Omaha daily bee., 1906-06-25
ASSESSMENTS COMING IN
Eleven Counties Have Already Made Re-
port 70 The State Board,
PRACTICALLY ALL SHOW An INCREASE
FuFnas Leads or with Little over
auarter Of million More Than
Returned last Year-Boosters
Make Good Impression.
icon a stan CONGREGATIONAL


LINCOLN, June A.-(special )-Though
tho state Board Of Equalization does not
meet until the third Monday in July.
eleven counties have already returned alb
utracts Of assessment and by the latter
part Of next week Il is believed nearly
all Of the counties will be in. OF those
received by the secretary OF the state
board Furnas county shows the largest In
crease. t26s5s5, over the assessment Of last
year. 50 far not enough counties have
reported to make any kind Of an accurate
estimate OF what the total assessment will
be. The increase IN most cases will be IN
new personal property dug up and In the
improvements on real estate, as the as
sessment Of real estate made in 1904 stands
for four years. The railroad property with
the exception Of the increase OF $4,000 on
the Union Pacific, will not increase the
grad assessment roll. ms the board re-
turned this class OF property at the same
value as last year. The addition OF the
Great Northern cuton adds some 100000
to the grand total. This has not hereto
fore been assessed.
Reports from out in the state indicate
that few protests are being made by
taxpayers over the assessment, and this
Is taken as an indication that few OBJ
1ections will be made before the State
Board Of Assessment. Some remarks may
be made to the board to secure an increase
in the assessment OF some OF the counties,
but It il hardly probable that any county
will ask for a reduction. Lancaster county
will probably try to get Douglas county
business men increased. as the CONNER
cial club OF this city is OF the opinion
after an investigation Of the Omaha as
sessment that the county board up there
failed to properly appreciate what Omaha
merchandise is really worth. Last year,
however. when lincoln kicked on Omaha
it's merchants succeeded in getting per
cent Increase for Lancaster lands, as well
an getting Omaha boosted. Until after the
returns are all in and the assessment made
no estimate can be made OF the amount
Of the levy the state board will vote.
Boosters Sow Good Seed.
The members of the Lincoln Commercial
club who came in contact with the repre-
sentatives OF the Omaha Commercial club
last Friday night expressed themselves as
being well pleased with the enthusiasm of
the men from the big town. These Lincoln
business men believe that II Omaha should
send down often a bunch good as the
last one, It would not be long until the two
towns would be getting together along har-
moniops lines. resulting in the everlasting
beneht Of the whole state and to the two
big cities One prominent Lincoln booster
said:
What helps any town in Nebraska helps
the entire state and helps every individual
In the state, and instead OF any lighting
going on between the two big cities, they
should be working together. 1t is all right
for each of the towns TO strive to get all
the state business It can and all OF the
business outside of the state, but In the
past these two cities have been at outs so
VIGOROUSLY that It has resulted in beneht
to Kansas City, st. Joseph and other towns
and to the detriment OF tho entire state.
Omaha and Lincoln, should pull together
and help each other against a common enc
my. While the Omaha Commercial club
was here only a short time, a splendid i'm
preston was made upon our citizens and l
have heard many of the members OF the
Commercial club regret that notice OF their
coming had not been more literally adver-
tised 90 We could have put up some kind
of entertainment for them. Frequent ex-
change of visits by members of the two
clubs and better understa nding with each
ether would be OF vast beneht 10 both
towns and 70 the entire state. Jeaiousies
and short-sighted competition should be
eliminated and in a very short time we
wouldn't hear of any Nebraska dealer GO
ing out OF the state for goods. l shall urge
Lincoln business men to keep in touch with
Omaha and get acquainted with the men,
bers OF the Commercial club Of that city,
and believe II will not be long that in
securing some big enterprise either town
can call upon the other for help. That little
short visit Of the Omaha Commercial club
IL going to be the means OF working a
revolution in the feelings between the two
cities"