Weekly Journal Miner

DESERVED COMPLIMENT IS EXTENDED OFFICIAL

(From Thursday's Daily)

The Board of Supervisors yesterday re-appointed Thomas E. Campbell County Assessor of Yavapai county, for another term of four years, Mr. Campbell's commission expiring December 31st, 1910, having been the incumbent the past four years.

The appointment was unanimous. J. W. Stewart, Democratic member of the Board, concurring with the other members, thus presenting a very pretty compliment to Mr. Campbell, by endorsing his administration of the Assessor's office during the past four years.

Since taking charge of this very important office to the taxpayers and public generally, Mr. Campbell has introduced and inaugurated an entirely new system for the listing and assessment of all classes of property, and through his energy has secured a more uniform schedule of property in the other counties of the Territory.

Under this schedule all patented lands are classified and grouped separately.

A new plat book of one hundred pages, showing each quarter section of land, surveyed and unsurveyed, public and private roads, streams and prominent mountains and peaks are shown with a cross index showing ownership, etc.

Since the General Land Office has been moved to Phoenix this book is practically the only authentic record the residents of Yavapai county have access to in ascertaining the unappropriated government lands.

Another introduction made that is valuable is a book of two hundred pages, showing the name, acreage, mining district and location of every one of the 2,200 patented mines located within the county, the same being cross indexed.

The assessment as placed by Mr. Campbell on non-producing patented mining claims, and concurred in by the Board of Supervisors, has been accepted as standard by the Territorial Board of Equalization and adopted throughout the Territory.

His assessments of banking institutions has likewise been adopted with general uniformity and he has earned the position of an authority on bank valuation and assessments on mines and mining property.

When Mr. Campbell took charge of the Assessor's office on January 1st, 1907, the total assessment for the county amounted to $7,105,593.70; The county rate was $2.25 and territorial rate 75 cents on every $100 valuation.

This year the total assessment amounts to $9,850,633.81. County rate $1.35, territorial rate 95 cents on every $100 valuation. A reduction of 40 per cent in the county rate.

Mr. Campbell will reappoint C. E. Gentry as chief deputy. Mr. Gentry has held this responsible position for the past two years, and has become very popular with the public, and given excellent satisfaction as a public official.