Show MANY WITH LARGE INCOMES in the city of philadelphia there are more rich men than in chicago or boston last year four our men in this district paid a tax on incomes income of over remarks a writer in the philadelphia ledger seven others worried aloi along ng on from to U philadelphia and this suburban territory had persons whose incomes exceeded in england and scotland combined there are only persons whose yearly income exceeds but philadelphia and these eight neighboring counties had P persons dersons enjoying incomes of that size c last year now that 20 per cent gain about which collector lederer informed me will likely advance about more persons into that exclusive set we reside in one of the very wealthiest spots on earth why there are nine states tn in the union which do not have a solitary individual with an income of even no wonder they favor avor a high tax on big incomes collector lederer also told mo me that philadelphia has many more very rich men than either chicago or boston those cities however show a large number of men earning fairly bil big K salaries all massachusetts Is in the boston district and 18 counties are embraced with chicago in that district against only eight counties included with philadelphia so that city comparisons pari sons are not conclusive this year we will have about income tax payers in the philadelphia district last year there were not quite only one state exceeds pennsylvania in the roll ot of those who contribute directly to uncle sams support approximately one person in ten who income tax resides in pennsylvania we had bad just short of 34 out of 0 the in the united st states ies |