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"Cut Taxes? Show Us and We Will," Legis!, Tells People. Columbia, Feb. 4.-"We down to talk a little about He was spokesman for a del from home, and one of his c representatives was lending . his appeal. His delegation of < was just one of the many seei ?under the dome of the capitol the legislature is m ression. "All right," said the'legi 'Tye eaten and slept and talke es so much, I'm beginning to it. Shoot." "It occurred to us," the spok said, as hundreds of other hui of other spokesmen have said, the states' .property, tax levy to be brought way down. ^ An Tates on this income tax bi house has passed, and the senate is to debate, are something 1 Couldn't the knife be used a more on the budget?" The member of the legislature an old-timer. , . "Brother," said se, "get out ^ pencil and piece of paper. We'l ure a little." "What's your total tax le asked the solon. "About 58 mills, I think." "All right. The state's levy year was 12 mills. It will be less year, but this will be partly mad in the new indirect revenue n ures, such as the gasoline and come taxes. Subtract the 12 n and you find your city and coi taxes amounted to 46 mills." "Those 46 mills," said the leg tor, "are upon you because you w ed them there. You wanted sch? - ' you wanted roads, you wanted a ter jail and you wanted a lot of ol things," Then followed a leng statement of where the city and cc ty funds went. "Well, said the Citizen, "we d< mind that so much. Matter of f? out in our school district we wan little heavier levy so we can hav longer term and better teachers. 1 we see where the city and coui taxes are going. How about state taxes?" "Yes," the legislator was talki 4 again, "let's get down to business ' the state taxes. You show me how reduce them and where to redi them and I'll do it" Pencil and paper were in 1 hands. "How about the Confederate vi erans? They're getting some $60' OOO now ^ , "No" the spokesman for the ci zens promptly said, "let them ha every penny of it." "Very well, we'll take care of tl \ veterans. They won't be with us mai more years." "The state hospital for the insai certainly costs a Bunch of money continued the legislator. "They haA 2,100 people out there. Nine hundre new ones came in last year, and 3C f died, making an increase of 60* Looks like we've got to take care c x them ; and it would be much more e: pensive if each county tried to cai for its own." Just here, it is interesi ing to note' that between 100 and 20 of the inmattes are Greenville count people; but this was not a Greenvill representative talking. "Oh, we couldn''; think of impaii ing that work," the citizen agreed "I suspect they really need mor funds." ' "Well, that's disposed of. We'l continue to support the asylum,' agreed the representatives of the peo peo. "Now, the building and mainte nance of roads costs a lot-" "Good roads are not only desir able but are absolutely necessary ii this day and time," said the citizen "Let's not touch the roads." One by one the other phases of th? state's work were taken up, and one by one each was eliminated as a pos sibility for budget knifing. Finally, the- citizens wanted to return to a discussion of the county levy. The same thing happened, until the group struck the reduced appropriation for the county farm demonstration agent. "Can't it be reduced a little more? Or cant' we cut it out altogether this year?" "With the boll weevil, we need the farm agent more than ever," the so . lon remarked as he figured more on the sheet of paper wjth his pencil. Turning to the spokesman, who pre sumably was a good friend, he asked: "How much property do you return for taxation, Bill?!' "Oh, around a .couple of thousand dollars, as it is returned," the citizen replied. "The farm agent," said the legis lator, "costs the taxpayers about a dime on each thousand dollars worth of property. Bill, twenty cents is pretty heavy, I know. But I'd like to see the work continued' and I'll take care of the 20 cents you owe up if you'll let this item stand." It stood. The citizens were about ready to .go. "Just one more thing, said the . . ' . * spokesman. "We feel that we need a new road badly to-'* . 1 "But man," said the legislator, "how can we even consider new roads or new schools when we must reduce taxes?" Silence for a moment among the I group. Then solon broke it. "What will your expense per man be for this trip to Columbia?" asked I the representative. "Around twenty dollars, I guess." "That twenty dollars would almost ?pay your 1922 taxes," said the repre sentative. Another silence. Finally, from the spokesman: "Tom," or perhaps it was John or I Harry-"every time I talk taxes to I you you outtalk me. I guess you must ?be right about it. You win." Taxes, taxes, taxes! The hue and ! cry about taxes has come to be a con tant din. From all parts of the state I they come to talk about taxes, to lob !by against the hydro-electric