Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1914-08-19
TAX COMMISSION
PRESENTS REPORT
TO STATE BOARD
Classification If Grazing,
Agricultural, Waste and
Timber Land Is Made
Report Is Considered.

The state tax commissions report
on the various classifications of land
including, grazing. agricultural, waste
and timber was filed with the state
board of equalization yesterday after
noon and after a short discussion turn
ed over to the assessors for their con-
sideration. The assessors Immediately
went into session and considered the
report at length.
The commissions report showing its
recomm endations for increases and de-
creases by counties is summarized as
follows:
Agricultural Land.
The tax commission recommended
an increase by counties as follows;
Bannock Clearwater. Bear Lake and
Bingham, per cent; Boise Is per
cent; Canyon, rs per cent; Gooding
and Lincoln, 20 per cent; Kootenai,
Minidol1a, Oneida and Shoshone, 10
per cent. A decrease of 10 per cent
was recommended for both Owyhee
and Power counties. The total decrease
in dollars and cents as recommended is
SASS and the total increase is 81
447,5S9. The total valuation is placed
at $116, 429 under the recommenda-
3,2S3,730 acres being reported.
Timber Land.
But one increase is recommended
for timber land or 80 per cent for
Boise county. decrease Of 20 per
cent is recommended for Adams
county, 80 per cent for Clearwater
county and Is per cent for Latah
county. The total decrease is 1926.
$50 and the increase s519575, making
a total valuation for timber of $22 $50,
$50 for 1.644,449 acres at an average
value per acre of 1914
Grazing Land.
Many increases are recommended
for grazing land or Bannock, Bear
Lake, Bingham, Boise, Bonner, Clear
water, Idaho, Lewis, Madison, Oneida
counties, 10 per cent each; Kootenai
Minidoka and Shoshone 20 per cent
each, and Latah, so per cent The total
increase is $S63.277, making the total
valuation $15,529,616 for 2,124,603 acres
at an equalized value per acre of 1881
Business Lots.
Increases of 10 per cent for business
lots is recommended by the commits
sion for the following counties on their
reported valuations: Bannock, Idaho
iNOOltldl anu LlHCOlH anu " per CEN
for Gooding county a total of 1901, 1914
while decreases Of 10 per cent are re-
commended for Elmore. Power and
} Twin Falls counties making a total OF
$116,463. The total equalized valuation
is raised to s14,2s9,4SS.
Residence Lots.
Increases of 10 per cent are re-
commended for Bannock, Canyon anc
Idaho counties and 20 per cent fol
Gooding county making a total OF
cent are recommended for Elmore and
Power counties. making a total OF
$50,439 increasing the total equalized
valuation to $23,536,488.
The commission further recommends
that the assessed valuation of waste
land in Custer county be equalized al
81; that the assessed valuation of cut
over and burnt timber lands in Boise
county be increased 10 per cent; thai
the assessed valuation of STANDING
timber owned separately from the
ownership of the land upon which the
, same stands in Clearwater be decreas-
! ed 90 per cent The board finds il
, cannot reconcile the f1fures reported
: for timber lands in Kootenai county
and makes no recommendation for tina
I county.
l Claim Corporations Benefited.
The commissions recommendation!
! increased the assessed valuations 70
, agricultural and lands other than tim
. Der a total Of $685., 891 and decreas
timber assessments a total of $2.747. 0S
3 which the assessors claim is unfair OF
the face of it and particularly so be
, cause it adds to the tax burdens of tn
! farmers who are owners of the agri
/ cultural and lands other than timbe
Z and lightens the taxes of the corpora
!, tons, in most instances timber com
/ panies who are the owners of tn
> timber In addition they alleged tina
. their cruise made at the expense of tn
, respective northern counties was ig