Deseret Evening News | 1900-04-25 | Page 4 | Chicago Record

Chicago Tit The United States two judge luau hAlt decided that tit the express oom companies cannot b be pre pr rented led train from shifting to the Ihl shipper the burden of the stump taxes tane I Imposed b by the net When the law was It was wal claimed that thit tb the rich cot CorporatIons wOUld be corn coin lied to bear alar a large share of the burden of taxation The lobbyists ot of thee Corporations evidently were on hand taming earning their however Cor or the language lanUal of the act as a I liaised was 11 so 0 u to leave leuf I tOuch doubt us aB to 10 the Intent ut of Con COho lz rea With r ct to the incidence ef ct I the taxes I The express corn com panl at once to require the shipper to affix the necessary stamps tamp I Ia a and d the court ourt of last resort has haa no now their right to do so 0 Thus Thu tile the entire hurde of this portion of the war taxation is III shifted to 10 the people while bile th the It Intended to tD r reach go 10 free