The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-30
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and
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there would be no farther direct tax lev
led on general property, but Instead an
annual license imposed on animals and
vehicles travelling over them and the
funds from this source used for their
upkeop
As an example: Suppose n county now
rises $4,000 yearly on It's roads. Instead
OF practically wasting this amount every
year 1t resolves to issu, $4,000 OF non
taxable long.lived bonds, and pledges the
ten thousand per amman now used on
tho roads for paying the interest and
sinking fund of the bonds, and uses the
$4,000 from the sale of the bonds as rap
idly as can economically be done on It's
roads. So far there Is no Increase OF
taxation. but we cannot get something
for nothing, SO when this money is spent,
without increased taxation, there VIII be
nothing to maintain the new roads. To
levy an additional tax at that time on
popular and somewhat unfair. Geraral
property having built the roads and turn
cd them over to the public. those who use
them should keep them UP on the turn
pike principle TO avoid the inconven-
fence Of tolgates and the great cost of
collecting d TAX in that way. substitute
an annual license for animals and vehi-
Gles before tnese can pc put on the roads.
Suppose tho county In the EXAMPLE has
5000 animals. 5000. wagons and 1000 bug
giles ana carriages, and the license per
aui,nnl ~ fred d, onn do,tar per a1rum.
and wagons at three dollars. and bug
eies ana. carriages at four dollars. then
there would be a road revenue OF s2',cO-
a sum surficicnt 10 maintain the roads
and perhaps gradually extend their con-
structlon. The maintenance would thus
be dIstrlbuted and fall where 1t should
and In the right proportion, on those VINO
use the roads. 1t would be really the
turnpike system without the inconven-
fence and cost of tollgates. and with the
dividends from 1t going back to the pub
lie
The roads should be passible during all
CO spf hssf nnn T.
tendance is considered. except in cities,
towns and some favored districts. To
force little children to struggle miles
through mud and mire over bridgeess
roads to schools in winter would be n
pitiful sight. Parental love. home teach
ing and individual effort can and viii do
much 10 prevent too great illiteracy, but
these will not avail against impossible
roads. Here the power of the state is
needed. and should In the order OF pro-
gress be first exercised.
Any plan resulting In good roads in the
State will require large amount of
labor while of this there is not now
enough TO supply It's present needs. THIS
IL by no means wholly the fault OF the
laborers. The work of the state mas
greatly Increased and will continue to
increase should labor be available while
negro labor has diminished, many so ',
to other States, and many others working
their own places. This difficulty. II is
plain to see. will become more and more
serious. unless some labor comes from
the outside. Tho excellent proposal OF
Mr. Koincr, If adopted, will probably sat
isfactorily settle this question. Agents
fitted FOR this work, with maps and de-
scriptive pamphlets In the languages OF
the classes desired. and who will be care
full In the selection OF the individual.
will doubtless do much to direct n desir-
able type of emigrants to Virginia. AS
at times 1t may be difficult to place i'm.
medately on farms labor of this kind, ana
should n road law be enacted by which
much labor could be used, such foreign
labor could be first employed on the road
work, and after some ACQUAINTANCE WITH
the district and a little knowledge. of the
English language. 1t would gradually work
into agricultural lines. Indeed, pub
lie works have usually been the forerun-
ners of emigration, the laborers on the
work settling in the neighborhood after
its completion
rhe conditions are such that careful
nursing rray bring great results. These
very discussions of Improved ROADS,
schools, systems of taxation ana other
TO tho people, show that they are ready
10 undertake any real Improvement IN
these matters. Everything fairly taxable
Should certainly be assessed and ~, taxed ~
pure common sense and Justice as We'll
as the very best policy, but to rapidly
reduce the State debt now, While the State
50 urgently needs these things 5a,. ana IS
would not be ordinary business economy.
nor would it be to reduce taxation III the
many low assessments are consldered) TOT
the same reason. There is wllhnola-
ing that tendeth to poverty" and II is
not always well to be overly conservative.
II we err too far this wey, we may 40
ourselves great injury and be leIt ia a,'
in the rear OF the States around US s,;d wni rnl
without exception, are making rapIu pro-
gress in these directions. ". II. ~.
+ MtcheIPS, Va.