Graham guardian., 1913-08-08
TAX CONVENTION
Graham and Greenlee Com.
plete Their Reports on
Assessable Properties

Graham County was the first
county to he heard "Wednesday,
morning, July Both, when the State
convention was called 10 order by
Chairman G. M. Zander.
Assessor d. d. Phillips, of Gra-
ham, answered most of the questions
for that county. 1t was shown on
the records that 1867 saddle horsrs
had been assessed at $48.91, 25 stall
lions at 1894 and rs mules at $50. .l5.
The valuation of the 1882 range
cattle was 81, ,512, l55, an increase Of
80 $40 cattle over last year. Chair
man Zander remarked this was the
largest cattle increase shown by
any county examined so far. Phillips
said that in determining the num-
Der of cattle in the county he OBJ
tanned as many records of shipments
as possible, used affidavits and Sc
cured other information. He said
he wasn't sure he had included all
the cattle.
Phil c. Merrill, chairman of the
Graham board, said he was conf
dent they had assessed closer to the
entire number than ever before.
Merrill said they secured the records
of the spring shipments, copies of
the inspectors records and also the
cattle on hand at butcher shops.
Pat Rose, a member of the Gila
board, asked Merrill if he didn't
think there would be trouble over
the assessment of the Boyce-Case-
johnson Cattle company at 29.G00
head in Graham and Gila counties,
when the cattle company claimed to
have records showing their total
number at 10000. Phillips replied
that the government count shows
there are $1,000.
1t was brought out that the Gra-
ham officials estimated one bull for
every thirty head on range and in
other counties one to every fifty
head. j. C. Potts, chairman of the
Mohave board. said they made a
basis of one to every twenty-five
head.
Asked how he made his assess
ments on merchandise stock and
supplies, Phillips replied that great
number of the concerns gave him
sworn statements. and that others
turned over their records to him so
he could see for himself the amount
of their inventories. The assess
ment of the merchandise of the Solo
mon Commercial Company this year
amounted to $35, 900 and the mer-
chandise of the Thatcher Implement
and Mercantile Company, $22, 500.
Phillips said he saw the records of
these companies and didn't ask them
for sworn statements since he
thought they were fair enough.
Thirty-six head of beef cattle
were assessed at $50. IA in Graham
this year. This cattle was on hand
10 the various shops ready for con-
sumption. Chairman Zander re-
marked the sum assessed on the
beef cattle should be larger since
the minum on beef runs at $35.
One butter factory and 84l milk
cows were assessed in Graham. The
cows were not classed as A and B
Phillips said he supposed one-half of
the cows had been taken off the
the range and they were not pure
blooded cows. A total of 1922 bulls
at $38 75 was assessed this year in
Graham, against 800 at $25 last year.
William Riggs, member of the
Cochise board, said that Graham's
estimate of one bull for every thirty
head of range cattle seemed to be
out Of proportion to that of other
counties.
There were no sheep assessed in
Graham. A total of S9,722 goats
were assessed at So. While they
are of the Angora type, there are
no blooded herds among them. ac-
cording to Phillips. Phillips said
he got the valuation of two dollars
from the price stated by the tax
commission. The minimum for the
common goat is so and the graded
goat $3.50. Billy goats were assess
sed separately.
Swine to the number of 42l were
assessed at $l0.l2 this year against
PSI at $S. so In 1912. Asked by AS
SCISSOR T. E. Campbell if he had fol-
lowed the instructions of the tax
commission on the definition of hogs.
Phillips replied that he did. No
poultry was assessed in Graham, AS
SCISSOR Phillips considering there was
not enough of it in that county. 1t
developed that poultry was not as
sessed in Santa Cruz. Yuma, Gra-
ham or Mohave counties.
When the question of assessing |
bees came up Phillips said he didn't i
know the difference between them. |
There's as much difference as
between alfalfa hay and fox hay"
Chairman Zander. The
automobiles in Graham
county were assessed at S507. .98, prac-
tically all that number being Fords.
What is your practice in assessing
asked Assessor Camp