The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-08-29
IDAHO'S TAXABLE
WEALTH INCREASED
STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
REFUSES REDUCTION TO
PUBLIC UTILITIES

Net increases amounting to approx
imately $1,000,000 were made in the
reported valuations of all Idaho prop
erty, except public utilities, by the
state board of equalization, which ad-
journed it's 1922 session Saturday. The
equalized value of all property in the
state last year as $370,073,7 ,780. This
year the reported value of this same
property, according to the assessors
rolls, was 1851, ,363,339, or a decrease
of about $20,000,000. The boards in
crease raised this reported value to
about $3.50, $4,000
Valuations for taxation of all pub
lie utilities in the state remained prac-
tically steady. The Oregon Short
Line Railroad company received an in
creases in assessed value at the hands
of the board amounting to $4,000 per
mile on the Bliss-Rupert branch. This
barnch line runs through the counties
of Jerome, Gooding and Minidoka.
Other changes in utilities were:
Utah Power & Light company, in
creased from $7,000,000 to $7,250,000;
Kootenai Power company, raised from
100000 to $115,000; Wood River
Power company, raised from 100000
to $4,000. The Idaho Power COM
pany's valuation of $6,500,000 was un-
touched Representatives of the pow
er company were advocating reduc-
ton to $4,OOO,OOO,O0O before the board.
O. s. L. Unreduced
Attorneys for the Oregon Short Line
made representations to the board
that the assessed valuation of that
companys Idaho property should be
cut from $55 100000, the 1921 figure,
to $35,OOO,000. The board however,
made no changes except the Rupert
Bliss branch line increase, in the COM
panys valuation.
Changes in other taxable property
were made by the board in only five
counties of the A in the state. Agrl-
cultural lands in Gooding county were
raised 10 per cent on the value re-
ported by the assessor. The reported
value is 13 per cent less than the
equalized value for 1921, so that in
reality the county is not assessed so
highly ,as last year.
Irrigated land in Cassia county was
raised Is per cent on the value report
ed by the assessor The reported
value is per cent less than the equal
zed value for 1921, so the value of
irrigated land in the county has been
increased per cent by the board.
Irrigated land in Kootenai county
was increased more than 9 per cent
over last year.
Perhaps the largest change came in
Minidoka county, where the board in
creased irrigated land, residence lots
and business lots 40 per cent, or IL
per cent less than the 1921 equalized
value Although residence and busi-
ness lots were increased 40 per cent
this year over the reported value, the,
net result is that business lots are IL
per cent less than the equalized value
of last year, and residence lots la
per cent less.
Agricultural land in Twin Falls
county was decreased per cent un-
der the reported value of the ass
essor. This places this class of prop
erty at value IA per cent less than
the equalized value of last year.
State Levy 1891 Cents on 500
The state levy was fixed for 1922 by
the board at 1891 cents on the $l00
of valuation This levy is reduc-
ton from last years, which was .557
cents on the $100. In 1920 the levy
was GIG cents ON the $100, and in
1919 .738 cents. The distribution OF
the state levy for this year follows:
Cents
on $100