Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1914-02-03
ASSOCIATION
OF OFFICERS
THE MEETINGS WERE WELL AT.
TENDED RY COUNTY OFF,
GERS OF THE STATE.
UNIFORMITY OF TAXATION
The County Assessors Agree on Basis
for Valuation Of Various Personal
Property-6anks viii Be Assessed
Uniformly Over the State-Asso.
citation Meets in Helena Next Year

Uniformly Over the State-Asso
citation Meets in Helena Next Year
Monday.
On the roll call of the various di
visions Of the meeting the following
members were present:
Clerks s-Beaverhehd, j. S. Baker;
Broadwater, William Ragen; Carbon
r. A. Finn; Chouteau, J. Lee Sedge
wick; Custer, o. G. Haynes; Deel
Lodge. Ray Reardon; Gallatin, r
H. Schumacher: Hill, John H. Devine
Jdtiessol. H. r.. .Ilo,tghton; Lewis
and Clark, A. J. Duncan; Lincoln
Samuel Carpenter; Madison, w. H
Thomas: Meagher, George Fowlie;
Missoula. w. J. Babington; Musse!
shell. Fred f. Renshow; Park, John
OLeary; Powell, Warren e. Evans:
Rosebud, II. J. Cole; Silver Bow
David Kehoe; Sweet Grass, r. II
Hickman; Teton, G. S. Jameson
Yellowstone, F. f. Williams; Valley
F. c. Bum; Blaine, Vernon Butler;
Flathead, Fred S. Perry: Big Horn
Fred e. Miller; Sheridan, Ben II
Johnson.
ors-Beaverhead, N. f. Hol
den; Big Horn, A. H. Roush; Blaine
Arthur Lewis; Broadwater. M. r
Cavanaugh; Carbon, VIM. Nelson;
Cascade, J. T. Gillin, Jr.; Chouteau
Ezra l.. Crane; Custer, George e
Robbins; Fallon, Otto Emerson, Jr.;
Dawson, G. F.. Bean; Deer Lodge
Henry s. Neil; Fergus. M. Gurnett;
Flathead, David Creig LAWYERS; Gal
latin, r. w. Harwood; Granite, VIM
Albright; Hill, ]. H. Fenton; Jeffer.
son, Jos. Neatshell; Lewis and Clark
Chas. Martien; Lincoln, J. D. Wier;
Madison, Fl. c. Vinsen; Missoula, d
B. Currie: Meagher. Jas. II. Stewart;
Musselshell. X. r. Park: Park, G. Col
pitts; Powell, Martin Gleason; Rose
bud, Henry Grierson; Sanders, VIM
P. Meany; Silver Bow, p. S. Wal
voord; Teton, Jas. lines; Yellow
stone, A. p. Smith; Sheridan, II. G.
Hill.
Commissioners-D Lodge, D. r.
Roach, 3. ID. Mahan; Fergus. Chas
ID. Allen, Joseph Gallagher; Gallatin,
G. Il. Waterman, G. Callaghan; Gran
ite, VIM. Dingwell, A. S. Huffman
Flathead, John Laux; Hill, Even
Nielsen, e. c. Tolley; Jefferson, Lee
Ttylor, John Reilly; Lewis and Clark
c. c. Covington, w. M. )Biggs, John
Larson; Lincoln. Paul ID. Pratt, J. p.
Bartlett, r. p Gary; Madison, Chas
Kyle; Meagher, w. l.. Starett, Frank
S. Webster Frank P. Edwards; Mis-
soula, Frank Nelson, John J. Flynn;
Park, Jerome Cobb; Powell, J. T.
Manley, George w. Thompson; Rose
bud, Thomas Alexander, Craig Sui
lenger, John M. Williams; Silver
Bow, Barney McGrade, Gus J.
Stromme; Teton, l.. S. Marsh. Henry
Radcliffe; Yellowstone, c. II. New
man, Marce Sorenson. John Todd
Beaverhead, II. c. Patterson; Big
Horn. Dan Sullivan, b. F. Hertzler;
Blaine, Thomas Dowen, Chas. A.
Ross; Broadwater, John Hines, Sr.
Hugh Broderick; Carbon, r. S. Chap
pell, M. J. Roysdon; Custer. r. 4
Furnish, Robert Yorkley.
State Tax Commissioner Geo. M
Houtz addressed the joint meeting OF
the Associated Officials in the dis
trict court room on Monday afternoon
as follows:
"The ultimate aim of the tax com.
mission is the assessment OF all
property In the state at full cash val.
ue, and as a first move In that direc
tfon the assessors at this meeting
are expected to take steps toward at
tanning an equitable assessment
throughout the state, regardless of
whether or not such assessment in
creases their prOportiOnate share of
the state taxes
lack of equality in assessment
among the counties is the one thing
most In need of reform at the pres
ent time. If our state board of equal
ization had the power to raise or low
er valuations such condition could be
readily remedied, but they have no
such power.
All Property Should be Taxed.
Everyone will agree that under
the general property tax system Of
the state all property should contrib
ute it's share of the expense of state
and local government; but with the
assessors hampered as they are in
some cases-by lack of sufficient help
and proper records-there Is no ques-
tfon that considerable volume Of
personal property, and sometimes
real estate, escapes taxation, the own
ers thus escaping their just obliga-
tion. The listing of personal property
depends altogether upon the vigilance
Of the assessor and his deputies, and
where there is a large county 1t will
be admitted that with but one or two
deputies it is absolutely impossible
for the officials to cover the territory
I'm ceding jurisdiction of Glacier