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How Gov. Cox Handled
Tax Problem in Ohio
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h'" to the lcsri'laturo
i'-fi rr."is in tlr tax pys-
'ippoir.trr.ent of
! bo.ir l of f-qi:a!izat!on to ".up
if. as '.v II ;ii rtvi.v- and nua!
. t.r- va!s:iti"i.s to . made."
Iirly ICform KfTorts.
Afri'ati'-n for tax r-:fcrr.a ror.tin-i'-'I
ur..1--r surcs'iv state admin!?
rr itior.a ar.J sir.crp attempts ly tho
: i-.v rr. tkin powr-rs to devise nr.
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Special S4 -ln.
On July Z( 13H. Gov. dM
the ur.prr c-fientel thir. of ctllir.
Tr.e k-jris.'it nre r.r (h;o :n spei.-:ai
p!on frr thr- f, 7urp..-se rf r-iiui.-.r
the state tax 1vv. This hm?
, 'n ni'tdf-. I ' 1 1 abtj.w-? peflFted de-iT'it-
thr-' ffort. and the rrnli.t.i
(t.on f.t public intc -1 1 i sre- n c e to th in-
ju-ti. " i.T thin.. A cr.m mifion ap
I p'.inte.l by Gov. McKinley had re-
f n:n n,( nnrd the appointment of
.-rat"- tax eomn.Ns.on. t- whih the
I li'-t!r.- rf public utilities would be
that the entire valuation cf
railroad property was but J105jC0.-
r00 whl the hordes cf the Ptate
were listed for almcst half that
amount. Gov. Harmon made use
rf the showin? of the commission
of these more or crrotes-iue re
turns to nro'i public sentiment.
v..- .-.. ... x i Mcurii.s; xn ce5irea results dv pro-
m!ion in listing public utilitir vidincr for the aDPOintment of local
without havlnir Increased their val
uations proportionately.
Successful IjrcilatJon.
"The Warne law enacted
primarily to extend th Jurisdiction
of the tax commission to the assess
ment of the two c'.as.-f of property
which had theretofore been inade
quately .'45f.t'j.-?ed, an.l to isrive to the
commission an aderjtiate mrans of
s.-n oeruon-tratea tne wisdom or
its appointment.
Makr jrtrz Stride.
A lonpr stride had ben mad" In
the direction of tax reform In Ohio,
but the f'ill program of revision ad
vocated by the best, thoupht on the
.subject was not achieved until later,
"What the defects of the system were
and how they were corrected are
in the governor's
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succinctly Ftatcd
mesare:
"Th- situation in taxinc: affairs
when the present administration
came into beinfr was a. follows:
"There- had been an adequate as
sepmr.t cf the property of public
utilities and banks and of real estate,
all of which was done under the
supervision of the tax commission,
of Ohio. There had been an increase
of $4,00 0,000,000 in the.o clashes of
property. When the present ad-
a ministration came Into power the
personal property or lnrtlvlduaLs and
the property of Incorporated com-
asrssors In.-tead of their election
ail the work under tho direct super
vision of the commission, and it having-
power to prescrib" uniform rules
for the- assessment of local proper
ty." How well the liw worked was
demonstrated in thv g-o vet nor'.4 rec
ommendation for a reduction In the
tax levy. An isolated example cited
In the mess-aire. however, conveys an
Idea of tho effectiveness of the law
and a contrast of the- reform it
broucrht about with the old inequit
able system. It ft. Hows:
"Under the operation of the new
law the Standard Oil Co.. without
protest, submitted to an increüso In
Hancock county this year of $10,
000.000.000 the vilue'of 10 average
townships in the state. The plain
meaning of this i.s that the farmer
in 10 townships have In the past
been paying a large part of this
er.mpany taxes. In a large city
a man whose nam was never on
the tax duplicate lfor was listed
this year for ?600.oco in Standard
Oil stock. The averagre. return by
home owners In the working man's
districts of that ciiy is $1.000; fo
that 600 workmen have been paying
this man's taxes for years paying
the policeman to cruard him at
r.:?ht pavir-.ff the fire department ',
that protected the roof under which
ho slept." I
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though. Gov. ox's
'the report of the
tax i
fore.
the immediate result of the
reform Taw passed the yeir h
Tlif rr.efyage caliir.g the p t c i 1 1
eion and submitted the ques
tion of a reduction in the tax rate
has an almost apologetic tone that
T'f . an element of h-.Jrr.or, but
besides that it I a, document, that
e xhibits a keen rasp of th puljject
-f taxation and an arrlor for an
f'lultabie system that characterizes
his administration o.m governor.