power tax, the income tax, the tax on soft drink syrups, the.tax on tobacco, the [property tax, the gasoline tax and all the others. * The people of the state know more about taxes today than they ever knew before. So says W. G. Querry, of Spartanb?rg, a member of the si:ate tax commission and who prob ably will be the new chairman of that commission. . "Gradually but surely we are com ing to a solution of our tax problems" .said Mr. Querry, speaking informally of the situation. "It'is well that it is coming by evolution rather than by revolution." But many other'matters are press ing the senators and representatives ^ while the tax muddle is being ironed out. Not the least important of these is the amendment to the 47-hour bill to make the weekly working limit in cotton mills 55 hours. "H. B. Hendricks, of Anderson j j county, who lives near Easley, and J. K., Hamblin, of Union, introduced the 48-hour bill. After committee confer ences, Mr. Hamblin and Eugene S. |j Blease, of Newberry, intrduced an amendment making the limit 55 hours. The bill, in its amended form, passed the house this week and now goes to the senate. The amendment bill is meeting some opposition, but U indications are that it will pass. Mr. Hendricks, co-author of the original 48-hour bill, had the measure of the Pickens and Anderson delega- j tions to place the issuan&e of auto: ? license tags upon the clerks of court j in the various counties, taking away f this work from ,the state highway de- s partment, recommitted to the ways r and means committee this week. j. "The bill is not to be pigeon-holed o but will be revised or a substitute t sent to the house," said he. r, - I Brighter Outlook for Agri- a culture. t Washington, Feb. 12.-Optimistic ' dews of improved conditions in the t country's agricultural industries are c warranted by reports received by the t ivar finance corporation from its field t agents, according to a statement is- t med tonight by Managing Director b Meyer. t "Corn is now selling at country ' * f elevators in Nebraska and Iowa at 10 cents a bushel as .against 20 cents * four months ago. Hogs command a * rood market. Reports indicate that ^ farmers are getting the equivalent of 30 to 90 cents for corn in meat val- 1 izes when fed to stock. The market ^ for sheep is stabilized. They are sell ing in large quantities and at prices ' :onsidered satisfactory to the grow- ' ers and feeders. "The cattle market is no longer de moralized; the breeding herds are be ing held; the young stock is no longe' being sacrificed and the feeding aid fattening business is proceeding -n good volume and with fairly satisfac tory returns. "There is a broad market for 'ool and hides at good prices. "The grain markets are shov-ng a good consumptive demand. The-nove ment of cotton has been largr this season than that of last year .nd the prices are much fairer tp th? produ cers'. The large lotton coPerative marketing associations hav demon strated their ability to conuct their business on a sound ' asi?and have proved to be a stabilizing actor. "All this means that tl* farmer is being put in position to iquidate his debts gradually and th? his normal purchasing power-so vital to. the commercial, transport^011 and in dustrial interests-is *ing restored." Noti<< All persons-are.n;ified/not to hunt or trespass in an- manner whatso ever upon lands c the undersigned. The law will b-enforced against those who fail > heed this notice. This notice is ?ant *?r everybody and for all forr of trespassing. /. H. CANTELOU, J. R. CANTELOU, J. M. MAYS, JR. . 5( tl e; bi C( e< tl ni u: b: tl rc u: ti st m ri tl ti ei tl e< d; th ai b( w m gi w in di hs th st th in - t- - General Assembly Faces. 1 Responsibility of Lower ing State Levy. Columbia, S. C., Feb. 12.-The ginning of the sixth week of the g eral assembly tomorrow will find senate faced withvthe sole respoi bility of lowering the state levy visible tangible property, from present levy of 12 mills to three four mills. The early passage of 1 luxuries tax bill by the house is n certain and once the house has. s< Ithis measure to the senate the wi and means committee can safely ri on its laurels, having in the two ye? successfully , drawn and pass through the house the entire series new revenue measures, which it is i timated by members of the comm tee, will produce funds/sufficient eventually eliminate the state tax i visible property, which it is point out, has until now been forced be?r an unjust and unequal propc tioh of the expenses of the state ai county governments. The eliminate of visible property from the ti sources of the state would allow tl counties to raise their needed rev nues from this source and to do wi|? out undue hardships upon the owne of such tangible property. Two of these tax bills, the inher tance tax measure and the gasolir tax bill, have been passed by bot houses, but both were amended so i to arouse opposition in the lowe house and