Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1911-06-21
NEVADA

The News continues to revel in an
cient history as far as the taxation
question is concerned.
Some days ago The Appeal stated
the cold-blooded facts relative to the
State Board OF Assessors and the tax
problem. AS stated in a former arti-
Gle the Nevada tax laws are all right,
it's the people who administer them
who need the shake down.
The News further states that Gov
ernor Oddie at the last meeting as
sisted in raising the assessed value
of the S. P. r. r. to its present point.
The Governor was certainly there but
he did not make a motion to raise as
sessments in any one line, article or
commodity. The review OF the meet
ing shows this. He was probably new
at the game and also had his pet bill
under his hat.
The Democratic Governor DECKER
son, on the other hand, at the meet
ing last attended by him. took an ac-
tive part in the netting and insisted
that the valuations OF the railroad be
brought to even a higher value than
they are now assessed. He held the
Assessors over an extra day in order
to help force matters through and
exercised his vote at the meeting
Dickerson realized that the law was
all right and wanted it enforced.
The Appeal believes that Governor
Oddie will at the next meeting OF the
Board take a more active part. He
will go on record one way or the 9TH
er and there will be some assess
ments raised without question. Cd
dies pet bill is laid in a deep grave,
1t belonged there.
The Democrats formed and put in
operation a law. that raised more tax
alton for this state than at any time
in its history. The law is simple,
just and to the point. 1t allows the
Assessors to regulate their home
conditions. as they should. and at the
same time assess the corporation
holdings from facts and figures fur
nished by the Railroad Commission,
which has all the data at hand.
Governor Oddie is a good fellow
but there is a heap that he can learn.
He steps into Office the first of Janu-
airy and before the month is out he
would remodle the taxation plans of
Nevada on his own hook. Because
his plan does not meet the approval
OF the business interests of Nevada
his party organs have worked up a
boil. The Governor has a lot of
things TO learn as was shown before
the session closed.
Nevada has plenty of taxation laws
if they are enforced. The minimum
tax law if enforced will raise more
ready money in proportion to the
population than the new law in Cali
fornia.
Assessor Weathers of Elko Coun-
ty, reports that the taxation in his
county alone from this source will be
raised approximately 100000.
Wait until Humboldt, White Pine.
Washoe and the other big counties
begin figuring on this Democratic
law that covers less than 500 words.
The figures on revenue will astonish
the whole revenue board. The Gov
ernor can get busy any time he
wishes and he will find that il he can
enforce the present law he will put
money enough in the treasury to car.
ry any plan for state betterment that
he can conceive. The Democrats
have framed him laws that will give
all the cash that a Republican admin
istration need spend. If more money
is needed let Mr.. Odoie take a more
active interest in the next meeting OF
the State Board of Assessors. Dick
erson set him an example along that
line.