Uhs Nebraska, Independent
PACK 6
FEBRUARY 9, IMS
The Philosophy of Freedom
An Open Forum for Single Taxeri
t
Fair hope, Alabama
Third Article.
In communities outside of Fairhope,
ail public services and government ex
penses are paid by taxes, and in addi
tion the owners of land are able to col
lect large sums in ground rents and
-.land speculation. All of these sums
A. t
muse necessarily, in some way, come
luji; iucic n ao uui a Uut
after which the boat should become
the property of the corporation
As has been shown above, . none of
the assistance that has been given to
Fairhope has been made a debt upon
her material resources, and it is be
lieved that in the future she will be
able to provide herself with all needed
public srvices out of her current reve
nue.
In case large sums shall be required
for some public work, she will set
apart .her . revenues until enough is
She
and at that ti
in the treasury.
The wharf, however, was a necessity
and to compass its building, recourse
was had to the following expedient,
which is known as the Guernsey Mar
i ket House plan. Certificates were is- saved 'to meet the retirement.
sued that were made a lien; upon the will not issue bonds, but while accumu
revenues of the wharf after it was latins needed funds it is ouite nrob-
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out of labor. At least, they are paidjuuul .u.uu way mvoivea a aect able that she will, at times, become
oy me people wno mnatm tnese com- w w'iw"luu"i Vi yii vl me nomer oi tne Donas or otner citie3.
munitles," either as producers with less resldents uPn the lands. At that time During Nthe year" 1904 she has in
reward for their work, or as consum- Fairhope was conducted as the Fair- stalled a telephone system. The poles
ers by increased expense of living. It hope Industrial Association, organized and wires have been provided by the
follows that in Fairhope, with no in- under the corporate lows of Iowa. Since corporation and the users have fur
creased burden upon her people, she is then a reorganization has taken place nished themselves with the telephones,
able to collect in rent both the amount under a law Passed by the Alabama The central switch board is of the
which the government collects in taxes legislature, at tne request or said As- ci ark Automatic system and each sub
and the sums which the land-lord takes sociation, and its corporate name is scriher navs for one noint and there
in .rents and land speculations. If a now The Fairhope Single-Tax Corpor- after the service is maintained free of
man will pay rent and taxes also, he atl?.n' further cost to the 'user. About $26.00
I rpl a& J f i a . 1
can easily pay a much larger rent to ine wna" certincaies were in van- covers the cost to each subscriber,
1 include the taxes. The aggregate 0f 1 ous-flenommauons ana were in form as
theaA Rlima la riotrm Inert hv tho nnm- 1 IOlIOWS
petition which Fairhope offers with
other localities. . '
The especial advantage which she
offers to settlers is obtained through
her' policy of devoting to public use,
for the equal benefit of all her people,
all the sums thus realized.
These sums are rapidly becoming suf-
ficient for such undertakings in - the
. line of public ownership as her needs
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-require. ne oenents oi sucn owner
' ship, of course, reinforcing her other
resources. For instance, the proceeds
or revenue from her wharf3 has in late
years Jbeen about equal to her revenues
from land rents. The services of the
wharf are furnished as cheaply as at
other wharves along the shore, but
only the pay to the wharfinger for his
FAIRHOPE, BALDWIN COUNTY,
, ALABAMA, 1895.
WHARF CERTIFICATE.
FIVE DOLLARS.
Since the completion of the wharf,
large warehouses have been built and
facilities for handling freight are all
that could be desired. The cost of
transportation has been materially re
duced and by direct communication
with Mobile, through her steamer,
Fairhope has become the metropolis
of the eastern shore. S'ome system of
public lighting will doubtless be in
FAIRHOPE 1MW8TR1AI . ASWOTAj Sfe lE--M
TION.
J. H. SPRINGER, Pres.
E. B. GASTON, Sec.
C. L. COLEMAN, Treas.
from -her water, works -will- be extended
through the village.
J. BELLANGEE. i
, Interesting Figures zl
A capable insurance man ha3 made
some interesting investigations in- re
lation to the high rates paid for wind
storm insurance in Nebraska. He
On the reverse side: .
