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THE LEAF-DING REPUBLICAN NEWSPAPER OF NEW ENGLAND. <br /> 'T'60'15ton ' ' Ournat+ <br /> ESTABLISHED 1833. <br /> ISSUED DAILY, SUNDAY AND WEEKLY. <br /> P. O. Box 2115. <br /> BOSTON, MASS., April 1 , 1896 . <br /> Dear Sir : - <br /> A proposition now pending before the Legislature and pressed <br /> strenuously by men of influence seeks to exempt from the taxation to <br /> which they are now subject , personal property , the business of manufac- <br /> turing corporations and partnerships , and to leave the corporation tax <br /> merely upon the quasi public corporations . <br /> It is proposed to use the part of the corporation tax which <br /> will continue to be collected for the payment of the state and count ' <br /> y <br /> tax. <br /> The deficiency in revenue , caused by the above exemption of <br /> personal property, is to be met by an increased tax upon real estate , and <br /> also in part by a proposed tax upon successions and inheritances . <br /> The Boston Journal desires to learn the opinions on this sub-- <br /> ject of the leading men best qualified to judge of the effect of such <br /> proposed changes in our law. <br /> The Journal therefore asks you to reply concisely to the ques- <br /> tions on the accompanying circular, giving your opinion individually if <br /> you do not feel justified in giving it officially, and, if possible , the <br /> sentiment of the people in your municipality , as to the advisability of <br /> the passage of such a law. <br /> . Respectfully yours , <br /> Journal Newspaper. Company . <br /> Editor and Publisher . <br />