The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1911-12-07

thought he had about $500
worth on the shelves. He was as
! sessed at $1,000 or 40 percent of
/ the value of his goods. A certain
lumber dealer in Boise, having a
stock worth $4,000 in his yard,
was assessed at $4,000, or 20 per
cent of his stock.
Values of Business Property.
Now as to the business proper
ty: A certain piece of property,
with which You are very familiar,
is assessed at 1925, 900, when it
is currently reported that the
owners refused 100000 for the
same-42 per cent of it's value.
Another piece which is reputed
to be earning 6 per cent on an
investment of 100000 is assess
ed at $2S0,000, or As per cent of
its cash value. Another piece Of
property which cost at least ST.
100000, was assessed at $4,000,
or less than 10 per cent of it's val.
ue.
The discrimination in residence
property is not so apparent, be-
ing assessed at its cash value,
or nearly SO, but you could not
get within rs per cent of the as
sessed price for most of it.
Back to the Farm.
Now as to suburban property
and the farms, which you say,
heretofore have been paying less
than their just proportion of tax
es, we can cite you to numerous
cases where the land has been
assessed at 5000 per acre when
the parties had purchased the
same within six months of its as
sessment at $500 per acre. Is
not this assessed at 100 per cent
more than cash valueY Besides
these purchases were on long time
Again, governor, when land on
one side of the section line is as
sessed at 5000 per acre, and land
Identical in character and quality
on the other side of this imagin-
airy line is assessed at $3.50 per
acre, you certainly would not say
that both tracts were assessed at
cash value" would your
How Cash Values Vary.
Again, when lands nearer the
city and contiguous to land that
is assessed at $500 per acre are
assessed at $40 per acre, which
is the cash value? Had you the
brains of one of these sasses and
fools" that you are talking about.
you, too, would be "a political
pharisee who would shed croci-
die tears over the woes of the
farmer" you would investigate
these conditions and see that
they are righted; your office does
not give you the right to insult
your people, especially when you
do not know what you are talk
ing about. Our taxes are excess
sive, and you know it, and you
should have tried to alleviate
these conditions instead of intensi
flying them. Let us illustrate: A
party living four miles down the
valley from Boise had home of
four acres; last year his taxes
were $40; this year they will be
$75. Another party living four
miles east of Boise says his tax
es are eleven times as great as
they were last year on the iden-
teal piece of property.
A farm of 100 acres near Boise
is assessed at $500 per acre. Last
year it paid $1.60 per acre taxes
this year it will pay 500 per acr
taxes; this farm rents for $3.50
per acre cash rent; leaving $1.10
per acre to pay water bill of
81 so per acre, and interest on a
a mortgage Of $4,000 at 8 per
cent. Will you say that this man ,
makes a senslesss howl" because
he is worth $3.50 less than moth
ing by reason of owning this
farmY We can furnish you with
list of many, many more simu-
lar instances if need be.
Go Tell the East.
And this is in Ada county, the
pride of Idaho. Go with your
Governors Special" tell the
people in the east that we will
welcome them with open arms;
but tell them to have patience
and wait until we have righted ,
some of these wrongs.
Tell them that the farmers of .
your county are getting so rich !
hat you were compelled to un-
burden them of their wealth by :
way of taxes; tell them that in {
Idaho women vote, and that you