Arizona republican., 1921-01-04
MINIMUM VALUE NON-
 PRODUCTIVE MINING LAND S36.3O AN ACRE

Agreeing upon s36 30 as the mini mum valuation per acre of non produc- tive patented mines, the state tax commission and county assessors of the state yesterday fixed the coming years assessment Ss the same rate of last year Thirty-siX dollars and thirty cents was also agreed upon as the minimum valuation per acre on mill sites. This will be the uniform valu- ation throughout the state and from the discussion it was indicated that there would be very little change in town and city property or farm lands. The minimum valuation on livestock will be decided today.
 The initial session of the two days conference began yesterday with every county in the state represented. Charles R. Howe, chairman of the state tax commission, presided, making the key ncte address in which he charged the assessors not to attempt to reduce the property in his particular county and place an added burden on other coun- ties. Cooperation in tax matters also will be featured in the talk made 10 the commission this morning by Governor Thomas r. Campbell who will speak shortly after the morning session convenes in the office of the s~x commission at the state house.
 George Fishbaugh. of the Yuma Valley Water Users association, ap- pealed to the tax commission for a lower rate on Yuma farm land which Mir. Howe used as the basis for his talk Mir. Howe said that while the state at this time was not generally prosperous. no one county was suffer ing more than another and that he did not favor a reduction on one class of property above another
 If the farm lands are reduced, the | stock interests and the mines have to | bear the burden" said MT. Howe. who made a plea for equitable assessments | of all classes of property. declaring ! that if reduction be made 1t would have to be general Mir Howe re- minded the assessors that any genefal reduction, however. would not make a cent difference in the rate of taxes.
 The cotton situation was touched upon, the general idea being that there would be a market for cotton. Practically every assessor present went on record in favor of holding fast to the regulations having to do with iI-ri gated lands which it was asserted would be given over to diversified farming the coming year.
 It is understood that there will be little change in the valuation of farm ldIQS III A4lG N4AEGE ldIG1 GOuuLAEE- AAdA icopa county last year being assessed at $1S2 an acre. Yuma county at sl4l an acre and Graham at SIS an acre.
 C. NJ. Zander. the retiring chairman Of the tax commission and a member since statehood. supplemented the tali given by Mir. Howe, urging co-opera- tion between the county and state of ficials Rudolph Kuchler, former ta1 commissioner. also took part in tn, discussion. and the new members O. the commission, Frank Luke and F. A Hughes. M. S. Staley, chief account. ant. and Clarence Stapdage. sccretarl to the commission, were among thos, there. The assessors who were pres
 ent were A. F. Thurber of Apach, county; George Henshaw. Cochis county: James Mcdonald. former as sessor of Cochise county; William Bee
 son of Coconino county. W. C. Dun
 can of Gila county. J. NI. Alfred. Ora
 ham county: F. T. Coleman Greenle county. Harry Pierce, -Maricopa county
 George Cummins. former assessor o Maricopa county; ". o. Ruggles. Mo
 have county: W. T.. Shumway, Naval
 county: " S Griffith. Pima county
 Thad Moore. Pinal county; Victor ]
 Wager of Santa Cruz county: C. I
 Gentry. YaVapai county. and A
 Ming of Yuma county, accompanied b
 Harry Coleman his chief deputy.