Cut Ilato.
The state tax levy had been .3 510
mills and the governor recommend
ed that It be cut to .4 "no mills, more
and the appointment cf ! panlr s were the only classes of prop
erty In this PtatP that were not list-1
ed by the tax commission, or under
its supervision. So that while the
four billions of dollars increase to
real e-state. public utilities and
banks had brought about a reduc
tion in tax rates, the owners of in-
m essa ge
'-numisiion was a vital thing," r.o
r:ction was taken on it until Gov.
I Harmon renewed discussion of the
Mibject resulting in the formation
of t'p state tax commission. Tho i dividual property and incorporated ;
McKinley cominision had shown in I companies shared In that reduction
Girls 2 -Girls! 2
Save Your If air
With Cnticura
6cBnJ 0:atiBt to e!r Dniniff nJ ih!nir,2e.
Mch. StuspiMfroCtUeur,Ipt X liUldta.vfMt.
GKAXGLTt. !
John Harbier of ?outh IJond. for
merly of this place, was married to '
Miss Mabel Wilson. Sept. 15. at the j
home of the bride's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Wilson of Shoals, Ind. '
They will return to South Bend Frl- i
day where a reception will be given j
at the home of the groom's parents.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Barbier.
Cured His RUPTURE
I wa3 badly ruptured while lifting a '
trunk several yenrs ago. Doctors j--aM
rjy only l.cipe of core was an operativ::.
Trusses did rae no go-d. KIcally I g. t
bold -if something ttat quickly and com- :
pl toly cure. I rap. Years Lave pased acd ;
the rupture Las never returned, although
I am drtlr.g Lnrd work us a carpenter. I
There was r. ) operation, not lost tiue,
no trouble. I have nethlng to sell, but
vill jrlve fi;!l information about how voi. !
may rind a onipb te cure without opera- '
ti-in. if you write to ir.e, Ku-pne jj. !
M. I'ullen. Carpenter. ."ii0 Marcellus '
Avenu. .-ianasquan, .1. Fetter cut
out this notice and sho-v it to any others
who are ruptured you may save a lift
or at least step the misery of ruptur
nnd the worry and danger of an operation.
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ThH reduction made the
the lowest in the hi'-iory
than half,
ft ate levy
of Ohio, and the goven.or estimated
that It would eff. ct a saving to the
people of approximately 4 00,000.
The reduction In the rate was made
possible, he explained, because that
state had an Intelligent and effi
cient tax Ilsring system, which had
resulted In hundred;-? of millions of
elollars In personal property going
on duplicate that year for the first
time.
Gov. Cox's messnge stated that
the Increase In the amount of the
tax duplicate for 1014 over 1 M ?.
would be approximately $ i .ofiO.aort.-
f ö r principally in the- intangible
Property of Individuals and the
n.-nnpriv r f Incorporated companies.
In view of this he declared that "we
fhould now dedicate our efforts to
the all important tn.-k of conveying
to the people the relief a beneficial
evstem makes pcssib'o. Th- state
fhould take the lead in the reduc
tion of the tax r.ite, depending upon
n vigilant public opinion t compel
the same actlm In tin- cour.ties. mu
nicipalities and townships."
Potnilod IMorv-nrv.
A situation where tho imp-sis
levied upon the people o" a state
flowed Into It. c öft ers in surh. an
nbundance that the taxing power of
the state was cal'ed upon to reduc
the rate was an extraordinary r.r.0.
T'or that reason, perhaps, the g(.v
rnor's mes.-ic. went In detail into
the history of taxation. Its defects
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