Show the tax question the question naturally arises in minds of the tax payers what Is th tb me meaning of the proposed amendment to tho the constitution and ich why are mining comp companies antes of posing opposing it in the fl first ra place are thero there any logical re fearons arons rea sona why a hoine should be required require a to pay as muc much buchta hta tax as a farm a mine airine a pantie antie institution or any business that brings in a revenue no lair fair in minded person wohld maintain i nain tain for a moment mpr nent that it hould sect section lono ono neof of the pi pio posed amendment that is now to the ped people tobe to bo voted upon if carried at the tha nott next election will pan it the to classify the property propel ty of the etell arid thus tua egan exempt t the home from some of cf art burdens burdens if it f to carry it ft wi will 11 ll law be obliged to bear aba r tho same same tax us as any other class of property the next point in this proposed ame amend i nd ment is one that aff affects acts tho the raines mines ano anc alib reasons why they are afe much mony mon y to 0 oppose I 1 it 1 l T 4 ld id constitution tl tedon roti cs the ie alfi n t to tho the ex extent act thi that the y y tan only be asies assessed sedon on their net pro proceeds deeds the not proceeds of a mine are determined ter mined by taking tho value of all the tha ore 01 e extrac extractor tod in one year and deduct Per efrom the cosof cos of extraction freight and reduction of the orp ore and flint I 1 ip eft f t represents tha value of tho the m mine lne together with the price an ue paid the gover gove ment for the land which is I 1 s uniformity uniform ily ilk on mines per acre where is there a farmer who he apt fike to have hh larm assessed in this way vor for cnstance jn stance lia pr acre abib for or the land the bild the Abe javert gover anent 8 proda ini eSit t fat I 1 b Jarf arm nand an d is ia ii ess have bec enre neason asoh kb ably fair when all other property Y ant n the I 1 I 1 e state stata was assessed ai oae eia third of it its value which was the cabas cascas an average prior to 1916 but the last legislature florar ho he boards S six act ty per pei cen t of their which made it n necessary cussary to raise all pro property perfy in tho state ta t e two andone and one hall half times to raise thenamae the aasc money this howe however ver could coula not bo be done with the net proceeds of the ie eme mme s baij which h as ajo above vp represents the value oi of the mines here are a few figures which chow clearly what jt ft m means fansto to ONE 0 of f the big anine mines of th tho state T their heir proceeds cf I ds 1916 tha value was applied mills which M makes alca then phy pay 1 had the th sarel evl 68 applied as did in 1016 before the i reduction they would have paid 64 on 2989 mills 01 or this is aha i the reduction of levies has done for oi this mine saved them they can well afford to oppose e tho 6 dihe leie latino stood this and au t ment A is as djs 4 is now presented to us w which aich if it carries will permit them to make laws assessing lis the not net proceeds proceed sat at three times which w will ill practically put them tte W mines where they were the reduction in ih levies and d then hep te thear the fr will pay y n no moro than the their lk share 6 |