The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-22
PEOPLE WOULD PAY
IF RAILROADS WERE
GOVERNMENT OWNED
third Party Plan Would
Take Revenue From
States Involved.

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Grated by the government. the vast
taxes now paid by the railroads would
nave TO be paid by the people. accord |
ing 10 viii K. Wood, member of con.
sreSS from Indiana and chairman Of
ule Republican National COngression-
Ill committee. Mr.. Wood has made
d careful analysis of the situation.
noting the tax payments by the rail
ROADS to the several state governments
last year.
II the roads were owned by the
government they would be tax free
Just as the post offices now are. The
states would still need the money.
just as they do now, and as a result
additional taxes would have to be lev.
led on the citizens.
Mr.. Woods complete ANALYSIS fol
lows:
Robert NJ. LaFollettc, the Social
ist-third party candidate for Presi-
dent, Is trying to convince G,OOO,0OO
farmers that the sureSt cure for their
ills is TO bring about government own
erShip Of all the railroads in the Il
try; thal, if this is done. tranSporta-
'''" '",'N 81 All kIldS W"uid be I'M
mediateiy reduced.
4"''e are Il l"' or thlnSS' however
that would tTanSpire if this scheme
were carried out, that Senator LaFul-
'",t"'H N'i'i' upon lie i
'"' hammers ma, 'He gov
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= VIS u tIieNe states "ouIu nave 10 oea
INT 6lCdNCSl llltil VI lllt tltIi III pay
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~ III 'He stare Oh iowa II the LafOi
&c iette scheme were carried out, 1t Woul'
mean an increase OF So IN taxes al
huaiiy i''I"d against each farm IN IN
,c state or $50 Tor each man. Woma
% ana chi'l IN tne Tau III Kansas I'll
"u'uen """Iu u 9fo against eacn iaI'
OF 9o.'V loI eacH reSIIenI Vi tHat std''
III MINNESOTA where MT Lar olieIte
t. making d STRONG appe"I Iot NOteS' II
in "oulu take away Iron the larne'
nj uh'ler 'He government oNuershlp pl"i
a tax income now palu Dy the raj
r"auS ana place II as an auuillohal u
SeSSheht OF 94' against each Idrm l
the state, or S7'oO against each perSO
4 am tOid lhat' III one county l
ms Montana the totai tax PAID by the raj
ROADS amounts TO 5o.ol per cen Oh I'll
:. entire levy. In midsummer Oh III
year there was SlO4'lo2 OF the tot'
o' TAX assessed III mat county ueilhqueH
upon winch d pe""llS mao Oten la
It. ms Is convincing eNiueLce tn"' u
IS county was already taAeu nue. mo
than IL was aoIe 10 pay let MI !"
roulette "oulu take away 9oH p'
cent OF lhe TAX reEenue VI 'ni9 oou
l ty' now beng pald Oy tne rallro"u
lis n place II as IN auuitlohal Durut
upon the lndlViduaI taxpayer
"In my W state OF Indiana u
railroads pay $l3.O04,627 in aXe a
= nually. The total tax OF the state
!, $124,866, 100. The railroads snare
this tax is over 10 per cent. II NJ
LaFollette's scheme were put into