Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-10


thousand die within a year. A larger per
centage than this OF ex-business men who
are past middle age, coming here, would die
each year and. being Office holders and
residents Of this state would have their
estates administered in Nebraska subject
to an inheritance tax. From this source
alone we would receive more than we
would lose by such a law. Besides, such
men, coming because Of these inducements
would in time bring other property for
their enjoyment and become consumers OF
our commercial commodities and enter
tainments. They would also be depostins
money in our banks. swelling the reserve
so that more money could be borrowed.
When such money is loaned out and In
vested In paying enterprises it becomes
source of revenue by the taxation OF such
property or enterprise. But above 1t all
we would add to our population in sufi-
Client numbers to so stimulate our bush
ness that we may well afford to do the
little necessary to bring them.
Men coming here with large fortunes and
being required to visit us for thirty days TO
enjoy this privilege offered are compelled
to learn something of our delightful eli
mate, our industries and our people. When
return and await a reinvestment at an
opportune time but II not successful within
the year another thirty days visit to Ne
braska becomes necessary. One CT two
years will make them continuous residents.
Although they may expect to return to the
old home and await an investment, being
here puts them out of touch there for a
short time and consequently in touch here.
An 20 N mind that
money is never in fact kept idle but a
very few years. Business associates and
friends or children growing to manhood
persuade It out and it seeks investment.
I'm the event of two or three years
drouth or hard times, money being deposited
here will go into circulation in our state
first. When hard times come abroad and
people call in their money they Will cali
it to Nebraska. When it goes out again
it will start from Nebraska.
All the state VIII Share.
This measure will help the entire state
country towns and cities. II is a Well
known fact that people with but rare ex-
ceptons make any great change OF lau-
tude for residence People of the extreme
south seldom desire to live in the north
and people of the extreme north seldom
select an extreme southern locality-they
migrate east or west In the same way
they dislike changing other environments
The most of the population of the United
States is rural or in small towns When
we attract people here under this measure
the most will come from rural districts
and small towns. Consequently those VINO
come from small places will not like the
cities People are pleasant when intro
duced there, but they fail to recognize
you a second time. The oversight because
of business and the meeting OF so many
people only casually Is interpreted as per-
sonal slight. The atmosphere Of city, to
village man, is cold and chilly; he is hor-
riied at the reports of accidents, crime
and immortality. Such horrors are picked
out and brought to his attention by the
papers and impressed upon his mind by the
rattle and noise and jostllng Of the streets
by day and the glare and glitter OF lights
at night. Many men will avoid cities and
select a quiet, homelike village, with
churches, schools, stores and other con-
conveniences and a good neighborhood,
where when they are introduced they VIII
be remembered and treated cordially.
People will locate in cities II they still
desire to keep in touch with the business
who desire to educate their children above
everything else would likely select Lincoln,
Fremont, Hastings and such cities for that
purpose.
TT is easily seen how people coming
would scatter over the entire state-just as
those who have come heretofore have done.
because of visiting with relatives and neigh
ors who came even before them and being
impressed with the particular locality re-
NAMED there. In this way our entire state
is being gradually and substantially built
up.
Lastly It may be suggested this law
would be unconstitutional in that it is an
| effort to collect taxes unequally and is an
| indirect effort to remit taxes.
Its Constitutional Aspect.
! I'm the first place, such a law does moi
| interfere with the collection of taxes. They
are collected the same as we have Away:
done. 1t is not a remission of taxes al
it is not a gift-or a cancellation. Tit
state pays 1t out for valuable services. TIL,
constitution does not provide how the stat
shall spend it's money upon any plan o
equality: It only provides for the colec
ton of taxes equally. The state can spen
1t by passing proper laws and under thi
act it engages men or greatly varying IN
fuence and pays to these men compensate
graduated by their influence and financit
standing. I have no doubt about the az
visibility or results of this law, but ma
add for the benefit Of any who may |
sceptical that 1t may be repealed If It
not good as two years trial would be vel
cheap. However, If a years trial seen
bad, the governor, attorney general al
treasurer constituting the board may
any time completely kill its effect by pr
scribing such severe rules that no o.
would avail themselves of this provision
the law.
"Expostions are now out of date to a
vertise a state. Therefore l believe H
sO4 will take the place or, surpass the
and will be OF Unreasonable val
to this state and that We will begin
observe the good effects even before t
first day of next May.
JOHN o. YEISER.'