The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, January 13, 1916, Page 10

i e S S R e e P T | lndusmfl Sites be, ‘tn -sucks #2.85. ~Send der. stitution—to prevent it ‘being mide’ Qullltyu ‘fins.as any.other.dedler, My Sthvwin- GrdeTEd Taxed eft‘ectlve A brilliant array of hired tfi:‘fi&fflm’h Tox domon, Box Tk Teo -into the public: t!easury g8 -a ‘result lected “tegally under Northern Paclfic Railway - ‘company were mostly the nsual enes, 0f course! . cooperative 3 - uspally mot built on ‘the choice loca- These the court -said: -railroad . rights.»ef way, and ‘hence they are ‘beneficial does mot signify}’ " by the people-of the state, It, Toads and ‘the mdustrml compames -.“affected "during those - 14 = years to| + ‘deflent’ the amendment ‘to ‘the ‘con-i talent has been busy during those years ‘to knock -out.this “law{Fresh me Lake Snpetiar Hemng Supreme Cnud@edarwfiwt -and e‘tre;“y ‘possible . argument . was: presented, . i 2 i w%‘; gf‘;dgz (Gued Workof Tax Gomumissioner Just Share of g‘m which has been trying to enforce the| * “igw, finally got action in the courts. 'I‘he xmpreme court ‘in a decision. *Tax Commissioner just Tenderetl ‘has At of tax foligers that for years, through. the case and ed “tbusiness ‘men’s” protests, - ‘have Tavorable “detision, ‘was ‘finally forth-: been ‘permitted “to ‘thrive. “ coming. “The ' ‘tax commisgion will' Over “$36;00,000 of taxable proper- mow -proceed to collect ‘back ‘taxes, ty in the state will mow ‘hgve ‘10" %O ‘for ‘this.:property, ‘taking in all the| on the books and ‘over 3150’000 an-’ years since ‘the 'people wvoted it} nually in revenue witl lm:ufl‘berflow should be’ taxed., and ‘it ‘can ‘be ‘col-’ HE! the decision. [] of the -decision 'in ‘the case -of thé “The arguments of ‘the railroads| vs. Morton, cmmty, ‘the famons rail- brilliantly presented, but some iold; road right of -way lease -case, ‘bewhiskered :ones ‘were. worked in to Assess Industrisl ‘Sites influence .the -court. Legal -counsel The court *has ‘held ‘that sites ‘for “opposed to the tax commission dug industrial ‘institutions along !'allroad ~out .an ancient decision .of ‘the Northd) rights of ‘way rcan, be assessed by lo- ‘Dakota .court wherein it was stated; cal assessors as real estate, like other that “it would indeed be a mistaken | real estate is assessed, “This means Policy in eur rapidly .developing state: that .some 2038 elevators, 1600 luni- 't© curtail any .of the agencies which: ‘ ber yards and 260 vil tarks in North tend to. render railroad service ef- Dakota ‘hitherto exempt ‘from taxa- ficient.” It being -argued, of course,] tion so far as.the, land on which “that efiu:xency .of the roads in handl- they were huilt was -concerned, will ing grain depended on ‘these indus-; have to pay it&kés on real -estate. _ trial sites .escaping taxation, One of ‘the<big points in connec- tion with the -case is that fTarmers’ elevators, . which are J ‘Railroad Arguments ‘Fail b In reply to arguments such as]’ 0 {9 ; tions the railroads give ‘to old line ‘All ‘these lines of ‘business ‘are of | and private ‘elevators, will. o6t be great benefit and are to be encour- 3 ‘But -~ the state “tax commission,’| Buy yom- fish George E. Wal- tléal:?bms‘ F obliterated in lace, himself :a lawyer, appeared per- Herring. per 