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Railroads underassessed sharply in Tacoma surge debate
State Senator Warburton asserts railways in Washington pay far less than true value and advocates a railroad commission. He cites Northern Pacific and others showing assessments at under one tenth of market value and argues rebalancing taxes would ease burden on citizens and support equitable taxation across Pierce County and beyond.
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Warburton
Tacoma
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S
Northern Pacific Railway
Pierce
Northern Securities
Northern Pacific Railroad
Donnelly Hotel
Pierce County
Jones
California
Mr. Wilkeson
Pacific Avenue
Eleventh Street
National Bank of Commerce
Bank
Fidelity Building and Bank
the Provident Trust Company
The
Tacoma Land Company
Tenth
Thirteenth Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Great Northern
Fifteenth Street
Twentieth Street
Dock Street
Seattle
M. A. Gottstein
King County
Schwabachers
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Duluth
Portland