The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-08-04
YESTERDAY WAS
HARD LUCK DAY
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
LEARNS STATE is GOING TO
"EVERLAsTlNG BOW
vows"

Bismarck N. D., Aug. 4.-Yesterday
was hard luck day before the state
board of equalization. The first few
days of the meeting of the board is
generally given over to hearing the
| statements Of the representatives OF
the railroads and the county auditors
and the chairmen Of the various coun-
ty boards. The railroads tell about
the hard times and the small amount
Of business done and the poor pros
poets and give reasons why their as
sessment should not be raised and in
some instances why they should be
lowered from the past year. There
were representatives Of the 500, the
N. p, the @. N, the c. M. & st. Paul
and the Northwestern, all of which
lines have roads in the state. County
auditors Of various parts of the state
appeared and told Of the reasons why
they should've favored over other
parts of the's state and one present at
the meeting would have an idea that
the end was about here as far as the
state of North Dakota is concerned.
However, all of them return to their
homes and start to boost harder than
ever for the towns and counties and
soon forget that they had a hard luck
yarn to tell to the state board. There
was nothing done in the way Of equal
ization at the meetings yesterday but
1t Is probable that the actual work of
the board will start with the session
Friday morning
The state auditor has prepared for
the use Of the board an estimate OF
the revenue required from state tax
alton for the twelve months from Jan,
1, 1911 and the amount named isl
Sl,750,000. The session of the legis- |
lature is estimated to cost $40, 900 ana |
the act giving indemF=ity to owners of |
horse killed by theS state under the
Chambers acknowledgements another |
100000. The statements show that for |
the eighteen months ending July 81, |
1910 there was expended from the |
general fund of the state S2,12S,417.O6 !
or at the rate of S11S000 per month. |
There was collected from taxes and |
other sources during that time $2518,-
1882 and at the opening of business, |
Aug. l, 1910, there was in the general |
fund the sum of 100000 and with the |
small amount of.stax and other |
revenue coming to the state between |
now and the first of January there is |
not much money for operating ex-
penses. The building fund will be
about the same as it has been for the |
past two years for the next two years |
and the cost Of running the depart
nents of the state will be considerably |
larger on account of the increase in |
population and the increased demand |
Tor law enforcement which naturally |
follows the increase in population.
The schedules have now been re-
ceived from all the. counties in the |
state with the exception Of Adams, |
Burke, Renville and Bill |
Ings. In the new counties of Burke |
and RenvilIe the board has not finish
I'd their work as yet as they were not
organized until couple of weeks ago.
They will not be here until the latter
part of the week, but the others are
on any train.
Among the county auditors and
other representatives here are ]. G.
Ness. chairman of the Richland coun-
y board; Mr.. Robbins, representing
he city of Wahpeton; F. A. Burton,
county auditor of Richland county; Il
w. W. Felson, auditor of Pembina |.
county: Jas. A. Brown, auditor Of Rol-
cite county; Hans, Anderson, auditor
If Grand Forks county; Frank Shan
ey auditor of Towner county; r. M.
Cowen, auditor Of Griggs County; Geo.
3ope, auditor Of Kidder county; Robt.
Berry, auditor Of Hettinger; c. w.
derstein, chairman of the board of
9eetinger county; Sim Miller, as
lessor of Grand Forks; Mr. Heath,
representing Fargo; Art. Lewis, audi
or of Cass county; ". r. Lowell,
mayor of Fargo and number of other
representatives. Of counties and cities.