The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1908-10-13
RAILROADS WILL PAY
MUCH LARGER TAXES
DEMOCRATIC STATE BOARD OF
ASSESSORS ALMOST DOUBLE
LEVY ON COMMON CARRIERS
(eY AUSTIN D. HUMBAReAR)

true of but one class OF property inl
the state ''he railroads ard other
public service corporations, that have
escaped, under republican territorial
rule. their lust share of the burdens
OF taxation will have more taxes to
pay this year than ever before In the
history Of Oklahoma.
In 1907 the republican board oil
railway assessors fixed the value OF
main line OF the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railway in Oklahoma all
81 400 per mile The territorial tax
levy for that year was Ave and one
half mills, so that each mile OF the
Rock Island main line paid toward
the expense OF the territorial govern
ment $2o7o. This year the demo
cratic board OF railway assessors fix
ed the value OF the main line of the
Rock island at Si2 1000 per mile. The
state tax levy Is one and one-fourth
mills. so that this year each mile
Of the Rock Island main line will pay
! $3.50 toward the maintenance Of the
state government
In 1907 the republican territorial
board valued the land OF the main
line OF the st. Louis and San Francis.
co railroad at $500 per mile. Under
the territorial levy OF five and one
half mills each mile OF the main line
OF this railroad paid S29.70 toward the
expense of the territorial government.
This year the democratic board OF
railway assessors fixed the value OF
the main line OF the st. Louis and
San Francisco railway at 100000 per
mile. Under the state levy OF one
and one-fourth mills, this road this
year. under democratic rule, will pay
$50 per mile toward the expense Of
state government
I'm 1907, under republican territorial
rule the main line of the Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe railroad in
, Oklahoma was assessed at $4,000 per
I mile. Under the territorial levy OF
Ave and one half mills, each mile OF
the Santa Fe main line paid SS0S0
towards the expenses of the territor-
ial government
This year the democratic state
board o' assessors fixed the value per
mile ~ the Santa Fe main line at
$4,000 Under the state levy of one
and one.fourth mills the main line Of
the Santa Fe will pay per mile to-
ward the maintenance OF state gov.
ernment, $685.
/ In 1907. under republican territor'
lal rule the main line OF the Midland
Valley was assessed AT $4,000 per
mile. and under the territorial levy
of Ave and one half mills, paid $l6.5O
per mile toward the expense of terri
torial government
| This year the democratic board OF
railway assessors fixed the value OF
the main line oi the Midland Valley
at $4,000 per mile, and under the
levy OF one and one.iourth mills that
road will pay $ls.75 per mile toward
the expenses OF state government.
, In 1907 the republican state board
| OF assessors nXed the value OF the
Missouri. Kansas and Oklahoma rail.
road at $4,000 per mile, and under the
territorial levy Of five and one-hali
mills each mile OF that road paid S22
toward the expenses OF territorial
government
This year the democratic board OF
railway assessors fixed the value ot
the VI. X. a o. railroad at s35,00O per
mile and under the state levy OF one
and one fourth mills that road viii
pay $3.50 per mile toward the ex'
penses OF state government.
l In 1907 the republican territorial
board fixed the value OF the Ft
Smith and Western railroad at S3,l0O
per mile and under the territorial
levy OF I've and one.hnlf mills that
line contributed $l7.05 toward the
!, maintenance OF territorial govern
y ment
This year the democratic board oI
assessors fixed the value OF the Fl
Smith and Western at $4,000 pei
mile and under the territorial levy
;, that road will pay $25 per mile towarC
the expense of state government,
In 1907 all OF the railroad property
in Oklahoma under republican board
of equalization. headed by Governor
: Frantz, was valued at sl3,S'2,52S. I'm
der the territorial levy of IL mills
= this property last year paid y72.s6S's'
!, toward the expenses of the territorial
government. This year all OF the rail
road property in Oklahoma is value
by the democratic state board OF equal
c izstion al Sl74,457.6S2 Under the stat
levy OF IA mills the railroads OF OK
lahoma will pay this year in direc
taxes S2lS.O72. 10, just sli5.lOS. q
more than they ever paid under re
publican administration. II must b'
- remembered, however, that the rail
= roads OF Indian Territory were not IN
;, cluded in the territorial assessment
q last year. On the assumption tina