Oregon Public Services
rue Value $451,536,517
Public service companies of Oregon have a true csh valuei
$451,536,517, the state tax commission reported today.
he same companies have an assessed valuation of $248,606,741
equalized and apportioned by the tax commission for 1B49.
e commission said the increase in assessment is $24,513,017
ore than last year.
H Utilities with the 1 a r g e i
J mount of property are the rai'
iads, which are In every count
( Oregon except Curry on th
uthern coast.
Second are the electric com
mies which offer service In all
unties.
Third In Importance are the
lephone companies. And
fourth largest are the gai com
panies. Other public service compa
nies include aircraft, express,
telegraph, water heating and
bridge.
True cash value of all rail
road (steam) properties in the
state totals $185,732,660, in
creased $6,606,114 this year.
The assessed value isS97.598.414,
an increase of $4,371,928.
Private electric companies
have a true cash value of $145,.
913,763, an increase of $14,
938.911 from 1948. The assess
ed value Is $81,033,763, increase
of $9,388,156.
Telephone companies, which
have expanded facilities heavily
since the war, have a true cash
value of $81,272,941, an Increase
of $16,466,482 over last year.
Assessed valuation Is $44,935,
063, an increase of $9,900,402.
Gas companies place a true
cash value of $19,293,124, an
increase of $875,786 over last
year. Assessed valuation is
$11,188,473. a boost of $822,
982 over 1948.
Telephone companies have the
largest dollar Increase In asses-1
sed value, with power compa
nies one-half million dollars less.
Phone companies were busy
building office structures, addi.
tional lines and Installing in
struments from switchboards to
receivers. Private electric com
panies have been building sub
stations and extending lines In
efforts to soften the impending
power shortage.
Carl Chambers, tax commis
sioner in charge of the utilities
division, said: "We have had
some tip-top appraisers working
$1 Million Bail
For Top Reds
New 'York, Nov. 2 u The
government asked $1,000,000
bail for the 11 convicted com
munist leaders today in the
event they are let out of Jail
Capital Journal, Salem, Ore., Wednesday, Nov, 2, 1949 13
on the public service companies.
Some of the companies kicked
a little, but finally admitted
we were fair."
while their appeals are being
heard.
Irving S. Shapiro, special as
sistant to the U. S. attorney,
told the U. S. Circuit Court of
Appeals that this was the view
of Attorney General J. Howard
McGrath.
Shapiro said the government
would want $100,000 bail each
for seven of the convicted men
and $75,000 for each of the four
others.
I All 11 have been in jail since
their conviction last month on
charges of conspiring to advo
cate overthrow of the U.S. gov-
Federal Judge Harold R. Med.
ina refused to free them In bail
pending their appeals. Lawyers
for the 11 asked the Appeals
Court today to overrule Medina.
The court reserved decision.
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JOHN RADKE
Operating Manager
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