The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, September 12, 1919, Page FOUR, Image 4
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ABOUT TAXES.
According to the Greenville News, 1
the "tax commission has raised the
assessment of Greenville merchants 1
half a million dollars. If this raising ;
keeps up and the increased land values
come in for increased assess- '
monts wp slinll Vinvp mnrp fny mnnpv
than we know what to do with, but
there is such a thing as making the ]
assessment so high on merchants that 1
fhey will quit business. There should 1
he some talk of reducing the levy.? i
Greenwood Index-Journal. ]
That is just the point. The raising s
of the assessment does not mean as ^
^ t should, the lowering of the tax '
levy. It simply means more extrava- ?
srance in the appropriations and the i
expenditures. At one time we were *
a very ardent believer^in th eassess- *
ment -of nroDertv at its actual value. I
but after an experience in the legis- I
lature for several years we changed *
our views very materially. We found *
that the average legislator, and even 1
i he intelligent and* best among them, c
failed to differentiate between an ex- *
penditure or an appropriation and a
*ax levy. What we mean is this:
They would argue that unless you 11
increased the levy you were not in- c
creasing the taxes, it matters not *
what the assessment may be. In c
other words, if you put the tax as- 1
cessment at twice what it is now, if *
, hat is sufficient with the present jc
levy to meet the expenses of govern- j 1
ment, you would not be increasing 1
the taxes even if you did not reduce
Ihe levy. So that they could go back ?
home and tell the dear people that <
taxes had not been increased, that
: he levy la3t year was four mills and *
his year it is only four, mills, they '*
?elt they could fool the people, and ?
rhey generally succeeded, and many (
of them were honest in. the position, ^
whereas, as a matter of fact, if you 1
had doubled the assessment you had J
in reality doubled the taxes, though
'he levy remained the same. There- 1
fore, from an advocate of high as- /
;essments we have come to be in t
favor of low assessments, t>ut what 1
we need is an equitable assessment <
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I 1. Sold.
^ 9. Fivp-rnom cottasre. fir
i . lots, on Milligan Str<
| 3. Hurlong Place near
I 6. Nine-room residence
conveftiences.
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i a 7. Two large lots on Mc
9. 101 acres land, near
'% - liary Gary place, on
four-room tenant he
% house, one one-roon
?.. 3 , ture with running str
. i 11. Sold.
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1? 12. Sold.
{] 14. House and lot on Ca
15. 252 acres land on t
tween Garys and K
schools and churches
> j land. One four-roo
houses.
16. 268 acres land, on
y Saluda, nine miles i
room residence, goc
> 'i room tenant houses
| timber.
j 17. Five-room cottage c
light and city water
18. Sold.
>j 19. Sold.
! 20. Sold.
21. Four-room cottage <
nice lot and conveni
3 22. Eight-room residenc
I conveniences. One
| 23. House and lot on Cc
| and the lot itself is
t both.
i If you are interested
? I represent some of t
j your fire insurance.
I write Automobile
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so that the burden would bear even-1
[y on all property. Of course city
property should not be assessed at
$160 the acre, when it is easily
worth five times that amount, and"
?old watches worth $100 should not
be returned at $10, and pianos at
$50 that cost $600 or. $700; and so
on. unless all other property in the
same community was assessed at the
same ratio of value.
But this question of an equitable
assessment and 'an even division of
the burden of taxation has always
been a vexing problem, and will continue
to be so long as human nature
remains weak and selfish, at it is
likely to do for many years yet to
come.
As ian illustration of how even the
high officials and intelligent citizen
look at the matter of tax reduction
svhen it is found that the tax assess- ,
ments have been increased several (
nillion dollars, or rather we" should:
say the tax value of the property has j
t>een increased, here comes the
comptroller general along with a
statement which induces .the News
md Courier to put over the article
;his head: "Entails saving of $200,)00."
i
Wherein is the saving? The ex>enditures
are the same and the peo>le
who own the property are going
o have to pay the same amount of i
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noney to meet the expenditures, ui
:ourse, if it were not for the flexible
evy plan the $200,000 would be colected,
but they need not be spent.
The point we are trying to make I
s, that there is really no saving be- J
i;uce the expenditures remain as the j
egislature appropriated, and the j
ihances are two to one when the leg-,
slature meets, and the members
:ind that additional appropriations
:an be made without increasing the
evy, that the appropriations will be
nade.
