The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-03-15
places the cottage holder the heavietst
faS-payer fyy far

places the cottage holder the heaviest
taxpayer by far.
The same conditions exist in the
rural district, large tracts OF land are
assessed at the absurd prices Of eighty
cents and dollar and a quarter per
acre and a poor one-horse farmer pays
on a valuation of from two and a half
to five dollars per acre and yet this is
called uniform taxation CNIT).
If Mr.. A has land worth one dollar
and twenty five cents per acre by the
hundred Of acres, and farmer B pays
five dollars valuation for his little
forty, and the rate of taxes about three
per cent then Mr.. A pays three and
three quarter cents per acre, while
farmer B is paying fifteen cents for
his acre.
These conditions might be changed
to some extent by our county COM
missioners, as they are supposed to
guard the county finances and inter
ests, but the only feasible plan on
business basis would be an equalization
board, say of three men. one familiar
with city property, one with lands of
natural resources, and the other with
farming lands, all three of the board
to investigate tracts Of lands. its loca-
ton and general advantages, easy OF
access, ETC., and not on the average
If a. section of land has a road through
It that cost the county twenty five
hundred dollars per mile (for we do
not doubt that this is a very conserva-
tive figure Of the costs OF the roads in
Escambia county, Florida, today then
this section would be worth more than
one a mile back differently situated or
& n
the city let each piece of property
stand on its merit and be valued &C
accordingly. Then we would have
uniform value rate, and OF course a
uniform taxation. This would increase
the taxes Of few, and they would
and will be the first 10 oppose such
board, but the probe seems to be the
only instrument that will find the
trouble, SO it is imperative that our
law makers VINO viii soon go to TaHa-
hassee look into this matter seriously,
and begin In time before the nine
hundred and ninety mine statute filling
bills are placed on the calendar, think
IL we could rub off couple Of gross
of what we have on there now we
would get rid of lot Of GRAFT bait
our fish laws protect before the nsn
spawn but jest at spawning season go
to fishing everybody. some how the
law and habit and time of the FISH lay
ing or spawning Is badly out OF har-
mony, so with game protection, a
steady set salary of seven hundred
and twenty dollars a year, and there Is
not seven hundred and twenty dollars
worth OF game in the county-deer'
quail, and squirrels, and every thns
else in the game line, we have al
lowed the wholesale destruction or our
birds until we have hardly seed TO
start on. There Is no use Of half pro-
lection or farce to get results. Let's
protect entirely or quit paying out
money under the name Of protection
We need more money TO educate
our boys that the birds were put mere
for a purpose other than sport ana
wanton destruction, and that the coun-
try must have something to destroy
the many pests. millers and gruos tnat
are devastating our crops today, ana
the money spent in this way would
afford more protection than JOB TO
the general public, and stop killing the
birds by all means This is of the
question but as It is a very important
one and one that any man who wall
stop to consider and investigate the
great value of our birds will from hence
become friend to Gods vigilant as