Tms CERTIFICATE is issued for
labor eoes into her treAsnrv Vairhnne money, materials or labor, contributed writes:
lahor eoes into nrivntA nnrketa toward the building of "I "have carefully examined the rec-
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Tn rx tn'roddonu nmn PoirW. FA1KHOFE WHARF uius iu uie msunnj.e uepanment reia
lands there is charged no wharfage and certifies that bearer is entitled to tive to. tornado insurance in this state
ior foot passengers, but to others such an equivalent in wharf uses, or in dash and fin.d that twenty fire insurance
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wharfage is charged, at the same Tate irom tne earnings of said wharf; all y7u T, :'UZVM ye
as at other wharves on the snore. OI wnch earnings .over and above act- luc wuwwu m prem-
With these . considerable sums com- ual cost of operation and maintenance, x"tr "Ul U1.WU1U P?1Q ises
ine into her trensnrv Pnirhnno xvin are-pledged to the redemDtion of this ' 1UU Wlli UUL l,iai- ine 10!sdes Paia
h0rMft i,i m. and like rerHfir-atPs are only about 6 per cent of the prem
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on a cash cost' basis, with all the rea- Upon completion of -the wharf, a Jms. collected 3eavmS a net Profif
wnarnnger was nired at a compecsa- V : .
tion of 40 per cent of the receipts from ?Tm uf,inf I of 94 cents 0llt of clery
the traffic. The certificates which he
took on his share he was able to trade
for groceries at .the store, since the
sonable public services she needs
In the beginning, . before her land
values developed, she was obliged to
resort to temporary expedients to se
cure such public services as- she was
obliged to have, but it has never been merchant could use thei again in pay
her policy to 'go into debt and-ieopar
dize her property.
These services when once installed,
ment for wharfage. The "sixty per cent'
that was turned into the treasury, or
so much1 of it as consisted in wharf
bring additional value to her lands, certificates, was cancelled, so that in a
and enable "her people,- without addi
tional hardship, to pay still large
rents and thus Fairhope becomes an
dollar collected
I have also sent to Iowa and got the
reports from there. There are three
companies doing business in the state
of Iowa, an exclusive tornado .business,
not connecting U with fire insurance.
These three windstorm companies did
not make assessments during tne year
1904. Had the windstorm business in
Nebraska been carried on the same
basis as in Iowa it would not have
few years all of the outstanding certifi
cates were redeemed
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example of .both the single tax and ,fic. the receipts from the wharf have tion that the Nebraska fire. mmnaniefi
public ownership. Peen considrable, and have about kert collected here to nav the. wlndsf-nm.
During the first year no rents were Pace with receipts from land rentals. losses. But. of course, as the fire mm-
charged, but since then her income ln 1W6 tlrey were a trifle more.- This nnnip-3 hero Tinvo VickI it nil sthat- nrrm
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irom tnat souite nas steadily increased lue uwuuu is ?riy Per cent way, having no exclusive windstorm
ana ner public work Instead of being flcllCi lUil" ldbL l"e iana rentals are company in comnetition thev have
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uone oy volunteers, na3 neen done by m"caOTU a luu",ulUil! man nicy per simply held up the rates and the sen
i m i .. . . . I nn f o t. H ' .- 4- ?,-. . i , i . 1 A
lauor. paia irom ner iunas tnus raisflti. -.. ic.iyta nwu me wnari emi nnh Uo havo nc.or hofln"flaM-f
All of her income, above what is needed ma Ialr to make about the same ad- the fact that thev have been navine
i a i a n a I ri n nr I .
ior tne payment oi taxes, is returned ' large sums to go into the pockets of
by her to her own people the same year Next a town weir had to be provided, these 'fire companies, for which thev
in, payment ior laoor at ner public "" CAW,,cul VC1U ut-,waier was reacnea never had to pay out but a very small
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worns. Koads and Bridges have been a a uc1," UA nunurea ieet, uy a proportion
thu3 built besides other work of a pub- Inc" iron PJPe, ana a large wind mil! "In fact, windstorm losses average
lie nature. and tam were provided. Water is now higher in Iowa vear after vear than in
One of the earliest of mibllc works furnished free to residents upon cor- Nebraska, and Towa. has had a tnrrtn
reeded was a wharf where the hoata nf Poration land, but at first water rates commiv runnins for twentv-nne verH
the bay might land. So gradual is the wcie -"aiseu, iu pay ior moneys ad- and has carried upwards of $106,000,000
slope of the bottom of the hay at Fair- vanced without interest by friends of of rjsks. And during the twenty-one
hope, It was found necessary to build Fairhope.' ' ypars ' has only . made assessments
out into the water over eighteen hun- ur course, tne tree use of the wellJ amounting to $9.50. During the same
dred feet before sufficient depth could had the effect , to make land values time 'Nebraska people have been pay-
be reached. To build a wharf of such 111 ine neignuornood and thus ing $iu every tive years,-or on an ave-
length required a fund of over $1,200.00 the cost of construction was soon rage for 21 years amounting to $42
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raiseu irom mose Denenttea. ine orig- compared wrtiv .&u tcr tne same class
inal intention was to pipe the water of risks ' when" the losses have been
about the village, but the high priced heavier in Iowa;than they have been
pipe has hitherto hindered. It is ex- n Nebraska.".
pected that this will be done the com- It therefore seems that a successful
I ing year. windstorm company in Nebraska ought
,In 1899 Mr. Joseph Fels. of Philadel- to meet with the approval of the gen
phia. gave the corporation $50.00 with. eral public and be well patronized
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tp .,, !. .... ' iaj iu up a luuui iwr m liurarv.
