The Coconino sun., 1902-06-14
RAILROAD VALUATIONS.
Tho Territorial Board of Equalization Completes Its Work-Assess-
 ments o Little Higher.

The territorial board of equalization has concluded the assessment of the railroads of Arizona for the year 1902. The assessments are a very little higher than they were year ago and in almost every instance the valuation of the track and franchise was in- creased above the returns. In all cases where this was done the board did not believe that such difference really ex- isted, but the raises were made to cover a want of proper return on all other classes of railroad property than the track. It was more convenient to se- cure proper valuation in this way than to wade through the different items of improvements and personal property.
 Southern Pacific-Mileage, 392.s; rate returned, $S,178, raised to $5,7O0; valuation of right of way, g, ,237 ,25O; total rate per mile on right of way and improvements, $7,O22; total valuation, $2,756,135.
 New Mexico and Arizona railway SIS miles; returned S263, 400, raised to $3S1 200; total valuation of right of way and improvements, $372, ,278; total rate per mile, s4,24O.O7.
 Arizona and Southeastern railway 40.2 miles; returned $132, ,37O, raised to S195, $50; total valuation, including inn provements and telegraph line, s244,- 35s; total rate per mile, $6,O7S.55.
 Morenci Southern (narrow gauge)- IS miles; total valuation, $64, 800, in- cluding improvements and telegraph line; rate per mile, $3,ss3.33.
 Arizona and New Mexico-41 miles; returned $500 per mile and raised to $4,sOO; total valuation s2lO, ,77e; rate, S5,14O.95.
 Santa Fe Pacific = 386.73 miles re- turn of right of way at $373,s45.6e ac- cepted; rolling stock and personal property valued at s592, ,es93l; total. S966, ,835; rate per mile. $2,5OO.
 Maricopa, Phoenix and Salt River Valley-34.38 miles returned at s4, 400 per mile and raised to $4,5OO; total valuation, includiug improvements, $171 ,551; total rate per mile, $4, ,o89. .S5.
 Fl Paso and Southwestern-22.s 5 miles; total valuation, including right of way and Improvements, $126, ,95O; total rate, Ss,642.22.
 Saginaw Southern-l8 miles re- turned at $11, ,15O and raised to SIS, 900: rate, S833.33.
 Central Arizona--11 miles, raised from sl3,sOO to s1s,OOO; rate, $1 ,36364.
 The difference in the rate of these two latter roads, for they are both of the same character, lumber roads, is accounted for by the fact t'lat the for mer in making its returns included its sidetracks in its mileage; while in the case of the latter road they are in- cluded under the head of improve ments.
 The board put valuation of $4,OOO on all standard Pullman sleepers, and $1, ,250 on all tourist sleepers. The to- tai valuation of all sleepers used in this territory is $55,O48.32. It is distributed among the various roads as follows: Maricopp, Phoenix and Salt River Valley, $2,292.11; Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix, $8,0OO; Santa Fe Pacific, S27, ,4O4.49; Santa Fe and Grand Can yon, S452.40; Southern Pacific, $l6,- 068.95; New Mexico and Arizona, $83O.37.
 In this distribution it will be ob- served that on some of the roads the roads the valuation is considerably less than the value of single car. That