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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1924)
Rock Island’s Taxes to Be Cut ■S I _ Board is Told to Reassess Road’s Properties on Basis of Valuation of Farm Lands i . ■ ■ By AiMK-intnl Press. Lincoln. Jan. 3.—Reassessment of the Chicago, Rock Island it Pacific Railroad company’s property In Ne braska, on a basis which will sub stantially reduce the taxes of the com pany for 1923, was ordered today In a decision of the state supreme court, sustaining the appeal of the carrier from- the action of the state hoard of equalization last June. The decisiop sets aside the $10, 094,409 valuation placed on the prop erties by the board and directs the board to reassemble and adopt a new valuation which will place the road’s holdings on same basis as farm lands in Nebraska. The Rock Island contended its prop erty was assessed In 1923 at 100 per cent or more of its actual worth, while farm lands were assessed far below their actual value. The high bench found that lands wore assessed at only 08 per cent of their value as indicated by sales prices. The court found that the properties should be vauled at $10.133,599 hut that this estimate should not be bind ing on the board of equalization. The board shall use its judgment as to what the properties are worth after considering the Inequality between the farm lands and the railroad as sessments, the court opinion In timates. While the Rock Island la the only carrier appealing to the supreme court other roads in the state ob tained a decision in federal court to restrain collection of more than 75 per cent of the taxes assessed, and the decision is regarded as affecting a probable reassessment of all carriers’ taxes. I--. Around Nebraska’s State House By R. H. BFTFRB. Stuff Correspondent The Omnhn Bee, Lincoln, Jnn. 3.—Nebraska again sprang Into national prominence In the world of politics once more when Governor Bryan declared, In so many . words, lhat he wanted nothing to do with W. G. McAdoo as a candidate ' for the presidency, and intimated that he Is the nmn for the middle-western voter. Whether or not McAdoo was de pending on Bryan support at the dem ocratic national convention Is not known, hut that he Is anxious to go to the convention carrying the dele gates of tho middlewest In his pocket has been an open secret. If Bryan is to bo believed the middlewest is ' just as anxious that he be denied | in his political ambitions and It will bs Interesting to see if the gover nor's informers from the states In question have been pouring words of fact and w.sdom in his ear. No one believes that Bryan will get the democratic nomination nor that he would he elected If he were -- chosen as tho standard bearer of the party that was so overwhelmingly t repudiated in 1320. That Is to say, no one believes it with the possible exception of Bryan h’mself, who can probably delude himself as easily as every other candidate who ever ran for officer without a chance of elec tion. . Bryan Is a young man, as presiden tial candidates go, and would prob-l ably he happier If he could get in n term in the senate before making a grab for the democratic nomination. However, there l-i always that old stumbling block, Senator Norris, in the v.ay. In fact, Bryan would up questionably have announced himself a senatorial candidate weeks ago, A could he have c .vinced himself that Noiils was definitely out of the rare. Nebraska's road claims again took the center of the stage hist week, after Governor Bryan had used them as a political football to tick tip his old stand that Nebraska Is facing a big deficit which he will remove If two-thirds of the legislature will pe titlon him on bended knee to call an ■ j extra session. Federal engineers In this district, fortunately, arc going ahead approv ing such vouch1is ns are sent them with a celerity that Is bound to bring a shout of approval from the waiting contractors. . The federal government has dis played a spirit that Is sure to cre.de a favorable reaction throughout the slate. It realizes that many con 5 tractors are financially embarrassed by the road situation and Is ready to co-operate with the state department of public works to such an extent that It Is bringing In It* engineers from other states that Nebraska may have Its money within the least pos Bible time. Another possible candidate for the senate on the democratic ticket dropped out last week, when Elgar Howard, of the long locks and slow speech, decided that another term In the house was more suitable to Ills disposition. That leaves Trcnmor Cone of Waterloo holding tho fort and it is understood that the sand and gravel merchant's candidacy Is causing considerable annoyance to Governor lirynn. Republicans In the state house chuckle every time they think of Gone and the governor and tho whole state Will chuckle with them when Cone •tarts pouring In the hot shot that he has accumulated to lire at Ne braska’s chief executive. From all over the »tate reports keep drifting In that voters for Bryan at the last election are beginning to search for some other candidate for whom to mark their ballots. Even the famous Bryan coal and the ^pil lions that the governor says It Is saving its fortunate purchasers does not appear sufficient to keep the gov ernor In tho good books of his sup porters. Perhaps the governor has claimed too much and has failed to give con clusive proof that these millions ore pouring into the pockets of Nebras kans. 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