The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-01-28
ASSESSORS IN SESSION
First of Its K nd in the History
of Montana.
FOR CONCERT OF ACTION
The Convention Accepts the Report o
the Committee Upon the Valuation
of Cattle-The Fight Will Come
on the Sheep Valuation.
Special Dispatch to the Standard.


Helena, Jan. 2T.-The fist assessors
convention in The history of the state Le-
gan here to-day with l, of the 2. SIS s.
sors of Montana in attendance. The meet
ing was called to order in the court house
in the office of County Assessor Jake
Fisher few moments before mon ny
Governor Smith, who, as the states head
officer and as president of the state beard
of equalization, welcomed the proper
valuers ana expressed the hope that .h>ir
deliberations would result TO their mutual
benefit.
An organization was perfected by elect
ing W. j. Foreman OF Madison chairman,
ana q. 5. Miller oil Deer L.dsc seci eta y.
A call of the ron showed thai the Iol.ow-
ing counties were presented: Btodowa-
ter, W. Z. haley; Carbon, George u.
stevenson; Cascade, " Ill am Bi hen9ull;
Choteau. James I. Moran; Deer LoaSc,
George 5. Miner Flatn.ad, j. Il. GIBSON;
Galiatin. $. w. Cowan; jefferson, a. j.
Locker; Lewis and Clarke, }. s. Fischer.
Madison, W. J. Foreman MIssoua, ~.
X. Hamilton; Park, H. H. DANES; laval
ii, II. 10. Smart; Silver Bow, dogs vi.
Allan; Teton, ID. A. Penny; Valley, George
W hite; eilowstone, h. H. Summers. TIE
absentets were Beavernead, ". \. ony-
der: Custer, James hunter, Dawson, vi.
II. Brown; Fergus, j. NJ. Croft; ota lite.
William Neu, Mtagher, James j. Omar;
~
Attorney General Moan, who is also Il
member of the state board of equaiza-
ton, was called on for a lew remarks. lie
said, among other Things, that there was
a demand Tor an ,equaDle ass. ssmtnt,
concert of acton on the part or the as
SCISSORS and these he believed would -
achieved ut the present m et4ng. n HE
it was true that there were Ger. ain ella
es of property that in making the as
sessment the assessor had to use his own
judgment, there were many Others thAt
required unanimty Of action on
part of all assessors. in order to reach
this unanimity and concert the present
meeting had been suggested, ana ne
hoped that it would result to the benent
of The assessor as well as the state Loard
of equalization.
The following committee on order of
business was selected and adjournment
was taken until tins afternoon: lab
Fischer, Lewis and Clarke; j. b. Gibson,
flathead; Il. Il. Summers, Yellowstone.
During the afternoon session the com
mittee reported recommending that tie
assessment of the following be cons red
In the order named: Cattle, horses, she, p,
hogs, capital stock of national b-nka,
Credits and mortgages, merchandise, re-
estate. mortgages on real estate, logs and
lumber.
A committee was next appointed to rec
ommend a valuation upon the inst ord r
of business, cattle, as follows: j. 7. Mu-
ran, choteau: ID. A. Penny Teton; e. h.
Summers, Yellowstone; George White.
Valley; S. W. Cowan, Gallatin; II. ID.
Smart Ravalli: u. ii. Daniels Park. The
committee reported in favor of the fol-
lowing valuations: Calves. coming year
lings, SIS; yearlings coming 2-year olds.
$40; 2-year-olds coming 3-year-o.os, Is
tall to be called stock cattle); 3-year-olis
coming L. to be called beef cattle, $50;
mich cows not less than SIS.
The report was adopted by vote of
IA to u. Ii was agreed to leave the as
scssment of horses to the discretion Ct
the assessor. the same as last year.
The valuation of sheep was partially
considered, but as difference of opiaion
developed il was deemed best to 7 T
the matter to the committee, after which
the meeting adjourned until tomorrow
morning The committee ON sheep Nalla-
ton consists OF George II. Stev, nsJn,
Carbon. James T. Moran. Choteau: q :.
Miller. Deer Lodge; William Birkenbull,
Cascade; L. Il. Summers, Yellowstone. 1t
is anticipated that the report of This
committee and subsequent discuss on of
sheep valuation will be the chief event
of the convention. The assessm mt or
sheep will probably be placed between
.25 and $3.50 per head, aga INST 81 -
last year. Several large sheep outfits are
represented here, and it is understood
that they Will cndeavor TO no tn valua-
ton down to 81 fiat, but 1t is not believed
they will be successful. Unless the gu
ton of sheep precipitates a lengthy s.
cussion. the work of the convention will
probably be concluded tomorrow after
noon.
The members of the state board of