Show Utility Assessments Drop 19 2 Milion Million Depressed valuations on mines and railroads have sent Utah's Uth's 1947 utility assessments or or 1 below 7 below last year yer a state tax t commission report showed Friday Mines were assessed at a total of a a drop of Roscoe Hammond tac ta- ta commissioner a attributed t t rib ute d the plunge to the six-month six copper coppermine coppermine coppermine mine strike which cut net proceeds from the Copper Corp Crp and other large larse producers producer An equalization study carried out by the commission for the past pat two years resulted m in I adjustments en cn n some other utilities he said sid Railroads Railroads Rail Rail- Rl- Rl roads were adjusted from 07 to t Increases and decreases on other types of or utilities nearly balance On the upgrade with 1946 totals total In parentheses were Air lines lies auto passenger and freight 1 51 S1- car companies gas telephone 14 traction tracton and ad transit transi Decreasing or holding even were Pipe line lne same power pow pow- er Cr express ex ex- press pres telephone terminal com corn I panics water Total 1947 1047 utility assessment Is Commissioner Hammond said that assessments on all al types of or property would run higher than 1946 despite despie the utilities drop One factor would be 1000 or so on Geneva steel plant plant |