Bisbee daily review., 1915-11-21
5000 Taxpayers in Thriftiest Section of State Assessed in
 Sum of $1O2,428,123

From an industrial and financial standpoint Cochise county enjoys inc unique distinction of far outleadng any other subdivision ol Che state. and with its assessable wealth and subtanual resources goes into the clas sof being the colossus Of Arizona. Supporting this assertion, there are channels to draw on winch are ire. iutable and absolute in providing data that is reliable and authoritative. because official sources are available to present facts and figures that are incontrovertible. Information recently at hand from the Arizona chapter of the American Mining Congress is a revelation, and through the courtesy of its Secretary, Mr. J. II. Robinson, is given publicity for the first time This organization among other duties in- cluded in it's wide domain of indus trial research. steps into the channel of dehnitely ascertaining the relation Of one to the other of taxpayine sources of Arizona, and without par. tiality to any section of the state. There is nothing whatever sectional in the invaluable work going ahead but all communities are earnestly and carefully enumerated without regard to cause or effect Cochise county. therefore, is given its classification like others nd while it is refreshing to know that it is at the top with ite gigantic resources there are other vie tal matters of which the public at large should be conversant and those directly interested in this county should be informed The first argu- menJ is what the assessment ol Co., chise county shows for the current year. There are oyer 5000 taxpayers thereon representing tle gigantic sum of S1O2,42S.13S12 Is there any other county in the state ol Arizona. within reach of that pinnacle of hnan- Cial supremacy CUlnE from the 0I- fcial sources there is an individual channel to be drawn on that no doHll will prove surprising, when Il Is learn ed that twenty-five individuals and corporations who are beariug the lur- den of maintaining the government by paying the heavy sum of Sl per cent of the taxes, while the S.515 mcoj the difference, or only l6 per cent or the revenue to be derived This is no reflection, however. on the ability ol those interested but establishes sit uatiou which no other county Of HAr.- zona can claim. in number ot taNpey- CTS represented who carry such a heavy load of responsibility and Im- pOrtance to the welfare of not only Cochise, but to the State at large. lu other words, take away from Arizona tEis county and its resources lLe h- nancial backbone of the sluJe Is bIuE- en, and in support oi this arAumeu. the relation of the county to the state win be verified to this end For l- stance. the assessed yaluation,ol Art zona in 1915 is S42A44S, ,S3g9O and of which sum Cochise county leads an others with a valuation Of SlO-t2s, 138S2 which represents a fraction oi over 24 per cent of the entire taxable wealth of the State Another potent fact in connection with his handsome showing, is hat for the current year Cochise county made the surprising gain in assessed valuation over 1914 of S8,6S3,2S6.S2 or 9.26l, the gain be ing almost in the assessment of min ing property, a striking and convinc ing argument to reflect the substan lial and material progress of its varied resources, and especially SO the busi ness of mines and mining
 Below is published absolute onicla data culled from the Tax Rolls O Cochise county for the current year that will prove decidedly interestin. as well as instructive in impartiu. information to thunder throughout lh' state what progressive interest means and what substantial resources indi cate. Here are the few who reprc5cl tBig Business" in Cochise:
 Copper queen Cons Mng
 Co.,, Douglas, Ariz. $34626,685.9 SuperiorPittsburg Cop
 per Co.,, Warren ..... 2O,5$51, 1,67O3 El Paso & Southwestern
 h k. O., kl PdsO, Tex. o,JzLJJUU Southern Pacific R. R.
 Co.,, Cochise Co. ..... G,721855.0 Shattuck-Arizona Copper
 Co.,, Bisbee .......... 4,663,720.O Calumet & Arizona Mng.
 Co.,, Warren ..-....... 4,46O, l4s.O Phelps-Dodge Mere. Co.,
 Bisbee ............ 842,3l97 Arizona Eastern R. B.
 Co.,, Cochise Co. ...... 838,8600 O .Boquillas Land & Cattle
 Co.,, Fairbank ....... 607,4540 New Mexico & Arizona R.
 R. Co.,, Tucson ..-... 530,555.0 Douglas Investment Co.,,
 Douglas ............. 46Oitt4U Bisbee-NaCo Water Co.,,
 Bisbee .............. 365, 5,541l Commonwealth Mng &
 M. Co.,, Pearce ..-... 3640281 Bunker Hill Ming Co,
 Tombstone ........... 31G,GO5l Douglas Traction & Light
 Co., DOullas 9OG gTG