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Show WILL RAISE COUNTY TAKES "Red Flag" oi Danger Held Out by State Board r AMOUNT OF RAISE UNKNOWN t STATE BOARD AND COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COM-MISSIONERS HAVE FINAN-CIAL FINAN-CIAL LOVE FEAST. Tho Stnto Board of Equalization, con slating of Harden Ilcnnlon, J. G. Mc-Allstor Mc-Allstor nnd Geo. A. Black, met with tho Cacho county commissioners yesterday. yes-terday. Tho board went over tho work ot County Assessor Dallam and found that whllo In tho aggregate tho county Is assessed $75,000 higher-than higher-than last yenr, that real ostatc and n fow other branches aro assessed lower, nnd asked that theso ho raised. Matters woro also discussed pertaining pertain-ing to tho apportionment td various counties of tho state tax. In round numbers $4,00,000 must be raised In the stato nnd from nil Indications In-dications Cache county will bo called cal-led upon for a mighty big lump of this nmount. Tho stato's assessment In tho county this year is somo $15,' 000 lowor than In 1010, and'tho landowners land-owners nre likely to have to mako up the deficits. e I Tho county commissioners with County Assessor Dallam talked plainly plain-ly on tho mnttor ot the decrease In assessment which has been allowed : - " - - the railroad nnd certain power lines In this county, concerns by tho way, which have been constantly Improving Improv-ing their property, but Httlo or no notice was taken ot theso remarks. Tho stato board camo to Inform the commissioners that a ralso over tho present assessment will bo made, and gavo positive assuranco that It was within Its power to make tho final Issue. After visiting each county coun-ty of tho stato tho board will make tho county apportionments and until that time Httlo can be done by tho local commissioners. |