Bisbee daily review., 1906-07-03
Supervisors in Phoenix Gener- ally Agree to Leave Tax
 ing to Counties.
GRAHAM COUNTY MINES
 MAY BE STANDARD.
Suggested That Fixing Value of Cattle Be Left to Counties, But That No Animal Shall Be Less Than S10.

Chairman Bowen returned to Bis bee yesterday from Tombstone, where he attended a meeting of the board of supervisors, which adjourned to July 5, and incidentally discussed with Supervisor Riggs the results of the meeting in Phoenix fast week of mem bers of the county boards of equaliza- tion from all parts of Arizona.
 Bowen received information to the effect that while nothing definite was done, several suggestions were made some of which will probably be act ed on later. Riggs, however, stated that of the members present most of them expressed themselves as being we'll satisfd with the manner in which each county has been taking care or its own business.
 The convention was organized by the election of B. l.. Vail, supervisor from Pima county as chairman and J. H. Robinson, clerk of the board of supervisors of Yavapai county as secretary.
 Attorney General Cio-k was pres ent and furnished the convention with interesting data besides explaining the legal problems involved.
 The first important agreement reached was that of the assessment of railroad grant lands and other simi- lar lands should be left to the dis cretion of the several boards of su- pervisors except that these lands should not be valued at less than 40 cents an acre in any county. this val nation being considered fair one for the least valuable of these lands. Heretofore this class of land grants has been assessed at 20 cents an acre.
 Patented mines were generally con- sidered by those present to be the most important subject. While the discussion of this matter was at times strenuous. still the best of feeling prevailed throughout, the close of the meeting being marked by the urAest cordiality and good will.
 It was finally carried by a vote of F against , that the assessment of the patented mines of Graham county should be considered as a fair basis for the valuation of this class Of prop erty in the different counties f the territory.
 On the vote for acceptance of the Graham county valuation, Cochise county's members of the boe~i, one member of Pima cornty's ho:- l, and all three members of Yayapf coun- ry's board voted no, while ~tIa rep resentatives from Navajo, z-ohave, Maricopa, Gila, Pinal, Graham, Santa Cruz, Yuma and two from Pa voted in the affirmative.
 The total valuation for t'Ie year 1905 in Graham county of j patent ed mines belonging to the Arizona Copper company was s170,oG0, while the valuation placed upon t!!e same properties this year by the assess or is the sum of $1,240,00C an in crease over last year of s1,C o,000.
 The total valuation for he year 1905 of B patented mines, 2T of which were non-producers and valued at s100 each, was the sum O. s147 900, the valuation returned by the asses sor this year being the sum of $S04,- 900, the 27 patented non-:, oduceTs being valued at S54,000 inste2d of s27,- 900, the valuation at which the same was returned in 1905. This -iows an increase over last year in the sum of s657 GOO. .~.
 Seven patented mines, tn proper ties of the Shannon Copper company, were valued at the sum of S32,000 in the year 1905, while the Fakation returned this year for the sa-ne prop erty is $150,00O, an increase of S11S,. 900.
 Another important action of the convention in which this county Is particularly interested is tfz 2. it was agreed that all unpatented mining claims should be assessed at their cash value. As in the case 1f the as- sessment of patented mines this was also carried by large majc ty.
 The matter Of placing z Faluation On cattle was also the stoiect d scme warm discussion, it being fin ally agreed that the valua. of the bovine be left iS tae board 1f super visors of the counties, spt that none should be considered s worth less than sI0 per head.