Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1905-04-15

questod to read this. You are paying
the burden Of maintaining the state
and its institutions Thousands of
acres Of wild land in the State is be-
ing bought by foreign corporations
for speculative purposes. You are
paying the cost Of developing this
land and bringing these spectators
o golden harvest Of enormous profits.
Tho publication of assessed yaules as
they appear on the rolls in the office
OF the auditor at Jackson would
create a sensation A foreign con
Germ that owns thousands Of acres in
several counties is Offering and sell
ing it for about S1j per acre. Every
acre Of that land Is assessed at Sl50
1t Is among the richest in the delta,
and worth the price being asked. An
other large concern that owns i'm
mcnse tracts that are selling for from
S. to $l2 per acre, Is paying taxes on
an assessed valuation of Sl.25.
Dozens Of other instances can be cited
where the difference between actual
and assessed value is as great. Now,
this is all wrong. The man who owns
a small farm Of from 40 to 800 acres
is paying taxes on an assessment that
represents Ij per cent Of the actual
value Of the land The men with
the small farms are Mississippians
end constitute large per cent Of our
citizenship. while the large owners
are principally foreign. Now. there
is no especially serious objection to
outsiders buying our lands and profit
inc by the increase in value thereof
but thew should be made to pay their
share of the money necessary to de-
vclop and bring about this increase
IN price. The county assessors and
b1arEe Of Supervisors are largely re-
gDCrsiblo for this state Of affairs. and
fl rs time that thc small farmers, who
elect these officials. were awakening
To tho Injustice being done them
Raise the assessment and compel
each man to boar his part of the
necessary expense of maintaining the
government Justice to all, and spe.
cial PRIVILEGES to none. is Just as
muCh the obligation of government
today as If was one hundred years
AGO. Investigation will bear out the
truth of every assertion made here.
tn ;,toro.t hotrc sbowr hv rIant.
o,.s A., tho .cbo,no 70 roduco tho cof.
ta,, aorl,,s and rrovido for taI,inc
coro of a eurnIus is ste,diIv gaining
or,urd nnmhor of thc moet nro,n.
i,ont mon in tho State have taken
tbo timo and oypense Of making
on thoir bords and arc hattIino for
tho epocoee os tho movement There
is NO doubt in tbo minds of those in
nosition "A know that Mississippi
viii do ber nart of the reduction
enIondidIv Tho greatest cool that
ii ,on,in1 fran, tbo moycment in the
.onfnio, af Tho writer is in bringing
tbo prartinr interests into an or.
o,ni2o1 movement for handling the
cron and nrovidinr for taking care
of tbe snrnlus until reasonable
nrloo Is offered Tho compress. ware
bouee and banking interests of the
ct,io orc coming forward noblv and
offorjne every assistance possible.
ana fbero is M douhi but that great
no~d win bo ACCOMPLISHED bv keen
ipo nm tho agitation and cfrocting
noruonont orqanj2ation. The South
bide fair to nlace itself in n position
where II can offer foreign and Eastern
eninnore cotton ar n price instead of
having tbe offer come to the planter
from those who need the crude ma
tarial
=
proes dispatches Of few days since
ro5o n,ontion of tbe fact that Missis-
sinni horde of tha laet iesue were soil.
no in Roston for 1O15. This looks
nrottv good for onr standing abroad
end foo when Il is toknn into consid |
eration maj these bonds hear oply 81,
NOR cont intorost md have an optional
y-ac1an,on Lo1 troubte in eellino tbem
for ror 1aet veor on account of the
iow roto of interest and the ten.veor
oIorso Allow hnt If eoems that thew AFRO
,,oro tbomobt of Of nrosont Another
r,sttor ~ intorast ta those who have |
Ill h, +ho rrosnorit,, Of tho state |
da,. ro fo,,nd IN ,ho fact that u largo |
-, ." Io,.,o ho1ds woro rooontlv |
XIX a. ,.. v,hon n bas boor tbe cns- |
~, bon"t,foro 70 aiyo eor,o brol,or
"a coo 80 disnoso ~ s5o0 ooo worth
1t',oos Y, ,,,os dooiGoh !, bo,1 tbon at nar
and '% %1+ M tronhlo uoe ovnoriorrod
~, NV eottt,,l, tt NJ ~ Thosa foct. 90 ~ nroya I
tio7 ~ no Stato IN ~ trrion bao bot.
.''"l NV - Nan Si.sis.inn; 80; dosnita
49,, S e"'5 t, t,,' ,,a,,, 1,nt nt'' ,,r,,
tan s,aU ] opu'''1,pn ,rpnro "' ,s aroU,irS eapti.
-, ~ 49, ,,,o. 49, Ia %o,dg tha. r,aro
.l.i C't" h,id ,i'o olo ha ooIIoI " d t,o
vp,',,iq ' oi1 ''Gul tnnt ,hot tbav raro ont
y, 80 ndt,aI l't''" oorh 'I'' oss thar S10o ooo
win soonor or later right |
themselves.
Ihc writer was recently IN receipt !,
u ''eI ,,o1 5toni no, piol"'ir'"T -, roso son'ie
~ -, ,i+i,on ~ lfiesissinni With
for 40 old STATE etiu lin.
carinn H. hie h-oost Win raference
20 bo ostobIish,nent of a rollepe here
e.. ,,h,.siaions - is IA he .incorolv
ho,oTd i1 ~ that srob IN institution I'm he
noiton ,,oi an % foot anJ maintained NTie.
si..i,ri sD1',m t,,,Uo Oo' ort +wo @ nr threo nm.
Jro5 i5p nor, dmo+ors o@vorv @ yoor and Of
n,osort W, o Nromnbis Nasbyi,ie and other