Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1899 — Rockefeller Must Pay. [ARTICLE]

Rockefeller Must Pay.

The application of John D. Rockefeller of the Standard Oil Trust to have the assessment on his country seat in North Tarrytown, N. Y., set aside was denied in court. The assessors placed the value of his property at $1,000,000, and levied a tax accordingly. Rockefeller declared the amount outrageous and illegal and took the case to law. Many hearings were given and thousands of dollars spent.