Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-12-20
Tax Reduction Talk.

Tax Reduction Talk.
Commenting last Saturday on that
tax parley that was held in Columbia
last Wednesday, former Senator Beam
guard said to Views and Interviews at
Glover last Saturday:
According to my view of the matter
Crouch Of Saluda, is about the only
man in that conference who said any
thing to the point. He'knew where the
shoe is pinching and he said so. 1t is
easy enough to find ways and means OF
raising more taxes; but the thing we
want is 10 get rid of some of the taxes
we already have, and we can do that
only by cutting off some Of these ap-
propriations.
But they are not going to cut OF any
appropriations at the next session OF
the legislature. You mark my words.
1t Is going to be a long session and
there is going to be lots Of talk; but
the people who want to save the ap-
propriations are going to wear down
those who want 10 cut the appropria-
lions and. when It comes to summing
up at the last you are going to find
that next years appropriations bill Is
going to be just about as big as the bill
of last year.
"Out Of that list Of proposals by the
tax conference, you will find that the
legislature will probably adopt the gas
O inc tax and the inheritance tax; but
/ don't look for it to go beyond that and
whatever new taxes it puts on, l don't
expect II to take anything off.
mo, sir, the only way you'll ever get
a reduction Of appropriations is by
electing Legislature on that issue.
You've got to pu. it up to the candi-
dates in the primaries tell them that
YOU are sending them there TO reduce
expenses, and see that they do it. 1t
is going to take a general cleaning out
of the legislature TO get your taxes
down."
Making Tax Returns.
Broadus NJ. Love, county auditor
was discussing tax returns with a
.nartx in the. .sheriffs office the other
morning apropos of the fact that the
time for making returns opens on
January /.
AT what figure does the average
man return his household goods?" Mr..
Love was asked.
About $25," he replied; "but under
stand, that average may be too high.
There is no uniformity about it.
Nobody returns household furniture
and fixtures at actual value any more,
the auditor said. Some make return
higher than others especially some Of
the preachers, but now they are learn
ing TO do like other people do.
81 recall the case Of one minister
who no longer lives in York county;
but who returned his household prop
erty one year at about 5000. / told him
that his return was several times 100
high and that the thing TO do was to
make his return in keeping with that
of other people in his community. He
went on TO say that the law required
that property should be returned at its
market value and that his conscience
wouldn't let him do otherwise.
We'll, sir, when time to pay taxes
came that fall that preachers taxes
were higher than those Of lot of rich
land owners. He raised cain about it..
And the next year-well he had learned
a few things.
There are some who return their
household property at much less than
So5. Last winter one citizen Of the
county returned his household at 81.
He said that the market value was
moro than that-and that in fact ii had
no market value Well the equa iza-
ton board raised him considerably and
he raised a row; bat he paid the in
creased assessment.
This tax system of ours is certain
ly beauty" remarked the auditor IN
conclusion.
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