Weekly journal-miner., 1914-10-07
WOMEN LISTEN
 TO MANY SPEECHES
(Erom FridaY's Dailvl

If anyone present al the meeting of the Yavapai Council of Women Voters yesterday afternoon at the Business Girls club rooms is in doubt about the earnestness of the women in their endeavor to know about political affairs and vote in telligently, it is a strange thing.
 The meeting is among the first held since the organization was plac- ed on its feet, and the attendance was all that could be expected.
 Speeches were made by five local men, and before they were through most every phase of the present campaign, with reference to the is- sues involved, had been gone over in nice and comprehensive man ner.
 Those who spoke were: NJ. Gold water, Charles E. Gentry, Harry Heap. w. Curtis Miller ard J. Ralph Tascher.
 Each one seemed to take special interest in making the topics upon which he dwelt specifically plain. It is ompossible to go into details with reference to each speech, but the one made by C. E. Gentry, Re publican candidate for county as sessor, contained so many facts worth knowing, of a statistical na- ture, that the salient points are ap- pended below:
 The mines, machinery and im- plements in Yavapai county are as sessed at $1S,951,O1471, or they pay about 45 per cent of the entire tax of this county. All ncn-producing patented mining claims are assess ed at $36.30 per acre for full claim of 2066 acres, which, at the pres ent rate, makes the taxes on the same %.50 per claim. There are ov- CT two thousand patented mining claims in this county. All produc- ing mines are assessed according to the act of the legislature, taking twelve and one-half per cent of the gross production, plus four times the net production. Machinery and implements are assessed at their ac- tual cost on the ground.
 "Yavapai county has 104,S6S head of cattle, assessed at S2,561 ,239. This class of property pays about six per cent of the total tax. I have been asked many times the following questions: How do you arrive at the number of head? Did you count these 1O4,S6S head of cattle? No, there are different ways of ar irving at the number. There are but few COW outfits in this county that have not changed hands the past few years. I have kept a book of all transfers, showing how many cattle were sold, the amount paid for the same, and a great many times mortgage is given showing the total number owned. Then, we have a form of affidavit that shows how many calves a man brands each year. He generally multiplies the number branded by four or five, ac- cording to the condition of the range. Another way is by the num- Der of one and two-year-old steers each man ships, multiplying this number by five or six, giving him credit for all old cattle shipped. So we have scientific way of assess ing all classes of property. On the 43,474S5O.30 assessed valuation of Yavapai county we have tax rate for state and county purposes of one dollar on each one hundred valuation, which brings in revenue amounting to about S450,OO0. Of this amount. forty-four and one half cents on each one hundred dol lars of valuation goes for the main tenance of the state government, and ffty-hve and one-half cents for our local county government.
 "As you all know l am a candi- date for the office of county asses sor and respectfully call your at tcntion to my platform-experience, efficiency and equalization"
 The next meeting will be held October Sth, and the same number Of speakers will be heard