The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1906-08-30
!. N. FRIHk. paEslpENT o.
THU ANTlM. o. oaoAHlZA.
TON, PROMISES TO BRING UP
rHU SUBJECT OF CORPORA
TON TAI. DODGERS.

Unless the Seattle Electric club.
organized By the Seattle Electric
company 10 protect the interests of
the company In the municipal own
ernhip campaign turns dnWr , ~
Frink. ltH president. ~ viii take W.
AZ ltn next meeting the subject OF
the gross inequalities Of aesehH
ment values IN king county.
The existence Of gross ineauhli
ties WAS called "a the attention Of
Mf Frink in n letter written 10 him
By The Star last Friday. aud Nj
ffink. III reply, states that he
vii bring the matter before the
club az its neat meeting.
Reply 70 Mr.. Frink.
Replying 20 Mr. Frlnks letter
The Star has sent him ID letter 20.
day calling attention 10 several
notable instances Ia which Yalus
bic property has sot been listed FOR
ashenamnnt At all Among these
are the tools and machinery 81 the
Washington Iron WORKS. Of which
Mr. FHnk ia president; The gaiuA
bic franchises Of the Eeaf<e Light
Ing company. of which II X elise
a member Of the executive commit
tee ~ she league. ia secretary. anG
two valuable franchises belonging
90 the Seattle Electric company
II The Star can induce the Seattle
Electric club 20 Join " IN the de.
mand that these properties b. listed
for assessment purposes u will
haKe placed 10 ltH credit another
victory tn iia nRhi for "a more equit
able adjustment Of The burdens o.
taxation
M. Fflnk's Letter.
Mr Fnnka reply 90 The Stars
first letter. and the reply % The
star dispatched this morning are
as follows.
August =
The Seattle Star
Gentlemen i have your letter
u The gath This probably came
10 the office on Saturday. but Was
not received b. me until this morn
ing Aa learn ~ the assessor b
office. the county beard Of equaliza-
lion vas adjourned 90 Saturday. ]
agree with yun that all the property
o. either individual or corporation
should Be assessed AZ the same
ratio aud n these companies thar
You mentioned have not been ~
aaHeNaed. = wrong has been done 10 !
the Other tax payers This matter. I
hoWeYor. should NO, be- LETT entirely |
10 any organization % geeufy II ~ /
the Outs 81 every private citizen. /
aud particularly those DO kpou 81 4
these properties. Nhich have "a
capped tar. TO report the same to the
board 0f equalization. that they 4
MAY be placed upon the assessment
rolis.
Cannot Confirm.
A 90 the valuation that you have
placed upon the companies men.
toned. I cannot ~ my own knowt
edge confirm o. Is known. hoS
ever. that large corporations make /
every effort to get their aRaeah
msnta reduced. employing LEGAL tai I
ont for that purpose. whereas the I
smaller taxpayer who Is not able
10 obtain service II this kind pays 1
upon the valuation placed hy the ~.
resNor Your letter with others has 4
been Eenf 20 the fecrs taIY 81 thu
Seattle Economic League and viii
be brought up II the ueEf meeting
Yours traiy. J, ~. FRlNhs
The stars Reply.
Seattle. August 30. 1905.
Hon J n. Prick. President Wash /
inginn Iron Works and President /
Seattle Economic League. Seattle,
wash
Dear SIR. In reply to your /
esteemed favor of August q. We
beg 20 say that The star has been |
calling the attention 81 the board |
II equalization aud Of its readers
TO the gross inequalities IN assess
meat values for several weeks and |
has attained measure of success
REAL stkrE-C entinusd.