The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-05
STATE TAX TOPS
PREVIOUS MARKS
Total for All Purposes in the
State Will Be Far Over
the Ninety Million
Mark.

w lScOnSlH people are paying Ing
highest tax bill ever assessed in the
state this year. The local, county and
state taxes collected on real and per-
sonal property of the state this year,
will reach over $7l00o,000, according
to the compilations which are being
made at the office Of the state tax
commission. THE average tax rate
throughout the state is is mills as com
pared with 14.63 mills last year.
That taxes have been bounding up at
rapid rate in Wisconsin during the
past few years is disclosed by the rec
ords at the tax commission At the
close Of Governor LaFollette's admin
istration in 1906 the total taxes col
lected for local, county and state on
the general and personal property OF
the state was 23,267 $40 The tax rate
throughout the state averaged 1925
mills.
At the close Of the administration of
Governor James o. Davidson in 1909
the total real estate and personal prop
erty taxes collected throughout the
state were SECESSION.
Fights High Taxes.
During the fall of 1914 Gov. Philip
waged a campaign in the state against
high taxes. The McGovern administra-
ton was charged with being extrava-
giant The taxes collected that year
reached the sum of $41,755,035 and the
average tax throughout the state was a
rate Of 1887 mills. In 1918 the total
local, county and state taxes collected
in Wisconsin were $50, 271 ,298 and the
average rate throughout the state was
14.63 mills.
The tax payers of Wisconsin this
year will pay over $71, 100000 on their
real estate and personal property. A
part of this increase In real estate tax
es has been caused by the enactment
Of the soldier bonus legislation part
of which is raised on the general prop
erty of the state. But in addition to
this there are other taxes collected in
Wisconsin. The net amount of cash
which will come from state income tax
es under the regular law will approx
innate $6,000,000. The soldier bonus
sur-tax on incomes will produce $4,000
600 additional in cash and the soldiers
educational law with another sur-tax
adds the additional sum of $1,4o0, 000
Besides this the railroads of the state
pay about $685., 900 into the Golfers Of
the state.
Over s90,0oC,OO0.
Taking all Of the taxes, real estate
and personal, the regular income taxes
and the surfaces on incomes and the
railroads, the tax bill in Wisconsin this
year is over $90,0o000o. This is the
largest amount Of taxes ever collected
in the state.
The general property taxes in Wis
consin alone this year for local, county
and state are three times larger than
they were at the beginning of the adj
ministration of Governor Davidson and
nearly 1870 higher than they were
when Governor McGovern made his
campaign in 1914 defending the taxes
paid in Wisconsin at that time. The
complete compilation of all taxes will
be ready for announcement at the tax
commission within a few days and
there are some who believe that the
belated returns from unheard of coun-
ties may raise the general and personal
property tax to nearly $73,oo0,0o0.
Only the most conservative estimate is
yet announced by the tax commission.