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Show THE UNION PACIFIC KICKS. The Itallrnait Insist Thai In l'rHrly la AMeurd Too High. The Union Pacillc people are kicking like several long homed Texas aleers with brand's on their hides, because the county assessment is so fur up iu (!. Superintendent Corwiu told the county court yesterday that it was his Idea that $0000 per mile was a big rate for the Union Pacitic and 12000 for the Utah & Nevada. ll cited the fact that tho latter Is a puiupkinvlno road In very scaly condition as to rolling stock and roadbed. It Is not worth near the llgurn placed upon it and the Union Paclle line itself Is not worth what the assessor makes it. He said tho county ought to offer some encouragement to tho road which proposes to erect $l,V),(SKl worth of machine ma-chine shops, expend .'0K) on the depot nud otherwise improve. Other latea with the exception of Nebraska do not assess up to II 0.000, the Utah figure. Albert Woodcock, the general land commissioner of the road, also talked strong for reduction,- The work of Improvement Im-provement which tho Union Pacilio has entered upon will not end here. The company propose to build a magnificent hotel at'tiartield and to widen the ear row-guago road, to ballast and out In steel iiiiilghe car service that will not put corns all over tho persons of travelers. trav-elers. Apropos of valuations In other state Judge Smith asked If the rate was the true valuation. No direct answer w given but the difference in cost of construction con-struction Iu level and mountainous countries was pointed out. Judge Barteh thought the road was assessed too high but, Judgn Smith declared de-clared ht didn't believe 'he Union Pa-cilic Pa-cilic would sell the I'lah A Northern for $10,0(10 a mile. Tun question will come up later. |