Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-31
..o,s Not the Only Ones to
af'l'e Feel the High Cost OF
Taxation System
ElRpORAT|0Ns ARE HIT HARD
,,u;oo Pacific Paid $4,000 a
"'I nav in Taxes Last Year
Twelve MILLION INCREASE
.rt. Farmers Corporations Put the
Tax Charge in the Costs and
Get ii Back in Their
Receipts.


Farmers are not the only ones to
!, The increase Of the tax burden.
Union Pacific taxes have increased
,om s125s.ss9 in 1900 to s1s,251,552
,sss according 10 a statement of
p,..ident c. R. Cray of the Union
p.,ific system, made public today.
rmr 1922 taxes Of sSs,5O5 a day says
n statement, would have paid for
aIl-steel box cars every day, or
modern freight or passenger loco
rove every other day. Our 1922
.,ves consumed 6.S7 cents of every
dolsr of gross earnings and 27.03
rents of every dollar Of net earnings"
That the total 1922 taxes of all
railroads. Of the United States almost
uuaned the cost Of digging the
Panama Canal, that they exceeded
ash dividends in each year since 1917.
b the entire expense of running the
United States government in 1916, is
brought out by the statement.
Railroads are the largest taxpayers
ID many states declares Mr.. Gray,
and in some counties railroad taxes
equal one-half the total.
The statement calls attention to the
fact that railway taxes help to build
highways on which ''trackless COM
petitors" operate, and asserts that
Fhile some highway transportation
foutes are feeders to railroads, most
them are competitors whose tax
sszments are much lower proper
fi'lailg than the railroads.
The satsment quotes Senator Bor-
ans recent speech in congress to the
elle'i that; ut will be very difficult
. reduce freight rates if we continue
y lnis country to increase taxes up
20 me railroads as we have for the
!" '0ur years''''*These public utili-
u=s must collect this money from but
'ns source, and that is from those
sho ship"
railroads, like other businesses
nus' pay taxes,' asserts President
way but they ask that the tax
C''uen be equitably distributed, and
[-'' 'ne public appreciate that taxa
|''a IS an element of increasing i'm
'o''ance in railway costs"
ine Statement concludes with an
4'Ha'lon to readers to submit con-
''u''lVe suggestions.
. 9 o 8
"scently the Jerome county board
, commissioners invited the boards
several Of the adjoining counties
'ss' The local board in Jerome.
! .s u 'ne North Side News, and dis
.ne project of going Jointly be- ]
me state board of equalization I
'SAing for a reduction on the I
'.sSso valuation Of irrigated land
=, 'e counties The boards of Z
.ans and Lincoln counties re- {
q, oy being present personally 7
session and the matter was
a, up by the three boards and I
~n OF campaign outlined. n
'e Is no question but such prop v
-, .,,Ons'oering its possible sale price F
-, "'ne' Is carrying an assessed o
III out OF proportion to the Il
- valuation Of many other
=, u property. II the boards OF I
s'''ners IN these several coun-
!, "''a their expenditures down j
"s'fe which will permit OF a
VI this assessment ard yet
i revenue that will meet
demands Tor county activities,
Ma ''e1'op should by al means n
!. !" 'nis time Evidently the \,
Jerome Goodine ana gdn- :.
,es' determined that THE con \.
r.s ~ done and are going a. y
i, ~. Won in ihe assessed yaiua. !,
'' 'lass of property. 4.
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