so be thrown before cor ference' committees. The retroactiv clause of the inheritance tax,.whic would have made it an immediate re\ enue producer, was eliminated by th senate, which also amended the gase tine-tax so as to increase the tax oi gasoline from one cent to two cent a gallon, to eliminate the tax on kero sene and crude oils and to divide thi revenue so obtained equally betweei :he state and counties. It is this las provision that has aroused*the ire oi :ertain members of the house whe ?ee in it only a*n effort on the part ol )ther members of the general assem )ly "to play politics" for the benefil )f the "folks back home" and de lecrease the county properly levies it. the expense of the state levy. The irguments of the opponents , of this livision of the revenues derived from he tax were epitomized in the state nent of Senator Jerimiah Smith that 'two and two are four/' The corporation license bill, which >assed the house without a single lissenting vote, has so far been vic orious in the senate, having success ully survived a vigorous attack on econd reading, it was passed on third eading and ordered enrolled for rat fication without further opposition mly to be recalled later upon the mo ion of Senator Baker, who has inti nated that he is prepared to take lip tis cudgel against the measure once igain. The bill has therefore,' again aken its place on the senate calendar yhich also now contains the income ax- bill, the foreign corporation l? ense measure and the hydro-electric ax bill, ell of which are to be given he fight of way over all measures his weet. The# motion picture license i\ll has met with formidable opposi ion in che senate and is not expected 0 sur1 ive the attack, despite the ef orts jf Representative E. A. Brown, he ?uthor of the bill, to secure its l?ssige by the upper house as he se ined its passage in the lower body. 'Tie senate," Mr. Brown charged in hi course of his debate in ^position r the luxuries tax measure, which, iso seeks to tax motion picture's, has messed up the motion picture ill as it messes up everything we md them." ,The Wells resolution to postpone ie payment of state and county tax >, which has received the approval of oth houses, is also in the hands of a inference committee, which U charg 1 with making a correction in the ti e, which inadvertently escaped the 1 otice of the proponents of the meas- ? re when it wai under consideration J y the lower house. The house during ie week sent to the senate a joint .'solution empowering county treas-** ' rers to borrow funds needed to con- 1 nue the operation of schools in the ] ;ate. The postponement of the pay lent of taxes, it was argued, might ?sult in the closing of many schools ^ iroughout the state and this resolu on was offered to prevent such/ an nergency. The final passage by the house of ie luxuries tax bill, which is expect 1 either Monday night or on Tues ay morning, will clear the "way in ie house for the introduction of the inual appropriation bill, Which has ;en practically completed by the A ays and means committee. The com ittee will meet this afternoon to C ve the measure its final reading and S ill be prepared, it is predicted, to B troduce the bill probably by Tues- G ly night. 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Reductions of the ?tat? levy, of the ways and means committee, are not to be sought in ?he appropriation bill but in the new .evenue measures. There is however, i 'rather sarong sentiment in both louses for further, reductions and the ?onsideration of the bill will be the lignai for one of the warmest b?t ies to bo seen this year. In th 2 house members are still vaiting the report of the ways anti neans committee on the Brown lughes-Elerbe-Buckingham bill to ibolish the state highway commis ion, the introduction of which resul ed in the resignation of State High ray Engineer Charles H. Moorefield. ?he state highway commission meets his week to consider Mr. Moorefield's esignation while the authors of ?the ill have announced their willingness o agree to a substitute measure, dvich i\ is features of the present ct. In the claimed embodies all of tie "good ' senate, however, the Wightman bill, aimed at the highway ommission act, was defeated by an verwhelming vote and friends of the tato highway commission are con dent, that the Brown-Hughes-Elerbe ?uckrngham measure would meet its Waterloo in the senate even should it ass the house in its original form. A number of bills were killed in tie senate during the past week, hief among them being the Simon off marriage license measure which as stirred women leaders through ut the state in an effort to revive it. 'he bill was killed Thursday night n what was annou\ced by the lieu snant governor to be an 18 to 15 ote. Several reporters, taking the ;;llot at the time, tabulated the vote s a tie, 15 to 14. The record shows ?ie vote as 15 to 14. 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