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Show SOME FACTS ABOUT THE PROPOSED MINE TAX CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. It will be but a short time befoie nil iiuullfltd editors In the slate will l-e Rliren an opportunlt) to ko to tin poll ami tast their iMllot to Imik up men or w.unen then i hi lie rt.r e let lion to different pnxlmt eiuint) ami state nfriee of ,i v u n iniimrt tut that enh eltl'cn who Is-etitltleil ti ii vole use that vote In the bemt HilvnntnKe It I also lliliortalit that the rlRht men and women tor these iliffereltt off U e le i let ted Tin Hun how. ever iiiii.ldrrs the most litiortiint point Mt lwue fi-r tin Mini at the next election ami which should imi tertnlnl) lie voted i.own b) all miner, (lip proposed iiiihIiir tax amendment- the nntcitilmenl to Hee I Art It r the tonstltiitloii f the slate of I'mli T tpiiMtllon r Vital luiMirtame ! the while iiilninK lndiistr or the stale Imth iiuIhI and iiwl and Tor one l be uhle to vol,, IntelllKenll) on the Iseiie he or she should rirst have uu lulHII-Betit lulHII-Betit iiuderstalitlluR of Just what It mean It I the iledre r The Hun that all ina) understand thl full) that It ins) le pxpktlneel to tmpli.e and useoel-ale useoel-ale Alter KlvlnR the mattor most eateful attention It I our belief that the present )tem or taxation I an fair a mold be tleslreit To ImrIu with mlnliiK lomiMhle are tieseel on the original iimt per aire or mining ebeltn that have Iwen Imtetited riHardlets of whether tllele t all) eel or inrtiil produifd from the- ground or nut, and lu addition thereto the surface ground If It iHwc- a setMrale and lnitc.einlcnt vhImc I taxetl at such value Com. ponies have spent mlllhiHa of tleillar In etevektimetit work, ami Hi Tiie tiisra have never reecllteel a cent In return The present tax law also pr-vitlea pr-vitlea rr taxation mi nrl prineeel fiom tninlui thiHa. ami lu arriving at net proceed the iroilitirr Is nut allowed to hold out all expense fiom the grew Income I'or insliuie. t'lah I'm I mmpaii) maintain a large off lie ror-e In Halt twike I'll) In intl. ptartliitll) alt executive offle lal ale hunted at these irflccH, ihiui)Iiir Hip entire soVenlh rimir or the JiiiIkc building Thl company com-pany Is nut permitted to lut hide lu It operating expense mone) paid out lu salaries in these offlilal or In keeping up off lie fixture rent ulid Mircirth. lu ract. oul mone) Mhl out ror uituul lalir at the mine mid soforth, mi the Job are taken Into mniHili ration Then there. I the nceupn-tlon nceupn-tlon tax. whleh In Itself ror the )ear IVI7 will amount to 3 per cent of linnet lin-net proiltntloii llcsldew thl. there I a tax on till Improvement buildings, equipment sloe k and the like atoiiud the mine. Thl I the present method of tiivullon, ami an) rnlimlnded mini or woman, after Hiving the matter rcful ronaltleralloti, will Innlll) see that I soffit lent and that It ri present a large nulla) or inmie) eaih )eai all the mining lnilii.tr) tan Hslhl) affortl nml operate at a reasonable profit The pniHeil amend. nirnt piovnln for the pn-sent inetlKal of taxation of tnelaltreioiis mines ami inlulg ilalm no far a the surfa.e aereage I com erned, but lu inlilllloli thereto It l propeisenl that a wine based on setine multiple or mibmulllple ' the net annual primed thereof shall laxml It lilithtr propt to asses all i-.mI mine or .twl mining ilalm ami lauit i-ontalnlng owl or hyilni.iartMiiM at their full value How I It hmIip to determine the value r u toal mine n coal mining ilalm m laud t olilaliilnu hhiI" We all kloiw that It I littee-l) ImpiHSslhle to determlue even npiroxlmatel the uintr.ito Value or stiih propel tie, and Iheitlu lie the unset evil lu the proposml amendment when applied to coal mining ami nml beeirlug laud. Mttb ulurly sei when wu lienr lu mind the