TCU! "BA. FLORIDA,
man. l wui examiue it iree oi cnaree .,.- i a .. . ' . , . tnu7 nni c a m
and let you know what repairs are ' nun..-yiVLiW3
eraoie repute, aonatea to tne commun- tv.,.-..--! T?i.f TiMir rn o o 1 1- -
lty the library of her late husband. L-. .v, o.i. r. a.u x
and repair it for you. If the expense Se eS":?Si LTr reduced rats- "beral s.top-
Burlinton February Bulletin
CHEAP ONE WAY RATES to Cali
fornia, Puget S'ound and the North
west country, March 1st to May 15th.
VERY .CHEAP. ROUND TRIP.
RATES to the South and Southwest,
February 21st, March 7th and "21st. Also
cheap one way rates to the same coun
try February 21st and March 21st
JLOW HOMESEEKERS EXCUR
SION RATES February 21st and March
7th and 21st to eastern Colorado, the
BigHorn Basin and North Platte Val
ley where there is an excellent chance
of getting in on the ground floor ahead
of the crowd and pick up a bargain in
irrigated lands. ,
CHEAP RATES? EAST to Washing
ton, D. C, for the inauguration.
Send for printed matter and write for
information. Describe your trip and
let me' advise you, the least cost.
L. W. WAKELEY,
. General Pasenger Agent,
Omaha, Neb.
GEO. W. BONNELL,
- City Ticket Agent.
HI) Repairing
And Engraving; J
should be more than you desire to
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jmy we auv;u win iriuiueu wiin-
oirtcharge.
ALL WORK GUARANTEED.
Jewelry-engraving of all kinds.
Write for prices.
Stephen Brock:,
The
unc uwna, mi. xiuwiauu uaa een a overs allowed
nrofessional book collector and hi n
brarv embraced manv rare volumps nf i Illinois Central R. R.
great value. Hundreds have-since been wIth its handsomely equipped trains
added, so that the library now numbers 0IIers exceptional .acuities ior reach
more than 2,000. volumes. Throueh tho ins ine b0UU1-
assistance 'of Mr.' Fels and other disin- ' or Particulars and copy of illus
t rested friends of Fairhnnp n efamn trated booklets, giving detailed infor
ft WVVUUiVl I At . 1 A -1 ,
was built for her use. It is of nin.v- aDOUl UDa, ionaa and New
Orleans, write
W. H. GRILL,
D. P. A., 111. Cent. R. R.
Omaha, Neb.
three tons burden," and is licensed to
Care flerDoIshelmer Co.. L!nrr.rnMh carry 115 Dasseneers. It was 4...Mt n
To independent neader.: Fairhope beach by .Fairhope labor, and
Mr. Stephen Brock Js known to the publishers of ''t .01 lumoer CUt in the Vicinity. It
"he Independent. He Is a competent wafnh mnu. I -i i t-. it ..
audenirraver. Watches or lwirv nt v' .wuancicu xu ruujiupe . upon, ine
bo safely returned d the workmaaship wiiibe condition, that all, of its net; earnings 1 on the -wrapper, of your paper. Ir
tvwuu wmv ow. 1 T-rlI V i nl s . 4Tn. A.V. . .. c I niKA.Mnt.ifl id ifAlinniiAM. ' .V 1
THE NEBRASKA INDEPENDENT uocu 11 yajr iur uie CUSC OI suuw.".""" ta uumucui Jlieabe T6'
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. Examine the date with the address
F. C.HAMER AlUrnoy
NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS.
To Sarah C. Graham, Robert C. Percy. Sarah ,
Percj George Percy, and all persona interested '
in Lot one, Block twenty-five Kinny's O Street
Addition to the uty ot Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Nebraska.
1 QKe notice that on the Jth flay feDruary
Nineteen hundred and five the American Bate
Deposit Company, a Corporation filed It
petition. and besmn an action Against you in. the
District Court of Lin caster County, Nebraska.
the object and prayer of which is to foreclose a
certain tux ale certificate mid satd petition is
in substance as follows: , .
In the District CqhtI of Lancaster County.
Nebraska.
American Sale Deposit Company, a Corporation
riainun.
. vs.. . iiv. '
Sarah C. Grflham. Robert C. Percv. Farah
Percy Georee Percv and all persons Interested
in Lot one Block twenty-five Kinney's O Street
Addition to the City of, Lincoln, Lancaster
County, Nebraska. -
Defendants.
