Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

These cities are all larger and richer
han Washington. Mr.. Crisp proposes to
value for taxation the taxed fraction of
real estate and the limited personal prop
.rty in Washington as worth nearly as
much as all of Chicago and about sixty
millions less than Buffalo. Newark and
New Orleans combined.
Atlanta. Ga. with popula ton of 49,
ml tn 1912. has 4 total assessed val
gaton 'l3i.t of S15i. s21.tsI. d Fer capita
assessed valuation of S9o5.SS and a per
capita tax levy of S11.J9.
Mr.. Crisp would value local Washing
ton. as contrasted with these figures al
S.,;i;;;;. OO.voo. more than six times as ,!lucn
Atlanta; would fasten a per capita
assessment on Washngionians of S.
~ 50, and would exact a per capita TAX
levy of S4o.s2 AT the same time sir.
''Tisp says OF Washington: There are
. few manufactures in Washington. very
Few wholesale houses. practically no
manufacturing industries or enterpr. seS."
Mir. Crisp proposes that the $3.50 tax-
payers Of Washington. nearly all of them
small property owners and taxpayers ol
Unpretentious homes. shall pay IAN Ieyy
their real estate alone ~ $ll1Gp.Uao.
tud in eXacting only th.s amount from
'he owners OF an imaginary $1iiut1.rO
~ taxable real estate on IL" -smcricsn
i.,-is of assessment he poses a sYInpl-
rhetic and even tenderly considerable taN-
s-Ftnerer The census OF 1917 shows
that in that year the total tax levy on
both realty and personally. general and
special and poll taxes all Included. was
for Cleveland NEARLY twice AS large and
much more than twice r.cn VI ash
.ngtorI sIool?.so, for Detroit much
anger and rIcher,. S?.6I, for Nils ati
k'e tisrSer and r'"Aert. Sh.s.S',ll:' Tor
Newark larger ami richer. s6Si6.602;
f"l New Orleans larger and Ticheii.
81. ls..421: for Minneapolis Etuch richer
and about ;he sane S:Ze', S1t.'..2ii. MI
trIsp jauntily proposes mat to. haHdf vi
~ inpecunious Washington hometown
ers shall pay in taxes on their real es-
tate alone more than the combined taN-
PAYERS Of MINNEAPOLIS ami New orleans
ray in taxes rhe.r real and personal
property CON plned.
Louis lie. ny. t2.:a, 80 population and
Ntiants. Ga tfG1 oil, nave in con.bIni
ton a populate OF ::96.::6i. compared
with -. ,G popula ton Of Washington.
Louis' lie raid in total tax leyies 'l3i2'.
Ni.fIi5-i. aud Atlanta paid Sia.'1.-'fi an
aggregate for the two cities % S'.:s.?.'."
NT. 'tSp proposes To collect IN real es-
tate taxes alone from the S!Ialier number
"f persons in Washington ntoI. than
tHice as much az is cole, ttd u. total tax
l"Ni"S On both realty and personally from
Louisville and -ttiaut., combined
Not the rate alone and not tite assess
fsiei't alone. bur the uer ,';tpita tax levy.
t"mpin!nS the two tells the story OF the
actual tan burden. The aDle printed IN
the l:12 bulletin shows the per capita TAX
'evS in every city Of tie iIited States.
Lei every reader compare his .sUme city :
pcr capita tsN levy with that proposed
for Washington by Nh. crisg. 81" -.
There is no city in tue Uiisd State
whose per capita taN lev. even approx
mates This ta~ burden proposed b,
Mr.. Crisp for Washington.
Mr. CRISP proposes fdr more than d"ti-
'ling The present tan burden &c WASH
nSton tsl@,.5 per capita lev ia 19i-,,
winch tcurc j. Itself heavier tnau tj.st
90 IN" vast majority 81 american citirs,
md ~ view Of tne pc visa" i",tl coiid :
igrns - harder !" btar an tia, - any
~" ~" tinrr can ,3;I..s annex ma t4n..
a=hin2son III size.