Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1884-01-28

side track, making n total mileage OF
43l5.24, the assessed value whereof is
$50, ,991, ,347. OF rolling stock, tools,
implements, machinery, and other
materials, credits, etc, the assessed
value of which is Sc, 29S, 1863, makes
the total aggregate value of all the
railroad property in tie state at this
time as fixed by the railroad assessors,
1927, ,290,2l5.
OF telegraph lines we have 1861
miles Gone wire) valued at S27O,274.
The live stock interests of the state
nave grown very rapidly. AS time
passes it becomes more and more evil
dent that the climate of Kansas is we'll
adapted to the raising of all kinds of
domestic animals used in temp crate
climates. Township SCISSORS returned
for taxation March l, 18S3-horses,
36l ,473; mules and asses, 40, ,553; cattle,
l,44l $50; sheep, 1,24l SOL goats, 706;
hogs, 733, 800. Ellis, Ford, Jackson,
Pratt, Rocks and Smith counties are
not included in these figures. The
number of sheep and cattle is now
probably 10 per cent larger than it
was last March.
1t is impossible to state correctly
what is our actual condition in relation
to fruit. 1t is true, however, that the
growing of apples, peaches, pears,
plums, and all manner of small fruits
of the temperate zone is gone far away
from the period of experiment and
doubt. Douglas county alone in 1888,
shipped apples worth 100000, besides
large quantity sold in the local mar
ket, and still others used by the grow
ers at home. Orchards in bearing are
common in every county as far west as
Russell.
Grapes are grown successfully all
ovcr the state and yield abundantly
whenever well cared for.
Farm grasses are taking the place OF
wild varieties in many parts of the
eastern half of the state, and improved
methods of agriculture are showing
excellent results all about us. In facts
like these lie millions of dollars in
value uncounted in the general estim-
ate. In respect to matters like these
our progress has been wonderful.
But as to features reported, let us
run back to 1878, when the country
was nearing the end of troubles begun
in the prime of 1873. In that year
G87S) our farmers had under cultiva-
ton taxable acres of land, 4,019, 9S5,
and in 1888 the number had increased
to 8,097 sos, an increase in cultivated
acres 4,O77,67S, or more than 100 pei
cent. Increase in taxable acres, with
out reference to cultivation, in the
same time, was 29 per cent, the
number of acres lastreported being 25,
S89, ,907'
The increase in value of taxable land
has kept pace with increase of area, thu
returns showing that at the end of th'
five years named our taxable lands wer,
: worth nearly $20,000,000 more thar
they were in 1873.
The growth of our towns has beer
: healthy as well as rapid. From Sic,
1855 in 1873, Kansas town lots ha,
risen in value. according to assessor
returns, to $27 739, POP in 1888, or g.
per cent
And Notwithstanding every Kansal
who is the head of family is entitle'
l to exemption from taxation of 800
worth of personal property, the recor,
shows that in these five years tn
J personal property of the state increase
l in assessed valuation $22, 324, 329, equa
> to 81 per cent
> Railroad property in the same tim
! exhibits rs per cent. increase.
1t is known that much of our we III
2 is not taxed at all. In the exemption
| are included all public property-tha
r belonging to the state and to all munic
t pal porations-counties cities, town
: ships, school districts, etc. And ou
e valuation is about 60 per cent. belo,
; actual value. The aggregate value {
g all the taxable property in the stat
) AS returned by the assessors for Marc