The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-01-11

III IDNlof ats lltltInic iHil To- itOi
tast tine past wear ha, brought many
ntor- aud chat they can look forward
aita renewed hope for The supremacy
..t.c erea. party of the people.
RAILROAD TAXES.
SAYS iHc lyuchburg News.
According to figures furnished 10y
....i - ccu~u~. the value Of railroad
properties Iu Virginia last year
amounted u round numbers 90 t2ll,-
HIIWu.
the assessment OF railroad proper
Ties m Virginia for the same year was
only eHlWOWW. quite striking diff
fcrnc. thi. diflcrerce between
t1II uUHl aul -fjWnUnO or Sll6,-
HNN
Ihe senate of Virginia at 10, last
session called the commission 5 atten-
uon m this remarkable state Of affairs,
aud requested am explanation. I'm re-
rN the Commission admitted the
clmmt .cIal value of the loads TO be
-I12 u.uUu. thus leaving SlO1 5000
worth OF property not assessed-but
that body claimed that the tax on
franchise, about covered this differ
eDcc. We know of no law for this
method of taxation aid we do not
think the Commission suggested any
law 90 Justify the course, when it re-
piled to the Senate inquiry
But. thi, aside. observe how unjust
iy Che policy works. According TO the
present method of assessment the
State alone gets the benefit Of this
-lU1 OllU0O assessment the counties
and cities DO not ln other words as
Stunning the average tax rate for cities
and counties tO be ! per cent, they are
by thi, franchise h0cus p0cus taxation
deprived of about Sl.W0,O0O annually
u public revenues Note especially,
how pleasantly the arrangement works
for railroad interests. On this SlO1,-
001OOO they pay state tax Of about
8l cents only and not silver To the
counties and cities. whose average rate
of taN may safely be taken at more
than 81. 900 ON the 500. That is, the
railroads are Sl.0O,OOO 10 the good
every year ON the valuation that the
Corporation commission assesses
against their property and the peo-
ple of Virginia are 81 900, 900 TO the bad.
"WeI tax YOU on SIP, 5000 for
the state in effect says the Corpora
ton -"but you'll only have to pay on
$4,000, 900 10 the counties and cities OF
the State. This seems unfair. It's
a losing proposition on the part of the
State Its winner for the railroads
but 10 will not continue. Public senti-
ment i'm Virginia when fully enlight-
ened as TO this condition, will not
permit il TO continue and The News
is going to do its full part 10 contribute
towards enlightenment.
That is sufficiently clear, is it not9
And what are the people Of Virginia
going 90 do about il?
The world is evidently growing bet
Ter. a~ far as the drinking habit is con
cemed, for the water-wsgon is not
loaded with as many passengers s'
usual at TIM, season.
The only way the Republicans viii
ever revise the tariff is to so juggle the
schedule, that the rates will be higher
OF at least as high a, the tariff now
i'm force.
The Presidents new idea of illustrst
ing his messages was not received
with any more favor than his ordel
for ,mpliGed spelling, for the Senate
refused TO allow the pictures TO appear
boo lhe Congressional Record.
Helen Keller can neither see moi
hear. and yet she says that she is 90
ing to make the year 1907 "the hap
piest of her life What shall we dc
with the year who can both see and
hears
THE Democratic members Of tn,
uited States Senate can well afford
Co act as Judge, in the fight TO a finish
between the Republican factions over
the riot Of the negro soldiers at Browns
vile and see that equal justice is met
ed out without regard to the prejudi
GEES of the Republican factions.
As Mr. Carnegie is so anxious moi
Co die rich. he might advocate the
abolition of the tariff protection to tn,
Steel Trust and he would find the en-
oruou- profit, of that corporation di
minish and its watered stock and bond;
not So valuable If such tariff revision
advice was adopted.
The Republican salary grab which
was defeated by the Democrats in the
House of Representatives still left a
grating proposition 10 appropriate fol
each member $500 for clerk hire
whether me pays that amount or less
or even does not employ a clerk at all.
The Senate should amend the appro
rriaton so as 90 place clerks Of Con
gresham ON the pay roll at 5000 q
year. which considering that Congress
d, iu session only about four months q
year ON am average, is ample pay fol
The time actively employed.
knight Of the Road.
Edu0r Her1id.-I have been relish
ing with keen delight the bright sun.
shine snd baimy air Of the recent past
The time has been spent on mountain
ton or in valley between, and am not