The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-06-03
pRESENTATVES OF SEVERAL
SAlIRoAO COMPANIES SHOW
iNcREASE TO Sc HARDSHIP.
NEW LINES RUN At 4 LOSS
A-c Excessive Assessment Proposed
Would Only Increase the Deficit
Attorney General West Opposed
- t-e Ter Per Cent Increase

aoart OF equalization. after hearing
protests from several railroad com
7a-:ss asa,us, the tentative -liSa
az Ia per cen, over the assessment
o.. last year. made Oh all main l.-e
tracks Of all railroads in the state.
20 previous meeting. today recon
s.-e--d . former action and made
sz,eral reductions in the assess
-e--s
The assessment On the Oklahoma
Central w4s cut from s-o.o"o a mile
20 5000. ans al others Of the new
-1ads III the STAKE were LEI, as -
s-ss5t As, year. The Sau-a p
main track was raised seven p=-
cent over the assessment of last
wear ard he Rock Island and Frisco
we-= raised tvo pr cent over tl-
tzsis of 1919. The next meeting
ot The boarl a.u - held mex
Tuesday.
Representatives q several rail
-oats operating in Oklahoma -ppeA--
~ before the state board y eluali
r4-.-r 70 enter protests against the
blanket -a.se OF 10 Per cent o. all
main lire rack Of railroads wlicc
xas mae q; TIE ,asc session Of --e
bad 0ye- the 1915 assessment
". p D-var. representing ,Le NJ
O. * g.. 8 rew road row building
from Waz9ne-. Okla through tl-
eastern porr-n o: The state 70 Deu.-
so-. Texas. declared that MS road
has ben operated q, loss and ,1A,
-ae l1 Der cent raise should be re-
voseS = % his road He stated -La-
The road borrowed money 20 pay
- taxes ,aSr yea- and -pe-a-=l A.
. loss and -ha- Tai,s -he line i
struggling 20 build op the country
and 81 q footing i- OsA1oUa III
assessment should no. o. rsis=d- He
declared -la- -he road ca-r0- b
sold unless article g. section E ot
ras eo-s-t-u-i r : repealed. a-1 that
il cs5s aus-dus-- s-ar-s. The value
a. ne -oal a. O. going c7Ec=-r i
-za--y tep-ec.4cst-
= Il Grant. assistant counsel for
~ : Louis & Sa- F-a-cisco rail
-c.t IN Os-a-o-a. also declared thar
as -1as -cs- u--ev o., t-s Ozzto-a
business las, y=a-. AID -ooz tl= 20
s.-iou -1ac IL -ozd should - taxed
u-c- 3 basis q: rs earning power
Z -z- Ertsc0 : op-ra-i-- a. loss
--Es- --- t1s-s % -lNa-.-- @. las
wear - tec-s-e5 thar .c would BE-
reasonable 80 slrpcs= -h4c L. w1li-
.oss money during - coming year
a-t -1z- 4 -a-ss In assessed va-u-
axiom E1-.d b u-.-s- He stated
-Ea- -1e Frisco AS assessed a.
So l10l"0 IN Oklahoma las yea--
he zen proceeded 20 give figures
t--u -1s EXHIBITS made oy --e road
IL -1= :Ec cent ta-- suits. where
r-.- Attorney General Wes- de-
c-z--5 ;1a- l= rc-E -1- agree 90
z-- az--es COMPILED tg -ls road
n Connection z--l "a. s-.- = be-
.-. correct
Gsc-ge H Pa-ss-. attorney for the
Cz--Lc-z Central 7-,-es,es a-a.a>-
3 zs= Il --s assessed ~a.laa1- or
- -clt ana declared -ta- me as-
s=sS-=-- % as year s1..1 was
S-e5cr ME vas unjust. He est.
-z-=t --s zc--a- value q .te road
o. =1z- -ss s-=eI and --hs- property
zls zo--h. o. a6o-- s5.l10 q mile
declaring -1a- the -clt las acso-
,--=.y 10 --.-- v1.-s l- his time
He stated -1s- III road ,1s- $4,000
--s s-s- year --5 So 20" -as. ysl-
l-E -1s- - 1as seen to-cet i-cr
--= -z--S @: a receiver as --a- -1e
tst--a- cc--- tat ordered -hs sale OF
re p-o2e--y. b-- -1a- 70 one having
re money ear buy i- because O.
&-----= :. section 8 o. Ire co-S-----
go,
A--o--sy General West asked Pl--
Ser v1z- -se bonded Valuation @,
re- --at : ard 1s replied -ha- i- =
s--1c0 rs- z.i-s. bzt that The 6o-ts
have 70 -2-ss- value A. present
--- l--c-sv -s-e-a- seated c1l-
= Eis -c- feel inclined as -a-
a. - vls co1cs--@i % reduce -hs
-lzsb,= value bsloa 1aE -,s bonded
va,-s e -hs 71at-
A {. B---s-ECcr5. assistant tax
-c-- ssic-s- q he Missouri PacsS-
&c. also protested against he -alss.
s-s-1S t11r his -oat has -ov bulk
r-ac-5-A-,y every Schcc- house along
rs E,e il re state through TIE