Exaggerated Figures

In Ha report of ttne meeting ol the Webeter Fmna&t'a ('lul), held at the i-csïii'cn r of llarr.iMin l'iw'ips recently, Uw Ik-xter New liad this paragraph -. On t'Jic genemfl queton of dangen üo ilir country. Mr. E. A. Nordnran savpsDm O0Bee iii-ii were not oaly ntei--stiJiii Uut startllng. He said ihai cif Kixty ïHiiions of property owucd ii tlie Dnllted States, oniy Neventeem Mttona were taxed, and of tbts brarteen biiiions of dollars were flarni iivijerr-. If ttit'.t ba truc, the wpaitth of tlie country te paylng oo taxi's. It woirtil be iilcasiinjï u kimw froin what sotiTce Mr. N'ordm.-ui proeisred 1"(9 filiares. Win;!: we have ïno douibt but ttiat most farmers, espeolbQy those who ow-n íKíthitjgbiit thelr farms, pny tlieir ftill aimotiTit of taxe.s, and tliat niany capitalista, lKtlt farmere and others. i-tape payitiig tbelï Jnet amount of teixes, yct we do not belicve. fítgiircri liivcn by Mr. Noidnvan represent i.lir case as i s. nr any Where near üit. Talie Wasüilcna v county. fnr n.1aii:c. This a B ii']i'cscnt;tivc teg. -uli mal iiiumy. W'v ünd t'lie record of business property tazed aiioirt as foltows : Aun Arlior City ."; .:;! .7 7.1 Vpsilanli Cily' 2,fi65,780 Manchester vSUage 53785 Chelsea vlllage 4:i.7i Dexter vlllage 850,666 allne vlllage :kx;.iV40 HTIan Vlllage 147,500 Total $9,707. l'.i,; The lula] aUKMBed valuat ion Ol tliis eounty Ib $28,228,551. Tiiis ncludcs a!l ]i'isnial property. Not coiniiiim' Hbe ln!-;i!c-s iri )x;t ", soine of it quite valuablc, in Dcllii, BciO, 'Whitinori' LaSe, Iludsiin. Bh-kett, Gedöes, t win hc seen iii.it in ttiia county t li business property pays upwarda of onc-third of 1hc tax. Ju the state i!i ■ aroriagie i greater tban tli.-. A goot! jwlge of ntdb tihdnga trils s that lie Avould est iniaic Hial l;uincss pro] and farm property wrê about eqtuii in iixvRsed valuat iiin.takinv; the slat. aa a wbkQe. Mlcfetgan te au average stat; for the wetern and aentral portion of i.íin country, Ebe richee in the Uh■cn. TJic íarMier him ynu go the greater Lu be tbs pnoportloo of taxes ■jminl ly Inwiiu'sx pi-operty. It i ju.st mk-Ii erroneous statementa ns lliat. BlAde w tlio fiivl place ly pple for tlhe jinio! of breedbog dlscontent, and aCterwards pücked ap and repeotod witbout a tliought by othei-s, tliat jiuikc.s ]ot.s of niisluef. Tliere Jioujil lw littje aympethy in ca la in tv 'liowüng. Tli! natural (lispív-itinii of a íood uiniiy iicopic s ti believe ati.v aaser Won tliat anaki's tiwin otit oppreeeed and wvaagoá, no matter how absurd it, niay be. If Mr. Nordman bad Btopped to ivc tlieBtatement i sober eecond thought, v do nt beüeve he would liave re pea i ed it.