The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-09-25
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M. o,1ey citizens of ,.s s-a,e have ~ pay
The o pyoc1cey expects II pay taxes Ike o-ner lncl-
,.c1a He willing u pay ne same N oil thst ne pays
III aD1,e n1 farm, h I've sock ana that public
seee cprporatons have ~ pay lie L. Wiling - pay ms
but ne should m, be required u pay more.
We are publishing today figures that have been
gathered ~ II the best stacans in the safe The
compiler has spent years with the rfEce u state auditor
and grown Up with that business a. you nave grown
gp with yogrz and knows L. You will observe By look
ng over these figures that the tax rate on all
properly H. 1853 the average On railroad property Is
81 30 Other averages are given these figures submitted
which be studied out for ones own self
There another feature that enters into this state
Banks assessed al 81 per cent of actual book
value farms 81 per cent city lots al 81
cent horses mules and other live stock assessed below
actual value But the oil mans property assessed
for the per cent taxation at its full value The full
value Of oil be calculated easily In fact it does not
have u calculated. There posted price fixed which
the oil must accept and on this full price he pays MS
per cent.
But the state seems not satisfied with this There
clamor in certain quarters for higher taxation and
the result will be that pipe lines Will take all the on from
the state Refnercs will be built elsewhere, employment
will be given labor in other states great tank farms
will built in other states. The result will be big loss
10 Oklahoma. II will be loss to growing towns 1t will
be labor will be loss to railroads, it will
be loss 10 our tax collections
Oklahornans should be careful not TO kill the goose
that has laid the golden egg for Oklahoma The driving
Of this wealth from the state will cripple badly and
cripple time when need the taxes Of the OIL
Look over these figures that come from an unbiased
and then think Of your state and Of your cities and
farmers and schools before you cast your vote for
higher taxation ... ,,u-
- rs1gd have nye.'iga, and snaya ana ] The d la % iIpI aT
general applied 10 all other classes Of property
herewith submit the following concgson based on hgurS'
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The ass Of the ta1 system system
IT'S fanGamca, principal. must equitable all classes Of
property equitable for all classes Of taxes 1870
eaar en Head and stability aaeaTasd , Increment ,,n,5,lSs p[@
Ra e,a,e by limitation and the continuous ncrsase
value business enterprises
tird continually
cannot be- applied 70 oil properua as
be
initial production must necessarily represent It's highest
produced must de-
dvt the value
Of hc property destroyed
descending consequently
the total Of It's annual production must be the aaseSaaoe tax
II s 3 production tax IS not
In yaorom cxact'd by the state all
classes Of taxable property.
he is Is this tar cquidJlc2
the fiscal under confederation as
i Ss hundred yalua
frd do represent
values attached said
81 per valuation Considering further that
the corporate limits Of towns and
usually high Of city taxes
applicable oil property values shows TO be
S 577s per dollars the valuation ....
Aver period Of SO'lotiZoZoo
Tot Taxes period OF l44'9z5fVlVVV
yt.yi,s odofS
Tot of Railroad for l9l5 1OO5ibtStW
80 ,,d RnIIroad popcrty
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Receipts f'''o'''l,Voo