The only plan by which you can
?ave the taxpayer any money is by
jutting down the appropriations,
ifou can never do it by increasing
;he assessments. And the chances
ire that when you increase the assessments
the legislatuie, instead of
jutting down the levy, will increase
;he appropriations so as to take up
whatever amount may be brought in
sy the increased assessments.
When there Tjas about two hundred
nillion dollars worth of taxable property
in the State on the tax books,
1 - 1 ?? a? snmafViinv
/He icvy wixs iuui xsiiiiC) vx
ike that. Now the taxable property.
>n the tax books is around four hun,VE
rHAi
arden, city water, two large
eet.
Southern Railway.
oil Glenn Street with all
Kinley Heights, 50x100 feet.
Kinards, a part of the Filthe
Piedmont Highway. One
>use, one three-room tenant
1 tenant house. Small pas eam
and good well.
ldwell Street.
he. Piedmont Highway beinards.
Very convenient to
i and an extra good grade of
m dwelling and four tenant
the road from Newberry to
:rom Newberry, one eight>d
barn and crib, two four,
good well and plenty saw
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>n Mayer Avenue, electric
>n Harrington Street. Extra
ently located.
e on Main Street with all
of the best locations in town.
>llege Street, very convenient
5 worth the price asked for
in buying a home I would be g
be best fire insurance companu
Insurance for Less.
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dred million dollars, and the tax
levy is 8 mills or 9 mills. Yes, the
comptroller general has under the j
flexible^ law reduced it from 9 1-2
mills to 9 mills.
We understand very well that the ;
departments of government have j
! .
been increased, and many new ap-1
propriations have been made for va-!
rious things, and it takes more money j
now than it did to do business for j
the State as well as the individual, j
but if ^re judge by our own experience
the increase in the taxable values
does not mean a reduction in the
levy, becjrtfse it does- not mean a
reduction of expenditures, and the
levy must keep pace with the ex
penses to raise the revenue.
The government is after the profiteers,
and rightly so. It should start
at the fountain and make them feel
the hard hand of the law. Any man
who takes advantage of present conditions
to make unnecessary profits
and to cause suffering and privation
should be made to suffer for it. The
Atlanta Constitution shoots this
paragraph: : ?
"We hear of jails for sale, doe to
prohibition;- but don't sell 'em^?
keep 'em for the profiteers."
That's the idea. Let's keep the
jails for these teaches and if necessary
build, more. But the jail is most
too soft a place. Better put 'em on
the public roads crushing stone.
The News and Courier the other
day carried a very suggestive cartoon
by Irving, on the high cost of j
living in which it shows Uncle Sam
operating under difficulties.
At the top of a very tall tree is !
the kitty of high prices. At the^ foot |
-? ~ o?o oil oai4c rt-p rlnirs and i
UX U1C lil cc ait Hit yvtvw VA v>?Sw ? |
animals barking and screaming, such '
as strikes, curtailed output, increased ;
cost of production, everybody ambitious
to get rich without work, labor J
demands, publicity, barking and
creaming at the highest pitch, while
Uncle Sam away up the tree trying
to persuade the kittie to come down,'
remarks, "How in the Sam Hill do
J- j? Z4- /lmim
yoiuexpect mc iu ni<nvc it cum? uunu
if you keep scaring the life out of
it?" !
And that about stfms up t>ie situation.
-We can't expect very much
to be accomplished if we keep barking
'and screaming at the thing and
keep everything stirred up.
No man who listens to doubt will
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24. Sold.
25. Sold.
26. Six-room dwelling with tl
T-J/vVi-fc? ixrufekr rm TTar"
llglltO, VII/J ?T VV4. J V A. ?
28. Vacant lot on Frifend Stre
idence lots in the city or j
29. Sold.
30. Six-room dwelling practic
at a very reasonable pric(
32. 780 acres land, 12 miles
dence and good tenant
wood and timber on the p
34. 65 acres land on public :
Whitmire, known as Re
timber on this place to p*
35. 33-5 acres land, one mile
tenant houses, four ban
tages, good pasture, plen
ber. This place could b<
state of cultivation, and
into small farms with t\\
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36. Sold.
