The Republican journal., 1915-02-18

Many of the farmers thought al
farm stock should be tax exempt, " con
[ tinued Sen. Leary. s'Others agreed il
would be great help if the exemption
could be placed on sheep, swine up t.
one year and neat stock under three
years. They explained that they didn' 4
get their money in junks but that il
came in little at time.
Il heard some talk at the hearing here
last week to the effect that the farmers
| would feel insulted if this exemption
should be made. None of the farmers
have talked with said they would fee
if,sulted. failed to find a single one.
This exemption will help the farmers
and thereby help the other people ofithe
State. The State board of trade has re-
Gently adopted Boom Maine as slo
gan. l say, Boom the farmers!' They
are the bed rock of our prosperity
| C. S. Stetson, master of the State
Grange, told the committee that he
didn't wish to have them understand
that he opposed the measures from his
remarks at the hearing a week ago.
ut is only fair to the proponents for
me to say that since the hearing last
Tuesday have taken pains to find out
how the farmers of the State feel on
this matter, SAID ne. Il have seen and
heard from great many of them and,
as far as l have been able to find out,
they are, without exception, in favor of
the bills.
Secretary of Agriculture Guptill fol-
lowed in the same lines as Mr.. Stetson
and said that he had received many let
tiers from farmers favorihg the bill.
Senator Bartlett, chairman of the
committee, read letter from DR.. Achil-
les Jolly of Waterville, former live stock
sanitary inspector, strongly favoring the
enactment of the exemption.
LETTERS ARE PRESENTED.
Rep. L. E. McIrtre of Waterford also
spoke briefly in support of the bills. He
presented large number of letters and
petitions from farmers in various Sec
tions of the State advocating them.
Carl S. Hamlin of South Waterford
wrote Mr.. McIntire as follows:
| have taken great interest in the bill
you have introduced in the House of
Representatives at Augu sta, asking that
cattle under three years of age be ex-
empted from taxation. If this bill be-
comes law it will do more than any one
thing to encourage the raising of live
stock in the State of Maine. During the
present rate of high taxation on cattle
under three years of age, farmers are
killing more calves for veal than they
should; and, as a matter of fact, there
will be shortage of mature stock in the
State in short time if the present rate
of taxation on young stock continues.
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John Wentworth of North Arson
wrote: | want to congratulate you on the
stand YOU have taken in regard to ex-
empting neat stock from taxation. |
believe it will encourage agriculture and
give little relief to the farmers. Don't
be afraid the farmers will be offended.
F. H. Morse of Waterford member
of the executive committee of the Maine
state fomologlcal society' wrote; ne
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