Show VALUATIONS OF STATE ARE NOW Compilation Is Ls J of ot Express Companies Amount Amount Charged to roads is Greatest Greatest- Objections Appear Tax assessments mado directly by bythe bythe bythe the state stab board of equalization ai as distinguished from from the assessments made by the counties reach a total this this this' year under the full valuations law Jaw of 3 This total Is Js ou 9 moron more than the same to total total to to- tal last year which h was Was C- C This represents all aU the railroad and other public utilities I except express express ex ox- press companies and includes the net proceeds and a assessment me t of c es property of mining p J companies s. s The assessment of express J companies compan compan- le lag ies for this year h has not yet et b Mon been jon completed J r The total for th the the pt public Uc utilities and mining companies ie Is not t the e final assessment That wi will l not be made mado until June Jun 19 10 until Ul which time the companies affected may ap appear appear appear pear before tho board to make recommendations roe rec as to reductions or other changes in the assessment to which they deem doom themselves entitle n Reduction Anticipated There here Is always some som reduction from the first computation That however does docs not affect the comparison comparison comparison compa compa- rison made with last years year's figures which were taken taken f from m the recapitulation recapitulation made by the board of or equalization equalization prior to t the tho o equalizations and reductions The following utilities s and companies companies com com- are assessed by bythe y the board of equalization and the tho assessments are reviewed under such headings Railroads Interurban lines telephone telephone tele tele- phone companies telegraph companies com corn panics express companies pipelines power companies car companies net proceeds of mines and mining com com- The railroads contribute the biggest biggest biggest big big- gest item to the total of ot These are the steam railroads as Indicated in the list and comprise com corn prise the Union Pacific Oregon Short Line Linc Southern Pacific Denver Rio Grande Western Pacific and Salt Lake Route together with their connecting connecting con con- lines Railroads Pay Most The assessment of these roads this year totals as compared r with last year when the full full valuation plan wa was wan not ot otin In force Interurban railroads this year have a total assessment of as compare last year Telephone co companies are assessed at compared with 1 I. I last year Telegraph companies are assessed at compared with last year Pipelines are assessed at l last st year Power com companies panics are assessed at last year Car companies ar are assessed at 1 I. I last year Ne Net Nett proceeds of mines assessed at last year Mining company p property 8 last year Objections Appear A few of the companies dissatisfied dissatisfied dissatisfied fied with the assess assessment ent have already appeared before the board to state their objections ns DailY Dally hearings will willbe willbe willbe be held by the board until the second second sec sea ond end Monday in June Thereafter tho the final assessment will be made and the assessments apportioned to the counties on the basis of the amount of property of the taxed concerns concerns concerns con con- cerns situated therein Thereupon the counties will make the levy and collect the taxes The one exception to this Is the tho Item car companies This Item represents private car companies 06 property consists of rolling o stock Block consla constantly Uy moving from one oue J county to another and In the state andt ut again The Pullman compan com com- pan pan and nd concerns owning refrigerator tor ad palace stock cars ars on operated rated I over the railroads come under this classification The board computes I Ithe the m mileage in the state of all the thel I cars of or each company and makes the i levy and collects the tax taxes without reference ce to the counties I IThe The assessment of the e express companies which had not been computed computed com corn when the recapitulation was was was' made amounted to last laet year ear |