. 37. 100 acres land in No. 6
room dwelling, barn wi
small pasture with runnii
45 acres open land.
38. 100 acres land in No. I
Lane, one four-rooril dw
and stream, ten acres op
timber and plenty wood..
39. Sold.
40. Sold.
41. 2121/2 acres land, 14 mi]
good dwelling, two tenan
ton house. 170 acres in
wood.
lad to have you call to see me
28 and would be glad to write
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Globe
30c DRESS GING1
1 case, 10 to 20 yi
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colors, ueauujLui yailc
day and Monday, onl;
SEA ISLAND i
36-inch Sea Islan<
weight, for unbleac
price, yard
25c CHEVIOTS
28 inches wide, h<
patterns, Friday, Satti
sale price, yard
PERCJ5
. 35c Percale, dark j
36 inches wide, sale ]
HEAVY Ol
1,000 yards good
oal . ' l fr o 9j
wo axe ctu ig uu *
Monday, yard
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iree acres land, electric
Lid guccu
et. One of the best resa
good garage lot.
:ally new in High Point
5 from Newberry, resihouses.
Plenty cord
lace to pay for it.
road from Newberry to
snwick place. Enough
iy for it.
from city limits, seven
as, two four-room cotty
wood, some saw time
brought up to a high
is an ideal place to cut
ro public roads running
! Township with threeth
four stables, shed,
1 g water, plenty timber,
> township, near Garys
elling, small barn, well
en land, 100,000 feet in
les from Newberry, one
t houses, barn, crib, cot
cultivation, balance ir
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I would like to bu;
I negotiate loans c
running from five to te
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? Dry (io
HAMS 15c YD.
ird lengths, fast Men's 25
ans, Friday, Satur d ir
y, yard 15c
SHEETING.
i Sheeting, full ' Men's
hed sheets, . sale Pair
19c
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15c YARD.
New shif
savy weight, dark ed this wee
irday and Monday,
15c
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ILE.
6 sdooIs
and light patterns,
price, yard.... 24c AJ
JTING. Best Qua
day and M
heavy Outing that varj
5c,--Saturday. and
15c They wo
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Newberry, S. C.
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42. 505 acres land in No,
residence, nine tenar
spring, 250 acres in oj
43. Sold.
44. Sold.
45. 234 acres land in No.
south from Newberr\
three three-room ten*
n i
two wens ana spring,
. 46. Sold.
47. 141 *-10 acres land <
Hilliary Gary Home
v extra good land.
48,. Sold.
49. Five-room dwelling or
50. Sold.
-51. Tour-room cottage cc
Streets.
52. Sold.
53. Sold.
54. Sold.
55. Sold.
57. 70 acres land, on the
Charley Gary Place.
58. 218 acres land, three
' cottage, barn and th
' water and wells.
f 59. 178 acres land, seven
houses, good barn, p;
1 timber, 15 acres cord
60. Six-room dwelling w
1 water on Glenn Street
three-fourths acres la
i 62. >The Adams Place,
63. 40 acres land, seven-:
i crib, two tenant hous
one and one-half mile
y 10 to 20 shares Mollohon Manuf<
>n good farm land and Main Stree
" M. 1.
n years witft a smau payraem
s Sale
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MEN'S HOSE.
c Hose, Saturday and Mon
15c
[EN'S OVERALLS.
1.00 Overalls, sale price,
$1.65
ADIES' DRESSES.
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mient Ladies' Dresses receivk.
SPOOL THREAD.
Thread ..25c
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, 6 Township, one six-room 1
it house, two wells and i * j
)en land, balance in timber. 1
8 Township, eight miles
r, one six-room residence, A
int houses, barn and cribs, J
20 acres in pasture. q
>n Piedmont Highway, the
Place,' nice residence and
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imfr'r.flllinnn and LindsaV
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Ninety-Six Koad, near the
miles from City, five-room ; ?
ree tenant houses, running
M
room residence, two tenant I ^
asture. 20 acres good saw : '
wood. |
ith electric lights and city i
;, lot contains about one and
knd.
acres. SOLD.
room residence, good barn,
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?es, one-fourtn mile scnooi,
is from church. - I
icturing Company Stock.
t property at 6 per cent.,
i year.
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