Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-18

BOARD MEETS
Low Value Placed On Laads aS
Compared With their Worth
Little Profit h Mi0es

The reports Of the assessors OF the
different counties Of the state to the
state board OF equalization show net
increase in the assessed valuation ~
the property OF the state Of over ees-
100000. says the Statesman. When Il
Is remembered that the asseased val
uation is but a small percentage OF the
real market value. this growth In =
single year may be regarded ~ an ex-'
ceptional one.
The first session Of the equalixation
board OF the state was held yesterday.
but no business was transacted. the
other members preferring to wait untir
the governor should have returned
from his over-Sunday visit to his
ranch. The first business meeting wiz
be held this morning at 10 o'clock.
The reports from the different coun-
ties have all been received, and the.
footings Of the valuations AZ returned
to the board show an aggregate as
sessment for the state, exclusive OF
railroad, telegraph and telephone lines.
Of $62.0s3. .7O3.67, the corresponding re-
ports for last year having been only
$56,O53,621.59. The net increase, there
FORE since 1904 has been Se.030. .0s3.0s.
The value OF the land OF the state
has been placed ridiculously low. IN
Ada county, for Illustration, the aver
age assessed valuation Is but $13.11 per
acre. and this is nearly double the val
uation in any other county Canyon
comes second. the value there being
but $697 according to the assessor,
while in Kootenai the price fixed Is but
$2.10 per acre.
Five counties report land valua tions
between 50 and -. these being Ban
| mock. Bear Lake. Blaine, Boise and
Lincoln. The same number--Custar.
| Fremont. Idaho, Nez Perce and ShO~
shone-show the patented land Of the
county 10 be worth only from 81 to S.,
all the other counties ranging between
S. and ss.97 per acre.
Only three counties report any as
sessment upon the net profit OF mines
An intimation which the mining men
Of the state would not be ready to
agree to. These three counties are
Lemhi, which reports $15.500: Owyhee,
with. s2360s1.77 and Shoshone. with
$2,957.S11.6O. The total amounts to 33,-
2Os. .4Os.37.
Other counties. however, report min
ing improvements. four having mining
bitches. nine patented mining land,
eight have quartz mills and three con-
centrators. Nine counties report other
improvements on mining claims.
There are seven counties In the state
with irrigating dtches, and II coun-
ties report 147 saw mills There are II
planning mills in FIVE counties. and 81
grist mills In eight counties.
The three sugar factories in FIRE.
mont and Bingham counties. one in the
former and two in the latter. are as-
sessed for s610,34s.
Only eight counties report having
any watches or iewelry the aggregate
value of these luxurles being s2.905.
A fact that may create much salts.
faction in the breasts OF the temper.
ance workers is that only II OF the 81
counties report having any wines OF
liquors. The 10 which make no return
under this heading are Bingham Cas-.
sia. Fremont. Elmore Kootenai. Lemhf
Nez Perce. Oneida, ShOshone and
Washington.
Roth common sheep and common
cattle show decrease I'm number from
last year. The sheep now aggregate
1.495,s94. as against 1851. .4Ss last yea
"A loss Of 55.552 head. The loss II
cattle was smaller, being only 1854
The comparative figures are 213.542 70
> 1904 and 10000 for 1906.