The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-12

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~, ;Ir1I ,, -. ~. - ae,,,s,. :. 49,.
-. .Sr.aI; Ems. ..ss h.,, .d.a - ~:
1900. &, '.'sS q ~ Is ~ 49,
: = Z. - & ,tass. J r. p.
$50, Sfoss" - " - - '' i..
T., In percentages df increase in
amount Of taxes the levfes Tor roads
and bridges lead all Others, the IN.
efease beaaE l,S1t per cent N The last
20 yeafs. tx ~ Z. -, -, Is, 4, ss. " s,i
Tn 1871. the total Eevies for roads
amounted 70 $21.o4o65s, or nearly
1sh Per cent q al direct taxes levied
IN that ysest TO tnio snount should
be addsd $s,eae.1f$; representing
t'.ss . g 49, e. $500, $1,000 .,,,. ~ .ood
Highways + so.esded, theaF eonserup-
ito. sho.,d aoe BE- pssned lt soo !lspi tny.
less sae DoIoen On. on = ~ Il ssApayel g
CONS 20 es 49, ~ NJ ro ssssst 20 ~
setoRu'ens esAe0ns go 1 As.ez3 Z ~
County 1ates - Ues;;~a -
The inesssss h ssalsy tszes, o.
efastys q sooA ~ brjdes fsvies, has
Been SufsS 1ssvs, 0osGA 1las mar
for sduesaSon or ~ - :. ~,
CITY, Village, nd tewB6kip ta1eu
also hsye grown ( fscssH catering
into d. hsroa1o Il tstlos md villages
are The skteos3oa q WsssT sod sewage
systems, bstsss Dgvs4 and better
lishtsd Gt1osth fhS Improvement Of
pats and pisye1e1nds ala bstssr ~
inx conditions esoesalJE, 2;.5,. IL
a'1nasnach % - snoog1t 81 town
sh9p taxss 70 b.; Ga1ssd IA any yesT
q dstsrntood ~ ~ tnKual town
moettak he buFdsn Il toFp taxes y
under ~ diyse4 ep0aya Of yhs people
vho pay. them. n ~ bssts4 Il heavy
The people themselves NJ lppo1stbls
for f. a.: - = I. =, = Eli
e0nsoP Il t4e61ou1 III. ,''
>r..rha srpv,tH n, ~ IN iilSs1sn dur
fnx ths Isst ~ yenrs ~ jteohably
baan feh moxI IN D. - ~ or two
IN the rur.I thsn IN - rxSanl ftstrtets
of tho st.t.. hne - f1e - Mro.able
acnnomic cnudft ios,s sr !, ! sileli III rur.
a dhtr.e4s. nc mr.. 1;lHstu4 but
uttle ia nv In fxtn1 ths brtce Of
thtn.s ha urx,dueae. ia MT ham abba
"a nrotect rim an 10 t,,e same Ssxtent
4. fhe, nsnuiacturex or tka MERCHANT.
~ n. .rchanr.. v,I,,. al IL products
ha. 1,nm .rtrrpelv hexyv Il the
lat v.ar or two ,'z1., = K
.r =. vcrfhv ~ MT. that hnth nrfn-
.,nal Ievfei under dfrsct control OF
IN. n.ony. vho nav fhe taxes-the To-
e,I .chool dtstrtct levfea and the town
rn.a and hrtdx. jlevfe.-- ahow q large
tncrea.. 81 tne Ave vaar period. the
forn,.- .,,onntinr IN nenrIv $50 ;per
cent and iha latter to 4 little over 206
NO, cont,
.arhe,s ,evies chow vsrv conclusfye-
n that t.xes under direct control OF
tha neonle nj the rurxI districts have
increa.td n,o,e rauidly than taxes
levied Nv the eIcfted unfcfals Of the
dinerent INIT. of government
Il :. .I.o vorttx al note INST Of
..eh doIi,r levied IN taxe, in the
ma, dlstrlets last vear and pay
zHia tfia year. education viii re-
esive nearly 81 cents and roads
Ind bride 60 nearly Sah cents, Or
"a combined total at about zoA
1cents- I:s%i g,,r>r,s ~: -,
| High tax rstes are1 mot stways IN
unmixed evil They are often entirely
justifable, and frequently commend
able. In many cases the dement's de-
rived from the levtes fuily compen-
safe for high 7tes ID, -. r - - :, y
III high rates are the result OF de-
sirable and needed public improve
ments, and II the tAxpsyer 10 able TO
meet the demand Without hnding the
tax burdensome, then they are prefer
able to low rates and dry rot.
But II desirable public improve
ment will result In tar rate so high
as to become an Oppressive burden,
then the making OF the improvement.