Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1920-09-02

merchant in a small town owed o
hundred dollars taxes there were
hundreds Of merchants In the cities
who owed .thousandsr
"why did the governors collectors
go to some of the towns, In a coun-
ty and not to all une towns In that
countyP
"Did they collect from all the
merchants in each town they WIS.,
itedP
"Did they collect the same amounts
from all merchants In the same po-
by the merchants Of Covington, to
collect different amounts from diff
ferent merchants in exactly the
"Would any one call this being
Tmpartia1p
"ff the governor will pay US back
our 10 per cent Of the illegal tobacco
tax, we will let the rest go. and
consider 1t as part of the cost OF
education. We are perfectly will
ling to pay that to learn the facts
about the governor and his admins
tration before September 8.
"But there is something we want
owe are reliably informed that
when the governors collector came
mere, u6 COllGCLSQ SOiQS LWO tlOu'
sand dollaIs first; that he took this
money to the county tax collector
and first deducting his commission
Of 20 per cent turned 1t over to. the
county tax collector; that. the coun-
ty collector then deducted his 10 per
cent and RENTED the balance to the
"But we are informed, also, that
the collector paid us another visit
and made another large collection
L. 1. IL %..H 80
oyer to our county collector, but took
It off with him and presumably
turned it over to the state. after de-
Quoting his 20 per cent: that he
wrote the county collector letter
dated July II, 1920, which was post
stating that our county collector
was not entitled to his 10 per cent
on the last collection.
Now, we do not understand If our
county collector was entitled to 10
per cent on the first collection, why
was he not entitled to it on the last?
And If he was not entitled to 1t or
the last collection, why was he paid
1t on the first. It's a funny bust
ness and we would like to have II
explained further.
Collectors Not Blamed
us it possible that the governor
not only collected illegal taxes from
the merchants, but actually paid IL
legal commissioner We do not know
owe do not blame the county col
good efficient men who do THEN
duty. Don't you think SOP And II
they are, ana were doing their duty
why did the governor appoint his
half from At1anta3 DID he mean
the, county collectors were not doing
their duty2
"Why did he NOT appoint each
county tax collector q special col.
lectoE ana pay. them the 20 per cent
tax co1lectors2
ut does seem funny to MS that the
governor would employ his special
friends ana pay them 40 per cent &c
collect the occupational taxes when
better and more impartialiy for IL
per cent than did the governors
friends for 30 per cent.
We would like to hear from the
merchants over the state whom the
merchants from whom these occu.
pational and illegal taxes were col
lected, as to how 1t was done in
their counties.
"In conclusion, we advise the gov
ernor not to go into any business next
year when he retires from office, for
II he does, and runs his own bust
ness as he has the states, by pay
ing 80 per cent to collect the good
solvent accounts on his books, he
will go broke
yours truly,
IL. f. Shaw & Sons company: L, F.
Shaw, E. G. Shaw, F. H. Shaw,
:; g. H. Shay g. e. Shaw, n,
Gilreath. Foster & Son: J. b
Foster and H. M. Foster; Planters
supply company: j. J. Hill and
J: B. Lewis; Walter White, ]. D.
McElyer, j.. A. Monfort & Co.: J.
A. Monfort; G. C. Smith, G. L.
Gaines, Keith Grocery company
amos Keith; J. r. Shaw, c. IL
Martin & Co.: C. H. Martin and
q. q. Martin: c. G. Howran