The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-02-05
WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?
San Francisco Paper Says In
crease in Railroad Assessment
Followed Quarrel

The San Francisco Examiner of Sat-
urday publishes a belatsd account OF the
increase in assessment rates on the rail-
roads in Nevada, which takes the posi-.
ton that not only Governor Dickerson,
but also Senator Newlands. was in the
movement to raise the rate. Newland's
position is said to be the outcome Of a
quarrel with Herrin of the Southern Pa
cifc. The defeat Of Jere Burke in fail
ing to prevent the raise, is commented
on as follows:
Jere Burke who, In addition to his
other duties. was recently made tax at
torney for the Southern Pacific. in sue.
cession to E. Black Ryan, is back from
Nevada, where he had his first encounter
with the State Board Of Assessors. and
came of second best.
This discontinue is laid at the doors
Of Governor Dickerson and United
States Senator Francis G. Newlands,
and the aftermath of the affair will IN
questionably bea bitter political fight
by the Kentucky railroad corporation
against the ambitions of those two men.
Newlands and Dickerson want to re.
main in power in the. s~agebrush State.
and they have been and still are agitat.
ing for a low tax rate and an increase in
the assessments of railroad property.
Burke Receiued Colby
The 10 County Assessors, with the
Governor as chairman, constitute the
State Board Of Assessors. When Burke
appeared before them the other day at
| Carson and asked that the railroad as
ssessment of 1909 be made effective for
this year. he got a chilly reception. He
argued in vain. aud finally the Board
raised the assessment on the 452 miles OF
Southern Pacific main line in the State
from SIS. 500 per mile to $4,000. The
old assessment of $4,000 a mile on side
tracks was left undisturbe1. On the
Hazen.F allon line. 16 miles. the assess
ment vas reduced from $4,000 to $1,000 a
mile. while a reduction was made ON
the 1877 miles of the Company's Carson
& Colorado line in the State from $751;
600 to $l4. 900 a mile.
In their respective counties the AS.
SCISSORS have yet to make their assess
ments on railroad buildings, rolling
stock and other property. What in
cfeases, if any. they will make remains
to be seen.
Dickerson was elected Lieutenant
Governor on the Democratic ticket with
Governor John Sparks at the last cleo
ton. On the death Of Sparks he be-
came Chief Executive. Ever since then
he has been contending that railroad
property was not carrying its fair bur-
den of taxation.
During the past year he has carried
this agitation all over the State. which
enabled him to get the State Board to
agree to q substantial increase in the
assessment ON the Southern Pacific main
lines. Dickerson. however. is not salts
fed with the increase. He is repre-
sented as believing that the main line Of
the Southern Pacific should be assessed
at as, goo per mile.
Senator Newlands is responsible for a
State law which aims to reduce all
county tax rates. which range at present
from - TO q. so down to a maximum Of
$50.
Herrin and Newlands were over init
mate. and Herrin is to-day one Of the
leading directors in the Palace Hotel
Company and Sharon estat properties
in which Newlands is an owner. Dor
ing the past II months they have be.
come very much estranged.