Show MAY r AY REDUCE County Board of Equalization Con Considers Considers Considers siders Argument of United States Smelter Attorney It I seems sms likely that the county counts count board of t equalization will wi consent conent to reduce the assessment on the United States Smelt Smelting Smelting ing company at least lest The assess assessment assessment assessment ment as made originally original by the assessor was wa 90 which is a decrease of O over the 1907 1007 assessment The Tile attorney for the company Judge Andrew Howat last week appeared be before before before fore the board and argued aged that because of the smelter smoke decision of Judge Marshall of the federal court the smelter did but little business during the first months of this year and that as the plant was Idle most mst of the time the assess assessment asses ment meat should in all al fairness be reduced He suggested s O as the proper amount The board yesterday esterday morning mornin took up the ease case at length but c dM jid not act on account of at the absence of one of its mem mom members Lets bers J B D Cosgriff I IThe The sentiment expressed by b the mem mern members hers bers however was favorable to a moderate moderate ate reduction and it is anticipated that it will wi be made If I this is done done it I will wi be bea b ba a signal for all al the other smelting com corn companies panics to come In and ask for a de decrease decrease decrease crease and a general generl revision of all smelting sult suIt and an mining properties may re result result |