50-1b. bgm, sz.ao North Bakoto ‘one of ‘the ‘chief'classes - sonally” for ‘the- ‘tax commission ‘in|lb: lots or more, $3.00 per it . was through his; grel 7‘3]'!:9" Ib.; Pike llcyerlb. expengive legal counse 2 ¢ per. Referenee'-lfi.rst T 1 and -organiz- ‘work and :on ‘his ‘arguments thsat ‘the' of Two Hatb Minn. ‘bors, Minn, | Beaufort Hotel’ Euromn Plan,Oppesite Dld JPost Office. B . is.our Motto. Special attention will be ;gmen the .members :of :the Farmers . Nonpartisan Political League of | North Dakota. wout of ithe 5 Attached in two g0 2 utes. Every separator D) 3 w.fite foramhurmmday‘ “ i Idllnmey. : ¥ ’ ~ - TWhite. Farmers dC%y V = : direct from our fisheries: llld ‘Qperate: : n ; R ; BE GG Suws) Sl e er early. shipped in strong wood- Fresh ‘Frozen Herring, per ‘Farmers Mercantile nmpmy. boxe 32251k et 1. W. BURTON, M. Beach, N.D. DR. THOR MOELLER : Physician and Surgeon JOHNSON, 1 NDRIC'KSON & CO., Two Har- et : bo Justice To Yourself ‘Buy Your 2 % i S o Minneapolis, Minn. - ‘Sapplies and‘Bnildinx Material A.JJEAI.- -PERTH.IN B. atcs,?&ctol.SOl le; i .aomz.so Double. “‘Serv. W ; R.H. GREER, Manager 1] 7BaconBlock-N.4hse. | Grand Forks, - N.D.| éfief] Ot“f IS 19 EFIFTHST FOR SALE. . 50 Smgle Comb ‘White Leghom i t OPPOSITE CITY HALL : ‘Cockrels, each ........... 8l Sty MODERN EURCPEAN PLAN RN Slnzlf Comb White Lexhom =5 3 Pull _LOCKTED ‘I8 ‘MEART -OF Bustyxss pstaier - { 1400 'bushels ’Margms Wheat, ior e 3 Roome with ‘detached bath and§ ! local customers, -per bu....$1.25 discriminated against in ‘the future 28°% but nevertheless they are un- in fthe matter of real estate tax. e Citfe eotitrol ga o regulatu:_m' i These ‘farmers’ ‘glevators genera}],y +o€" business and al_sp 5 to_'i.nethfiod. are built on private land, not on the TEINer and ‘means of taxation. That|’ _bave been taxed, while the favored tlint they should not contribute their old fine -and pmmte elevators on ,the ;:;t shar; oé 'taxatlon Tor {the ‘privi tallroa& TOR 4 et e M are i)mlt on- pwmte 1and 'is because "Had tthey ‘(the -concernsimving the ‘railroads /have in most cases ‘re-. sites -on ‘the right of ‘way of rail- fused to allow..the farmers to ‘build ‘rouds) not “escaped taxation wmtil on Taitroad property. they .. have .considered = themselves The supremeseourt ‘took tognizance privileged fto that extent, doubtless}¥ of this important faet in -writing its ‘the right to impose thf o would decision. B have :gone unchallenged. i Fiiles S'tcs Now P The_ Toads 'argued it 'was :doubl “It is:slso kngwn or =\t le,nyst. gen- omition b Lax theeo 'siteg ically. . erally suposed;”’says ‘the court, “that ;:81 ;z!stafie ix = fhen ‘f‘o-r.%-h,evflfte 't‘?‘; the past :eertain «levator compan- i e vral!mafls g w:hole, e a: ;:s have been favored ~hy :par- e dwa. L e sbun L) ticular rath'ua.ds vera Bt ds ' matter e Lok fwed on 10 SEuk e il o v ole el it e Sociions was ‘only ‘a ‘tax ‘on ‘the :part wof ‘the whethelr"m;orn e busimele B;u ; -m: ‘rords’ :property ‘used in the railroad] e el %us'e, 5 reant BE mpecosesnlm business -and any railmad pmpfirty value incident ito dts wuse. ‘This 8 illustrated by .ithe ¥act that =as be- . tween heilf a dozen mor :more -elevator is itaxed, industrial railroad side track ‘and wpon ‘the right of Should Pay Just Proportion way, prebably mo two possess