Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-03-02
CONSUMER PAYS 1T ALL.
DECLARES TAXPAYER
Letter 4" Editor of The Times Dispatch
Discusses Proposed
i.cxislutiun.

10 the Editor OF The Times Disuatcb.
Observation-Disclosures the LecisI,-
'ur" proposes to increase the tax RAE,
OH banks, railroads ans mercYiauts H.,
10 MAKE UP the present deficit
on approximately $1,000, 600 which viii
%" further Increased. as explained no
low tn" consumer ultimately rays all
but he Will '''''
Every effort should be mad. IA ,r.
serve our resources and 10 prevent
business "f this State from being t,lIrn
rom us by our ncirhboring states
wh" are clamorinc for it, our ION
nihE. manufacturing and bauitiug in
tertS'S need protection. not BURDEN
some taxation. TN" railroads have
been suffering from stringent regula-
tons for years.
The railroads for self-prcserv,,ion
HAY" Increased their rates In doiur,
So the jobbing aud manufacturing in
tercStS OF this state are subjected TO
"!SctiHlhating rates. which arc favor
aple 10 Baltimore and other Northern
: cities To meet this. the chambers OF
commerce OF the cities of this state
nave appealed to the Finance Commit
ie" Of the Legislature for an appropria
ti"n Tor the purpose or employing cx-
pert legal talent to correct this ;nius-
tice If not corrected. Baltimore will
encroach upon the territory of our
jobhers and manufacturers
Banks are in danger of losing de-
POSTS on account of taxing deposits.
and OF losing new capital on account
81 huidcnSome taxation. which NAV
divert deposits and capital 20 Balti-
more.
For Il generation or more We have
been proposinc the construction OF rail
roads 10 the counties bordering Oh the
Chcsapeakc Ray to handle the enor-
nous business Of these counties within
this state. but this business still goes
TO Baltimore. How long can we hold
the Federal Reserve Bank in this state
with Baltimore clanoring for IL and at
the SAME time draining our state OF
its capital and business?
Now. with prohibition. besides mill
lions invested in vineyards. orchards
cider plants, brcwercS and distillerics
made worthless. the capital that can
b" recovered from collateral business
to this line 20 TO Baltimore: and inf
hlteiy from November ! all purchases
OF wines and liquors permitted to be
brought into this state under the SEN
ate prohibition bill will be bought In
baltimore. The citizens of this State
who were employed i'm these lines will
leave the state for Baltimore and other
rctniS. Remember that thcy have been
paying taxes to the state on all this
property, and the capital has yielded
large tax revenues besides large
revenues derived from licenses
This Will be lost TO this State
and will he collected bv Bal
tlmore anu Maryland This will also
have to be made up by the citizens OF
this state. AS time passes they will
realize more fully the burdens they
Will have 10 carry.
The prohibition bill passed by the
Senate undoubtedly embraces every fca-
ture desired by that honorable body
AMI the Anti-Saloon League. 1t was
not necessary To make single com
promise with either those who favored
n more drastic law or with those who
favored \ less dr;fxtic law We can,
therefore. accept il as the complete
expression OF the Will Of the Anti
Saloon League. hut not necessarily OF
the VIII of the voters for the Enabling
Act.
IT, however. this law could be
amended so as not TO affect in the
slightest any OF its most stringent
provisions and still provide several
hundr2i thousand dollars of revenue to
the State and retain some OF the citi-
zens and capital, which will otherwise
leave the State. can the members OF the