Show THINK THIS TAX BILL OVER In four rte cle des a ord ng Of to r F w Sargent President of the ChIcago and North Western Railway our PT por has doubled our natIonal wealth has increased almost perC per C nt c-nt nt our OUT national income has increased ed ed over per cent railway proper proper- property ty h investment has increased per percent percent percent cent and railway gross income about aDut ab ut t tJ per cent cen But in this time the I taxes paid by the railroads have In- In in cra cr ra aced ed cd 1220 per PT cent in contra contrast t 10 oa o oa a 9 2 per cent increase in taxes other rn irn rai ral wy wj vv iv S nc 1311 1011 the tn rate of increase m in Is railroad tides tares ha has hah been more th n do able the rate of increase in m earn earn- earnings earnings ings mg In ten years the lines have pa d the tax collector represent representing representing ing 1000 more than they would have hae pa 13 d had the ratio of t xesto xesto xesto to gross ross earnings remained at the l o standard st I Even so amazing an increase in the I tae burden biT borne by a groa gr a a- a andu nelu try i try might be b justified hid had the lines I greit It prosperity But nut they I have not In spite of increasing c- c onomy c onomy and nd effie ency enc on the part of I their managements the earnings c of the lines have haH been below five per percent percent percent cent for many ears cars Railroad transportation and nation nation- national national national al pro progress arc are inseparable To allow al- al allow al allow low the 1 tax burdens to strangle rail lines will an economic crisis |