The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26

olear.opt propos llIi, 81 fors ihHe diate an,
l9definite ncti oM.i
| \. w ! thus place our nei ghbor III a posi-
Igtion Where y Z mist either chow down q
back Down Which does III prefer A
s isi 5sss INV
Equitable Taxation.
Mention WIS ina de Iii these col tistls. sew
eral days ago plan suggested stssa ~ IN
Texas rdisltig ene Tor stat spuINl1
poses. Tho plan pr opposes TO q n 90
lishthe asseasinct1t and collection Of state
taxes snitog ether, sall taxes pc COL
|Siected countl ana cities. AZ q let
1.-The egislature, when II meets eyer y Two y
years, Tx BY law tile nno,n enc coph -
and cit N should pay INTO 4 the 7s 'a'
treasury for purely State purposes
Mi. La wson @Purdy secretary 81 lIl1'e#
lNew YORK TAX II eforl, Associa;t on's after
reading the article In The y ines
ia till, addressed ID letter to the editor ii1t
Hi which he calls g g 4 9
solution 81 the tax problem wi, ich has tas
been recommended lns the State 5of y eW
york, lie remarks that the problem % 4
lvorclng State from local #taxnItio On mas
been solved Hi some States by ral sing
ALI State revenue by means OF sp e'f, Il
tnxes, levied exclusively for state purf-
poses. Then proceedin to te ne ne
New York plan, lilo SO VS.: 81
,s9ss,..rhere aro certain sources Of venue
Which may be5 devoted ex clusiYely to stuteE
purposes tliout hard Ship to locul COM
Einunities and without checklng produc
ton. One such tax, II for ca anple, is $a.
moderate tax on the transfer = cs ttltes$
ut death. Willie d considerable part Of
the revenue lot the State may be lsed I
fiil tits way by Special xcs, there is I
}rrequentlyla temp tai Ion to obtains III state
revenue this manner, and the certain
evils which this policy bril- with "a AZ "a
have been obvious II, \ he recent = ~ CRY
OF New Yorls State hen all RI state \
revenue Is derived 4 from spec ial taxes
there ID certain to be an irlequalit sifis
the contribution Of dlfferent sect tons OF
the state.# a. revenue derived who'll y from
taxes laid at Bunvarying rates en- gendersA
extrava gance X the revenue is more than
sufficient N and, Il sufficient, gB here arc
sill-adyised attempts to impose Il taxes on (
tunsutablc subjec ..sil
II part or the state revenue, perhap s Il
10 large part. &5s Is ID ed " from u speciial
taxes, 1t 9$is desirable that ~ alance q
should always be collect ted from q rate \,
which shall vary as the needs OF IN ne \
Stat va ry. 81 III
..Ag plan was recommended II Ia the state
$ofS New York by tho Tax Reform a $50
citation, which has all the#pirtues and {
none 81 the vices OF tho present tlod |.
OF levying a tax on prop ert " as ns ssed 4
by local officials, and n has Sreceiv we'd n y
endorsement Of most q. the itnportta1 ant
Commercial bodies L and S8la Dor orga MIA III
lions Of the State. BY this plan the sreSe-5
nue. required for the State bis q pporttonetedel
to the Sseveral counties IN pro porl onHto
the gross revenue OF the count vi and ct
ali tho taxing bod les ~ Local tax alton Is (
So much greater. than sta to ttaxnti lon that
this form OF s apportl onment ould not M
tend Bto check needed i local eX pend lture, X
while 1t would exert q tendencyl to gc heck
extravag ance.. IN This form 81
Sapportionmen puts the burden where III
belongs, which is upon the richest Sc 4
1nunities OF the State. Is The poore 4 GO M.
1nunitles pay less than when the tax IS !
Imposed \ on the assessed value OF prop
arty. and the richer communities pay
more. There Is no long ger any lnducemr'efsnt5
to reduce local assessments for ssess-7l
,ment has no influence on the State 4 APP
portionment. 5 FL 3 3S9 81; Il II Y 4.
t}"This plan is the most economical. the
aim III Il and .sSwit hal, the most Just. ~
solves the problem OF obtainng s Sstat e !
revenue, and at the same time removes e 2!
the principal cause for nequal g IS ss-,
ment In Local titles 81. iz3 3
# This plan IS perfectly equitable. and nd I
the same cannot be said OF the V.llrgl mia MA !
plan. Some counties and cities assess I. q &
rs Der cent. OF the market value &of the the (
property, othersgat so per cent. and some '1l''5
as low as 30 per, cent. get all have the
same rate Of tnxation for Stats "a plllr;T5S
poses, 1t is clear, therefore. that! those s7s
counties and cities I. which. have &f the
higher d assessment bear more than Their
lust proportion Of the public burden while
those which have the lower assessment 81 . y;
bear less than their Just share 81 the 0!e'
Constitution says that tnxatio shall Pc
uniform. Under the New York pla M tax OK
|ation would be uniform, and ea Oh couls
~ and city ould pay for stnte purposes
according to It's ability There can can = be-
no fairer basis OF taxation than, that
and The TImes-D Dispatch would II Ike 10
see d scheme OF taxation based upon that
Just principle. 81 Ss' sf5
For a New YIN. c. A. Building
One Of .tho crying needs Of Richmond Or
to- day Is moro con1nodlous and bet pet
ter appointed building for the work '1 q
tho Young MEMS Christian Association
The work OF this association has !, be- g.
come one Of the most Important factors
for the comfort. protection. refinement li'9'l
and salvation OF young men. There IL
no other agency that is now known, 3 or
Is likely to BIO known. that can possibly
take It's place. We unquestioninglys pro- pro-
vide for hospitals, asylums. oor-hou. ses.l
5jais, and penitentiarles. and even from
time to- time fur scatfolds, Where n