Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-07
FIGURES THAT Do u[
Baiancs Sheets Of Township Asses
sofsashow Existence ofla Queer
Stats Of Aflaira
assessed Actual Valuation Of Per.
sonal Property Only Half What
It should Be.
Decrease in Personal Property Val
uation Means increase in Tax.
able Realty.

able Realty.
An exception to an old adage that
figures never lie" was proved in Mar
shall county In very forcible way
Wednesday vixen the balance sheets of
the assessed actual valuation Of tax
able personal property. returned by the
township assessors for the year ending
January 1, 1900. We're filed with the
board of supervisors. Increases We're.
shown in the assessed valuation OF the.
personal property of the city and coun-
5ty, which. If appearing on the records
of small town, would be a very good
showing we'll worth looking upon with
pride. In city the size of Marshall-
town, however, altho there are in
creases. there can be but one or two
conclusions drawn from the reports
either people are hiding their property
from taxation or else there has been
an incompetent assessment made.
The balance sheets Just filed form a
study. and the more closely they are
scrutinized the more complicated they
become. 1t is almost impossible to see
how such returns could be made. Mar
shalltown must be city of extremely
poor eople. The banks have no money,
neither has any one else to any great
amount. and the merchandise in the
city is valued at a sum necessary to
run about twelve stores, or about the
stock carried by a large wholesale
house. probably about the amount of
manufactured product the glucose
company had on hand January 4.
The following figures taken from the
returns, as shown by the records. show
the assessed valuation OF horses in
Marshalltown on January /. which is
called the year 1900, to be $685. $40, which
owned here. This is an increase over
Hast year, when the assessment Nalua-
ton was s27,21s for 724 horses. Accord
ling to the returns there are only
twelve mules in town, and they are
valued at 1865. Four must have died
during the past year. for in 1899 there
were sixteen, valued at $468. Under tbs
head OF cattle there is shown to exist
| In the city 1886 head, valued at $3.50,
while last year there We're 349 head.
valued at 1892. These 1875 head in
cluded those of the many dairymen
within the corporate limits Of the city.
There are only thirty-tlve hogs in the
city, according to the assessment, and
they are valued at $40, whilela year
there We're seventy-flve. valued at 1852
In the vehicle line there are shown to
be Only 493 vehicles of every description
owned In AIarshalltown, and they are
valued ut $g2,21S. while last year there
were 525, valued at $21,S56-not very
large increase for rubber tires.
The corporation stocks last yearkwert
not listed, but this year avalue OF $128,,
$50 is recorded.
Marshalltown's mercantile interests
show the stupendous sum OF $63292O
against $5s3,294 last year. which. ac.
tcordipg to the figures, would indicate
that there is not n stock Of goods in thu
i city valued at any great amount. Wher
lit is known that the stocks of two OF
Il three firms of the city alone would ag-
lIgregate this amount, the magnitude Of
1.-THE sum is better comprehended.
4 In the line of household furniture
there appears to be S3l,9i4 worth in thu
4 city, against $30,5S0 last year. and II
monies and credits, which are supposed
Ito include the capital stocks. SURPRISES
land in fact, all notes. mortgages anc
A monies in the city, the records show
4 the sum OF $5O1 1876. Last year the as
4 sessment valuation was s4s5.3SS Othel
Il taxable property, which includes mis-
4 cellanies, is listed at $62,140. and new
4 buildings are valued at $81,33S, agains
4 so, $50. This makes total valuation
4 of city property in Marshalltown TO b,
Il sl,513.7l6. against s1.25ool6 for 1899. I
u is safe to say the amount would b.
. doubled il the figures told the truth.
il The dogs Of the city seem to havt
! suffered In the last year and instead o
II 318, shown in 1899, there are 267.
THE COUNTY ASSESSMENT.
4 The total assessed valuation of tn,
!, personal property of the county thi
\ year is 81, sol ,6o4. an increase Of s625.lo
The items entering into this increas'
,iare horses SOL ,40S: cattle. S36652; hogs
Il $45, 1856; vehicles, $5.73i; merchandise
$62.5O1; monies and credits, $157, 04s
Those showing decreases are sheep, II
the sum CT $4,000: COWS, $4,000, am
other taxable property" 1,29S.
} The figures above presented accoun
for the extreme high valuation on Tea
J property, homes. etc, which can not b
hidden to any great advantage, and
: the tax on personal property were in
as it properly should be, tn
decrease in real estate taxation woul
be proportionately as large.
IfcENSUS TAKERS HAVE TROUBLE