The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1906-10-18
VS.. Democracy.


hinder Governor Larrabee that the
I'D assessments received their first
hise, and that with increase of ia
ent in mileage they got an increase
E2 per cent in assessments.
In came Governor Boies, who in four
II, with an increase of 90 per cent In
ling the next two administrations
kad building was at standstill and
y decreased, and the assessments
tned practically unchanged, the re-
btment making show of very slight
Rtion.
IA came an era of much railroad
ing, and in. the four years under
tnor Shaw SIS miles were added to
railroad property assessed. With
per cent increase in mileage the In
% In assessments was 6 per cent
Larrabee and cummins.
kder the present republican adminis-
,SoR. Governor. Cummins and his re-
Mean associates on the executive coun-
npons q. mileage which has increased
t.8 per cent, have increased the as
kents by 1914 per cent.
increase Of assessed values under
kbee was Sill, 955. 40. and under Cum
$15, 265, 937. which Increase is more
as much as the total assessment
4ty-tive years ago.
Ewas democratic governor OF Iowa
checked the tendency to increase
road assessments, which tendency had
NJ SO marked during the Larrabee ad-
\bstration, and it remained for Gov
r Cummins to have the patriotism
the courage to again return to the
ies of Larrabee and to compel the
{oads to pay their fair share of the
81
was a democratic governor who tho
time he got chance at the rail-
assessment reduced it $25 mile on
average, who the next year raised it,,
again the third year he reduced it
the fourth year he made still another
3ction in the average assessment per
Under the republican administra-
while Cummins has been governor
leverage per mile has been increased
81 year, with total increase OF 1894
mile for his term.
Increase in Railway Taxes.
lie increase in taxes actually paid by
4 X6llTOiQS III tilC oldlS VI AoWeS 10
billy marked. While the state execu-
council. an official assessing board
hsting of the governor, auditor, treas
and secretary of state, makes the
kssment of value on railroad and cor
ktion property, the actual taxing is
b by the local boards, the same as In
case of other property. But by rea-
OF the increase OF valuation of rail-
b property by the executive council
railroads will pay. on the last assess
1t made, at least $2.244129 in taxes.
le than 80 per cent of which is IN
hty, town, bridge, road. school and
kr local taxes.
hder the last assessment OF the Boies
Illustration the railroads paid in taxes
Iowa an aggregate of sl.355,625 an
kly. Under the last assessment be-
Governor Cummins took hold they
$1.623, 496.
kder the five assessments by the
lcil over which Governor Cummins
id<-ss they have paid or will pay as
Iws 1902, 1854. 419; 1903, SELL .S63;
81 1881; 1906. $2094,S46: 1906. SPA. l2s.
\ OF Ir words, as the result of the
tmi ltion of Governor Cumnlins and
kssS Rtes to make all kinds of prop
be their fair share of the tax
len. IS far as 1t was possible to so
hume, the Iowa railroads are now
,11 over 100000 annually more in
q. in Iowa than they were when he
into office, and three-quarters OF
h more annually than they were as
Inly democratic governor we have
4 h Iowa left them.
"A state Tax Levles.
M democratic campaigners would have
foters believe that the tendency UNI
epublican rule in Iowa in the past
years has been to enormously In