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• 4, AN OBJECT LESSON IN TAXES
While the Americus city administration is perspir
ing to make ends meet and at the same time try to
bring the city out of the hole of debt into which it has
fallen because of insufficient revenue to meet the cur- i
rent demands, the prosperous neighboring city of Dub
lin has found a remedy for municipal ills of our type,
which the Times-Recorder herewith presents for the
informaitno of the public in general and as food
for thought on the part of those who realize that some
thing must be done sooner or later to alter a situation
that is cramping and retarding the growth and progress
of Americus.
Dublin is a smaller city than Americus; in the last
census her population was more than 2,000 less than
ours. And no one believes Dublin’s property values are
equal to those of Americus. Yet, whereas Amejicus city
property was returned last year for taxation at $4,600,-
000, Dublin’s was returned at $4,955,000. This year
Dublin’s city property is assessed at $6,444,000; our
returns for 1919 have not been completed, but it is
safe to say that the increase will be far below that of
Dublin’s.
Here is the story of how Dublin did it. It is worth
while giving thought to. The reproduction is from the
Dublin Courier-Herald of a short while ago:
Dublin’s tax returns this year amount to more
than six million dollars, showing an increase over
last year of $1,488,206. These figures have just
been given out by Clerk of Council Graham follow
ing the consolidation of the returns on the digest.
On the books for 1918, there was listed $4,-
955,991 worth of property, including all returns.
This year all returns show a total of $6,444,197.
The city’s revenue from ad valorem taxes this year
will amount to $80,371.70, against total advaloi »m
tax collections in 1918 of $61,949.88, an increase of
$18,431.82. ,
This means that the city will have ample funds
to pay all bills this year, when the other taxes which
are not classed with the ad valorem are collected
Last year, at May 1, the city owed a total of $40,-
000. This year it does not owe a cent, and will have
money enough to run on for the next fiscal year.
This increase in returns was brought about by
listing much personal property that has, in many
cases not been returned for taxtion previously, and
also by raises on realty. There has also been some
new property added, as well, the total running up
to much more than was expected beforehand.
Here is a tabulated statement of the returns
this year, and the returns last year:
1919 RETURNS.
Realty, whitess2,Vl,341.00
Realty, colored 233,885.00
Personalty, whites 3,132,099.00
Personalty, colored 156,872 00
’ TOTAL $6,444,197.00
1918 RETURNS
Realty, white 552,340,275.00
Realty, colored 182,555.00
Personalty, whites 2,334,17 > 00
Personalty, colored 98,991.09
TOTAL $1,955,991.00
Reference to the above figures will show that
the heaviest increase this year came on personalty,
\ which included household furniture, money, notes,
and accounts, mortgages, and so forth. On white
personalty ihe increase was $797,929, while on
white real estate the values were more this year by
$581,046. Increases in colored personalty and realty
were respectively, $57,661, and $51,330.
This year the three tax assessors, Messrs. D. L.
Emerson, T. A. Curry, and Geo. L. King, were paid
SSOO each to go over the returns and equalize the
values of both realty and personalty. The city con
sidered the matter from a business standpoint, and
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THE LONG ROAD I
LIFE’S road is long and dreary, howe’er we try
to grin; and man grows faint and weary, ’
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before he sees the inn; the inn where ends his «
questing, and where his endless resting and dream- I
less sleep begin. All cheerily he gambols through
youth’s bright golden day; but soon he finds that ‘
brambles beset the stony way; and though he sings
(
and whistles his feet are full of thistles, and they ‘
are there to stay. It seems to me a wonder that 1
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mortals are so brave; while they are beaten under (
they sing a gladsome stave; through troubles they 1
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go prancing, on sorrow’s lid they’re dancing, they 1
fox-trot to tne grave. Alone, man may be gloomy,
and full of fantods dire, when in his rocker roomy
before the evening fire; but when he meets his fel
lows he shakes the blues and yellows, and paws a
gladsome lyre. The road is long and hilly, beset
with gin and snare; and often life seems silly, bu:
still we pilgrims fare with jest and laugh and sally
to that inn in the valley, and our long slumbers
there. Though tired of all endeavor, we won t admit .
we’re sore; we’d whistle on forever, and then for
evermore; our own distress we’re mocking when we
are roundly knocking upon the tavern door.
considers that the results obtained justified the ex
penditure, for the increased taxable property listed
resulted in additional revenue that will pay the city
out of debt, and put it on a self-sustaining basis,
something which has not been known here in
years.
The assessors state they equalized real estate
values on a basis of 50 per cent, of the present in
flated values here, which means, they believed 75
per cent, valuation of the normal real estate valu
ation here. This was done in all cases. Not one, or
a dozen returns were checked on this basis, but all
of them. One piece of business property which wan
raised, they state, and over which owners made a
strong protest, was sold to another party for just
a little more than double the assessed tax valuation
they put on it, and this happened before the assess
ors had completed their work for the year.
