The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-03-17
ON A new SCHEME
Governor Says He Has Ideas on
Taxation.
Says Judge Glass Was Not the
Right Man.

Governor Stubs Is preparing TO
work out a new taxation scheme in
Kansas That is one of the reasons
he says he discharged Judge w. S.
Glass as member of the commission,
after appointing him for term of
four years from July 1, 1909. he had
received numerous complaints about
Judge Glass and S. C. drummer, an
other member of the commission, so
with the determination of the COVER
nor to work out new tax scheme
caused the discharge of Judge Glass
Judge Glass was urged to remain as a
member of the commission two years
ago, after he had moved his family
back to Marysville. Because of the
urging of the governor and acting un-
der the belief that he was to be ap-
pointed for four years, Mr.. Glass sold
his Marysville home and bought a
home in Topeka.
Il have long thought that the
scheme OF taxing farm lands in Kan
sas was not just said the governor
today: Farm lands are taxed on a
farmer and his family and their brains
| Is taxed in putting a valuation on the
property. Other property is taxed on
its actual physical condition.
| This is not right nor equitable to
the farmers. I have plans in mind
that 1 have discussed with members
| of the present commission and with
| the two new members and we will try
to put them into effect during the next
| two years.
81 removed Judge Glass and failed
to reappoint Mr.. drummer in the in
terests of the tax payers of Kansas. I
was acting fully within my legal
rights. do not wish to cast any re-
Elections on the character or motives
of either of these men. They have
my best wishes. But I dis not feel
that they were acting for the best in
terests of the farm properties of the
state. I had numerous complaints
about the action of the commission
regarding the assessments of corpor-
| alton and farm property. Some of
the best known men in Kansas came
to me about this.
sI am told that the valuations of
farm property have been increased
out of all proportion to the increases
made in corporation property, espe-
cially the property of railroads and
packing houses. The assessment OF
the packing house properties was es-
pecially obnoxious to many persons
who believed that the valuations fixed
were unjust to other taxpayers of the
state. / believe that the farmers are
paying more than their just proportion
of the taxes of the state and I want to
change this SO that everyone will pay
their rightful share of the tax burden.
ed to work out different plans than
those on which the commission is now
acting. I think the changes will be
for the best interests of the taxpayers
as a whole and it is to get these
changes into operation that I named
new men on the commission
The governor would not discuss the
new plans until he had them well in
hand and was ready to announce what
the proposed changes would be. Both
the new men are lawyers and do not
come from farming districts.
The members of the tax commission
were in Olathe today investigating
some assessment matters relating to
lumber yards. They went to Kansas
City yesterday to discuss the uniform
blanks and records which the commits
sion proposes to adopt under the new
law. J. E. Cation of Kansas City, Kan.
has drawn many blanks and book
keeping systems, and the commission
wanted to see some of the material he
has on hand.