The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-12-29
JONES SLOGAN
Is No Taxa.!sn Without Equalization In
Soath Carolina
FIGHTING TAX DODGERS

The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At War
With the Tax Assessment Methods
in This state and is Doing All
Uc Cao 70 Have Them Changed
TO III. Way.
A ". Jones comps.olier-seners!
OF South Carolina has new s!o-
sac an! on. which ac shi2ks should
supplac; the famous expression o..
Patrick Henry
No ,aya.:oa without ecusiiza
.or. says the comptroller. for the
t:e-. no taxation without repre-
ser;a;ioH.' has passed away AID It
seems 10 be the Ne work OF AT
Jones 10 eeualize the taxes n this
state 20! twenty years has ne
,orsh, 20. such conIt;icn. long
fore hc played iato State poll
tics.
He Is no. tgAtins the corpora
lions :o- i his opi=!on they are .'et-
,e. asSesse! than ,2e land OF the
state
However. exceptions have been
,1ke2 TO Ills statement: IS 70 s,-set
railways ana power com2sa!es.
The following is story publish
Cd and an a2swe. written by III.
Ion-s Il newspaper style:
''Ths report made by Co0ptroliei
Genera! Jones. published yesterday
n ,he assessment, OF the Co!uD hta
Electric Stree, Railway. Light anc
pcwe. Company. has attracted cor
siderable at,ea;ioD and as q resu',
some figures il defense OF the Rich
land county board o. equalization &C
show ,ha: the present equalization
S en- returns male by the corpora
:!oa IN question and that the as.
sessneat Q: t-anchise-tha; Is. the
goodwill! o. co.poration-ss I'm
possible under re present law.
The stree; railway company. ae-
.oroi2g 10 NJ: Gibb.s. IS assesse
oa basis .: $4,000 mile aa! fol
lowing tAe rule. the assessment: /.
oa so per ceat 0. ,his. which -
$4,000 mile. l. addition 20 shis
re equipment o: the company il al
80 returned. as with other corpora
tons. and assessed al the usual Rich.
land standard. which is. prohsb sbly
IS high as any county in the State
VI. Gibbes said thorough iares.
;igat!oa was made :or property val
ueS
"Conce:G:2, the assessment OF the
Columbia canal. Auditor Gibbes
pointed out that this came under
the supervision o; ,he State boar
:: equalization and the judgment o:
that body IS iha; The canal is worth
sl50.000 The board. following ou.
he usual rule. does not tax the
va!ue Of the franchise
The figures given BY Comptroller.
! General Jones OF the local plan.
re disputed BY William Elliott. gen.
e.al manager o. the Stree, Railway
.igh; and Power Company. espscial,
x as 20 earnings and gross receipts
However. as the matter has bee.
brought up II iA!s manner and vii
Be gwen !. the annual report OF th.
comptroller. i; is probable ,ha, some
s;acGar! WI! Be adopted for basis
:. valuation or franchise At pres
ea: there IS 40 way 10 de:e:m!a
he goodwin o. public service
ccrpc7c,io2.
Nr. Jones Reply.
"Comp,-ci!e:-Gece.al Jones REFER,
ing y the estimate! valuation CT tie
property OF the Colu,absa Electric
Stree; Railway. L!gh; and po~er
Company. which now OWES both the
Columbia canal. formerly OF the Co.
!Cmela Water Powe. Company anG
street railway syStem in Colun bsa
ead vicia!,y. ~ s3.3oo.o0e.oe. and
NJ. E.lict::s contention that tie
figures as 10 income are incorrect.
says. taat these a:u-es were taken
BY him from the returns o. the Co.
luc:5!a Electric Street Railway.
L.sh, and Power Company. sworn
20 by NJ Elliot, IN the spring .,
1909. as fellows:
Gross receipts from pow
e- department tca-
ca0 sl0S.Iss
Cross receipts from
Lighting department; loS.sl5.ee
Grcss receipts from
Street Railway Depart
meat -. l5s.401.s0
Aggregate i2come o. Co