The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-09-14
MINES 0F ARIZONA 56 PER GENT
 OF TAXES
flew Budget is Divided-RaiIroads
 Pey Second Largest Proportion.

Mines and associated industries of Arizona will pay 56 per cent of all state taxes for the 1917-1S year. ac- cording to figures compiled today by the state tax commission This is an increase of nearly 12 per cent in a year in which the state assessed valuation has been increased more than 00,000,000.
 Productive, patented and unpatent- ed mines, are assessed at $329, ,220,- 62S. 76 and will pay 46.9 per cent of the state assessment. The as- sessment in 1916 was $171 1,SSS, ,616 IS which continued B per cent of the taxes.
 Reproductive, patented and un- patented mines are assessed at ST. 352,416.14 this year as compared with S6,366, ,1S0. 03 in 1916. The pro- portion of taxes to be paid was slightly decreased this year, however. it being one per cent for 1916.
 Shelters, concentrators and inn provements on all mining property are assessed at S56,S4S, ,491 .06 this year as compared with s3s. 1924 ,ssO O6 in 1916. The assessment this year is equal to S1 per cent of the total valuation while in 1916 it was only 7.9 ner cent of the total.
 Railroads of the state will pay the second largest proportion of taxes: The assessment on properties of this kind is S96, FPS. .523 for this year, which equals 13S per cent of the total. Despite gain of approximately S5,- GOO,GO in the railroad assessment this year as compared with last, the pro- portion of taxes to be paid decreased an even five per cent. The assess mont in 1916 was $91 .9S2,622, which equaled 1S.S per cent of the total. | An increase in the assessment on lands this year as compared with 1916. but decrease is noted in the proportion of taxes to be paid. The assessment this year was $4S,059,- 3Sa. IT as compared with $40 1881 ,552. = O3 in 1916 The rate this year is 6.S per cent as compared with S.3 per cent in 1916.
 Town and city lots, including sur face mining claims In Greenlee coun- ty, are assessed at $38 1906, ,117 20 this
 year as compared with $36,993, ,657 .OO in 1916. The rate this year is 5.4 per cent as compared with 7.5 per
 cent in 1916.
 The assessment on banks this year
 is s7.S42.217. .O1 as compared with q s6. .539.355 .57. Banks will pay 1. 1per
 cent of all taxes this year. In 1916 they paid 1.3 per cent of the taxes Live stock is assessed at s37,7S2, ,5Os this year and will pay 5.4 per cent
 of the total amount to be raised. Las,
 year the assessment was $27,91O.
 54o and 5.7 per cent of the total was
 paid.
 The assessment on telephone and
 telegraph lines is $2,SS6,227 Al this
 year as compared with s2, .s72 2l 7.
 The percentage is 0.4 this year as cc!opared O. : in 1916.
 Water works, street railway, gas
 electric. power and ice plants are
 assessed at s6,S24,S62 66 this year
 as compared with $6,320,640 S7 1r 1916. These companies will pay one per cent of the total tax this veal while they paid l. per cent Of the last year. Merchandise in the state is assess l ed at s15.669, ,947 .65 for 1917 as com
 pared with $12,230,76 .31 in 1916 , The rate this year is 2.2 per cent as , compared with 25 per cent in 1916 All other property is assessed al s16,24S ,536. 09 this year as compared
 with s13,39S.635 .53 in 1916: Int , nero entage of the total to be pait 1I IunQGr CulS Ao iO z cent as compared with 2.7 per cen r last year. 2 The total assessed valuation fo, F -ol- is s7O2,417 ,29S6S Of thi' amount. s4,s9O, ,663 .O0 worth of prop lerty is exempted from taxation leaving a total of $697 ,526,619. 6s iron
 which taxes are to be raised. Th' l. total assessment in 1916 was s4sO q 634 23O 50 of which amount s49G. .4O6.51S. 50 from which taXe l. wore raised