Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-08
WashingtOn's Wealthy.
COMPARISON OF THE FIGrEES.

Real Estate Journal
| The assessed valuation OF taxable
property in Washington Territory, as
given by the official returns for 1888, is
SS464l ,54S, an increase of $23,O7S, sos
over 1887 and gain OF $65, lis, ,626 in
ten years.
OF the thirty-four counties in the
Territory, thirty-one show an increase,
two IL decrease and one appears in the
list for the first time. In the
list of counties showing an increase,
Pierce stands first with gain of $S,-
l39, ,712, and San Juan last with 1864.
Spokane takes second place with 3d.
27O,S74, Whitman third with $3.50
359, King fourth with $2,579,OW and
Walla Walla fifth with ST ,562, ,7S5 and
Adams claims sixth with gain OF
$685. 5,431.
The counties showing decrease are
Stevens and Garfield, their loss being
S235,3 and $l32,742 respectively.
The decrease in Stevens county is due
to the creation of Okanogan county,
which in the assessment of 1887 was
part of Stevens. The aggregate valu-
ton for both counties exceeds the 1887
valuation of Stevens $6O,39l, an
amount which really should be cred
tied to Stevens as an increase.
Okanogan with an assessed valua-
ton of S295, ,762, is the county appear
ing in the list for the first time.
The counties reporting the largest
assessed valuation are King, $15, 5,O31,
1874; Pierce, $l4,G2l,S42; Spokane,
H,2l2,5O9; Whitman, $7,OS4, Jas; /;
Walla Walla. S6,754,94O; Columbia,
S2,S25, 100.
The county reporting the least
amount of taxable property, is Ska
mania, with valuation OF $17O,O7S.
To make the total valuation of the
Territory ($S4,641 ,54S). the nineteen
counties forming the western division
of the Territory-Chehalis, Clallam,
Clark, Cowlitz, Island, jefferson, King,
Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pacific, Skagit
and San Juan, Skamania, Snohomish,
Thurston and Wahkiakum-contrib-
ute SAT 1893 ,967, and the fifteen east
ern counties-Adams, Asotin, Colum-
bia, Douglas, Franklin, Garfield, Kit
itas, Klickitat, Lincoln, Okanogan,
Spokane, Stevens, Walla Walla,
Whitman and Yakima-add the re-
|maining $37,247,5Sl, Il difference Of
$40, 1886 in favor of the western
division.
Thirteen counties report assessed
valuations Of less than 81 600 600; zen
report over $1,O0O,OOO, but less than
50 600, 600; six report over $2OOO,OOO,
but less than $3,OOO,OOO; one reports
over sc, ,OOO, 900, but less than $7,OOO,-
600; two over 900 900, but less than
SIS, ,OOO, 900; one over $l4,OoO,Oo0, but
less than Sl5,OOO,OOO; and one over
SIS 900; but less than SIG, ,O00, 900.
Aggregate valuation of the thirteen
counties reporting an assessed valua-
ton Of less than 81 $l,O0GOO0-Adams
Asotin, Clallam, Douglas, Franklin,
Island, Mason, Okanogan, Pacific,
San Juan, Skamania, Stevens and
Wahkiakun,, six of the Eastern and
seven of the Western division-S6, ,554-
4OS, valuation of S2OO,53 less than
Walla Walla $3.50 1897 less than Whit
man. $65S,l01 less than Spokane /;
$8,O67 ,454 less than Pierce, and $S,-
462, ,4S7 less than King.
The following five counties gained
more than million dollars of taxable
property in one year past, Pierce, 81
134,7I2; Spokane, $3,27O,S74; Whit
man, $2,879,365; King, $1,579,G 9,G04 4;
Walla Walla, 81 ,562,7 1855.
The foregoing is a fine exhibit, and
shows the rapid settlement and growth
of the Territory the past year, and in
dicates the stride it will make in this
direction the present year.
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