Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-17

he had out Of the real estate owners
and the assessors and county commits
sioners. That failing, he could have
brought action against the county off,
GERS for violation of the cash value law
as he often threatened to do in such
cases. In some of his speeches, Gov
ernor Hawley said he tried to bring
about an increased appraisement but
failed, presumably, as has been said,
because the other members of the board
OF equalization would not agree to do
so. II the Canyon county commission
ers were the guilty ones upon whom
rested the entire responsibility Of the
low appraisement Of this Nampa plant
why did not the governor begin legal
proceeding against them for violation
Of the cash value law? Here was a
very good chance for the governor to
prove his sincerity.
Further on Mr. Taylor makes the
amazing statement that the county as
sessment rolls were difficult to UNDER
stand and that while the board OF
equalization did find that property had
been inadequately and unequally ap-
praised they-the state board-did not
have tie time nor. the data to adjust
! these wrongs!
Think of this shameless confession!
Not intelligent enough to understand
what any average man has no diff
Guilty In understanding without the
special work in that line which 1t is the
state boards duty to do!
| Not time enough to adjust a wrong
SO menacing to the interests of the
people Of the state! And not the data
to work upon!
! Think of the state board of equali-
zation-so-calledb because Of their duty
to equalize property values, with this
duty before them-wIth three special
tax agents. appointed by the governor,
who for months have been gathering
data on the appraisement Of property
by county assessors and which 1t is
their duty to report to the state board
Of equalization; and with the COVER
nors fund Of knowledge to draw from,
knowledge which he has been gather
ing the past two years by keeping his
eye on county assessors! And then,
Mr.. Taxpayer. try to reconcile this
with Mr.. Taylors statement that the
board lacked data to deal justly by the
people!
I'm the article from which Auditor
electric light and power plant to vim
dicate the board, considerable was said
about the appraisement Of electric
roads, steam railroads. ETC.. which are
appraised solely by the state board of
| EQUALIZATION. and which responsibility
they cannot shift upon any ones else
shoulders. 1t Is the shamelessly low
appraisement Of these properties that
has aroused the people.
| Why did not Mr.. Taylor explain
why the state board appraised tho
Boise Valley electric road at STAG. O0O
when 1t had but recently been sold for
about 100000 cash, OF which they were
INFORMED as well as was every reader
of the papers?
Arrest the State Board.
Keep in mind. Mr.. Taxpayer. that
the state board Of equalization as sole
assessors of these big properties were
bound by the same cash value law a,
were the county assessors and com.
mtssioners.
i II the governor could not Get the
board to act according to his views, al
has been asserted. he still had the
same power to punish them a. state
assessors violating the cash value Law.
that he had to punish the county Off:
GERS for violating it-so why didn't he
proceed against the state board?
J The board should also explain why
they appraised railroads in Idaho. which
also run through Washington, 1t one.
half ana In some instances 1t less, than
, did the state OF Washington, and Idabu
with . tax reform sovernorl
;. THE aggregate farmer must remain
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