Bisbee daily review., 1922-07-25

cars, and the 15 per cent reduction on land values caused a loss of more than $1,00O,000 more in taxable val ues. Green stated that it was proba- ble that county taxes would cause a raise of 25c per S10O, due to the de- preciated values and the interest char ges on bond issues now outstanding. An interesting feature of the Maricopa situation is that very little cattle val uation was shown this year, cotton raising having reduced dairying to minimum.
 Vic s. Griffith, county assessor of Pima county says that over four mil lion of the S4,500,000 decrease in tax able values was caused by depreciated values at the plant of the New Cor nelia Copper Company in Ajo. Town lots and improvements show a gain of approximately one-third million dol lars, the increase being shown in the city of Tucson. Cattle and merchan- disc both show the same proportion ate loss as in other counties. Grif- fifth is an old-timer at the conference and is renewing many acquaintances made years ago in the district.
 Graham county ranchers are suffer ing from lack of water, and crops this year will probably be the poorest in many years, according to J. Myron Alfred yesterday asked the state tax commission for 15 per cent decrease in the valuation of all cultivated land Grain and alfalfa crops were far below normal. he said, and indications were that this years crops would be only about one third normal. Alfalfa al ready is dying rapidly F.from lack of water said Alfred. sas 5iB. fy tad .aGiiaF countyps valuation 2 this year. shows d idecreaseFof ,14l17s Hperl ceht over thatt of last EeaFs aceording to a report compiled by the State tax com mission. l!a plS!fi GefiFullNfN hlU'
 CurtaiIment of mining operations a poor year for stockmen, reductions in the valuations of townsite proper ties and lack of sufficient water for Farmers were given yesterday by w. .. Duncan. Gila assessor as causes for the big losses in valuation this year.
 "Old General Depression has hit us hard," said Duncan, And the slump was general. Farmers, stoclmen and mining men have all suffered
 Gila cOunty's assessed valuation this ! year is only 125,2S5,S76, as compared ! with nearly $146,OOO,00O last year.
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 Yavapai county boasts of extensive i mining, cattle and agricultural indus ! -sy and it's pride is hurt when it sees hat its assessed valuation this year s 11.50 per cent lower than last year. !
 q had an increase of $4,00O,00O all f figured out" said C. E. Gentry. Yava- 1ai county assessor, And then, when
 went to figure the valuation of the hines, found that they had slid back lbout $200,0O0,00 an dthat completely wiped out the increase I'd counted on md put Yavapai county $14,000,000 pack of its valuation last year."
 Farm lands in Yavapai, said Gentry, were assessed at about the same val lation as in 1921, but suspension of production by many of the biggest hines more than ate up the slight gain shown by some other items.
 
 Pinal county felt the slump in the mining industry more than any other n the state the assessed valuation f the country dropping more than s1c, O0.000.
 The inactivity in mining was great y responsible fo rthis," said Thad 1oore Finals young county assessor The Ray Consolidated was actually 'roducing about IA per cent of last eal aud the Magma Copper Company nly about ZI pei cent There was al U 3 small' doCIease his ; eaI iI the aluatlon on catu5 lsric'-'tH sTf