Bisbee daily review., 1917-08-17
STATE TAX RATE IS
 FIXED; INCREASES ARE BIG IN MANY LINES
Mines, Smelters, Banks, Tele- phone and Telegraph Lines and Live Stock Increased Tremendously by Commis- sion.

A tax rate of 531a cents on each $10O of assessed valuation was fixed by the state tax commission at the conclusion of it's work as state board of equalization. This rate is an in crease of 33% per cent over the rate for 1916. but was smaller than the es- timated rate oi the commission.
 The total valuation of all properties in the state as fixed by the state board of equalization is $697, ,526,6 a net increase of s11. .2sO,O3S over the figures originally compiled by counties. The increase over 1916 totals more than $500, ,0O0, ,O0O. A majority of this in crease assessment is on mining prop critics, both producing and non-produc- ing.
 The biggest item on the tax levy is for schools. The school levy for the present year totals s.1079S. The sec and largest is the general fund levy, which totals s.10701, and the third largest the road levy. which totals s.10 flat for each s1OO of assessed valua- tion. The remainder of the 53A rate is divided among the customary issues as well as two special appropriations by the last legislature.
 The changes on the original state assessments as effected by the state board of equalization were as follows:
 An increase of S292.931.S6 on bank property.
 An increase of S217, ,36O.S4 on meat business.
 An increase of s5O,414 on commis- sion merchants.
 An increase of $5,S62,96 on smelt- CTS.
 Range cattle were increased to a rate of s29 per head from approximate ly s25 head, this jump resulting in total increase in s3,129.6S5.
 Sheep, except Indian sheep, were in- creased from approximately s4 the head to s6 the head The actual in crease Tn dollars and cents totaled S1,- 56O, ,S3O.
 Buck sheep were increased from approximately s6.25 the head to s1O the head, the total increase being $49,- S42.
 Goats, except in Marcopa county, where the assessment is already above that figure, were increased to s3 the head. which equalsa total increase of S114,SS5.
 Milk cows in Graham and Yuma counties were increased 10 per cent, representing a jump of $1S,979 in the valuation.
 Cattle, steers, two years and up, in Maricopa county were increased 10 per cent or s17111.
 Cattle, beef or feeders, in Yuma county were increased per cent or sS25.
 Swine in Maricopa county were in creased 10 per cent or s6,2SS.
 Railroad land grants in Mohave county were increased from approxi- mately 55 cents to 50 cents the acre or S19,745 for the total.
 Number of range cattle on all as- sessments in Coconino county was in- creased S7,195, which increase repre- sents an increase of s179,S75 in dollars and cents.
 Non-producing mines, of the Arizona Hercules Copper company were in- creased $34,122.
 Personal property of John Lasear & Company in Navajo county was in creased S12,500 the same being 800 head of range cattle
 The assessed valuation of the Unit ed Eastern Mines company was in creased sSO3.967.
 Irrigated lands or those subject thereto in Apache, Cochise, Coconino, Gila, Graham, Greenlee, Maricopa, Mo have and Navajo counties were in creased per cent for total of S1.- 254,701.
 The board also allowed the follow ing decreases:
 A decrease of S469.51S on producing property of the Tom Reed Gold Mines 
 A decrease of $5O,OOO on nonproduc- ing property of the Atlas Copper Com pany.
 A decrease of s74,74S on mining property owned by R. R. Richardson, known as the Three "R" Mines com pany.
 A decrease of $2O4,S29 on property owned by the Swansea Mines com pany.
 A decrease of s47S,OOO on the reduc- tion plant of the New Cornelia Min ing company.
 A reduction of s69,O26 on producing mines of the New Planet Mines Com pany.
 A reduction of s9O.552 on producing mines of the Bailey, Berray & Chap man company.
 A reduction of s1O. ,271 on produc- ing mines of the Vulcan Consolidated Mines company.
 A reduction of sl33,11 on porducing mines Of the Grand Gulch Mines com pany.
 A reduction of S126.O7O on produc- ing mines of the United Verde Exten- sion Mining company.