Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-31

when report of his land estimates
were read.
| Mr.. Frasier admitted that his esti-
mates had been made on term aC-
counts and not cash value, and ad-
mitted that a reduction of 10 per cent
| or even more might be made on a cash
sale. He stated that cash sales were
rare and admitted that different prices
of land were made-a price to the
person wise to conditions and an extra
price for the "tenderfeet."
The members Of the board and spec
tators enjoyed the efforts of Mr.. Fra
sier to have his valuation figures re-
duced, but Mr. Browne was ineXorable
and quoted figure after figure as given
by the real estate man.
The valuation of San Bernardino
county was the last work yesterday
and, as the specially appointed board
of assessors had compiled it's work
carefully, it did not take long to dis
pense with the San Bernardino prop
osition.
e. w. Reed, chairman of the San
Bernardino board of supervisors, OBJ
jected to the estimate of the assess
ors, saying that the board was COM
posed of real estate men and that real
estate men were natural boosters and
that their estimates of value ought
not to be credited. He also argued
that bankers are poor persons to serve
as assessors as they were equally as
anxious to boost as were the real es-
tate men.
Sarcastic War of Words
Chairman Browne replied that 1t
doubtless would be proper to appoint
committee of clergymen who would
be unbiased in their estimates and
also guided by their sense of Chris
tian duty.
Mr.. Reed replied that it would be
good plan to have ranch owners on
such boards as they were the persons
aptly fitted to judge of values.
The board adjourned at o'clock and
will assemble at o'clock this morn
ing, when the most important work
from a local point of view will be
taken up-the appraisal of Los An
geles county.
1t is expected that this will occupy
the entire session tomorrow and will
mark the close of the state boards
work in Los Angeles. The board then
will go to Sacramento, when the Kern
county appraisal will be discussed and
the board will go into executive ses-
sion and discuss the notes they have
obtained from the meetings of the
various county boards before deter
mining the tax assessment.
State Controller Present
A. B. Nye, state controller and ex-
officio member of the state board, was
present yesterday and spoke strongly
in favor Of the work of the board. Mr..
Nye refutes the statement that the
boards only purpose is to raid the
taxpayers" and extolled the careful
and systematic work that is being done
this year by the board in delving
into the real facts by visiting each
county and awaiting the personal re-
ports of the county delegates.
The delegation representing River
side consisted of John Shaver, e. w.
Holmes, Thomas Hammer, Arthur
Kimbal, Karl Carlton, supervisors; w.
G. Frasier John d. North, A. p. Clark,
George Frost, w. A. Montague, George
Brown, Lyman Evans, Charles Grey.
Arthur Pitch, Arthur Holden and
Frank A. TuttleY.
From San Bernardino came DR.. e.
w. Reed, II. B. Wilson, H. r. Scott,
w. M. Miller, George S. Biggens and
A. S. Taggart.
From Orange county: DR.. D. A. Nc
Mullin, S. Talbot, H. E. Smith, r. w.
Scott, David Kelley, Frank Ely, D. II.
Thomas, George H. Monter and e. 5.
Forgy.