In the matter of personal property, they state
that a great deal of that on the books this year has
never been returned before, especially money, notes
and accounts. For the reason that no facilities for
checking this property is at hand, they do not know
i how much escaped taxation this year. On notes ful
ly secured, they assessed a valuation of 75 per cent.
On open accounts, unsecured, where more or less
bad debts were certain, the valuation was fixed at
50 per cent. This was the rule they worked by in all
cases.
This year, also, corporations were required to
make returns on the same basis as individuals, with
the exception of banks, which are returned under
the law as corporations. This meant a raising of
many corporations’ returns above what had been
given in during the past. The law requiring this is
a state statute, and also applies to city returns, it
has been held.
Especial effort was made this year, the asses
sors state, to treat all taxpayers alike, to see that
all returns were made on the same basis, and no
one was allowed to return at a lower valuation than
another. .. t
What Dublin has done Americus can do—when it
gets ready. It is only a question of wanting to do it
badly enough.
BUSINESS PROSPERITY DEPENDS UPON YOU
Yes, you, Mr. and Mrs. Ultimate Consumer, and
upon all the little consumers, too. Let each do his share,
his little bit, his larger bit toward getting times back to
normal basis. How? By BUYING NOW.
Industry, the employment of millions of workmen,
depends upon public consumption, depends upon the
grand total of the individual purchases of the ultimate
consumer.
Insure that returned soldier and sailor, that re
leased munition worker, a job in a peace-time organiza
t:on. •
Come on, now’s the time.
Start the ball a-rolling. Johnny is marching rome.
He wants his peace-time job.
Continue to do your bit. Buy what you need, but
BUY NOW. Keep the demand ahead of the supply.
Keep everyone at his job. Make room for the other fel
low.
Protect industry form stagnation. Keep the worker
at work by creating a demand for goods which he, Ihe
worker produces.
Get business going. Keep it going. Bring it back to
normal times, with the worker dorking, the seller sell
i :g, the buyer buying.
Keep at it; keep the ball a-rolling. Loosen up. Buy i
wisely, but BUY NOW. LET’S GO!
This what Secretary Wilson, of the Department of
Labor, and Roger W. Babson, Director General of the |
Information and Education Service, are telling the j
public. This is constructive work and needs the support
of everybody. ,
AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER
OeAdventures ofW
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PETER RABBIT’S SECOND AD
VENTURE WITH MR. RED
FOX-
JIMMIE Coon and Peter Rabbit and
Teddy Possum enjeyed every
minute of their visit to the Snow
Shoe Rabbits.
Such good fresh lunches Peter
Rabbit had of twigs and shoots of
little willow trees. And such good
dinners as Jimmie Coon and Teddy
Possum had fishing through the ice.
They did everything the Snow
Shoe Rabbits did. They tried the
dancing lessons and danced until
they fell on the ground worn out.
The Snow Shoe Rabbits tried to
teach little Peter to run faster. But
little Peter’s legs were too short, and
no matter how many lessons he had
he couldn’t make any speed.
There was the nicest porcupine
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This Porcupine Could Climb Trees
Without Any Trouble at All
With Mr. Fox.
who lived in a hollow log not far
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I away, and he had a really goo! din
position for a pin, for as a family
’they are rather touchy.
This porcupine could climb trees
; without any trouble at all.
He liked to eat the bark, but he
was very careful only to eat the
bark on one side of the tree so that
it would not kill the tree.
The days that Mr. Porcupine came
near the Snow Shoe’s house he of
ten saw little Peter Rabbit and while
Mr. Porcupine has rather a harsh
. disposition h.i was soon very fond
of little Peter.
You wopld have been yourself, for
i i little Peter was so sweet and gentle
: i that everyone was fond of him’.
| I Mr. Porcupine is never very partic
| ular about his house and he never
fixes it up, and so no one who saw
. that old log would ever have guessed
that anyone lived in it. Even if you
had seen Mr. Porcupine going in you
would never have thought he lived j
there.
Thi§ house of Mr. Porcupine’s had
1 a hall going all the way through and
sometimes Mr. Porcupine slept in the
’ hall.
Mi . Porcupine didn’t have any up-
1 stairs in his house as he liked to be
near the front door so he could step
out if there was anything unusual
going on. Then Mr. Porcupine liked
plenty of fresh air and he never had
’ taken time to cut any windows in
: his house.
One day when it was towards sun
set Mr. Porcupine v. as sound asleep
in his front hall about three feet
from the front door, lie was curled
in a ball but he was sound asleep. He
s was very comfortabw., and he was
snoring, but of course you! couldn't
hear it outside the nouse.
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