The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1898-10-28
FIFTH TO THE
WEALTHIEST.
Maury County Still Holds
That Rank in
THE GREATSTATE OF TENNESSEE.
Value of taxable Property for 1893 Near
Iy SS, ,OOO, ,OOO-DavidsOn, shelby, Ham
iIton and Knox are the Only Ones Ahead
of Maury.

Comptroller Harris has given out
a statement of the tax aggregate OF
uhe various counties in Tennessee
for 1898.
The statement shows that Maury
County still ranks as fifth to the
wealthiest county in the State, her
big sisters, Davidson, Shelby, Ham
ilton and Knox, being the only ones
ahead of her
The total value of taxable proper
tv in the State for 1896 was 1912, ,472,-
633; for 1897, $3ll, l,O75 ,545, and for
1898, 1906, ,ll6,297, showing a consid-
erable decrease for the last two
years.
The valuation of property in the
three grand divisions of the State
are: Middle Tennessee, $l33,946,-
556; West Tennessee, $S7,077 1882 ;
East Tennessee, $83, ,29l 1853.
Following are the reports in de-
tail of the several wealthiest coun-
ties:
Davidson-Acres, 3lO,577; value, $S,-
6g6,9OO; town lots, y, 7,593; value, 1904, o.
40: other property, $S,752.O4O; total value
$47 ,93l $50; State tax, $l43,794.74.
Shelby-Acres, 420,04l; value, $1,2S3,'
900 town lots, Il ,i06; value $2S,O42 ,664
other property, $3,723,l ,l24: total, $39,
O4g. .6SS; State tax, Sll7, 40 O6.
Hamilton-Acres, 22l,S67; value, $3,
3l4,g3O; town lots, 2i ,437; value, $1,000,
POS; value Of other property, 2,475,O3O
total value, $l7S2O, ,l6S; State tax, $685.
4O9..5O. o
town lots, IL, ,S9l value, $40, ,444, ,li0; value
~ Z
$l7, ,l22, 1893; State tax. sol ,36S.5S.
Maury-Acres, 3Sl,229; value, 5,2S6,275
town lots, 2,44O; value, $l,576,3O0; othe
property, $l,0S5,050; total, $,947 ,625
State tax, $23 SI2.S7
, ontgomery-Acres, 34O,040; value
: 81. .S9S ,375; town lots, 2779; value, $2,555,
74O; other property, $784,955; total, Sc
p 239,O7O; State tax, $lS,7l7.H.
Rutherford-Acres, 3S0,39S; value, 4
23O,633; town lots, l,l66; value, 81 O3O,Sl9
8 other properly, $697 1892; total value, 80
t 959, ,495; State tax, $I7,S7S4S.
= Obion-Acres, 34S,046; value, $3,9Ol
g 6lO; town lots, 2,733; value, $l,OE ,l5
g other property, $55l l,S9S; total, $5,5O6,6A
T State tax, $l6,5l9.9S.
y Williamson-Acres, 352,2O2; value
$4ll ,93S; town lots, $50; value, 5000, l5C
y other property, 1897 ,532; total, $685. ,62
State tax, $l5,S05 SO.
@ Madison-Acres, 329, ,7l9: value, 81 ,949
= 9O3; town lots, 2,S76; value, $2,lS3,9o
v other property, $3l6,9ll; total value, !
:. $50, 1876; State tax, $l3,35229.
Bedford-Acres, 92, ,l79; value, S,34
y 470; town lots, 900; value, $5S7 $50; otht
y property, $422,070; total value, $685. 81
q State tax, $4,000 46.
1t Giles-Acres, 372, ,l24; value, $S26O, ,43
| town lots, 67S; value, $63S, ,S25; 9th
q property, $5423S2; total value, $4,44l,6i
% State tax, $l3,324 92
a Some of Maury's neighbOrir
ID counties are valued as follows:
,e Marshall-Acres, 23O, 1926; value, 81 %
A. 740; town lots, $40; value, $237 800; 9th
E property, $2O3 ,27O; total, $2,677,6OO; Sta
IA tax, $S,032S0.
~ Perrv-Acres, go, ,l23; value, $7097I
>, town lots, ll5; value $23,SS5; other pre-
ID erty, $lI5,026; total, $SiS,7O6; State ia
r. Wayne-Acres, Al, 1874; value, $79I,7
IN town lots, 3ll; value, $Sl ,030; other pre-
n. ertv, $l2472O; total, $1,000, 400; State tt
90 ''iSi DieRson-Acres, 2gO. .7O9; value, 5000
town lots, l,07S; value, S259, ,O25; otf
ia property, 800, ,l9O; total Sl,257 900; St'
al tax, $3,77l.36.
IN Hickman-Acres, 4O6, ,294; value, 81 A
g. S69; town lots, l23; value, O,365; otf
a. property, $225, ,0Sl; total, $l,6I9,3l5; ST.
,d tax, $5,037,9i. 40
" Intermediates, 370,@SS; value, S9
~ $50; town lots, l,l97; value, Sl66,4l9; o
1e er property, S6lSla; total Sl,l4','
or state tax, So, l25 80.
ed Lewis-Acres, 1922; value, S4OOl
nd town lots, 50, value $l,79O; other pr
nd erty, $50, ,ll5; total value, S457,O93; st
Ie- tax, Sl,37l2I.
n n Speaking at Spring Hill.
he Hon. n. w. Baptist, DemOcra
sss nominee for Railroad commission