The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1906-10-30


al the Dawson Law, does not ex-
emplify the claims, which have been
made and are still being made by
the trainers and supporters of the
measure, that all classes :of people
ara benefited by those laws. The
following figures, which are taken
from the official rec ords Of this coun.
ty, and which may be verified by
any one, who has inclination to do
so. by examining the books, now on
file in tho clerks Office, show conc.u-
sively that the farmers and land
owners are not to any appreciate ex-
tent benefited, but that they arc Sc
riously and greatly to their prejudice
affected.
For the year 1906, the last year
under the old system, the value for
taxation for the lands and lots was
1874. 484 90; for the year 1906 the
first under the new laws, the assess
ed valuation is 81. 8S7, $4,000, a diff
erence Of more than SI,OOO,OOO,OO.
the total taxes for all purposes on
all lans tor the year, 1905, are &12,
571 .36. The total for all purposes
for the year 1906, are$16, 7S9. 10,
difference of $4,217 "a. an increase
OF about thirty three per centum, or
in other words, the new law iucreasI
es the taxes on lands to the extent
of about one-thirc more than they
were before
For the year, 1905, the tax on
personal property for oil purposes
was $2G, 863.93. Tor the year 1906,
the total tax on personal property
for all purposes was $18,735.95;
difference OF $9,128.OS; that Is to
say the taxes on persoeal property,
which includes oil production, the
two banks at Grantsville, monies,
credits and investments, pay for the
latter year over $S,O9O.OO less taxeI
than tLey did in the preceding year.
Here are some of the figures
In the year 1905, he Calhoun
County Bank paid $31G.83. and not
withstanding the fact that it's stock
has been since that time all paid in
and an increase of twenty per cent
um made in the stock. its taxes for
1906 areeonly $245.3O. difference
Of $71 90; the Back OF Grantsville,
for 1905 1921 81, and with it's stock
remaining the same for the year
1906 it pays $s5.4s. The Lowther
Kaufman Oil & Coal Co, in 1905
upon an assessment Of $179,715.OO
paid s2.44S.5O; the same company
for 1906, upon ali assessment of
POI, 10000 dollars pays s15OGG0.
II will thus be seen tibet this Com
pany, though its property was IN
creased IN value more than twenty
thousand dollars, pays less taxes by
nine hundred dollars than it paid
last year. The Guaranty Oil Com
pany in 1905 paid s2142.1S: in 1906
it pays 688.OO. decrease of nearly
fiftoen hundred dollars. Leonard
Carr. a, i Gilmore, another oil firm,
IN 1905 paid elO60.6l:fOi the year
1906, 1887 90, difference of nearly
seven hundred Dollars The South
Penn Oh! Company in 1905 upon
valuation in two districts Of 1892.
10000 paid taxes amounting to
2s46 62. the same Company in the
same two ditricts for the year. 1906
upon an assessment Of 338, $4,000
will pay taxes amounting t. 1922. %
by which it will seen that although
the value Of this property has been
increased to the extent Of one hun
dred and six thousand dollars, yet
their taxes for the present year are
about twenty four dollars less than
they were last year.
We present these figures without
comment, and II any person doubts