Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1915-03-01
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UNDER the heading, "Disgracing the Senate" the Nevada State Journ-
state senate. o at least n those members who are opposed to the tax
commission law a it now exists. Following are three paragraphs If a
editorial of a column length:
"TheN assault On the tax commission made in the senate yesterday is
a disgrace to the state of Nevada. 1t is a insult o n the intelligence of
one Of the opposition the title of Judas"
1.-THE public ought to read the papers and learnw what is going n The
matter has been brewing for weeks. II is the most important bill before
the legislature today and a word now will save many dollars OF next
years taxes.
years. 1t has pulled the state tut OF a hole. 1t has lowered the taxes
OF 80 per IN of the people. Twenty perc cent kicked am kicked hard
because they had hind legs and brasslined threats"
Taking up the paragraphs in the order quoted, it is denied that the
assault OIL the "a commission" isa disgrace to the stat uf Nevada or al
insult o the intelligence of its people.
The public Of the eastern half OF the state has read the paper and is
well aware # what is being done by opponents of the tax commission,
and this work meets with its hearty approval.
1t is denied that the a commission has lowered the taxes of eighty
per cent Of the people" and placed these taxes o n the shoulders of the e.
naming twenty per cent, Is the paragraph referred 10 would seen to indi-
cate. "
Getting down to facts, the state tax ommisson increased land valua-
taxes of $2351ss9. In order that the county might not collect to- great a
u the rate a ordered reduced from "a to 40 cents O. each 500 of
valuation, which reduced the countys reyenu S14Os154. -
In order to secure this increase in state taxes. the commission raised
the assessed value IF lands owned BY approximately 400 men,, out o a
total If about 1900 taxpayers, from two to eight times their actuaI cash
value. but did not raise the assessment O lands owned by the Central
Pacific railroad.
the commission, ws lifted from the Shoulders of 80 pc en- of the AZ
payers and shifted to the remaining 20 per cent In Humboldt county it
had a entirely different effect. 1t lifted $2462666 ron the backs of three
corporations, a follows:
Central Pacific -. =. -. =. -. e. -. ..s1S25s36
Western Pacific -. -. -. -. 80. 80. -. 6O5247
Western Union Telegraph Co. 800. $50. s15sa
$2462666
This amount was added to the taxes of the 400 taxpayers mentioned.
most of whom are men in moderate circumstances.
1t will thus b e seen that while the state secured a additional reve-
I'LL rom this county OF S235lSS9 three of the corporations were bene-
hted o the extent of $24626O6, in addition to lesser amounts by Wells
Fargo Co, the Pullman and telephone companies.
The people of the eastern half of the state have no prejudice against
the tax commission, but from their viewpoint its work has been 81 outrage
ously unfair that they cannot be tand by unbiased people are noD blamed
for wishing the law creating it either repealed altogether or amended to
be of some practical utility.