Salt Lake Telegram | 1912-11-01 | Page 4 | Railroad Taxation.

RAILROAD TAXATION V i V The old Jd cry i is t raised Js ct this year cal tJi t rail rail- roads loads ml must st st. b be taxed at their full nl value e that thc they are arc no different from any other r. r etc f w hi h hiis is plausible on ph its face fl The e only ou trouble is that whatever t tI they f Y arc re rc taxed ta thi the V. V people c plc J 1 ha have c to tb 0 pay the thc Most rail iii railroads J. J roads are arc not mal making ing vast sums at present V j know of only so some ne halt dozen V companies that thit can un keep up P their oads to the il point where the they hwy jar arc reasonably safe for people to rid ride on Ol them The bo boom m time for was tHirty jears ago go They made a great many men rich lich The rhe present owners aie jaring paying for fol the thc sins o of their theil SOlS sors and with the first lc l' real haul haid ni times more lilore than thun half of them go to the highest b bidder for fOl J junk U l 1 V V V V