Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-03-11
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The meeting or the puDllc service
commission, which was to have been
begun at the capitol this week has
been postponed until next week, and
In view of the discussions which have
been rife in the state for some time
past as to the assessment and taxa
ton Of property, the deliberations of
the commission and the methods TAX
en- TO ascertain what is the real value
OF corporate property in the state will
be of considerable interest. The head.
quarters of the corporations doing
business in the state are for the most
part, If not altogether, without the
state and the officers and managers
Of these corporations, are without the
stale Doubtless it will be advisable
to have statements from them as to
details Of the value of property in
the state, but whether subpoenas or
requests to appear and testify with
books and papers, will be needed re-
mains to be seen. If, however, a
basis is reached which will enable the
commission to arrive at the real val
ue OF corporate property, then some
thing viii have been accomplished
howard correcting the evils of faulty
Assessment. The next thing to be
done viii be to reach the real value
re nv hi fofn Nf fS,.y,o
corporations and individuals, of real
property, stock of merchandise, bank
stocks and other property. This mat
ter Of correcting evils in taxation
that have grown up through many
years of habit in making assessment
cannot be corrected all at once. Leg
7slation will be needed, if our present
system of assessment is insufficient
Or inadequate, and it seems it is. The
Inquiries that will be made in the
state this year, if they do nothing
else, ought to suggest some legisla
tion that will begin to remedy the
evils complained Of And If that is
done it will be a good beginning.
It is only natural that the people o.
the western part of the state should
/ rally earnestly to the support of c
B. Little as candidate for the Unit
ed States senate. The balance o.
power, population and wealth ha:
swung pretty well to the western
i part Of the state. A large numbe
of the voters feel that it would be {
matter Of wisdom, fairness and justic.
TO select member of the senate from
this big and growing section of tn,
state While senator or member o
congress represents the entire stat
yet it is well that there should be {
geographical consideration in the sc
lection of these members, for in tina
way the members bring to the delega
ton the ripest knowledge of all part
OF the state. A balance of power a
between localities is preserved, an,
the result is usually united and wei
balanced delegation, working harmon
Iously for the states good. With Ser
ator McCumber from the big Red riy
er valley country and c. B. Little fror
the big western section of the stat
and with Hanna and Gronna from Cas-
and Nelson counties. the compression
al delegation in the state would b
especially well selected, from ever
standpoint of ability, availability, X
eality, sterling republicanism and il
diVidual merit. Each of them ha
made success of his personal a
fairs each of them has the entire col
denre CT the people of the state, sac
OF Them has made good whereve
tried and each of them will be cree
It 10 the state and a desirable men
Der OF the national congress. Sen;
4 TOR Little is winning friends a
Through the state, his campaign
progressing splendidly and the prin
airy election promises to see a sen;
tor chosen from the big western en-
pire OF the state.
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