| Show TAXES RAISED IN W OMING Valuations of Union Pacific Rail Railroad Railroad Railroad road in That state Increased Over Per Mile SHORT LINE GOES UP Conditions III in Nearly n nr l flail Uail Ily 13 A AThe The fhe Wyoming papers chronicle the Iho of at assessed oss valuations of ot Iho Union Pacific holdings In III that butt state Iato from to per iter mile an all aol thoo tho e of or the tho Short Line Lino from tram to 1 tier ocr er mile The rhe state board of equalisation felt justified In III doing huh for tor the tho reason rOlson that no raise had been mado hinder In 1 the last lost 16 10 years y ars in to of ot the Ihl fact fae act that In III that time limo several hun hUll hundred dred miles mill of ot road had hod been built In Inthe Inthe im the state talo Jud the total vitiation of ot this class of ot property had hind Increased ed about abt halt a It million The advance In itt valuations made Is in about CO 10 0 rice per cent cont lot for fo the Short Line nd 1111 GO 60 6 per cent for Cor Cornil all nil the tho other railroads In the state slate The Tho showing mado by b the tax tux agents agens of the time nil Iron UK In regard to the assess assessment merit ment of ot other property In time the state was such that the state tto board of oC equalization ion tion Is using strenuous means to se secure secure Secure cure for tor or lie tho assessment rolls of ol the thi theco counties co the vast amount of ot real ral estate anti and personal property that lint hitherto has baa escaped and will ihil recommend to the hit next legislature that thuit It appoint a tax commission for tor the revision lon of ot tIme the th laws of ut the tho state late The Time sour of oC the thu more or less hess chaotic condition Into which the assessment methods or orthe orthe orthe the counties and autO the state mate In general have fallen Is the fact tact that thal the state tux commissioner only receives per pOl annum salary and anI the tile county count only WOO per annum At this non pi princely i enumeration they tho will not any mote mOle time moo to the tax Interests of ot the time state than they the actually lire are obliged to and antI as us u It consequence large largo blocks of or properties escape taxa taxation taxation tion tiomi leaving the thc state of M Wyoming out that mulch much CONDITIONS IN IDAHO A conditions In the time state of ot Idaho are arc not much better fC accord accordIng accordIng Ing log to the railroad having such matters matter in charge There was wa a 1 hearing Friday last at nt Boise Dolse before the board of ot equalization on railway assessments Charles Hayden of ot St represented r the time Groat Northern J 7 15 B Evans ot or Salt Snit Lake Oregon Short Line M II T of ot St Sl Paul North Northern ern em Pacific J P F 1 Leghorn of Spokane Spokane Inland Empire A P PShaw Shaw of ot Spokane Spokane Interim International Agent J T B Evans Eans of or tho the Short Line nade a IJ strong Plea In ill ii behalf ot of equit equitable equitable able treatment for fOI his company ask asIc asking tog ing that hint it Ot be assessed on the same attune hosts basis as ns other property within the tho state Ho Ito submitted lIu the following as a te re ro result suit sult of ot his Investigation of ot property OM an to property In the tho state and prop property property property erty actually returned Patented lands acres acrs assessed In to 1832 1892 acres Lands patented 1906 acres Was Willi assessed by h returns Acres Patented lands ands not assessed tierce octet FIGURES I ON PATENTED LANDS Mr Evans stated he had received his lila Information Uon from the department of ot commerce and am labor Ho Ito also stated ho lie halt hail totaled the thc deed considerations of ot patented lands In seven ot of the counties at nt and that this thin same salute propel been for tor or a n little over oer 20 per cent Mr Ir Evans took up imp the stock report taking the statistics It II II 8 of ot state and ted fed federal eral enumerators In comparison with the showing muncie made by b the abstracts ills His report of stock steele Is ns rus follows Horses I valuation returned for taxation valuation Sheep valuation returned for rOI taxation 2399 Mules Z valuation re 11 returned returned turned for lor or taxation All cattle valuation 8 for tor taxation Swine valuation re ro returned returned turned tot for taxation YEARS WOOL PRODUCT Mr 11 Evans said tho tIme wool product for tor 1906 In III Idaho amounted to pounds which was marketed for to I H 3 the time value of or sheep as re returned returned returned turned In 1907 1107 was or Cl 61 1 tier per tierCent f Cent enl of ot the value aillo of ot last years product of or ool Last year ear thin tho Oregon Short assessed n at per mile nod on a it an basIs basin n ls with the th other r property over ocr the tho lie state of ot 20 to 25 2 per ier cent dent would woul l have to tobo toe tobe bo be e worth at least Mr Evans stated that It was wal lc for tor the Oregon Oreon Short Line under IU its charter to 10 declare dividends from In Interest interest terest l on oh bonds stocks of ot other oilier companies while not riot n a 1 mill mile of or the road roud was actually earning dividends These o other companies ho ha stated slated mire are all pity pay payIng pitying Ing taxes tJ x Js III In other othel states If It the thc earn earnings loge Ins were vero to be the tho basli of ot taxation he lie that butt tho thin rule rille should l be generally applied He I Ia contended that the ho showing of ot tile the physical condition of oC tho tIme property wan wall the tho only halls basis upon which th could bo bl made For c int you oti can con now In Insun sun sur iud family tn any bad from an nil attack of ot colic or diarrhoea been hoea during tho the summer month That In III Inthe time the pi price Ice of r u tL bottle ot or Chamberlains Colic Cello Cholera and anti Diarrhoea Remedy nem II 1 medicine that lists linn never boon 1050 known t to tn fall Bus Huv It II mw It PIn non save ao life For sale nal saleit liy it h nil |
