Bisbee daily review., 1916-06-09
STATE TAX RATE WILL BE REDUCED TO ABOUT
 FORTY CENTS PER 100
State Tax Commissioner Howe Gives Out Statement Regarding Same. Other News From County Seat

days spent in a visit to BiSbee and Douglas and will leave tonight for Phoenix. The family of MT. Howe will spend the summer months in this city as the guests of Mrs. Ed. K. Flach MT. Howe is of the opinion that the state tax rate for the ensuing year will not exceed 40 cents on the S100 valuation. The rate will be fixed by the Commission at their meeting on the First of August. The commission | are all busy at the present time mak- | ing visits to different parts of the state to meet with the County Boards of Equalization and will all be in Phoenix during the next week at which time they will make the levies on the railroads, telephone and tele- graph and mining companies and for ward the same to the various Boards to be added to the assessments rolls. Mir Howe is of the opinion that the mine assessments will be greatly, ln- creased this year on account or r,e In- creased production that has been maintained throughout the state and the high prices that were received from the various metals. The tung- sten production alone in the state will materially increase the tax income to say nothing of the copper, lead silver and gold. While here Mir. Howe con ferred with the Board of Equalization in Cochise county. Mir. Howe was of the opinion that the Cochise county valuations on the large companies above mentioned would show great increase as nearly all of them have made great improvements during the past year.
 Speaking of Cochise county MT Howe states that he finds the county much more prosperous than he has ever seen it. He was a resident of the county before going to Phoenix for number of years. He was formerly a clerk at Wilcox and Gleason and later, Clerk of the Board of Supervis- ors, and then went to Phoenix where he was appointed as a member of the tax commission, he was then elected, and is again candidate for that po- sition. He expects to return to the county as soon as the State Board has completed its work for the sum mer.
 Services Discontinued.
 The services of Farm Advisor ras- chall have been discontinued by the Board of Supervisors of the county or rather will be after the 1st day of July. The appropriation for that of flee has been exhausted and the board for the present will make no further levy for that purpose. Mir. Paschall was acting jointly for Cochise and Santa Cruz counties and the latter county has also taken the same step. During the time the farm advisor has been at work in Cochise county he has accomplished much good and a num- Der of the farmers have profited by his advice. The money that was ap- portioned by the board in the work was well spent and it is to be hoped that further appropriation Will be made later to keep up the good work.
 To Have Electric Lights.
 Electricians will soon start wori, to rewire the Court House for the pur- pose of installing an electric light sys- tenn. An agreement has been made with the Kunker Hill Mining Compa- ny whereby they will furnish the juice that will be used in Illuminating the building. Since the electric plant was destroyed by fire several years ago the county has been forced to use acetylene gas and the service has not been the best. It is expected that the work will be completed within the fnp hot h.- Eon tS will be on by the time that court re convenes.
 Appointed Justice.
 ;. w. Robinson. of Turner, has been appointed as Justice of the Peace of that precinct to fill the office made vacant by the removal of w. T. Brin- ley, who left the state to accept position with the railroad company at Lordsburg. MT. Robinson was for merly a resident of this city being in the employ of the Cochise County Ab in the vicinity of Turner for number of months.
 Accepts Position.
 J. Wood Vaughn and family have arrived from Douglas and will make their future home in this city. Mir. Vaughn has accepted the position as deputy County Treasurer made va cant by the resignation of Arthur Ivey, who will devote his time to the can didacy for the nomination of County Recorder on the Democratic ticket. Mir Vaughn was in the employ of the E. P. & S. w. railroad company al Douglas up to the time he came here.
 Last Chance.
 The Board of Supervisors will be in session on Saturday again as a Board of Equalization and it will be the last session at which the taxpay- CTS of the county will have chance to come before that body and register and complaints that they may have as to the assessment that has been levied for the ensuing year against their property. So far the Board has made no material changes in the assess ments as levied by County Assessor Hughes.