The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-08-24
THE ILLS or CASH VALUATION
ARE EXPLAINED IN THE PRESS

O. H. Ehrber, elitor of the Aneri
G ,l Falls Press has the following t
say Relative to tile working I.ut e
the cash valu 'Jlctu taxation, and lhi1.l
the maid squarely en- the head, so 1.
as the tax ON die new KAY HI is cen
cerned:
The hosts hava gathered at Boise
tr ii Ike AN u.lo9ticia part in adjust
ing the cash valu tiOn tax lnudd.io. AL
III lst every large Interest in thu
state lis represented by atU rneys ,an'-
many prCiElIilu It pCOp.e from til or
dim 1,y walks eff life are ON hand IL
see that equity is done.
From the published reports, tn ,
greatest increase resulting from
the govelnpr's trders to- the assess
sclrs, falls upon THE farmer. The in
crease i'm thu valuaionlof p tented
1alAds is greater tha1 that OF ony
other form of pr perty, and uTlas
these VI CllatiOnS are reduced, a
farmers will bear a heavier \burdltt.Y
thin in past years.
NllGre is ONE class of farm RS
those occupying New la.I-4s-Jna
ST Ind t. suffer a grave injustice By
k3Jrne sort Of Fiction their laid, !
Mtve been given waltz kiCm Tnhat can
not be recomcL. ED with any syst IN i,
est jDlLsihing vaIu-S except upon q
speculative basis. A M IN moves u
to cine OF tne new irrigated secti- rs,
like THAT of the American Falls Cam
al & Power G. Imp lays system, buys
"a waiter II iltr;uct ait TIN rate ci. $25
per acr, r l1S 1926 per acre dowl,anG
owes $2l.75 peA- acra. He eXpemc4s
from $1,000 to $4,000 in blu. idingS, fenc
ing, clearing and building cAalaJ.
ALONG comes am slsSeSs r, Ind taxes
him for all tine money expellId-. -
all THAT n Gives GIN die waiter night,
and adds from $4,000 ito $4,000, for in
crease I'M value, be. ore tie land l.ts
ever returned d dola thCre Opcrat-
lLg expenses and bare living
THE yalui t. I'd has m It been fixed
by the oarnin. c. pacity of the land
Gut by what the owner must get Ter
1T If he S Ills, in order to reimburse
Qdlmsef ard get pay for Ills labor.
Am -Ilher nj IN goes ON tN a dry farm
Me first necessary thing is weIl
which c-sts from 5000 to $500. His
clearing, fencing and buildings cost
coESlde1 iJle more. By the time his
land lis plcwed and seed ID it COSTS
him from $40 to SIS psr acre. He
lLakt1S pr LII, s. ", at the enG Clf four
oedi months. in order to enable him
TO- borroW I'M LIey to buy machinery
to rr lterly Work his land. He knows
Witlhin a few years. .tIt tine roots
and brush have decsVed, the wit
lraIture worked out OF his soil and all
ulle homeG'Lt' " lands have been ex-
uaalsted, that his laril will bee. me
NaAa lie. He does lot care t. m.Wa
again AID make another hCme, ard
at his j md Is sought by a purchaser,
ne puts price ON it which he be
Neves u VAL be worth in a few years
14re price he sets is enc kl prosp CT.
ave, 81 i MI. real value The methods.
adoptdV this year h IS been to tau
TN prospective values, in MANY o.
ulle counties at least This lis true o.
lractla lily every deval ,ring se.tiun,
anAd 1t is unjust. Net ..,nly the mc,n-
ey expended in develclpmv 4 t, but the
labor as wel, lis Injured in the pros
pecClVe value, and tine man Vino most
aaai 'us consider lion gets the least of
~ Tie Us asked n pay ON datl.i cap
Ncal, CHI lSh IF that has entered int
Vauue, aII;- then goodly sum Is add
cd TO cover tlne nj MS prospects II
several years to come.
What the state bard of euualizs.
ton VII w-rk loUt OF this ia que is
not known, but Ole thing is certain,
The revenue laws of this state viii
receive cir Overhauling st rhe next
re glStatlve session that will f-rayer
make impossible such injustices as
.uso now thrf,at0rad