Taxation Opinion Attaches Personal Property to Residents
The Attorney General notes that residents are taxed on personal property at their domicile and stock in foreign corporations is taxable here, citing Greenleaf v Board of Review. The memo targets Armour and Swift related wealth, criticizing tax officials and noting potential underassessment of up to about 200000 for individuals like Armour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milneis
Armour
Chicago
Jon LL. M. Eckert
Princeton
Greenleaf
Board of Review
W. H. Stead
Board of Assessors
J. Ogden Armour
Louis F. Swift
John A. Spoor
Laurence A. Carton
Arthur Meeker
Mr. Swift
Mr. Armour
Tuberculosis blame and tax dodging in bleak critique
A dated critique accuses philanthropists of addressing tuberculosis only its effects while ignoring the disease’s root. It claims health data show beef and pork as major sources, but investigations are blocked. The piece condemns high real estate taxes and packer tax avoidance, urging readers to blame assessors and big interests, referencing Ogden Armour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Wealthy Chicago Owners Face Tax Pressure and City Burden
The piece argues Chicago's big firms like Swift & Company and Armour & Company owe far more in taxes. It cites a city deficit of about 700000 and suggests taxing wealthy owners to fund schools, lights, and police. It notes Swift & Company reports over 100 million in quick assets with 7 percent on 20 percent cash value. The article urges Board of Review scrutiny of Armour and Swift holdings and links corporate greed to national discontent and potential reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift & Company
J. Ogden Armour
Armour & Company
New Jersey
Chicago
Armour Car Lines
Armour Grain Company
Hammond Packing Company
Mammond Company
Kansas City
Eh * Light Company
Kansas City Railway and Light Company
Metropolitan Street Railway Company
National Packing Company
Stock Yards Savings Bank
Northwestern Elevated — Railroad Company
Union Stock Yards Company
Omaha
Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company
Port Worth
Union Stock Yards
J. A. Carton
New York
San Francisco
Also Mentioned on This Page
Epernae
Che Fair
Adame and
Dearborn Sts
George W. Jackson, Inc
Our Steel
W. Jackson Blvd
Quincy Street
Don Grazz
John M. Ewen
the Rookery
Armour and
Swift
Ween
Ogden Armour
Mour
Supreme Court
L. A. Carton
United States
Notifica
South Town
Hyde Park
Town of Lake
North Town
Lake View
West Town
Take View
Fowler Brothers, Limited
Libby, McNeill & Libby
S1. Louis
Beef Trust
Itapala
John F. Crowell
Wall Street Journal
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Cobb Hall
University of Chicago
Dr. Crowell
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!