The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1909-02-19
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Wesley MeadOws'sioos
? friends. MI. nslll OF this state for
BEL from Iowa. eunt to about $780,
- ~ iAn'Pa- has amount IL will
On all the taxable
~ ~ Os"ofne' re. or as much as
Aho M. a ~. four years ago.
az birmingham s government for
- . teS SeeAA in the Indian wars, the
IONS AZ Col =. H-tases and the snar.
"a hfea IN go pays one person a
q ~ tha' u'ne 40 people. while this
'ersOn a pension to
~ but one war. Sure
have furnished her
- soldiers. don't you reck-
per person about 81 to
tted States pension bill,
Jrida II costs but about
son. IL seems TO me that
- ~ perfectly satisfied with
pension laws. as / hear
- 49, hints. and unless the peo-
county instruct me other
81 help change the pres
VIII
acNson - 40 70 Public Schools
ainone am instructed otherwise.
s'hils change my mind. I'll vote
'"o-'' IL aid TO public schools,
a"@s rssons-- The state allows
~i'eIe b. taxed II mills on the
school purposes. and IL
~ taxable property. with
''o - interest etc. would raise
Loo more than the entire
hols cost the state last year.
~ schools cost us last year
" ~" my about SCI 900. and il we
a n mills. plus poll taxes. in
y. We would raise but little
fhe $4,000 spent last year.
under the present laws
-. D Cor l-2 mills extra. Ma
.'fy would save / mill on tax
having state aid. II the
30 public schools. as now
passed, the pension laws the
!, ~&RPsases the same. then
he eompeIled TO pay 10 -
tl.~rv Il taxes sgains, > mills four
IA d
-. Franchise Tax
al. l. every state Ia the Union has
A.. Use tax on public utility cor
49, - The franchise property in
-. is assessed al S2S.o00.oOo In
/. ~. rutslfe b. no tax levied on this
- 40 introperty. and IL this class
~ fl,e n must pay taxes in other
n 80 hink they should pay taxes
49, ana 'ne class If property in this
aibsrg 4
~ A. Railroads, Etc
aEainst the legislature trying
passenger rates. as each Us
h. O. fDnle are compelled TO sup
IA onesnile OF railroads. and lower
Nrnee rates would mean higher
IN NJ ttes Marion county is in
q orau1 luding the new court house,
The 80 per capita. The state is
navebcr as much as she is owing.
Ne alsc ted States government debt
.ion. as han Sl2 per head, while the
a. citrufbearing deb, of each and ev-
laf he wn In this state to the sup
ma h we railroads is about S1S6 per
poundsRore than Is times as much
Duntry 4rnited States government
NJ IN rfhe capital stock and bonded
ul beedness OF our railroads is two
---u a. much a. the entire assess
tauation OF the railroads and all
FheT property in the state. The
tre interest paid over and above
sting expenses is about per
q The interest We pay the rail-
r. on their assessed valuation is
in'ui rs per cent while the St Johns
fre,r Terminal railroad received last
hoore than 50 per cent. on its as
q valuation
~ Atlantic Coast Line in Georgia
ssessed az S22.9q0 per mile. and
same road i'm Florida less than
boo Tho :. 4. 7. end C.. :. & Z.
nearly off like proportion.
Tho capital stock s.l bonded in
4anteJuess at me s. Johns River
Ternual is $4,000 Increased I'M two
ear Se50oo per mile. The :. A. l..
> about $4,000 per milo. and The A.
h.. about $4,000 per mile The :.
h. n. and A. e. L. have Increased our
ieht 10 them in the last TWO years of
lser s5.o0oO00
m we are taxed . per cent on Sl92.-
D. per mile ON railroad. and that
bad assessed for less than $4,000
II mile that assessment is not right.
che assessed valuation of the A. c.
IN Georgia is 22.9s0. then $1,000