the <agpr G5 ihere any ‘renl weason” same advantapge @s %o trade” Eacili- ggid the court, “why the ntor] ties......Then mgain the slevator MMMWWMM situated upon the right ©f Way Pes- povtion of the puiblic jburden of tax-ii sesses an advnntnge in ‘convenienece tion, whether situsted nljacent as well asmnwmmyfifme OVET or mpon dhe maiiroad. vight of way. “the elevator,” usually an indspendent Every merchangile, banking, lomber one, situsted off ithe right of weay,-and elevator business ‘operated upon! e e e ereen:” . e kind ‘here urged ‘in the’ ‘The decision of the Bupreme mmrt ‘nature of :an exemption ‘from the wipes ‘out -an “Hbuse ‘which' the “PeO- uigual method of assessment and ‘tax-. Pli Of;g:; ;"";?t;;md %o Wipe gtion. Tt is difficult to see any, basiel out in e an amend- peagon why this' elevator site should mentto, the ‘Constitution ‘was lmssed, e .auuu;; 1 - from any 4 merchantile «or .other md gl si ed ‘that, “Shauld’ any railroad allow g;:fnply m:;e of its loc:?l:ln be:tn;, any portion of its Toadway ‘to be upon the railroad’ nght of “'%Y ” used For ‘any ‘purpose ‘other ‘than the. opewhmnfimmflmdtkezam.mh 3 : : portion of its_ madwag swhile ‘so-used - The state railroad commxssion held shall be assessed :in the manner pro- a three-days ‘session, at Bismarck last vided, for the assessment of other week. 'General ‘Superintendent Nich- real property‘" " “olis 'and Division Su]perintendent i People Voted To Tax “Berner of the Northern “Pacific was The people anid this 389;009;900 shefore the commission on the mat- worth .of “property in North Dako- ter of a new ‘depot at Oakes, Plans: ta should ‘be*téixed. They said it in for the new structure will” be. sub-{} 1901. It has®taken over 14 years mitted ‘soon. A tem]:prary stm:k-v to make ‘the svote ef “the j 3 : Sl et ;..._ Two pe ; ROOMS with pnvale baths and . toilets— . SAVE YOUR! :taxed |s property of ut'her 4permns "1 6-inch PHers A Small Ford Radintor. Rubber | ot torraa | Skl ave atleast 15 per cen clea.r ' ; bus] ‘Red T Ona person 75c, $1.00 85 31,50 per day.§ 1°°° 1mhefmm£:f° w"gf‘f i“_$ 195 RIS RO, SOcieE R One Hoosier 20-disc Drill in ran- - e Ona person $1.50 and $2.00- nerflw ning order .... .$30.00 % l‘m“"flmm 3100cxtea’” § 4 One Monitor: 16-in. ‘Stubble Sul- = SR Mmqmmmnliiductmn.. § o key, 2 mew days ..........$20:00 WE AIM. TO PLEASE : = Schafer, N. D, GASOLINE | "Samemanc- } Every?lato User!sfnter— Camtflrm&tph:sfllfl.flflflflq e o ested in That. asmer's Friend . 3 A Gas Pre-Heater § ,m"""“'m_w than:aparbur- | ‘eter that heats gasoline and ‘which costs :nooumamnm“im ? ‘We endeavor ‘to give :special’ lfcmed e ramfi;mle '«!krmhn:mthflu!hlth> ; Two : i S-par% u;‘m St. Seuth of W, . " flmfmfiz.fi Com"bmnmn flo 2 FIYHE question issamtimes - 4§ -asked Monson the Prunk " Man, “Can you make 3 trunks as cheaply as youcan ‘buy them:at retail stores?”’ & »Weeert.amlycanmdconsid-- g .'erably cheaper. It coststhe 3 1 ‘Champien XSpuk‘Phg‘ernch 1 :30x3 Blow Out Patch 1 30x3% Blow Out Patech 1 ‘Can Radiator Stop-theleak 1 Large Ford Radiator Rubber ; A‘$3*25 Value for $2.20 or | .fonr tamas mmueh.as on the raw material, Trunksaremadebyhand We are not competing against ma- chinery. Monsoni;runks are made to‘last* ‘Try one. ik Cash w.lth oxder and We: wnll send | with full dmct 10118-