Show i U s 8 COMPANY cor p ANY PROTESTS Asks That Assessment Be Reduced by Equalizers from to Representing that because of ot the fed fell federal federal eral court decision in the smelter smoke cases the United States smelter has made mado nothing this year representatives of that company appeared before the county board of ot equalization yesterday esterday and pro protested protested protested tested against the assessment lev levIed ted led against It U by the county assessor Judge Andrew Howat attorney tor br the company argued that the 1907 assessment was but and that it should be re reduced reduced reduced more than this year be because because because cause of at the fact that the plant has been closed down most of ot the year The rim board he thought should fix the assess assessment assessment ment at about No action was taken and although there was apparently a disposition to make a reduction if It this occurs it will not be e as all much as suggested by Judge Howat i |