The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1920-08-13
ASSESSORS CALLED
BEFORE THE BOARD
Method of Taxation Is
Declared Unfair by
Corporation

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. Wednesdays meeting of the state
board u of equalization was gives
over to the questioning Of county
assessors ON their valuations in com
parison to loan valuation statistics
compiled by John D. Robertson, act
:. ing tax, commissioner assisting the
board of equalization Irrigated
and agricultural land NJ valuations
u from Jerome, Ada, Adams, Bannock
Twin Falls, Bear Lake, Bingham
Blaine. Bonner, Boise. and Bonne-
villa eSunties were examined
s..5 Assessors explained the values set
iin comparison with 1919 and in re-
lation to the full cash value of coun-
ty property. Thursday the board
will take up with the assessors the
equalization between counties.
Five appearances were made by
, utility company representatives who
claimed discrimination in the assess
ment Of utility property. Former
Governor Frank r. Gooding upon the
request Of the Gooding county asses
sor and for the Idaho Wool Growers
association appeared before the
board. f''r
Assessors who appeared were w.
A. Kincaid, Ada; william A. Wood
land, Adams; r. O. Graham, Ban
mock; George w. Wilcox, Twin
Falls; James Dunn, Bear Lake; E.
It. Malcom, Bingham; John E. schad,
Blaine; r. G. Pritchard, Bonner;
James D. Mccall, Boise; J. J. Crow
ley, Bonneville. and G. F. Har-
graves, Jerome.
Former Governor Gooding warned
the board that if the valuation on
sheep was not reduced to 81 a head
instead Of Sc, the present assessment
would have to be reduced next year
because the whole fabric of prosper
-fty was dependent on the state live
stock industry. He assured the
board that the cattle and sheep in
dustry was in a serious condition
and that some encouragement should
be given. #a. at
i James Gaibrath of the Proctor &
Gamble company asked for lower
assessment and offered data show
ing that the mileage of the company
cars did not warrant the present as
sessment.
w. N. Bichler, superintendent Of
the Gilmore & Pittsburg railroad
company, showed deficit Of $62,-
900 in 1919 and asked for re-
duced valuation. George Spaulding,
tax commissioner Of the Mountain
States Telegraph & Telephone COM
pany, asked for a reduction on the
ground that the present assessment
was unfair, unjust and discrimina-
tory. .,.
John F. Davies, general manager
Of the Interstate Utilities company,
telephone company, offered figures
showing that his company had only
paid 8 per cent in dividends and that
. the valuation should be lowered. w.
N. Richler appearing for the Lemhi
Telephone company asked for the
same assessment as other telephone
companies.
At meeting of the county asses
sors presided over by B. L. Bennett
tof jefferson county, after the morn
ing session a discussion was had on
a proper and more uniform method
of assessing bank property. No
agreement on Uniform method was
reached.
RESOLUTIONS were adopted which
Awill ask county commissioners to
, send assessors to the national tax
association conference at Salt Lake
September to 10. R. o. Graham Of
Bannock and W. H. Herrick of Sho-
shone county were named on COM
mittee to present to Miss Margaret
Taylor Of the bureau Of license, de-
partment Of law enforcement, a tok-
en- Of appreciation for her efficient
service in the automobile registra-
tion department.
Thomas Tratham of Elmore coun-
ty, w. A. Kincaid Of Ada county and
J.. l.. Armstrong Of Nez Perce coun-
ty were named on a Legislative COM