The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-20
The Usual Prattle.

Samson Ledger.
 We do not think the people of Norsn Alabama and especially in LaWrSnfe
 county, need be afraid of the Tax C0s1..
 mission. Here our lands are asse@ee
 at a fair valuation, but down m Sosa
 Alabama, they are given at $2 per acre. county that should be raised, and tneSl
 VII The above is from The Moulton Ad- - yertiser and is a fair sample or 'ne ns
 stun handed Ss out rbs by MoSlton 1oS p paper
 iays claim to the distinction of being
 the oldest paper in the State we tnihh'
 Any way, 1t Is aged having been pup.
 iished for over seventy years. ,,n
 while growing in age it has not grown
 III rha h Tedger does not believe there
 ia a county in Alabama. where Ine
 lands are assessed at a 1alr vah !ha,
 ten hut an investigation shows that
 inc lands of South Alabama are assess
 ed at a higher valuation than thySe the
 of North Alabama, conslder,ing Tn
 development of the two sectlens.
 T,swrence county the assessed vsiua.
 do not believe it is fair ,; valuaraon;; i;
 Hare in Geneva County the assessmsha.
 is ss.70; Baldwin is $S6o; Escatph.a Sn,tha
 s3.17, and only two counties on m SoTfae
 ssst Alabama fall below $500; Conse,
 sasa ca so and Henry, s275. over in Dalias coTnty the assessment is only $S,LS, and Tp in Marshall 1t Is $4.To. F1ve counties in the State have assessmentIs nIs
 of less than s1oo per ea aeps aps very amg well Seveioped. But our North Aiaoama conteInporary should make further m vestigation before making such asser- tions. o-.h Ala bama were in a high state or cuI.iva- tion when this section was a IoIest and while Geneva is not, geographlcaa, | ly, a South Alabama County. we Ieel bama Is attacked. To take Lawrence | county for an example we would say | the difference in assessment between | 1t and Geneva county Is a bout Iisnt l notwithstanding the fact that large | mart of the land in that county was Tn | cultivation before Geneva county was l on the map or had 500 acres Of land ln | cultivation within what Is now the | borders. The lands here will produce more abundantly, and are worth more | But in writing on this subject the av- craze North Alabama papers never l look around and find out how things
 are ia other parts of the ssate tha soniS onIy sections to be criticized.
 The people of this section, and es- pecially Geneva County, are not arralc of the Tax Commission. Considerlng east Alabama leads the State in as- sessing lands. This paper believes the valuation too small over the entire state and if the Tax Commission will raise without discrimination, our peo- pIe will not murmur. We will well come the appearance of the Commis-
 sion to our county but we do object to such twaddle as the above from, the matter looked at from the right view point We are willing to admit, and make the assertion, that the lands here are not surpassed in the State, | ,Na .n6 hfVoc Q
 must be taken into consideration. When it Is other matters besides ass- casing taxes or the payment of money | into the state treasury the North Ala | bama papers consider South Alabama | out of the running, but when a raise
 Is to be made this section Is the great | est offender. -
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