Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1921-09-14

that is shape damn sight than years ago.
And both statements absolutely says the Car
News.
Everything appeared be moving along smoothly yes
teray and the forenoon session. the possibility that the
board could complete its labors late this week
pressed The bompse that created general decentralization
and threatened to delay adjournment possibly couple OF
weeks the filing and reading Of a supplementary
minority report Of the land committee signed by Charles
Fustonc, member of the and -. r. Randall
assessor OF Lyon county.
In it's report few days ago the committee called the
tention the fact that grazing lands in Eko Eluml odt
Pershng Washoe counties assessed valua
much lower than in other counties of the state The Full
and Randall report shows that in the four cornties
named the average valuation rst-cass grazing land
$3.50 per S34 second class and s. for the graz
ing lands OF the third class returned by the OF
the four counties The average valuations the
classes OF lands in Churchill, Douglas, Eureka Lander,
Lyon Mineral Or,sby Storey and White Pine counties is
S7S5 for the first 81 50 for the second. and SOIL for the
thdcass grazing lands Declaring the grazing lands OF the
four counties with the low be fully good
and in nstnccs better than the second group OF nine
counties, Fustonc and Randall recommended the fixing OF
values OF SIS for the rstcas $40 for the second and $50
per for the grazing lands OF Eko Humboldt PcrshnS
and Washoe counties in 1921
The report that 'The total acreage OF Eko
t shows total loss OF 16l0 privately owned land
well total loss Of 1928 i'll railroad lands in
that county making 22S53 less the 1921 roll
than W. lhe total acreage loss IN FerShlnS county
1908 according the figures submitted by Fuone
and Randall.
Quoting the Fustone- Randall report: The for
this committee bringing the above comparisons the atten
ton of the State BOARD OF Equalization show that
many herein illustrated, that
csse certain price and placed particular class the
year 1920 have been broken up and recassied upwards
while in all cases, assessed smaller price per than
III 1920 1t is beyond the understanding OF this committee
to know how it possible for counties to lose high
$1,000 acres OF privately owned land. while the loss
another than 1900 in privately owned land
well 1900 in railroad land Elko county
lost total OF 22s3 in both privately owned and rail
road land since assessed i'll 1920.
"This committe would ask ii practicable that the tax
commission have of their take from the Is OF
the list of all land by counties tina has
been taken up and placed in private ownership and railroad
ownership If check for several years back could be made
it would be OF in forcing the rolls for taxation
purposes all land held by private owners
After considerable discussion roll call
adoption OF the Fusone Randall report and the
mendations contained therein All members of the
commission voted Aye The true OF assessors
until Elko reached Assessor Weathers voted NO"
and protested against the passage OF the resolution The
vote proceeded farther The the unequal
essmet and the missing acreage will be taken up by the
committee o'clock today and report made board
thereafter possible The fact that it up
board to correct condition OF which took cognznce
the preliminary report signed by all members of the land
committee emphasized.
Procedure to be followed in hearing Reno property
whose valuations have been increased discussed
Some members have been impatient leave for home The
matter settled, member maintaing that the
work should be done by the entire board and by
passed along the commission Another
or declared that he would be benefited by remaining and
ing the business Of equalization through.
Statements in the Fulstone Randall report viewed
with gravity by and commission members
view OF the inmation earlier in the day that would be
the duty OF the attorney general take certain steps
OF failure OF assessors place property quantity upon
the roll.
There is also pending before the board recommends
ton that horizontal increase OF ten per cent be placed
on town property in Eko. Lyon Mineral and Pershng
counties.
NEVADA WILL BENEFIT IN REVIVAL OF MINING
Frank y. Qualey. who controls the Excelsior Copper
Mining company, situated in Wskey Flat mining dis
trct ten miles souhey fro Hawthorne returned few
(n,aIay