The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, May 4, 1916, Page 13

RO SN R ‘HERE are- fewr eople whcr m aware of the ‘f: p lzha'; rivate" car ling compames operatii = E‘n: state’ escape many' thousands of ollars:-in taxes on #iccount of not ‘be= assessed. Kansas collects a year- ly tax from these compa.mes of $88,« The-last tax paid by these compan. es into our was in. 1912p::d © gince’ then I am unable to find any © evidence ‘or record which - indicates’ - that any effort has been made by the state auditor to obtain such'informa= " ‘tion as required of him by law to en- - . able the state board of “equalization to assess these car line companies, Section 2248 of the Compiled Laws \ of 1918 provides that all car line com= fhames operating cars over railroads this state shall report to the state auditor on such blanks as the may ; prescnbe each year. = They must state this ‘report. the whole: length in 'mlles of the lines or routes over which they do busmess in this state for ‘each . ‘year ending ‘on the first day of June. They must state the volume.of busi- ness done,. ete., and such other facts and mformatlon as_the state auditor may re to enable the state board ‘of equalization to ascertain:the value of the property of such companies li- able to taxdtion within this states' - THE OVERWORKED AUDITOR. - State Auditor Jorgenson claims that the cost of the work required to-be performed 'in order to assess the car companies and to collect the tax, is more than the tax. This may be true of companies owning one or more cars in the state, but how about the Union’ Tank cars, which can be seen every day in the week delivering oils to the various oil stations?. How about the . refrigerator cars? How about the ' Pullman cars which are attached in numbers: to: all fast trains in the Nor-' thern Pacific.; Is it harder to draw up & form for ‘these companies to're-, port on than to design ‘a tax schedule: chickens, ducks and dogs? Fp wing are some of the car ¢om- out-of about 54 which operate ‘ state and are not taxed: ] SE: ARE COMPANIES ur & Company, Gh'i‘cago, I Céu;;’!!?ral Tmst Despatch, Chicago. udah acking Company, Chicago. d’ last Translt omp’any, Chi-+ ; Cedar Ramds Refnge tor | Line, Cedar R%ro Iowa. ; 3 wers’ Express Company,__ Chicago. Frisco Refngerator Line, St. Louis: cago: - J. Kext.h Car Line, Chicago. = Milwaukee Refngerator ‘Transit & . Car Company, Milwaukee, Wis. Missouri River ‘Despatch, Chicago. Mather Horse & Stock Car Com- pany;: Chicago Pacific Fnut 'I‘ranmt Express Com- pany, Chicag »coSmft Refngerator Transportatxon m‘pan'y, Los"Angeles,' efri M lwaukee, Wis,: " aguonl‘l‘ank Tine, New York s ‘being cuculated 'th state that the state. knocking..- EHE 84,000 »",Ndothersgtatesh st At for the assessor to assess the farmers’"" German Amenea.n Car ‘Lme, Chi-: = Case Company, Racme, Wls. : scape State Audttdr “Too Busy” to Assess Them And So the State Is Losing the Reven_ue CARL R. KOSITZKY = - Candulale for State Andltor Indorsed by the Nonpwrhsan League. The :Edrmer"s _Vision /cars go-back with legends upon their sides such as those in the'picture above: - These are cars belonging to: private: car lines, such as the refrigerator lines, the ank car lines of the oil companies, and others, 'These car lines, according to “Mr. Kosltzky, have paid no taxes for several years, though the law. provides a ial for th Th udltl:)r has been “too busy” to bother with it. cnrs gorbyf and re- that_ Servants' of annlege at Same Old Game 1 Thinking' men in North Dakota will be more concerned with the cause “of the Nonpamsan ‘Tieague movement than with the present press con- * troversy over its leadership and the methods of its organization. If the ‘League is-badly managed it will soon be destroyed. If it is properly condueted it will have a place in North Dakota; politics of unusual power - and importance, But whether successful or unsuccessful ‘he conditions ‘which brought it into existence are the real things at issue.’ Men have come. to Tealize that the gre#t mass of voteérs must be organized aggressively to maintain their rights. Hence the birth of the Nonpartisan League. Hence the subsequent violent spasms of the stal- ' wart press. Hence the unrelmttmg attacks on the leaders of the Non- partisan League. = Of “course such attacks are to be expected Every sensxble man “ would know that it:is not merely the leaders and methods.of thé‘League to which the corporation press and politicians: object. - What they really object to is the PURPOSE OF THE LEAGUE. Fearing its purpose, they attack its leadership and its methods. If‘they did not attack these * things they would undoubtedly atack it on some other grounds... Change the leadership and the methods of the Nonpartisan League tomorrow, and you will find Parson Guild of the Courier-News and the Baconized Grand- Y Forks Herald coming forward with other wonderfully alarming objections 1 to the proposmon. ~That is the game played lfir the servants of pnvflege ; 'l’at all times.