Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-10-14

::RusY VALIEY, Nxv., DOT. II 1891.

9th instant, notifying me that the as
seseed value Of my property had been
raised several hundred dollars and
requesting ME to appear at Elko to-
morrow and show canse why said
raise should not be confirmed. ASH
have not time to get to Elko to ex-
press TO them my contempt aud dis
gust at this proceeding, IGnow ask
the favor Of dong it through the cot
nmns OF the INDEPENDENT, and 1 have
no doubt that quite as much will be
affected as itI' had appeared before
them in person, namely, nothing.
Who is this Board Of Equalization
that presuues to say what my prop
erty is worth? Did they ever see it2
How, then, can they adjudge it's
value? Who constitutes this Board;
IS it not Two mining supelintendents,
one lawyer, one merchant, (Dick
Horton, very good man) and o. H.
Grey, a buil-headed and impracticable
crank in some matters, but an honest
man? What do they know about the
value of property in Elko county? 7
do not believe any of them ever spent
day in the county Except Grey ex-
cept to solicit votes, and what do
they know, sitting at leisure in CAT
son, Ct the value Of property here? 1
do not believe any of them, except
Horton, ever owned hoot OF stock
or an acre of land in the State, except
a buggy-horse and a COW. Yet the
presume TO fix the value of my prop
erty for taxation, while I am conf
dent that l pay more taxes every
year than the whole Board, accepting
Dick Horton Yet they ptssu ae to
sit in Carson and ordain what shalt
be the value of my property for taxa
ton. 1 have not the power to ex press
in the English language my disgust
and contempt for such outrageous
proceedings: am aware that the
County Assessors were directed to as
sess property at it's cash value. How
could they do that? / always
thought that the value Of property
was what il would procure in income
or sell for. Does not the State Board
know, and / do not believe they do,
that a ranch in Elko county that
would sell for thousands of dollars a
few years ago will not now sell at any
price, and that the abundant crops
raised by the farmers can not be sold
at all? There is comparatively no
consumption in this part Of the
State. II the railroad Company
would haul it to California for moth
ing the price there would not pay
farmers to raise 1t and haul it to the
railroad. Yet this Board determines
the value Of property in Eko county
I am aware that the creation OF this
State Board had the approval of the
Q. p. II. K. and / do not blame them
.Vipti0l3 AOh Vll0S nave De6tl unUOy9O
for years- by cranks all over the
State, in Washoe, Lander, and Eure
ka counties particularly, until the,
bought Charley Wallace, and then
they concluded to let the whole mat
ter Of their assessments come under
the head Of a State Board, and sh er
their next course was to have there
on the most servient tools possible
and think that they have been eni
nently successful rs the State Board
have manipulated the railroad assess
ment so as to rob Elko county OF owe
300 while they were serving theil
creators. I rather obisot to their do.
ing it at the expense OF my neighbour
and myself - - 8 81
F. Now, Mr.. Editor, 1 have had my
kick and that is all. the good it will
do. Let me suggest q partialiremed,
for this heartless robbery which,
hope, will coma under the law
Lot the CoLn.ty Commissioner.