The plaintiff, a comorntlon organized and
doing business under the' laws ot the State of
Nebraska, complains and for cause ot action.
alleges: .
1 TJho foUowine desciibed nronertv in the
City of Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska,
to-wit: Lot one Block twentv-liv. Kimiev's
O Street Addition to the City oi Lincoln, Lan
caster County, Nebraska was duly subject to
taxation ior the years 1899, 1900 and 1901, by the
proper county and city authoriti s
That on November Sth 19C0 W. 11. Mendcn-
hall bought said real estate at tax sale lor the
delinquent county, slate and city taxes of
Eishteeu hundred and ninety-nine thereon-for
the sum ol Twmty -three and fiO-100 Dollars and
thereupon as evidence oi Faid tax sale the
treasurer ol said county issued to said W. H.
Mendenhail a tax salj certificate thcreior, a
copy ot which Is hereto attached marked
Exhibit A." v ,
3 That in order to protect '.lie lien acoiiired
under said sale, the said W. II. Mendenhail sul
fcequcntij paid the following taxei on aif real
estat to-wit: The Nineteen hundred city taxes
on December -8th Nineteen hundred in the
sum of Nine and K8-100 Dollars; Also the Nine
teen hundred county and state taxes on Mav 2d
J-01. iu the sum of Eleven and 4-l00 Dollars:
also the Nineteen hundred and i-ne city tax. on
January 3d 11)02, in the sum of Eight and 08-100
uoitars; also the Nineteen hundred and one
county and state taxes on May 2d 1D02, in the
sum 01 Nine and 02-100 Dollars. ,
4 That said tax sale with all subsequent pay
ments ot tuxes made thereunder were duly as
signed to the plaintiff corporation and said cor
poration is now the real owner ol the same.
5 No proceedings at law have been had for
the collection ot any ofsnid taxes, and there is
now due thereon the sum of Twenty-three and
60-100 Dollars with intesest at-the rate of
Twenty per cent per annum from November
eighth, Nineteen hundred, to November eighth.
Nineteen hundred and two and at the rate of 10
per cent per annum after November eighth,
nineteen hundred and two; also nine and 38-100
Dollars with interest at the rate of twenty per
cent per annum from December twenty-eight
Nineteen hundred to December 28th nineteen
hundred: and at the rate of 40 per cent per an
nuu alter December twenty-eight nineteen
hundred and two also eleven and 48-10 Dol
lars with interest at the rate of twenty
per cent per annum from May Second
Nineteen hundred and one, to May second.
Nineteen hundred and three, and at the rate
often per cent per annum after Mav second,
Nineteen hundred and three; al.o Eight and
08-1J0 Dollars, with interest at the rate of
twenty per cent per annum irom January third,
Nineteen hundred .and two, to January third.
Nineteen hundred and four at at the rate o ten
per cent per annum alter January third, Nine
teen hundred and four; also Nine and 0-10O
Dollars with Interest at the rate of twenty percent
per annum, irom May second- Nineteen hund
red and two, to May second Nineteen hundred
and lour, and at the rate of ten per cent per
annum alter May second. Nineteen hundred
and lour; also one -Dollar for advertising
notice.
That the abovenamed defendants by reason of
certain deeds and mortgages claim an interest
in said real estate but the plaintiff aver that said
interests are subsequent nnd inferior to the
plaintiff's tax lien and ot no effect as against
the same.
Therefore the plaintiff prays that an account
ingmay be had of several items of taxes paid :
by it; that it may be decreed to have a first lien
on said real estate lor the amount found due it,
and also a sum equal to ten per cent thereof as
an attorney ,s lee herein: That if said defendants
lall to pay said sums by a day certain to be
fixed by the court that the defendants be lore
closed of all interest in snid real estate and
that the same be sold to satisfy the Hens there
on, and for such other and further relief aa
may be just and equitable.
AMEBICAN SAFE DETOSIT no
By F. C. Hamer. President. - ... -
State of Nebraska, '
Lancaster County,
F. C. Ilamei being first duly sworn sav h .
the attorney for the American Sale pni. .
Company, a corporation, and as its attorney De
lieves tne iacts stated In the foregoing petition
to be true. . . . . . .
F. C. HAMER, Attorney for the Plaintiff. .
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7th
day of February, 1905.
signed, w. j. BARKLEY, Jr.,
8eal . ... Notary Public. -You
are required to answer the. nlalntlfl'a m
Ution on or beiOTe the iiOth day of March, 1905.
ir. u. hamj-k, Attorney lor the Plain tit.
uuiiuiii, wiiu six per cent interest,
