Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1906-06-28
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NEnsle-tiou . x kitoHga form er pecsgaeor of tua sr Francis teFae district board objects 'o tue alpo,a uaa uaan.e of inerea7!a- h. .ey"e faxes. Presidcn, Mi,rr. ia hi- report. ss,y.: "aad to increase the rate 'f taxation for levea Rupases r Iii equivalent of io eanta per aera. tho increase to be Oil ao aa Fa.orem basis. h his objection to tn
 proposition Mr NilIoueh a3T1 h. 5oes not believe there are 3ozeit bona ada residents Climber @aecu!a tar4 baEred who would endorse thiS new departure in lie system af iegee taxation. and adds: @T.ot Us see ho" il would work eut An assessor annojnfed to ascertain the amount of hettcrment to the land for t1e pur- roses of taxation Said assessor de cides las required on ad Vatofem ba- s;s} that the cleared land of the cit i2e nwould be bettered, say s9 per acre. and the per cent fate upon this would amount 10 1S cents per acre for tevce tax. Il" fufther H'z c;das that the wiid and timbered land of inc timber spoculator, hnnf- iDe club people, etc. including, {" course. the owners Of the recent DE n1;rch3sn. would be bettered, say 5 Der. acre. 2 per cent on this tad Vato- rem basis) would be ? cents per acre rl.. 1pyce taxes. Assumiug that the uplantitv of improved and Hn'nlpfoFea land is about equal. vou add tbe two tneatIer. and to equa}ize divide bE .wo and there you have your eqolV- l alent of 10 cents per acre an as ao ca]orem basis" Mr Ki]loueh con tends that by this plan the owners of vast tracts of land would pracfl- cal}v escape taxation, while the OWL ers of farms would have their taxes increased about 300 per cent. one ] of the greatest dra WhackS fo ehe "0- ce!oo,nant of our rich valley. says Mir Ktlouoh. "is fhe fact that vast i,.acts af our best land are held by tl,as., great land and timber syhdl- cates-=thcv will not sell an acre and they will not clear it np fur en'1N;'
 ton: they just sit there, menace and stumbling block to civilization Why should their taxes be lowered :? Sbonltl vou do so, they will novor ti m loose My policy would be |
 tax tfon so high that they must sell Q, clear up the lands 10 derive some jqcome to meet the burden. Il has "i- WINS =ha6.a my boast that during n& inennb.ncv of tbe presidents O.
 nexe4, sold an acre of land to "Ae O. these afaat corporations. aud have always done all in my urQar to discourage th6 6}r formation and parpe1ualio ?, but vou drop their taxes to ba@ talIc aud we have them with us for ever. Our great levec system was l h3llif upon all dtNtd%t tf\' ''A'Ns -
 should be continued so. Let eHcA acre bear the same burden. If the owners Of these vast tracts find the tax leo heavy let them sell th'l:' lands cut in small parcels To home St ol<ers or else clear them llp them selves. have also been told ny some of the directors that they 1aVof taxing every bale of cotton for levee purposes, in addition to the land taxes. Now, gentlemen, don't go tax wild Remember, We are promised that the United States goyernmen
 is to take charge of the levee on and after next March, and as we are to be released from taxation at all, Il looks like we might get along very well with the present rate ct taxa tjon until that time