Show TOUL TROUBLE OVER TAS TAXES All Idaho Eoa Roads Cia Claim They Are As Assessed Too High The Idaho state board of equalization is in session in Boise and ever road operating in that commonwealth is isI I aking asking for a a reduction of the assess mont ment The Oregon Short Line has a a along along long lit list of grievances am and is represented seated in the meeting b by J B B Evans of this city who Is s after a reduction ot of the assessment on te the main lie line north and west of Pocatello of per mie mile a as compared wih with last years rates According to the Statesman te the a as assessment last ye year r was per mie mile and if te the board grants grant the reque request t their assessment this year wi stand I per mie mile north and west of Poca telo tello and south and east of tat that point Mr Evans r that the main lne line wa was only onty assessed per permie I mie mile In 1898 north and west of Poc Poca Pocatello telo tello and he thought that the increase I Ion on this part of their system for 1899 was too much He submitted figures showing that the total taxes paid per permie mie mile on the main lne line north of Poc Popa telo wa was 20 per mie mile west of Poe Poca Pocatello telo tello per er mie mile east of that point and south The taxes paid Dald on the Wood river branch amounted to 26 per mie mile and on the Preston branch and on the Boise branch The figures submitted by Yr Mr Evans showed that the amount of tax taxes taxes es paid in Utah only amounted to per mie mile in Montana dad nd in Wyoming 16 ncr er mie mile Mr Evan Evans also stated that the Wood L river branch wa was a losing I Ito to the road and he aked asked such a re reduction ducton there as the board might see t ft fit to mae make Last year according to te Mr fr Evans the com company pan paid out SC 50 per cent of the goss gross earnings of this thu I branch in taxes The O 0 R N has set up a similar protest A S Watt Vat of Portland represented represented that company compan and submitted figures showIng that the Oregon road was paying per mie mile in Idaho as against 1490 in the state of Wash Washington Ingon ington and in ib Oregon The road is not assessed to exceed per mie mile In Oregon where al all its ts terminal fa cites ar are located while i it has to toI I stand in Idaho I The Norther Northern Pacific and Great Northern ar are e experiencing about the same trouble about taxes as the other road roads |