The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-14

VIII ko UP IN SMOKE NtlOfc our bet
te- grale % sandstone Will show In
Jury by heat In 1889. when SPOKANE
was destroyed by ilre. the bank bull
Of sandstone stood the test aud wal
really for business the next morning
II II, to me an error not 10 Insert
clause Ii tae law regarding publ,
buildings, requiring All materials L
be had IN our state used and no other
Il villa bettcs all OF us and bring IN,
more hl4h-grade workers. and artisan,
- upbulld Oklahoma. Think and see
II be not correct.
NJ NJ cusTlE
Marlow, okla Jan, 0, 1908
Editor Leader;
Some time since through the col
umns Of your valuable daily we h6
q little friendly argument as to The
aoas that had gone abroad about
OklaAcme's attitude against capital
fou seemed willing and ready TO aelf
eliminate these bad Impressions al
though you- iden seemed to differ.
take The liberty OF sending yOp
herein, about a column ana half 81
editorial from the Fort Worth Star
headed SLAM aud Jam Taxation II
Oklahoma arA II yon could and wnul
nubllsd this article at length or quot,
from H. perhaps rome Of our law
makers would see that an Is not ye'
lovely IN Oklahoma. desire espeC
lally TO call your and their attention
to some Of the closiag paragraphs
smong them being:
How can slam and Jam system
cf nroylng on railroads and othe.
kinds Of enterprise be excused or ia.
tifod
What kind OF encouragement n
this 10 business and enterprise?
"A board composed Of 6 few politl
clans runs uF the estimated vglua
tons for tax purposes at random, only
telng careful to get the figures hlgl
Local boa-ds rush Is and itx these
inflated values flxc N the prdatory
witanut even knowing whas they arr
taxing
an the name of leoency, they eei
tainly should. and some elucldatiof
Of state syatem that plsces proper
ty at the mercy Of petty officials whs
don't even 90 70 the trouble OF nnding
out lhr amount Of assessments before
fixing rates appears also to be IN or.
se."
Now Mr., Editor and Mess-s Law.
| mean no reelection upon
YOU Your mistakes conceae are
honest ones and We all meke them
However In many cases the man o'
men who handle tax matters are men
II hig heaft hraius and IDEAS. an
little property Ana I atm sorry to say
Chat many. many OF them are mof
shn $40 home and willing but are
for lhe position whlc
.hey are holding do not mean that
.aey ave fools or Ignorant on all sub
Ieeta nor poor business men IN the
inc OF business 10 which they have
leen accustomed, but mean that they
laYe hai no experience IN the new
ines or In making the laws ana theii
Is OF ihe same kind o.
nine would be n were Suddenly
made the foreman Of yonr composing
'0om / would play havoc IN Il minute
WITH yonr we'll regulated business. be
lerhaps regular bull In chlnt
.hnp and IN nay mai Founders ani en-
leavnrs to really slew hcg ilttle J
III know Of your business or The lob
o which | ha bonn appointed. would
'lunder along making matte worse
MI laying the trouble at tho feel OF
hose who dared 10 oppose me So It
i with some who are made assessors
lecTuse they arc popular, old and
iced the Job. o. their father was
sallant exsametalng this or that. And
q It Is with some o. the lawmakers
ligher up. IN their endoayors to dc
lew stunts they forget The ones III
eE y done that IRE playing havoc
with mans industries. With foreign
apltal and local corporations. and
which should have Immediate atten.
ien. However | sm indeed glad to
ote tnat our governor has talien a
ulck ani firm step towards remedy
ne some Of the existing evils IN re.
ard q tasatlon
Locally we we're assessed Al
air valuation, the Assessor turned his
laoks IN gnd the local board raised
be valuation out OF SIGHT son might
aY and ouf rate was also raised
ioweyef. this IA no special complaint
ut for the fact thsl te man WIS Civ
n 8 chance to correct any errors
lade hy them, nor we're any ol the
axpaTefs 30 Ter rs etn learn. eyei
utlhed Of any board meeilng We |
iere told Tat this was strictly the |
w. no appearance being allowed o.
leeilng of an eqaaf2as,rn loari |
eeessary 70 be advertised no neeee
airy tor any man 10 be present and |
fgue Of speak In his own defense
hen his valuations wefe multiplied |
\ . few # this ls Law 4 u on the
aee u Il unjust and ahoAii be chang
4
Group at lgaton Oklahoma bank.
Is association. posaed 2 resolution
sklus that TaS ASSESSORS aud sIInl- |
i township oillcefs be feaulfed 10 be
be 10 fasd and write veil. and ho
He owner e Al least $4,000. IN real
sfate above their debts "a this aek.
+ anything arDnK9 Yet We wefe
lushtd aE b Legislators present If