Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-07-04
Editorial Comment
HONEST TAX AssEssMENr-Ar LAST.
From Sunday'S DAiiy.)

Territorial Board of Equalization congratulate itself
that working for gratitude for its reward
high mighty among would be small
The Board has been exposed all the winds OF scsness greed
graft political cxpdency, and personal anmosy and has
fully weaercd the being territorial financial
housekeeping which fail be gratifying the
it will be beneficial the territory
% recently
published the Journal Miner dealing with the proceedings Of the
Board and the financial taxang basis upon which the
has been placed The figures reality they
world oi meaning those with the financial
history Arizona the comparative figures themselves
magnificent defence Executive and
able condemnation the system hitherto vogue the
Of valuation for Just why the large corporations
always been allowed escape with fractional while
small traders and houscoers been compelled pay cxorb
tan assessments matter which all have pretty well de-
fined ideas bu, graft gigantic octopus and thousand pages
such the Journal Miner would fail justice hosyn
= cracies Of the genus.
The following figures however will give some
accomplished by the Territorial hoard Of Equalization
campaign against the financial Bucbeards of Arizona beginning
with the railroads who by take back
lodging in orcr) find that coGh lines mainly
ated by the Southern Pacific have had their raised
from Soboos65 zoos tn Slo43pd7o in increase Of
oi about per The total valuation Pacific
lines III Arizona in S7n against SS3I7 this
year net increase OF The railroads throughout
northern Arizona have also had valuation
upon their lines and equipment Taking the comparative figures
two years we find that all railroads operating this territory dur
ing the year o paid total Of S8, g;
while this year the SelS3
territory however exemption clauses
not Tor this the total amount to
s'4l+a7hiI, instead ri S4a4,SlS,r. present.
Such extraordinary year railroad va,
alton for assessment admit, m only that
railroads have been enabled payment Of
their just proportion OF the ALL the railroads
are not SO much Ia blame this matter who
as tools o the corporations. have
eaSance possible bca!ing piacc their
fclow-mcn.
int the railroad, have been tullablc consistent tax
dodgers what shall Of the big The ma,ia-
hons G" the railroads pale into signcancc when with
nctho If
The valuation al railroad easily asccranac quantity but
s Is not " III me case ut mining property. We the
mines III the
a'in III past times individual mere fraction Of
we net year! output The which the assessment ont
rage Las been crctratc and bstcrcd serving supc
Nisr IN recent years has been nothing Of an arocous
'Winhe on Arizona AMI its people our present cx
ecnve the mining will compelled 10 d;s,oroc
az least an equitable OF the NATION The ONLY ntv
Is hat the assessment the basis made rospcc
i've and these mining companies be yield NJ the full meas
ure o taxation money stolen from people a8
ne Journal Miner is in Of regarding the new
taxation which while absolutely may be taken ms rc
iab representation Of the of events II is prac
cay certain that the Arizona Copper mines at Clifton will
he taken guide which base taxation of mines