Show 1 TAXES ON RAILWAYS They Have Not Been Reduced i the State of Idaho h THE BEVE3UES ARE TOO SMALL Trouble Over the High License Law The Cattle Cat-tle Thief Cases at Blackfoot The Kallroad Eeachcs Sallua Utah NMpk Idaho June 2LSpeciaI telegram t tele-gram to TUB IlEnuD Boise City Idaho is pretty well worked up over the report that gained circulation whereby it was declared de-clared that the railroad company had secured se-cured a reduction in its railroad bea valuation valua-tion of about onethird just now when tho state is so in need of money when times when are so slow with every business man state taxes are so high when state appropriations appro-priations for stata work are so limited and at this time when county assessors county clerks county treasurers and county school superintendents depend so much on the tax their fees At revenue for a good portion of fees such a time a rumor that the railroad company com-pany had secured a reduction in its property valuation would necessarily bring out harsh criticisms against the state board of equalization but your representative today to-day had an interview with Secretary of State Pinkham and thus runs the rumor S t the ground Auditor Moody has considerable con-siderable t do in the line of giving news to the Statesman andS and-S when the railroad company fled its valuation valua-tion of its own property a the company thought it ought to be the state auditor conveyed the news t the understanding of the public that the reduction had been I secured but such is not the cae The valuation val-uation of the railroad companys property must be fixed by the county assessors of the various counties The state board of equalization does not meet till the first Monday in September and then it only sits to equalize on all the property assessed by of the counties the respective assessors cuntes The new law on this point appears plain enough and i the railroad company is not S assessed for what it is worth the county assess r rdll be t blame Secretary Pinkham expressed the opinion opin-ion that now was the time when the rail road company should be shown no favors in this respect He was glad of the occasion to inform THE HEEALD that so far as the state board of equalization was concerned the railroad company had received no relief from their valuation and TEE HERALD this morning will be read on this matter with t tmuch joy throughout the state Your representative also learned that the last sessions laws will be issued i a few days as soon as they can be got from the bindery at Portland where they arc printed There seems to be much uncertainty about the new liquor license The law I that retail liquor dealers shall pay f 125 per quarter from July 1 next but i also says S f teach saloonkeeper mst be under bond to keep an orderly house and that the bond must be approved by the board of county commissioners What the sheriff will do from July 1 t July 1 or when the board meets to approve bonds is a hard question to answer But who will test the constitutionality tutionality of the high license bill The large saloons will not because it will be the means of closing up the small saloons and the small houses cant afford to fight it The only safe way will be for the sheriffs to collect the high license from all until the bond i approved It is said this bill first passed one branch of the state legislature and was amended in the other house but I was not returned t the original house for affirmation of amendment but the state auditor informs TEE HERALD man that the new high license blanks will be ready for delivery by July 1 |