The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-09-28

las government; and again the munich
pahtles OF the state with their assess
ed value OF s40s.5i4.O4t may claim that
such figures show In Impressive fash
lon that they have had something to
ment.
In dealing with the matter OF eapIta-
ton taxes the claim - made that THE
nine typical coal counties paid f75231 %
or more than one-fourth OF all the capt.
tation taxes collected for the year fs1 a. -
As matter Of fact these figures are for
other Comparisons
From the same source OF informa ton
the report OF the state auditor. Il Is as
certained that the nine counties OF Ca
bell. Greenbrier. Harrison. Marshall. Mo-
nongalia, kanawha, Ohio. Preston and
WOOD, paid an equivalent amount Of cap
itation taNes-to be exact Ssa5Ig-yet
the assessed value Of coal property with
~ such counties was only about eight
per cent OF the total assessment As
pointed out above. forty (4OesD per cent
OF the asse sed value Is coal property
proves that the coal industry has work
ed wonders in such counties what IL
proved by the collection OF similar
amount IN cOunttes having property Of
Industries. other than the coal Industry
assessed az ninety-two te2Fe) per cent
The statement that the coal produc-
ing companies OF the state greatly facil-
itate the collection OF capi'ation taxes
II at variance with the facts as the de-
partnental report from which Mr. Mcfn-
tOsha Information was taken. shows
,hat the percentage OF assessed eapi-
coal counties was less than Tor the en-
tire state
The fact that Mcdowell county was
assessed FOR the use uf the state fund
the sum Of $50. $3.50" Tor the year
lslS-if. a. set out In the article GER
tainly does not prove very conclusively
that this one really typical" coal cuui.
q has been very heavily hurdcned for
the support and maintenance Of the state
government and its Institutions. Ohio
county. with practically no coal proper
g.. was assessed $50 42f FOR state nur-
poses for the same year. kanawha couu-
q. iu which the coal property repre-
sentH only one-tenth OF the entire as
sessed value. was assessed Sti52G. Wood
county, with practically no coal proper
w ala.-26; Cabcn county with practic-
ally no coal property. f25.2qa. in fact
a. much state tax as Mcdowell county.
Special Benefits
20 ihI- connection. Dc seems pertinent
20 suggest that considerable amounts
are expended out Of the state fund. an
nuaily. FOR the support aud maintenance
or the miners hospitals OF the state.
one 81 which o. located 90 Mcdowell
county ss2.So2.5s was expended durine
Itlt-lf for the support 0f this one hos-
pithl alone, which was direct benefit
90 The mining Industry Of Mcdowell
Mr. Mcintosh states that the coal
industry has been in the largest measure
res pousihle Tor the growth and thc COM
rfQuent increase in the valuations placed
upon public service corporations" ~
he state. 49, reference Co tho report on
ihe state TnN Commissioner Tor the year
lfl3.lf % te noted that the assessed
value uf street railways has Increased
from tl.las.0lf in 1905 90 gfg.gg1.Ou0 In
lFla. ga9 conpanieq and gas and ON ripc
Nre COMPANIES from fa.0qf lff to 500
ll.sts. water and light cofnpauI.- from
tfal.bie 90 fffl6.a00. telephone ana 81
egrapn companies from tssts-t to So.
...'' EIrcFH comnanieH from f12.-
~ to tsle go, car line companies from
tsn.0nl to tegl.1ef. and lou bridge D1m-
N1.ieH from AfIh.i0n to fi.af1..iN maxi
mF Total iucreare Iu Che aseresrf
lions or fi11aaf.0G1 Iu 1918 over 1905
We ere unable Co. Frasr the loFlr of thc
arFumcnt that "thc coal industry hae
been ln the largest measure rerrruaIhior
Tor THE increase ln value
Unfortunats Comparison.
The MrlutlHn article pmuInaIzra ~
between Mruoveu county al Ii trnl.,i
coal county and BROOKE county 81
manufarf urIuE county. o. ia pointed Uuf
iaereaisa rom isssssi ~ f3Ss4, 5 ai't-
uh.Ie brooke county has increased from
800. fiI Co fl0lfae0 % course there
bee been comparative increase Iu as-I
thc revised taF laws. hrf thr Important
point Lhat la not brought t1 tne nttrn. I
tiou n the public In thr article ia the
seesesuent ~ McfoveIi county u,iu
have been brought 90 q minimum. bE the
takInE nut oi the state OF the coal le.
doved. vhlie Broots county riii COT
finHe fo iucrearf ifs Valuation fr0m gem
eraiIHu 60 generation WITH Industries I
tnat ere stable and would make for The
permanent building no ~ The state
We deairr 90 repeat that the benefit
which fhe coal Industry has been fH tho
state should not be- minimired. but on |