Show TAXATION MENACE GROWING 0 in a recent article on the menace ot of growing taxation tai atton mck W krieg says the political aspirations and personal ambitious ambitions of individuals Is con I 1 necked with the thousands ol 01 of state county arid and municipal governments mainly aro are responsible for tho the lacida sing shig public extravagance which Is sur our ging across tho country laying an oppressive burden of taxation upon industry reduces the ability of industry to pay the increased levies be ba causa of 0 the reduced prosperity involved with tho the state county and municipal authorities bent upon raising the largest amount of funds with tho the least complaint it is only natural that they should choose those industries whose influence they feel the least as the butt of their activities thus it happens that au all agricultural comin community unity lit in which mining is found to some degree will spend money beyond a sensible sound limit all be causo cause tho the portion of the mining indus try within its boundaries must stand for it were these sawa rains and methods of 0 taxation to ta boi levida upon tho the industries of greater voting influence in these political subdivisions of tho the government those seeking to I 1 plaster the additional tax levies would soon find their political heads lying on tho the platter of defeat state and local taxes on mining corporations were boosted from millions in 1918 to millions in 1920 manufacturing corporations were taxed locally millions in 1918 arid and millions in 1920 trans por port atlon tation companies paid locally 94 millions in 1818 1918 and millions mil llona in 1920 financial and banking corporations war 0 t taxed axed locally millious in 1918 and millions in 1920 tho the miling and industries among others of 0 lesser tin im por tanco have b borne orne the heaviest proportionate increases in state and local taxes during the period ot of depression follo following ing tho the war with manufacturing ra a third and banking or finance fourth the reduction in federal tabeh sinco since tho the war has afas been more than olf off set by tho the increase in state and local taxes and tho the mining industry altho passing through a period of depression suffered a mat orlaf increase in its total tax liability it the debt incurring tax levying money spending agencies of state and local governments continue to issue tax exempt bonds exact tory lory tax levies arid dissipate public funds without restraint and without regard for tho the welfare of industry or class discriminated against an aneo oo gnomic and political upheaval Is certain tal v to result tho the hazard la Is great and the nation should be aroused before it is too late to apply a remedy the tendency to pile up public debt by issuing tax free bonds to fla fin 41 anco every sort of public enterprise simply because an may easy market Is found for this class of 0 securities la Is fundamentally wrong sugar boet beet growers gr owera as aa well as manufacturers are intensely interested in the sugar situation because under tha sliding scale contract in force this year the amount that growers will receive tor for their beet crop aboyo above tho the initial payment of 5 per bar ton will depend largely on tia future sugar price |