The record-union., 1893-08-10
COUNTY VALUATIONS.
Marked Shrinkage in San Francisco
and Los Angeles,
Comparative Figures Showing Wha
Counties Have Increased or
Fallen OF.

The State Board of Equalization, hav
ing finished the assessment of the rail
roads, has taken up the matter of county
assessments.
The statements of the Assessor and
Auditor of each county are compared
with those of former years, and if deemed
satisfactory by the board, as showing an
increase, or at least that the county has
held its own, they will probably be
passed as correct. II. however, the as
sessment in a county falls oil, unless good
reason is given for it. the county will be
cited to appear and show why lis assess
ment should not be raised.
The assessments Of San Francisco and
Los Angeles show marked decrease, as
compared with those Of last year, that Of
San Francisco being about $4,000, 900
lower than in 1892. 1t is very probable
therefore, that these two counties will be
notified to enter into explanations to the
board as to the reason for so decided
shrinkage.
COUNTY RETURNS.
Returns have been made to the board
by all the counties except Riverside and
Plumas, the former being one OF the new
counties. Owing also TO the fact that
some property has been assessed in both
the old and the new county, Kings and
Tulare are incomplete, but the corrected
returns viii probably be received in a
day or two.
Los Angeles shows a decrease of nearly
S60U0,090. 1t is well known that it has
increased since last year both in real and
personal property, and it is hardly prob
able that Los Angeles man would agree
with the Assessors statement, but would
be far more likely to say that values had
doubled, and that it was the most desir-
| able place on earth for immigrants. Both
she and San Francisco will find when the
| board gets Though that they have been
| raised to Just valuation.
The creation of the county of Riverside
has caused a decrease in the assessments
of San Diego and San Bernardino, from
which it was carved out, OF about $780,
600.
SOME HAVE INCREASED.
A number of counties show an increased
valuation, Santa Clara showing something
| over Sl,00O,0O0, with Alameda and Kern
making nearly the same increase. Con-
ira Costa, Colusa and san Mateo also
show a large increase, amounting to about
500, 600 each. Monterey and Calaveras
have added over S50O,O0O, and Glenn
| presses them close with 247O,000 gain, and
San Luis Obispo has also gained S4G0.O00
The counties OF Amador, Humboldt,
Lassen, Marin, Sacramento. San Benito,
Solano, Tuolumne and Ventura have all
increased their valuations in various
amounts ranging from 500, 900 to $500, 600,
our own increase being about Sll5,000
Most of the mining counties show an in
crease, but Yolo, San joaquin, Napa,
Merced, Mendocino and Butte show a
large decrease.
WILL NOT BE RAISED.
1t is hardly probable that, with the ex-
ception of Los Angeles and San Francisco,
any of them will be raised much. as the
hard times will be considered by the
| board in making their calculations.
The following table will show the in
crease and decrease of the assessments as
compared with those of last year, and it
will be readily seen which are progress
sing and which are standing still or going
! backward: