Show EQUALIZATION LIZA BOARD FINDS ITSELF AT SEA The state board of equalization is is' at ats wire that thatis s spa sea a regarding a telegraph is at sea that sea that is is' is wires used by the Southern Pacific pacific Railroad COmpany company across across' Great Salt lake In the first place this this is the only company In Utah whose telegraph wires are not bOt owned and controlled by the tv Western estern Union which which Is assessed for them In Inmost inmost inmost most cases In the second place the wires are figured in the company company's s I annual statement of valuations but taut no noo poles are reported It is known that I j I Ithe the wires are on poles but the board boardl j I members assume that the poles are the IThe I property of ot the telegraph company The board will ask asle the company to give a report on this point I The annual valuation statement presented presented pre pre- to the board today by D D. V. V Cowden tax attorney gives a total of miles of telegraph and cable lines owned in Utah by the comp company ny and having havinga a valuation of The report gives the tot total l valuation of ot the railroad company's property In I Utah as A pr preliminary examination ex examination examination ex- ex of the report indicates that many of ot the items are given a high valuation but that the board must raise the valuation on others |