The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-24
|BROWN STRONGLY | CONDEMNS RECENT l RAISE IN TAXES Says the Poor and the Rich Will Both Suffer
 Alike CONTRARY TO PLAN
 OF EQUALIZATION Says Board of Revenue and Juries of County Should Not Permit
 Unjust Burden for the
 Property Owners

I Eugene l., Brown one of Birmingham s best known business men, in an interview yesterday. condemned in no uncertain | language the recently announced tax in- creases by the state board, affecting the big" property holders
 | The most forceful point made by MT. Brown in a discussion of the proposition | is the inevitable result that the small tax payers. the little fellow, struggling to get modest home paid for, will be heavily burdened by the local tax commissioners. He points out also that rents will most probably go even higher than now unless something is done to stop the incessant increases in this county. MT. Brown adds that the working man will find that the large companies will not expand their 1 business when there is danger of such probable increases.
 The statement of MT. Brown follows:
 Mir. Browns Statement
 "The large. unusual and unlocked for tax raises recently put upon ITO of the | property owners of this county have been the subject of much serious discussion. | If these raises are fair and in line with valuations in other counties of the state the county tax commissioner must pac- valuation on the property of thousands of owners untouched by the state com mission, in line with the raises just made | If he fails to do this then the state 1 commission and the present administra- tion will be forced to admit that the theory of equalization of taxes. of mak- l i., ,tx and state bear it's just proportion of the tax burden, is not the real and only mis- sion of the county and state commissions | They will be forced to admit that the rea
 cause of the raises was to get money in the easiest and quickest manner, regard secured 56 members yesterday, the other teams thought 1t would be better to have the prize cake go to the team secluine the most members today The majority ruled and the cake will go to the high team today. Team No. 6, under the able leadership of E. B. Crawford, signed an. other Chinaman yesterday. This makes | two Oriental members of the Chamber | of Commerce, beside several women Capain Stafford was presented with g silk umbrella for yesterdays prize. To- days prize will be pair of cuff buttons
 "All Out for 205' ! "All out for D5 new members!" is the cry of the teams today. Chairman Turner | will be in the Chamber of Commerce l where he can be reached over the tele- ! phone from until 1 o'clock today. The captains of the teams are going to tele- phone in every half hour after II o'clock | in order that if the necessary number IS not secured they can go back and fight | harder than ever.
 We gotta have em. boys" says MT Turner.
 The members of the Chamber of Com meree not on the committees are also | helping out a great deal and turned 1T several applications yesterday. If ever, man will secure a friend a menbei | today, the managers feel confident that | the 1O.o mark will be passed by a consid- | erable majority.
 The standing of the nine teams now ii | fo1loWe.