The Cairo bulletin., 1907-04-29
RAISE RAIL TAX
is NOW THE CRY
VALUATION or ROADS TO BE IN
3SCREASED BY COMMERCE
BOARDS RULING.
END OF !. C. TAX FIGHT
Is Also Predicted and Deneen Alarmed
at Probable Defeat Of Pet
Scheme Rushes Secretary to
Washington.

SpflHSH, III, III. hpTIt 20 Tie duu
ton to railroad valuations for taxn
purposes of millions of dollars an
elimination OF tax controversies Il
yolying the Illinois Central Railr1a
company are predicted as The frs
fruits OF the new interstate commerc
law and rulings under it by the intel
state CONNIE rec commission.
Members of the railroad and ware
house commission have received as
Isurance from representatives of tn,
Interstate commerc commission tina
/ 1t will adopt a rule 10 be promulsatet
counting to be required Of Interstate
railroads VIII provide for separation
Of accounts by states and will furn
| ish the states with all railroad infor.
nation requir by them.
Governor Deneen Alarmed,
Il developed today that Governor
Deneen, became alarmed Saturday
night when he learned that the Asso-
citation OF American Railway Account
ing OFFICERS was toconvene in Atlantic
City "Wednesday and that a srb-com
mittee consisting of seven members OF
the association was likely to report in
favor OF system e railroad account
ing which would pr vent, without te-
dious litigation, the state of Illinois
from securing information not requir-
ed by the interst ate commerce com
mission but n cessary to enable the
state TO secure tax data from the
Illinois Central and other roads doing
business in llnois.
None of the railroad and warehouse
being in the city. the
governor sent Secretary William XII
satrick of the commission to Washing
on and Atlantic City to cure def
lite information. Inquiry developed
hat the subcommittee of the Amer
can Railway Accounting Officers
void report to its convention We'd
lesday in favor of a system of &C.
counting which would provide for a
separation OF state accounts and en-
lille ths states to secure all needed in
Secretary Fitzpatrick also
vas informed by Professor Fl. c. |
Adams. stat.stician of the interstate
commerce commission and chairman |
II the statistical committee Of the
Association Of Railroad and |
Warehouse Commissioners, that the
Interstate comm rec commission
ronld fully protect the states In its
rder of July i
One System Only Ordered.
II appears tina; under the interstate
ommerce act il is provided that in
,rstate roads shall b required 10
iopt one system of accounting and
. other The federal body not being
terested in much information that
ould be required by Illinois in keep
z tab on the revenu OF the Illinois
entral Railroad company. which is
,quired by it's charter to pay prac {
cally per cent Of its gross receipts L
to the state treasury II was fearedI y
lie new law would prevent tn. state I
ON getting any information from in /
'rstate roads not required by the
ferstate commerce commission. c
The cry of alarm was raised in this +
Tort while ago in this city when the I
Iilroad and warehor $ commission q
mt out blanks calling for informa ion Z
D the subject of tonnage statistics a
hese blanks were used year az ( 5
II the first time. but without salts
ctory results S. II was expected. how +
YER that the campani ) would be L
Die 10 comply with the request this {
ear For reply the commission was 1
III by some OF the interstate roads a
Ding business ~ Illinois tina in view q
the probability that the interstat ?
lmmerce commission would require
l interstate roads TO adopt one sys- \
I'm OF accounting and no other .
icy could not yield to the demand Of e
lie III nois commission. a
Furore in Local Office. s
II was this information that caus d >
furore in the local office. The mat. e
T was laid before Governor Deueen
I'd the possibili les of he situation 70
used him to maze immediate in ~
Try. wit hths result stated. al
The interstate commerce commits n
In has not taken formal action, but 81
mmiitees Of the American railway ri
counting officers and Of the Nation h
Association Of Railroad and Ware Fl
use Commissioners have Joined in "
ga ST thai the federal commiss or b,
formulating the accounting system
itch IL will enjoin upon interstate n
a4s shall require information which nj
u meet the demands n all states al
wing railroad and warehouse com NJ
ssioners and that all railroads &C "a
Ints shall be sepsrat d in order thar
: states may know what proportion ev
the expenses and earnings of a rail lai
ID art appOTtiOncd to them. tn
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