The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1919-12-19
MON-PARI|SAM
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in the State Of North Dakota.
This is what happened: In the
state of North Dakota, farm i'm
provements only paid about two
per cent of the total amount of
taxes in 1918, and only three per
cent in previous years. In 1917
the farmer paid 81 per cent of the
taxes for state and county pur
poses, and in 1918 the farmer paid
54 per cent OF all taxes; and in
1919 the farmers of North Dakota,
Townlev's supporters and believ-
ers. paid 1916 per cent of the
total taxes. The total amount of
taxes collected in North Dakota
for state purposes. this has moth
ing to do with county taxes. were
S4,54OS26 as against 81 ,6SS,OOO
for 1918. an increrse of l6S per
cent. See what he did to the cor
porations. The proportion of
taxes paid by railroad companies
was reduced from 1920 per cent
in 1918 to l4.34 per cent in 1919.
The proportion of all taxes paid
by telephone, telegraph, express
and street railway companies.
were reduced by from one to fiji
teen per cent. The proportion of
taxes paid by owners OF town and
city lots was reduced from 3.S per
cent to 3.39 per cent. The net
result is that the farmers face not
only 1884 per cent in the in
crease of the state levy, but they
must also pay approximately one
third more of the whole tax than
they have ever paid before. The
above is concerning taxation for
state purposes.
In 1918 the county taxes col
lected in North Dakota were
S6,356.OO0. This year the taxes
for county purposes will be at
least SS,0OO,0OOOO and probably
S9.OOO.OOO.OO. OF this tremendous
amount. the farmers will have to
pay O.36 per cent, while the Ger
porations. the sole thing that
ToWnley has been fighting. or at
least telling the farmer he was.
will pay less than II per cent.
The owners of town lots will pay
3.39 per cent and the money,
credits, bonds, diamonds. and 9TH
er personal property in the state
will pay rs per cent of the total
amount.
We have a few figures: The
valuation OF section Is, township
OF Addison, county OF Cass, state
of North Dakota, was valued in
1913 at SS,O36.0O. In the year 1919
under the kindly guidance of our
hero, MIR. ToWnlev. this land was
valued at S42,6S6.OO. In the year
1918 the sum of S223.4l was paid
as taxes on this land, and in the
year 1919 the owner paid S566.2l
as taxes. In the same county
and state, in Warren township,
being the northwest quarter of
section IA therein, this 100 acres
was valued in 1918 at Sl6O6 60; in
1919 it was valued at $4,000. In
1918 the taxes were S49.79, and in
1919 the taxes were SlO2.S5. If
anyone doubts these figures they
can write to the county treasurer
of Cass County, North Dakota. at
Fargo. These examples given
are fair samples of the increase
IN valuation for taxation purposes
on every farm in the state.
We wonder why the Montana
Non-Partisan does not show that
in the state of North Dakota in
the year 1915, the valuation of
farm lands exclusive of improve
ments was S2l3.l37.OO. as against
81 l67 $500 in 1919. and that
the average value per acre of
North Dakota farm lands has
increased from 5.45 per cent in
1918 to 1919 per cent per acre in
1919.