—DEVILS LAKE DAILY JOUR WHO’S BEING HII“I crooked, nor what the fees for. Jommg ;: From the Noise He Hears, Kurtz -are.” We are- spending our money . Thinks It’s Politicians ' - Edltor ‘Nonpartisan Leader: -I wish to reply: to what appeared in the ' are domg'l chafer Record of March 16 regard-- = That is none of their business, but ing our president and organization. ours. If our president is farming the ¥ do not wish to eriticise anyone but v,falmers, I venture to say that the will stick up for- ~our organization and ' ‘editor of the Record with two weeklies to ¢l teh if ) within a radius ‘of four miles; is farm- ing some ‘of the farmers himself: ‘should have:no kick coming:.' i\ Many: - farmers * inéluding i never havwseeh nor met our-presiden and" not theirs.. Then why should " ‘they “holler” about what the farmers The way the- pohtm 1§ are. ng it appears to me that To hem mstead of the faxl;mcrs advantag es’ for our pro OW h pnnters, la.wyers, 1 afloat ‘and still” “have, organized. /The farmers. _pry into:their orga%zamms. We do . not Whthe If you hve near ‘a railroad Jine and are not too busy every. ¢y you. can sec & He lauds the T papers that profess o He ‘He slaps.m senbed to a member- of the board of e ualization ‘as the . recommendation the tax commission. Thls recommendation “was ignored and the 95-column schedule of Mr, Jorgenson adopted by the board. Per- - sonally I believe the schedule -adopted to be vicious ‘and if elected state aud- itor I will use my best efforts to se- cure’its change, It works a decided: hardship upon thé farmer, the house- holder and ‘the man w1th a small amount of property.: I will also use. my best efl.’orts to have assessed the 'private car lines above referred. to, as required by law.". In addxtmn, 1 will consider ‘it my duty to write up-and publish the min- utes of the :board of equalization as required by law ‘at the conclusion of the meetings of the board, and not compel the people of the state to wait eight or ten months for*this: report. about their taxes, as has been done by the presént state auditor. : FRAZIER RIGHT MAN Conway Suré“ -No Mistake Was Made ° in Choosing Him Editor Nonpartisan Leader;" I wish that every’ farmer in ' the state of North Dakota could-have been present at the great mass meétings of the League held in Fargo on'the 81st of March and April 1, .and” witness the enthusiasm of the members present; it was far' different than published in the controlled press. I know because I attended all of the meetings,'and am therefore in a position to know the truth. I believe that the delegates selected- one of the best men in the state for governor, and I am also proud of their judgment in the selection of good men to fill the other state offices. - I am now certain that the delegates- “made no mistake in not selecting Mr, Burdick as a candidate. Even if U. L. “Burdick' does’ remain in the field, I “believe that the members of tha League will not be hoodwinked, but * will support Lynn J. Frazier to'a man at the primaries. . ~—W. D. CONWAY. THE POLITICIAN He comes with arm extended and 7 "With brazen tongued chatter In sturdy grip he grasps my hand,— The hand to stir his ba‘tter 2H Upon his physiognomy = 2 ‘A Took of pure contrition e “As-how he i And te Approbation resonant _ Then turns about and cracks the press That pra.lses his opponent -, He wagers that ’twixt high and low It’s all prevarication That demons come and demons gu But he’s the one salvation. He button holes us with his.views On things quite obsoleted ~And gurgles of the things he’ll do When on the throne he’s seated; How he:alone of all the “Ginks” With office aspiration d Can save the ranks and knock the “kinks” Off. past, administration: He 11 cage perambulating curs; He quite dumbfounds our senses; He'll even limit cats to purrs On’ obscure back-yard fences He'll’ lg')ry,—he 11. probe,—he’ll ban the He’s strong on prohlbxtxon But one sly squint along his “snooze” Reveals his predilection.. We try slip in a word on edge— Miscalculating folly— Impossible even with a wedge o voluble the volley. He prods me hard—he gets my goat—e Has no commiseration, . Till in distress I pledge my vote In utter desperatmn He spurts, he snorts, he ‘ducks and leaps > PATE B e NS D S SIS \ e e R T Y 3 I can but groan and follow, His words, a torrent, ’round me sweep Like thunder g'reased with tallow; —he jabs me there Perchance add conviction, t any. rate I gasp for air . In want of words and: dlctlon. : ‘I’ve busted bronehos,: safes Tve broke id hunted wild Hyenas ‘P've fought the bulls to- almost croa.k ; ican arena$; ; ““With “Sammy” too, on Villa’s track Nor' quailed I on this mission, But shivers creep right up my bau:k i When I meet a politician. THORALF H KOPPANG. ;