The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-05-14
RULING Of SUPREME COURT
WILL WORK HARDSHIP
INTEND ED EXEMPTION FROM TAXES OF
LANDS AFTER SOLD, is THE OPINION OF ABLE LAWYERS

Dlue Say. II Is something tndl no
one has been looking for, nor could
be prepared for. Land owners will
be enabled to see their lands in-
crease IN value from day to day
without having to contribute one
cent in the form of taxes, for the
support OF the government. My great
fear is that this decision will have
the effect of bringing land grabbers
in and keeping out manufacturing
MINISTRIES Tie decision Is far reach
ing in its effects and unless congress
will do something to relieve things
we seem to be in the middle of a
bad fin"
Mike German of the Guaranty State
Bank, said that the, opinion was no
more than he had been expecting
Il represent number of loan com
panies,' Mr.. German said. "and they
employ the very hest lawyers as
their attorneys. 1t has always been
the opinion of these attorneys that
all this land was not subject to tax.
alton. Yes, it is going to work
hardship on this section for time.
The trouble with us down here. we
nave gone ahead and taken things
too much for granted. No, I do not
think i will affect the railroad build
ing. This country needs the rail
roads and, at the same time. the
railroads need this country, and the
slight increase in the taxes on per-
sonal property which this decision
will entail, will not keep the railroads
ont. think that the press dispatches
have the thing down RIGHT and the
decision was rendered lrst as the
news reports said"
Il. G. I.edbetter said that he read
the report of the ruling of the SUI
prem2 court ana did not think that ii
Jdld have been more detrimental to
this section, no matter what it might
have been. 'lt will necessarily in
crease our taxes on our personal
property. DO not think that il will
nav" the effect OF keeping out busi-
ness enterprises to any great extent
This section offers the greatest in
dHcemcnts to the manufacturer and
the man who is seeking to get near
to the best ma iket will not let tn =
matter of three mills additional in
his taxes stand in the way of an
advantageous location. had not
thought of it in the light of keeping
railroads out the state and am not
prepared to express an opinion upon
that feature of the case. | can only
repeat that think the opinion will
hurt us for the time being"
sam Wood, real estate dealer and
land owner said, The opinion might
have been worse for this section,
but | do not see how it could have
been. Congress will, | think. find
some way to relieve the present sit.
uaton. Thisc talk about surrender,
Ing ou' state charter and going back
to territory is all tommy rot, but
after man has worked to belp
billd up the state and sees every
thnS near at hand that will make
this the greatest state in the union,
1t hurts, to have the highest court
in the land knock things into a
cooked hat"
w. X. Bleakmore. assistant colm.y
attorney, said that he thought the
decision would have very serious
effect upon the immediate future of
the state. NO one could foresee
that such a ruling would be possible
under the provisions of the Atoka
treaty. Every lawyer has his own
way of constituting the law. The
Judges of the United States supreme
court are no exception to this rule
And there is no appeal from their
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