Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1891-10-18
Il lSanchcr's Protest.

caIvcd ii notice from the Stata Board
OF EIuaiiz Itiou, dated at Carson the
9Th instant, notifying mo that the as
ses-ei value Of my property had been
raised several hundred dollars and
requesting me to appear at Elko to-
morrow and show cause why said
raise should not DO confirmed. As |
have not time to get To Elko to ex-
press to thcm my contempt and dis
gust Mt this proceeding, | now ask
the favor Of dong it through the col
umns OF the INDEPENDENT, and | have
no doubt that quite as much will be
affected as il had appeared before
them in person, namely, nothing.
Who IS this Board OF Equalization
that prcsumcs To say what my prop
crty is worth: DID they ever sec it?
How, then, can they adjudgc its
value? Who constitutes this Bonrd;
is II not Iwo mining suptrintendcnts,
one lawyer, one merchant, dick
Horton. ii very good mani and o. II.
Grey, bull-hcadcd and impracticable
crank IN some matters, but m honest
man? What do they know about the
value OF property in iGlko county? |
do not believe any Of them ever speut
u day in the county texcept Grcy) ex-
ccpt To solicit voles, aud wha. do
they know, sitting 1T leisure in Car
Son. Il the value Of property here? /
do not believe any Of ,hon. except
Horton, ever owned a houi OF stock
or an aero Of Land in the State, except
Il UuEgy-hDrse and COW. Yet the"
presume TO fix the valUe OF my proD.
cTty for taxation, Willis / am conf.
dent that / pay moro taxes overy
year than the Whole Board, accepting
Dick lIDrtoa. Ystt they pse3I.no to
sit in Carson and ordain what shall
DO tho value Of my property for taxa
ton. i have not the power to express
in the English lnusunge my disgust
"'' NSAiNS'lilN " ShIh VIII lstOllS
proceedings. | am aware that the
County Assessors we're directed 10 MS
scss property at its cash value. How
could they do that? | always
thought that tho value Of property
WAS what ii would procure in income
or sell for. Does lot Tie State Board
know, and l TO not believe they do,
that n ranch in Elko county that
would sell for thousands OF dollars u
few years ago will not now sell ut any
price, and That tho abundant crops
raised 10y the farmers can not be sold
at all? There IL comparatively no
consumption in this part OF the
State. II tho railroad company
would haul it 10 California for moth
ING the price there would not pay
farmers to raise II and haul IL TO tho
railroad. Yet this Board determines
the value OF property in Eiko county.
! am aware that the crcaiion Of this
State Bparl had the approval OF the
&. l.. Il. X. and ! do not blame them
either, for they have been annoyed
for years 10y cranks all over the
State, in Washoc, Lander aud Fare
ka counties particularly, until they
bought Charley Wallace, and then
they concluded to let tho whole mat.
Tor ~ tknir noenpun,nnIo ,,n,n un,l,r
tho head OF n State Board. and then
i',ir next course was TO have there.
on tho most scrvicnt tools possible.
and think that thcy have been or.i-
ncntly successful ~ the State Board
have manipulated tho railroad assess.
mcnt SO ns To rob Elko county OF over
800 while thoy worc serving their
creators. | rather object 20 thor do.
ing it NJ the expense Of my neighbors
aud myself.
Now, Mr.. Editor, / have Ind my
kick mi that is all tho good IL will
do. Lot mo suggest n partial romody
for this hcarilcss rrbbory which, !
hope, will como undor tho law.
Lot tho Cpun ~ Commissioners
direct tho CInnty An ltpr.
ns has just bson dino IN San Fran.
cisco, in rcconstructing tho assessment
roll 10 add thereto only tho State tax
~ tho county dpeI not | hopo need
tho additional tax. Tho County
COMMISSIONERS | bcliovo are mnnag.
ing matters with tho striuiost ocon-
omy, then do not wiring il from tho
people. Tho Board will 10 ]nppcascd
~ they will thc1 b. assured Of their
salaries which nrc. | have no doubt,
moro than they over received annual.
~ before (cxccpt Dick lIorton) and
thor perhicm and mileage while nj
iilko will 10 assured ~ thcy will
charge it to tho State iho"gh thoy
rido on pasacs. IL this DO done, lIlko
county will save moro than onc.half
Of this unjust cStortion.
Yours Truly,
j. u. MooRE.