Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-06-20
MARSHALL FIELD. TAX ponoss.

entirely consistent with the Chicago
merchant actions throughout his
loRg business cArser. lie had accumu.
lated n vast fortune in the city by
the lake, but in no instance had he
done aught 10 relieve the sordid pow.
erty 81 those living In the slum dis.
tric,s, or made any attempt to allevi.
ate their condition, by erecting and
endowing public buildings wherein
tho. neglected children of the poor
might ris" 10 higher aud nobler ~.
tAte.
While rolumns 81 laudation were he.
ing devoted to his memory by the
Chicago newspapers. and publications
elsewhere. We declined to join In the
chorus Of euloGy. believing such pane.
syrics were not deserved. We pointed
out that Mr.. Field had wofully ne.
elected his opportunities nay, his
duty =. while living. with his vast
wealth he might have done much TO
smeiiorate the sufcrings Of the poor,
to have given encouragement 20 their
wretched offspring, 10 have set an
example to his fellow miliionaises that
would have rcdoundcd 10 their and
Chicago's credit, and been an incen.
tive 70 the entire army OF money.
grubbers In tho Middle West.
Mr.. Field did not avail himself Of
this blsssed privilege. by tho exercise
Of which thousands Of youths and mai.
dens. mothers and fathers, would have
been inspired 20 follow his funeral
ear TO the grave side. and weep tears
Of genuine regret NJ his demise. Instead,
he kept his cash intact. or added 70
his bank stocks. his corporation hold.
ings In this and that concern. until he
var able 70 regard himself ~ the rich.
~st merchant In America proud posi-.
uon and he died, leaving. IL In re-
ported, property valued at one hun.
drd million dollars TO his heirs.
hut now see how he managed "a
accumulate such richest Instead ~
being tho citizen sans peur 1t san
seproch". II appears that, for year, pri.
ov TO his death. Field had been "a tar
dodRcr Of the most unconscio lon able
type; that he deliberately defrauded
shc city through refusing to make n
schedule, and placed q limit Of o..
S00, 1000 on his assessment. when ten
times that sum would hardly have
covered his personal holdings.
\ II In now likely that the city will
spe the Field estate for back taxes,
on, the ground that the late owner had
escaped his just penalties on a tech.
sicality. and that his heirs are in.
dchted 10 the municipality for the chi.
csnsry practiced on II by this colo..
sai tax dodger. II is sad reflection
ON. tho probity Of the merchant whom
the, Chicago papers have ~ bclaudcd,
but not va. surprising after all.
There wis no way 20 get at Mr..
Field. Both he and other tax dodg.
sss of like Ink repeatedly threatened
that. II the board Of review forced IN
honest schedule. they would move
their residence outside the city, and,
ythe year following, escape personal tax.
ntion altogether. except Tor the lighter
imposition the country district made.
This was done by Mr.. Fields former
partner. II. N. Iiiginbotham, who de-.
clsred for $4,000, and was jumped 10
&5OO.OO0 on n showdown. Then he
moved out Of town, where he in willing
to pay n personal tax based on nm NJ.
Hcssment 81 100000.
Samuel ". Allerton, who has lately
bought n place at Pasadena. IL another
tnx dodgcr, who removed to Lake dc.
neva, rather than pay his lawful m.
sessmcnt. l.. 4. Letter was q noto.
rious dorclict; the Potter Palmer ~.
tate In ridiculously undervalued. Half
dozen other big realty owners. pos.
s"ss'ng large personal property. have
dropped out Of Chicago 10 escape
meeting their honest assessments. II
was because Of his threat. practically
a "hold up" Of the board Of review,
that Marshall Fold for year. lodged
his just taxes.
When u ~ pointed out that tho Chi.
cago banks show upward Of 1880.
100000 on deposit, while last wear
only tl> 100000 in cash wns declared
.nnd taxed, the enormity Of the Of.
,fense Of tax dodgers in Chicago may
be estimated. Chairman Miller OF
the board OF review, In authority for
the statement that Chicago people pay
less per cent ON both personal and
real property than those of New York,
IbONtOu. mr. INV In vuc ,ouo.,i..As.,