rat t tlwt thl vuluatloii ror nssitwiuenl pro. ImhhiI Is to be arrived at he n apiolutlve ioiiliu iHwenl In nowise uieiiiiutable In Hie people whirr prApell) I to le thu vbIiiihI ami ase-ei This lax aiuiHiilini nt Is stllitl) a hiIIiuI move wlib h I Rilling most or It support from the rutiil tlistrlit stoikiueti and fiirmer to whom It I ralseb nset led tliul the) are overtaxed iiirrvlug more than their hiire ol the burden or the stale expense, while the mining operator are est aping with a small disproportionate tnx II lite sjiuii Inx law mis lmMeil iiMit vIiIht former or slia kgrevveiV a U I t tin lirvM'iil time IntiMieeel iimiii the iiiliilus itomiNiuleo, llittv vviiulil la a IiIr lion I I'or lntiintv, tako a limn with n I lot U. of sliocp .Tills f lm k uf slnvp l Intcel ncetintlnit In Un initial vitltu. nml that I the rod or II, If u law was m.cil nutting tin-same tin-same loll from iIicm shtVp its I ciKNictl froui the inlnlng coiiiniiiIi, it tioultl incnii, bc-ldcn it tax nn valuation, uu iiddlllou lax mi cut It Itcnnl or n inrnur la lug tnvi-tl on groin In III bin or hay In hi Mmkai I lip, or Income from I lie flocks, anil the owiiir not m nultleel to ilcelui'l ati)-llilug ati)-llilug ror his own wrilcet.. iiiouc) hwnt In upkii-i ami Miforth, cvccpl thnt aitiutjl- uild inn ti men lining the licnllug or slim ring. One ha never Inxinl of u, funnor ladng laxcel on grain hi III bin or hay hi hi stalks, 'Hint N laiiil nt what the nsewsor plaixM I lit) vnluulloii of hi projxjrty. There Is unother vital point coming up lu thl amendment utile li need cure fill consideration If It roc through It will menu the right or the count) offlilil to ,tsse the value or the mine mid inlnlng proper! will be taken aw i) from rnth iount and thl power puteil In the hand of a bthird appointed b) u governor Men not dlro II) In tomh with the sltiui lion lurnll) In theioal cumps cunnut properl) render a Just ilrclnlon concerning con-cerning the valuation or these piopertles In rati, no man ha vet ttiveloped to the point where he cult make u Just assessment on the valuation valua-tion or u. mine or n lining I'.ilm, ns It I Impossible to muke uu in curate estimuta from the surfuce ax to Just what there I under the surruie Thl Is not the tase with farming propertle or other real estate us these loop, erlle are lu plain view nnd can be assessed Intelligent!) In the past, although property was supposed to have been iissesaed at uituul value, II was not the cuse until n couple of )eura ago t'p until that time real estate nnd other property, with the exieptlou of mining, wu not itsoesxril to exiretl 30 or 60 per met or uituol value, HUT AM. Dt'ltlNO THAT TIMK Till! MINI.Nd COMl'ANIKB WKKK COMPKI.I.KD TO I'AY TAXI :H 1N ACTUAL NKT I'ltOCI.KDH Thl nniemlment provide ror changing the method or taxing the net proceeds. The amount to be multiplied nml thl multiple to be lelt to the decision or u few men appointed by n governor Tllt'H TAKINfl AWAY TIIK ItHHIT OK Till. I'KOI'l.i: TO HAY HOW Ml'CII TANHH HHOt'l.D UK I'ropagunda In favor of thl juoiiommI nmeudmenl I In lug turrlrd on quite nxtenslv'ely HCHOOI, TKACIIKIIH AND OTHI.ItH lIOI.DINd DOWN' IOHITIONH l)i:i'i:.S'DINO I'I'ON ta.nkh run tiikiii waohh auk TAKINO TIIK I.KAI) The argument hu been put up to them that If he mining companies ure compelled to pa) more luxe It will menu im.is money In tho stale treasury nnd higher wage ror them or i nurse. If the amendment shall be adnptml, thl would be u question whlih would have It) lie decided later IT IB TIIK INJl'HTir'r. OK IT THAT HHOUI.D AI'I'KAI, TO KACII AND KVKItY WOIIKKII IN TIIK MINIMI OAMK If the amendment, us proposed, goe through, tt will meun u heav) hundliup to the operutol u slowing up lu development work untl the wlthdruwul of mime) from tho field which I being used for Investment purpose |