Weekly journal-miner., 1912-07-31
BIG MINES TO CARRY
 RAISE INTO COURT
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

| NA'~As "ou"0s~ny Douy.J
 | PHOENIX, Ariz.. July 23-That the members of the state tax com mission are determined to stand by their guns and will carry out their original policy in the matter of mine assessments, even if the big mining companies carry the matter to the courts. is indicated by the action taken in Mohave, Greeniee, Cochise and Graham counties. The commissioners returned to Phoenix Monday and they state that in no instance did they order a reduction of assessments levied by the county assessors. They allowed the figures in Greenlee, Coehise and Mohave to stand and in Gila county they raised the figures submitted by the as sessor.
 Tn no county except Gila did they fail to raise the mine assess ments in accordance with our in- s,ructions," Commissioner Zander said this morning. There we raised the assessment of the Old Dominion Company by s per cent. That is the only important producing mine in Cila county. The Miami is pro- ducing but is not making any money as yet. so we assessed that property at 6s per cent of the production. The Ray Consolidated we assessed at SO per cent of the production. Next year both these companies will be in the first class and will be assessed on an equal basis with the Copper Queen. Old Dominion and other mines that have been producing for years'
 There were some lively sessions in Gila. Greenlee and Cochise coun- ties. In Tombstone representatives of the Copper Queen raised stren- uous objections to that company's assessment being raised. They plain ly intima,cd that the company would not submit to the raise. which they characterized as unjust and un- reasonable. so there is little doubt that the Copper Queen will refuse to pay its taxes and a long legal battle will cnsue.
 Representatives of the Old Do- minion also protested strenuously against the tax commission ordering any raise.
 The Detroit. Shannon and Ari- zona are the big copper companies of Greenlee county. Their repre- sentatives protested against the raises and the board of supervisors, sitting as a board of equalization. ordered certain reductions in the assessments on their personal prop erty. The supervisors were about ready to reduce the mine assess ments when the tax commissioners wired that they would soon be in Clifton. The commissioners allowed the reduced figures on personal eroperty to stand but consented to no reductions on the mines.
 Non-producing mines are being assessed on basis of $35 an acre for all ground held. The Inspira. ton. Christmas. Sasco. Tombstone Consolidated and many other big mines are included under this head | The tax commission decided to assess the old producing mines or basis of i0O per cent of their an. nual output. Under the Doran Isw in effect during the last few year, of Arizona's existence as a territory the basis was 2S per cent, There fore the assessments of Arizona, most important mines are four time, what they were last year. hence th, frantic protests that are going up they must close down fl the policy ii strictly adhered to. Mohave count, has zinc mine. the Goleonda !. which ships its ore 10 Bartiesviiie !. Oklahoma, and the cost of trans portation and treatment amounts t' 6s per cent of the values. Anothel ] Mohave mine. the Grand Gulch. ha to freight its orc away over into Nevada to reach a railroad If thes, mines are assessed for the amoun