Evening journal., 1912-06-11
The Association OF
TUESDAY. JUNE II, 1912
mo- Tur SNAIL TAXPAYERS.

<Zou constitute the real voting strength o. 'ne uy
L of Wilmington. You make and unmaNe Pu'no
men We wish to talk to you this afternoon aoout pie
Delaware river waterfront exploitation scheme when
certain men who wore elected by your votes seem
eager to lam through City Council for the benent anu
Tho enrichment OF the men who compose the winning
ton Terminal Company aud It's associates
The marsh land speculators for whom certain vi
your Councmon working night and day pay aOSo.
lutev not one Of city taxes ON their present roa
estate holdings along the Delaware river between the
mouth of the Chrisaua river and Edge Moor and TOT
some distance back from the shores OF that great
stream Have you small taxpayers, who are sweat
ing in the stores the Offices the shops and the Mills
onioyed any such immunity from taxation as these
waterfront exploters have enjoyed are enjoying and
expect to continue TO enjoy? Have these same CITY
Counciimen, who have been working for this VIII
mington Terminal Company scheme with an energy
shat would have heen more becoming heavy STOCK
holders prospective benehciaries of the eXpoita-
ton than city Councilmen elected look after the
interests of the taxpayers been sitting up at nights
and holding star chamber sessions 10 keep your
taxes down? Not at all. They have managed things
so well that your taxes have been increased while
those of the riverfront exploers continue TO be aoso
lutey nothing.
These marsh land speculators have holdings out on
Cherry Island that they would sell for hundreds OF
thousands Of dollars They do not pay one cent in tho
way Of taxes into the city treasury on those great
holdings There Is not of you small taxpayers
who does not have TO put you hand down into your
pocket TO pay part of the that those spectators
dodge DO you think that is right? DO you think
You should have your enterprise Of paying for your
little home laying aside fund for the heneht OF
your wives aud children in event Of your death, re-
tarded by paying the of men who are far better
able to pay them than you and Who rule
could buy and sell you? II you DO, and tell your
City Councilman TO help these riverfront exploiters
jam this thing through Thursday night Of this
week and to add to that absolute city tax exemption
thr rrhor ~ got
ting for nothing about 500 of valuable water
front land belonging the State and in addition
using Federal funds build the bukhead and make
the n and your money to build streets and boule-
wards for them.
We repeat to you small taxpayers, who hold the
balance of power in this community. that II you
elected these City Councilmen work for you In
that way. you should send word for them go ahead
and jam this riverfront deal through. and that you
will stand by them If they ever up for office
again II you believe that in addition getting to-
tai exemption from city and partial exemption
from county taxes. these Wilmington Terminal Com
pany patriots also should your Councimen TO get
your riverfront away from you it is your duty to
write TO them aud tell them We doubt however,
that you elected these men to do that Of work
Here is little group Of marsh-land spectators
that through the building OF a bulkhead with Fed
eral funds is trying to get With 500 acres OF
State land. II is under water but will be raised
twelve feet by the Federal Government with dredg-
lhRs. lnesc SPECTATORS, VINO pay no city taxes on
the marsh lands they already own. are trying use
the city to assist them in getting that State land The
price offered by them the city for that IA
acres OF State land In other words, they give
nothing Of their own. Certain OF your Councimen
itching TO make that one-sided deal with these
marsh-land Spectators when. il they would work for
your interests they might obtain entire tract OF
State land for you and your children for riverside
park and dock purposes. Did you elect them to do
that sort of thing? II you did write tell them So
Make it known to them that il they will hurry the
deal through you will stand behind them and see that
they are cared for When they run for Office again.
No doubt your wives and your children often have
expressed desire 10 20 away for short time in the
Summer No doubt YOU often have pleaded regret
FULLY that you felt TOO poor let them go for long
that you had taxes and interest to pay and 10 make
up an instalment on the principal Of the mortgag,
on your little home. No doubt your wives and chill
dren. sympathzing with YOU in your efforts TO pro
vide home for them, have foregone cheerfuy thos,
little outings which regretted you were compelled
% deny them DO think il is right for you 70 h.
sompeed TO pay your proportonate share of IN,
ss4ss that arc not paid by the Wilmington Termma