Elmore County Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1910-1915, 1911-12-02

t.dtc. "A tncTcuaut an SIdr was HSkeQ
what was the value Of his goods. He
slid he did not know, He was asked
to make . guess, and the assessor
would take go per cent of that a. its
cash va Ne.
Aga n, l.ene ant ia Eos was asked
by the assessor what his stock OF
goods was worth. He stated he
lhsu bit h had about $250O worth on
the shelves. He was assessed at
$1,000, or 40 per cent OF the value of
the oods. A certain humber dealer
In Bose. havng s.ock worth $5O.-
600 in his yard, was assessed at
$4,000, or 28 perc ent OF his stock.
valats Of B~s n % rrolerty.
Now as to basin, Is property. with
which you are very familiar. IL as-
ssssed q. s22500, when It is current-
ly reported that the owners refused
) 10000 for the same-42 per cent
Of is va'ue.
Another piece which 10 reputed to
be earn ng per cent on an invest
ment Of 100000 ID assessed at $2S,
900. or 46 pr cent Of its cash value.
An0thSr pc Q O. properly which cost
at least $1.25O,0 900. was assessed at
$4,000, or less than 10 per cent Of
its vaIle.
TIL dlscr'm na. "a in res.dene
prop rty 10 not 90 apparent, beinG
asse s d at .ts cash valle. or neany
s., tut you coud moi get within %
pr cent OF the assessed price for
most OF It.
Back to tho Farm.
Now as to suburban property and
the farms. which you say, heratofoN
have he n pay ng ss than their just
proport on OF taxes, we can cite you
I n nero as where the land has
be n ass s ed at 5000 per acre when
the parties had purchased the same
within six months CT Il asses .ment at
! 300 per acre. Is not this assessed
at 100 p c NJ more than cash val
u !? Bes d t ese purchases were on
! ng i'm Aean, governor. when
and on cne de OF ths section line is
assessed at $500 per acre, and land
i'd mt cal in ch irlc.er and qualify, on
t e OF Ter d Of this imaginary Ene
is assessed a. $3.50 per acre, you GER
ta My would not say that both tracts
w re se S d at lash valn Il woI'd
you?
How Cash va,ues Vary.
fgan, when lands nearer the city
and contiguous to land that Is as
8 SIS d at $500 per ac.e are assessed
at $40 per acge, which is the cash
value? Had you the brains OF one OF
these a ses and fools" that you are
talking a out, you, too, would be "a
political pharisee who would shed
crocodile : ars over the woes OF the
farmer" you would inv stlgate these
conditions and see that they are
righ' ed; your of'ce does not give
you the right to Insult your people,
especially when you do not know
wha. you arr talk.ns about. Our tax.
es are exc sstve, and you know 1t, |
and ycI .hou d havs tr.ed to alleviate
thess cond tons instead Of intensity |
Ing them Let uA Illustrate: A party
living TO r miles down the valley from
Boise had home Of four acres; last |
year his t,xes were $40; this year
hey VIII be SIS. Another party liv-
ny four mics east Of Boise says his
axes are eleven times as great as
hey were last year on this identical
piece o. property.
A farm Of 120 acnes near Boise Is
vs. d 4 400 . acre. Lat year
pad 81 60 FER acre taxes; this year It
Will pay $40 per acre taxes; this
'ame farm rents for $3.50 per acre,
ash nsnt; leaving $1.l0 pr acre to
,ay water bin Of $3.50 an acre. and
ntsrs en- q mortgage OF $4,000 at 8
'er cen. viii you say that this
nan makes a senssless howl" be-
a Sc he is worth $40 less than
10Th ng by reason Of owning this
nm? We can furnish you with
ct tf many, many more similar i'm
tances I n ed be.
Co Tell the East.
And th'sis In Ada county, the 4
ide Il Idaho. Go with your Gov /
rnors' Spscial;" tell the people in
he east at we W III we.come them |
d b o en- ar .. bu. tei them to have
au nc and wa I Until we ave right .
d me Of thes, wrongs: tell them /
| he b autias o. for far city; show
hem he worderful probes OF or I
har', { cid and gardt n: tel them Of I
le 81 70 . climate and OR bounteous
at sup2l show them what can I
Q done by means Of irrigation be- ,
azz q II e'r eyaa with tha richness RI I