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would be Of great advantage to the
Railroad RevaIuation.

state.
Railroad Retaliation.
By joint resolution No 8 the legisla-
ture at its last session authorized the
appointment of commission to res
value the railroad property Of the
state. They have presented pre-
liminary report which will be before
the legislature.
The work was found to be very ex-
acting and to require great care and
large expense. Thea appropriation
made at the last session for this pur-
pose was $4,000, which has been ex-
pended, and the work carried on to
the extent of the appropriation
No subject before this legislature is
of more Importance than the author
ization of the continuance Of this work
1t will cost large sum Of money,
probably 100000 in addition to that
already spent, but if the results achiev-
ed are what it is believed they will be
this expenditure will be wise, and if it
settles the controversies over railroad
taxation in this state, whether the rev
enue be increased or not, the money
will have been well expended.
The cost of the revaluation of the
railroads in other states has not been
less in any case than $150,000.
The states greatest source of reve-
nue. is from railway taxation, and the
help that comes to our free school sys-
tenn from it, which amounts to over
81, 100000 year, should be a sufficient
incentive to securing just and equi-
table valuation for taxation.
An immediate appropriation for the
continuance of this work should be
made even prior to the enactment of
the supplemental appropriation bill,
and that bill should include sufficient
amount to carry the work until Oct.
81, 1910, and reasonable appropria-
ton should be included in the annual
appropriation bill for the year ending
Oct 81, 1911, that the completion Of
the work may be assured.
Palisades Park.
The development of this natural
park and promotion of its attractive
ness for our people should receive the
support of the legislature. An extern
sion of this park system in the state
of New York has lately been assured
by the splendid gift of 10000 acres of
land and $1,000,000 in cash by Mrs.
Hartman, widow of the late g. III.
Hartman, and number of large sub
scriptions by public spirited citizens
of New York. The fund raised by
these gifts exceeds $2,500,000, and the
state of New York is expected to au-
thorize an expenditure of a like
amount. The governor of that state
has so recommended.
This fund is to be expended to open
the Hendrick Hudson drive along the
whole distance of the Palisades park
on the Hudson river, thirteen miles of
which, as we have seen, lies in New
Jersey. Our state will be asked to
make a reasonable appropriation, paya-
BILE at easy intervals, and the legisla-
ture should respond by generous ac-
ton in this matter.
Grand Army of the Republic.
The national encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic held at
Salt Lake City the past year voted that
the next annual encampment should
be held at Atlantic City, in this state.
This will be the first time that the ma
tional encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic has ever been held in
our state. The people Of the state and
all of their officials should lend 70 this
occasion every support possible.