The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-12-29
TAXATION IN WEST VIRGINIA

TAXATION IN WEST VIRGINIA
The Legislature which begins IN January
impo duties - eN W" ''"'e "s""
harder no duty will be more mvor,.n, than to D
'd adequate of the states affairs Roughly
the LEGISLATURE
probably 100000 90 taken
INTO consideration sources
yer must be found The state practically this
us -. % wen De delayed II cannot be evsded decision
must De reached sometime in the party
will control by
esature and its chosen candidate
solution of this '
Through the operation of
me state 1914 lost Approximately
Ksnawha states financial difcute ,Ir N
loving needs OF all our state institutions
Instance was thought to be literally spop
on of less than 'soOOoOo
more Doubtless can we'll ne
more than the most liberal
schools have increased They raised their standard
y senOarsnp they require They
new buildings and some school needs them
Our state asylums hospitals our mine
inspection work and in fact all constantly
for equipment for modern salaries and ordinary
West Virginia revenue yielding from 81
reven be raised.
There
The state levy 'A''0n !" which "" mean general increase of
Second By indirect by special contributions
There obvious of the state levy The TAX
reform fight purpose of png out the direct
FaH The inequite apparent depends entirely non
se local assessments and the practically
ne same basis in different counties
assessor penalties his
sum to incomplete assessment pron
erty county relieves the states tx
The nesneer believes that needed
oil and particular ought to contribute u& %
much larger share than they do expenses
The coal industry 100000 20 70 s2so
100000 over and above ordinary ADMINISTRATOR
with the state this wear So ess 3.
mine inspection bureau maintained mining in
dustry using the services of cost in le1.
sal2s Since 1899 hospitals seI
9so' and for mine inspection ss754s4sL
10 these o
IN 'ne coal INDUSTRY during the
Here are three large items of one particular
industry No other industry No other in
ns imposes Ike charges upon the
industry that creates these special contribution
pay them Possibly SoOOoOoO virginia
sen year production tax OF onehf
soooO per year about charges created
AS to the production of oil and both
morals and in dollars special revenue taxes
quantity fair return for b,s o ara 80 So
not morally cn,tad 20 e,erci m s o ana rki but
thereby obtained There property ~ thar can
give to an individual who product original location
he possibly and bounds he
locate exclusive privileges gas drawn thr
wen or wells may come from and
80 % W Iney may come from adjoining lands
come from distant lands They public properties No
OIL property In their " ns,
products should be public property and , ~, $780, these
auspices There OF
merely because individual and onane %
than atmosphere air breathe should . 81
ventor be able to ar conhne
1t Is TOO late practically develop
Oh ana gas IN West virginia concerned
qure these natural public reasonable measure
BY the
people than the
use ana benefit
be
mat In the future the exploitation
In reasonable measure 70 the o the
The Inelgencer believes Virginia can ~ thu
present time properly
wen drilled In
every foot Of pipe line Virginia
most important OF a
pumping station maintained state Of s
NrEn Under conditions
virginia are being despoed
beneh thereom Years possession
ih splendid fuel Of virginia
would gesy enrich attracted bv A.
'nNisey however of
ported o
FHsnA being literally robbed
pihli re'ufn compared
owner or The general public
win
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