q business It may be-.
We cannot be run ike New York, PENN
sylvanla or Ohio"
The Evening Journal man was like
Josiah Aliens wife, "a little dubersome. q"
However. the transformation OF Delaware
into q free State wherein the State would
never again sell out a man or take his
house or his horse for taxes at once
loomed up as too interesting a subject tc
dismiss with a cloud of doubt.
An investigation showed that the land
owner was correct about $4,000 runnins
Kent OF Sussex counties. This statenen
was not only verified by Clerk of IA,
Peace McCommons, who is- also forme
speaker OF the House, but by the sum
many Of the Levy Court statements from
both counties.
Sussex county was a little more costl
OF the two. although the salaries of as
c~ssors in every case would have to b
deducted.
Only s56,15s to Run Sussex County.
The special committee Of the Levy Cou
Of Sussex county which was appointed
complete its audit and investigate n
total costs Of running the county govern
ment last year, found that it took SjG
l5S.0S.
Kent County Was Run on s53,00107.
a complete summary OF the cost Of rui
ming Kent county last year is furnish,
by The clerk Of the peace and shows thi
s53,ool.o7 was necessary TO conduct Il
county government for an purposes.
Struck Snas on New Castle County.
The Investigation proceeded smoothly /
Ill New Castle county was reached lie
the newspaper man struck snag. III
sum Of $4,000 offered to New Castle cou
~ in lieu Of all the taxes Il could CO
lect TO run its county government look
lkei trying to eat soup with a fork. III
correspondent hurried back 10 his Or
informant with the intelligence that q
tax reform train had jumped the track
II required $780, .220.63 20 run New Cast
county last year. not including four itcr
which are among the extraordinary
investment tax, S.lG.2g; good road