The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1913-10-31
MEETING OF TAX.
PAYERS LEAGUE

The North Idaho Taxpayers League
convened at Moscow, Idaho, Oct.
18, 1913, 10 A. M. The object OF
this meeting being to further discuss
the advisability of obtaining a cruise
and typographical map of all the
timber lands of the state by each re-
spective county.
This movement was suggested by
the recent controversy with the tim
Der companies before the State Tax
Commission and the State Board of
Equalization at Boise.
y A meeting of the county officials
of north Idaho was held at Sand
point September E, 1913, resulting
in the following resolution unani-
mously adopted: Moved that each
of the assessors of the timbered
counties be instructed by our Sec
retary to require and have on hand
prior to October 18, 1913, signed
statements from each of the timber
companies in their respective coun-
ties as to whether or not they will
furnish cruise and topography of
their holdings to be used for assess
ment purposes. provided that the
counties cruise the timber lands not
already having a cruise.
The following, together with many
Latah County tax payers were pres
ent: w. w. VonCanon, Assessor
Bonner County; Geo. McComb,
Commissioner; D. c. Mccall, John
Molloy, Assessor Clearwater Coun-
ty; Frank Zalenka, Commissioner;
E. Torgeson, Frank Harrison, w.
H. Herrick, Assessor Shoshone
County; c. E. Acton, Assessor
Kootenai County,; F. w. Esgate,
Commissioner; Theo. E. Martinson,
Assessor Latah County; John
Woody Commissioner; Clinton Will
son, A. B. Mcintyre; R. L. Rankin
and M. G. Nease timber experts
from Portland, Oregon; Mr.. Rob-
ertson, representing the State Tax
Commission of Boise; A. H. Over
smith of Troy, Idaho, who was the
attorney for Latah County in the
recent controversy between that
county and the timber companies.
D. c. McCall, Commissioner of
Bonner County was made temporary
chairman of the meeting.
An open discussion on the ques-
tion of the cruise of the timber lands
followed. All the county official
and many prominent Latah County
taxpayers expressed themselves fav-
orable toward this movement on
the part of the northern counties.
Samples of The Typographical
maps, methods and probable cost
together with other expert advice
was presented by R. L. Rankin and
M. G. Nease, timber experts of
Portland, Oregon.
A letter received by the Assessor
of Latah County from the Potlatch
Lumber Company in compliance
with the request at the Standpoint
meeting was read and discussed.
Other letters were presented from
various other timber companies and
were found to be identically the
same as the copy read.
Meeting adjourned and the asses
sors and county commissioners went
into an executive session to decide
on the course to be taken in this
matter. After a short discussion
and consideration of the statements
submitted by the various timber
companies the following motion was
made by George McComb, Com
missioner of Bonner County. Moved
that it is the sense of the county
assessors and the county commiss-
toner's here assembled that they
cause cruise so be made of all the
merchantable timber, and topo-
graphical maps of the lands timbered
of their respective counties at the
earliest date possible. The motion
was seconded by John Woody,