The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1899-08-25
is A HEAVY INCREASE
State Board Of Equalization Makes
New Assessment for Sheep
and Cattle.
PROTESTS TO BE MADE

BY the Sheep and Cattle Men-Raises
in All But Three Countless
YellOwstone's Increase.
The action of the state board Of equal
iszation this week in making the rates
of assessment for sheep aud cattle with
the view Of having the same adopted
BY the different county clerks in max
Jug up the tax rolls, will result il a
material increase Of the taxes OF the
state, says tie Helena Herald. Below
is given the list of the counties SO far
heard from and the corresponding in
crease on account Of the state boards
action. Whether the figures will stand
will remain to be seen.
It is more than likely that before
these figures become effective that the
state board will hear from the represent
tatives Of the cattle and sheep interests.
Ex-senator Power, as president OF the
board Of state sheep commissioners, is
deeply interested and to that end today
waited upon the members of the board
in Helena and was informed that the
board would set a day later to hear
him. He maintains that the actual
value of sheep in the state has been
misrepresented to the board, and he
will seek to remove much Of this mis-.
understanding by a personal address to
the board. As soon az Governor Smith
or enough members of the board return
to constitute o quorum a hearing will
be granted MIR. Power ana others who
may desire to explain their contentious
to the board.
The following data shows the il.
crease in percentage Of the boards
latest action over the assessment figures
of cattle and sheep as reported BY the
county boards Of equalization in nil Of
the counties that have been received.
Silver Bow. Jefferson and Dawson pre-.
senting no change:
Beaverhead- Yearlings, so per cent
raise; two year ODDS, 1919 per cent
raise; stock cattle, 10 per cent reduce
ton; stock sheep 10 per cent raise /;
lambs, when owned without other
sleep, 12 per cent raise, otherwise to
be classed as stock sheep.
Carbon-B Beef cattle 10 per cent
raise; stock cattle, 81; per cent raise ;
stock sheep, IS per cent raise.
Cascade-Beef cattle, 38h per cent
raise; stock cattle, 12h per cent raise ;
stock sheep, 81 per cent raise.
Choteau -Stock cattle, 1871 per cent
raise; stock sheep, 10 per oent raise
lambs when owned without other sheep
10 per cent raise, otherwise to be class.
ed as stock sheep.
Custer-Yearlings. s per cent raise !;
tw~o-year.olds, 8 per cent raise three
year.olds, ~ per cent raise; sheep II
per cent reduction.
Deer Lodge-Beef cattle, IAN per
cent raise; stock cattle, 1917 per cent
raise; sheep 10 per cent raise; lambs.
IL per cent raise.
Fergus-Yearlings, s per cent raise;
stock cattle, 10 per cent raise; stock
sh1ep, 10 per cent raise; lambs, 81
per cent raise.
Flathead- Yearlings, 81 per cent
raise; two.year.olds, 1919 per cent
raise; stock cattle, IL per cent raise,
sheep 10 per cent raise.
Gallatin-Beef cattle one.half per
cent raise; stock cattle 1917 per cent
raise; sheep, 10 per cent raise.
Madison-Beef cattle, AZ per cent
raise; yearlings, SO per vent raise;
stock cattle, one-hlaf per cent raise;
10 per cent raise; lambs, IL
per cent raise.
Meagher-Beef cattle, 10 per cent
raise; yearlings, 8per cent raise; stock
8 per cent reduction; sheep, 10
per cent raise.
Missoula-Beef cattle, 30 per cent
raise; stock cattle, 81 per cen raise
10 per cent raise.
Park Beef cattle. 331a per cent
raise: yearlings, Z per cent raise; two
l2h per cent raise; stock
121a per cent raise; sheep, 10
per cent raise; lambs, 1919 per cent
raise.
Ravalli-Be Beet cattle, 10 per cent
yearlings, 8a per cent raise;
t~wo.year.olds. lah per cent raise !;
three-year.olds, rs per cent raise; stock
10 per oent reduction; sheep
10 per cent raise; lambs, la9 per cent
raise,
Sweet Grass-Beef cattle, 10 per
cent raise yearlings, "a per cent raise;
t~wo'year.olds. 12h per cent raise;
stock cattle, l21a per cent raise; sheep,
10 per Gem raise; lambs, 1915 per Gent
raise,
Teton-Beef CATTLE s81a per cent
raise; yearlings, or per cent raise;
tw~o,year'olds. 1911 per cent raise ;
stock cattle. 2 per cent raise; sheep, 10
per cent raise; lambs. 1911 per cent
raise.
Valley-Bsef cattle rs per cent raise
AZ per oent raise; two-year-
lids, IAN per cent raise stock cattle,
10 peF cent reduction; sheep assessed