Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-01-15
State Board Of Assessors

Suffers by Action of Men Wearing
Collars of Corporations-Small Taxpay-
ers Must Suffer" gives the following
account of the proceedings Of the state
board of assessors:
The state board of assessors have
finished their labors for which let
thanks be given. They didn't give
away the state to the railroads hut it
was through no fault of theirs that such
is no the fact. Among the list there
are some whose names are worthy of
mention but the others bear the rail
road brand and will be easily known by
the collar they wear. Those who,
should be remembered by the people are
Regain of Ormsby, Wyatt of Douglas,
Randall of Lyon and Henrichs of
Storey. These are the men who cast
their vote for the welfare of the people
and sucbumbed not to the blandish-
ments andlure of the railroad represent
atives.
Governor Dickerson showed his hand
as q man not wearing the yoke of the
corporations and i'll plain language told
the assessors that money was needed to
run the government and he expected
them to place II just rate upon tho rail
road properties in the %furtherance of
the raising of the moneys needed. He
showed in figures that the net profit Of
the Southern Pacific in 1907 was $lj,-
399. so in the State of Nevada. The
value of the road is SAG, 036. 73 per mile
and that there are 451 miles in the
state. On the assessed valuation of
of SIT, 800 per mile in 1907 the road
cleared 1897 per cent on the invest
ment. He asked that the road be
assessed $50, 900 per mile for main line
and 81, 1000 per mile for side tracks.
This he claimed, would pay n dividend
of 42.776 per cent on the money in
vested.
McTicrney of Eureka moved that the
road be assessed $l7, 500 per mile,
seconded by Leonard of Humboldt.
Randall of Lyon moved that the as,
sessment be $40, 900 per mile seconded
by feSan OF OrInSDy.
The governor was Johnny on the
spot" and made another argument
which caused Randall to withdraw his
motion and substitute another fixing
the rate at $50, 900 n mile. Henrichs OF
Storey seconded the motion.
Some talk was INDUCED in. the hyp
motto eye of the railroad gazed over the
throng and the question was lost wher
put to Il vote and lost by the vote o.
Ayes, Wyatt, of Douglas; Randall. Of
Lyon; Regain, of Ormsby and Henrichs
of Storey; No, Wightman, of Churchill
Weathers, of Elko, Bradley, of Esmer
aida; McTierney, of Eureka; Leonard, o
Humboldt; Lemaire, of Lander; Roeder
of Lincoln; Owens, of Nye and Miles, O
White Pine.
Owens then moved to fix the rate q
$1S, 500 and was amended by Raglan t.
read $50, 600 and the vote on this was
tie. The Governor refused to vote OF
the question and OH n second vote
change was made and the amendment
was lost. The original motion wa
then put and Il tic vote resulte,
which was decided by the govcrno
voting in favor of the question.
Other railroad rates fixed during tn,
forenoon session We're: Nevada-C Gail
%fornia, broadguage, from Hazen t
Nina, $15, 900, side tracks $1,000; Tor
opah &c Goldfield main line, reduces
from 81, 600 to- $l2, 900 a mile, sid
tracks $4,000; Nevada Northern, fror
Ely to Cobre, $4,000 main line, an,
~, 500 side tracks; Salt Lake route
transcontincntal line as the Espee, wa
fixed ut $4,000 for main line and $2,S 20
for side tracks; Virginia 81 .Trucket
$3.50, main line, 81, 500 for side tracks
Hazen and Fallon branch, Espee
$4,000 main limo and 81, 900 side track.
Tonopah e T~idewatcr, 80, 900 main lint
$4,000 side tracks; Las Vegas 1
Tonopah $500 main line, 81, 200 sid
tracks; Minden branch V. e. It. $3.50
/, main limo 81 900 for side tracks; N. G..
o. north of Reno, ON motion of Bear
of Washoe, : 1000 main line, $1,000 fc
side tracks; Eureka and Palisade, o
motion of McTicrney, of Eureka, left
the assessor of Eureka county; Nevud
+ % California, narrow guage, south
Nina, on motion of Bradley, $500
main line, $1,000 for side tracks. Cal
, cnte and Phoebe road, main limo, $500
. side track 1900 u mile; Santa Fe mai
q line, 5000. side tracks 1900: Wcster
Pacific left TO tho various assessors
the different counties: Silver Peak ron,
left to tho assessors; Nevada Contra
between Baltic Mountain and Austi
left to tho assessor of Lander; sever
q small tram, ore and wood roads, left
Z tho assessors In tho various counties.
Beef cattle $25 per head. Sheen
por head. stock cattle $i5 per head
all counties but Esmeralda, Viii
Pine and Lincoln where $i8 was q
price set.