The Hayti herald., 1922-01-06


that we probably underrated figures The Democrat
Argus, Charlottesville paper in close with the sit
uaton states that the valuation fixed at $22 100000
on which it the State Board of Equalization ordered
the County Court Clerk to add 30 per cent Thirty per
cent! just the insignificant of $66OOO 10000! This
10 oe ADDED to our assessment of 100000
a total of $2S, 900, 100000! Whee-e-eee Man. didn't
that jar your daylight? Think pick money off trees
down here, and store it in barn lofts! Upward up
ward scared valuations. Only the sky was the limit
But haiti Even local board equalization was thumb
struck We refer again to the same paper The Demo-
cratArgus. In the article it tells us the county
court he local board of equazaton) ncensed at
such stupendous figures made trip to jefferson City to
plead for reduction "a few weeks ater' goes on to
"a part of the 80 per cent taken off, and later
Judge Cole and Paul Bestor made trip obtain
ed another small reduction So, the farmers are
paying in 1921 valuation of approximately $22 O0O
O0000 We quote that information from The Democrat
Argus, that ought to be in position the
facts. Thanks for that.
1t will be recalled that had previously that
countys taxable valuation had been fixed at $40
So, according to neghbor contemporary estimate
was short some three million dollars But why mention
insignificant in connection with the fooling and
1umbng with the countys taxable valuation? Though it
is but fair to take notice that the 80 by the
State board, amounting to the little of $6,6OO OOOOO
$50 ncensed the county court that ourneyed Jefferson
City to plead for reduction, which partially given
and the farmers paying but $22O0 900
the amount fixed by the apprasement of Peiscot counts
board of equalzation.' Well wonder the county
court after apprasng Pemscot county real estate
sky, became ncensed and ourneyed" when they found
that the State board had added about third their u
pendous" initiation of properties From the
ticle in The Democrat from which quoted above
we find that all the counties of the State that the
ed valuation of farming lands from $25 90 $4,000
higher than $4,000 So to the local appraise-
ment Of properties of various counties the State board dec
ed to add sufficient percentage to bring the the
required level of cash Valuations But in Pemscot county
the local board left for that In their first jump
of value raising they exceeded the bounds of From
what information gather farming lands val
than in Othe of the State in
instances douby higher 1t is said that is not
to find values of our farm lands ranging from SIS
to 500 We hope to have specific inorma-
ton along these lines later Submit your tax bills Come
in and talk it We want the facts. If want
make corrections for these editorials have but pur
posethe benefit of all concerned But this reference is
to the people.
now, pass along don't forget that county
board became ncensed and journeyed" when discover
ed the State board had iggered with the initiation of
properties bursting point. high time they
getting wiggle Further initiation would have
caused explosion than it has done. Now it is
time for the taxpayers to become incensed and
judge of highkeyed English they all of that and in
addition slightly red. But if they Journey" any,
where they got bankruptcy
about the only road for of them travel For
have said in article of this series take two
millions Of dollars of the monetary circulation of this
county and we are bled white. There is nothing left
which do business advance farming to make another
to build homes and to pay debts That what cau
ing times. The bulk of money has gone
the tlls of the collectors Stagnaton is bound fall
upon like mdewng fog Progress will have to take
back until relieved of part of the burden
taxation
Another word before we close. We have heard much
upon these articles We have been by
thousand people, less Two have taken issues with
That there not feel that we have
almost failed. Nothing of revolutionary nature
amounts to much if weak and scky that opposes
it, Even these two did not disagree with the spirit of
articles find fault with the accuracy of them They
approved all this but they skeered"
would frghen away prospective investors. We thought
all that long and we'll before began and have form
ed the opposite view There is hope of
alton being reduced. Before there We can
to the INVESTOR "Yes taxation is high, but
fighting for reduction which going to have"