The patriot. (Glenmora, La.) 1918-1955, 1922-03-17
TAX SITUATION IS
SAID TO Be SERIOUS
MUST GIVE THE PEOPLE AN OP.
PORTUNITY TO VOTE ON
EXEMPTIONS
QUICK ACTION IS REQUIRED
Senator T. L. Hood Favors Submit
ing Bill To Legislature Which
! Would Correct The Present
r System OF Taxation.

Monroe.-The seriousness Of til
tax situation in Louisiana, including
e Ouachita parish, was voiced by Sen
ator T. l.. Hood and President C. II
McHenry, of the Monroe Chamber O
Commerce, at the luncheon of the
Monroe Kiwanis Club recently. Sen
ator Hood has been asked by thC
chamber directors to submit bin il
the legislature for an enabling act
to give the people the opportunity tC
vote on exempting industrial pllnts
TO ra period Of years if municipall, "-s
deem advisable.
Senator Hood said he was not Ger
tain if industrial exemption, even
for the sake of securing plants, was
the proper and wis theing to do
Somebody will have to pay these
taxes" he said, land if it is not the
industrial plants it must be the PEG.
pie and therefore l am somewhat
leary of the scheme"
Senator Hood said the principal
source of revenue for Louisiana in
the past has been the taxes imposed
on forests but these forests have
been denuded and are now taxed S.
and Sc an acre as against $50 and SIS
for growing timber in past years.
Attorney McHenry said some meth
cd must be devised in Louisiana to
curb taxation. eff this is not done"
he added, firms will be forced out
Of business. Ouachita is an espec-
tally fertile field for taxation" He
said that during the last two years
there had been a fight in this parish
to bring about a reduction in taxes
and this had brought results but not
sufficient to. meet the needs of the
people Mr.. McHenry said there
should be more economical methods
Of administration SO that taxes when
administered would be productive of
the geratest amount of good at the
least expenditure. He added that
there is a general complaint among
classes against taxation, which
Re mostly necessary in Monroe, and
en gave a synopsis of taxation here,
howing there is paid to the state
3 II mills; to the parish mills; for
roads, mills; city, Ia IL mills; to-
tai, 25 3-4 mills; outside of the city,
total of IS "a mills.
Mr.. McHenry said the taxing au-
thority is in the hands of the Louisi-
ana Tax Commission, which is auto
cratic and all-powerful in such mat
tiers, and that the valuations are en-
tirely too high.
Columbia.-H c. Blanks sold tract
or land to R. e. Wright, L. c. Mum,
j. w. James, j. w. King and r. F.
Pruitt. who plan to make the tract an
addition to the town of Columbia.
Monroe.-Superinten Taylor of
the Missouri Pacific railroad had ad-
vised Bastrop residents that he can
not grant their request to extend the
Natchez-C ollinston train service to
Bastrop.
WeIsh.-Ice was in veidence here
recently as the result OF a drizzling
rain and cold north wind. 1t was
Feared heavy frost would cause much
damage to truck and fruit crops.
misunderstanding hours of heavy
rain was followe dby light fall of
sleet and snow recently which melted
fast. This is the coolest weather of
the winter and the first time in sew
eral years that even little sleet or
snow fell.
Monroe-The Ouachita Natural Gas
and Oil Company will increase its
capital stock from $4,000 to $1,000. /
200. S. S. Hunter of Shreveport, presi-
lent Of the company, announces that
important developments are contemp-
ated
Morgan City.-The Pilot, monthly
publication issued by the students OF
he Morgan City High School, has
made its first appearance.
Monroe.-About $50 messengers and
'ther laymen are expected to attend
ne district B. Y p. U. convention here
April II, IL and Is. More than 200
BAPTIST churches will be represented.
Franklin. Sheriff Charles Pccot
nd his deputies arrested several per-
ons in Morgan City for selling whis-
y.
Monroe.-Engineers and railroad
ffic.ais from all parts of the country
ave been investigating the Moore in
isible track highway being built
outh Of Monroe by r. B. Moore Of
iouston. Texas, under auspices of the
parish police jury.
Grand Isle.-Bayou Barataria truck
rowers In the vicinity of Lafitte have
roniising crops OF vegetables which
injured the recent cold spell with but
tile loss. A large Irish potato crop
being cultivated on reclaimed
arsh land