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Show EQUlffl BQARDl BEGINS WORK ON MINE TSX Salt iikr Tribunt: Th state of equalization yesterday becan its task, of considering the taxation of mining properties In ftah. It has before It the reports of the cointy assessors, asses-sors, last year's figures, and the as-1 sessors, last year's figures, and the returns of the companies themselves As soon as the board completes its survey of conditions as shown by Its olfice records, it plans, about the first or second week in April, to make a tour of tho railroad properties in the state. Risht here eomcg a nice point. It appears that under the public utilities law the members of the state board of equalization will have to pay their way in the hard coin of the realm during dur-ing their trip over ihe rails to ex amine tle property of the very roads they are riding on, as F. A. YVadleirh, passenger traffic manager of the Den-ver Den-ver & Rio Grande, and H. V. Piatt, vice president and general manager of the Orecon Short Line, esterday sent out letters calling in transportation transporta-tion of state officials and other which had been issued and declaring that it is the undei standing of the railroads rail-roads that they will not be permitted to Issue transportation except to the same classes of people as are ex. empted by the Interstate commerce act. Statements Submitted. The state board of equalization yes-terday yes-terday received from C. M. Brown, lax agent for the Ctah Copper company, ihe i tah Lighl & Traouon company, the I'tah Power & Light company and for the property leased from the T'tah Light t- Traction company by the Utah Power & Light company, A -statement of assessable property. The Ctah Copper company reported $71 1,275. The total valuation of the Utah Light & Traction company is given at $2,660,925. Of this amount there is listed $1,626,275 for main track, wires and poles in Salt Lake county. 'The property tor main track and oth- I er permanent improvements in Davis i count is given at $44,150. The realty, not included in the right of way in Salt Lake county, is $133,700. The Weber county realty is estimated at $6,000. The improvements in Salt Iake county are listed at $153,500. The rolling stock owned, leased, operated op-erated and controlled is placed at $594,200. The supplies in Salt Lake county are estimated at $98,600 and in Davis county at $4,500. Of Uncertain Value One of the most significant features j in the statement is that this company .states that the franchise authorizing the conduct of the street railway business busi-ness in the cities and counties in which it operates are of uncertain value. Xo estimate ig given in the return. The franchises upon which the I board of equalization will not place its valuation are Salt Lake City, ! Bountiful. Murray and Sandy Tho return for the Utah Power & Light company shows a valuation of $5,929,148. This company has county franchises in Box Elder, Cache, Davis, j luab. Morcan. Salt Lake. Summit. Utah, Waaatch, Weber, Carbon and j Emery. It has municipal franchises in Alpine, American Fork, Bear River City, Bountiful. Coalville, Eureka, Earmington, darland. Helper, Honey-ville. Honey-ville. Hyde. Park, Kaysville. Lehl, I I Lewiston, Mert ur. Midvale, Newton, 'Ogden. Park City, Pleasant drove. I I Providence, Provo, Richmond, Salt Lake. Santaquln, Sruithfield, Spring" ville, Tiemonton, Corinne, Huntington, Murray and Clarkston. The Utah Power & Light company also made return on the property (leased from the Utah Light & Trnc-, i lion company to the amount of $3,542,. ! S86. The property is located in Da-i Da-i vis counties. The company has roun. ! ty franchises m Salt Lake. Davis and i : Weber counties and municipal fran j chises in Salt Lake. Ogden. Farming. I I ton. Bountiful and Murray. oo |