The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1901-03-28
RAILROAD ASSESSMENT.
Total Assessment Shows an Increase
of S1.O73.685.

Total Assessment Shows an Increase
of $LO73.685.
Des Moines. March 25.--The rail
road assessment was ended Satur.
day, with an increase of $1,157,473 in
the valuation of the railroad proper.
ty in the state, and decrease of $685.
100. The net increase in assessment
was $1,073,6S3, or practically $1,000,-
600. This apparent increase is in
reality a decrease over the 1900 as.
sessment when the gross earnings OF
the two years are compared. In 1900,
the assessment was 92.S per cent OF
the aggregate gross earnings of the
preceding year. The new assessment
is but 900 per cent of the gross earn
lngs. In other words, the seeming
increase is real decrease of nearly 2
per cent. The resolution of Secre7
tary Martin to make substantial
increase in the assessment was not
acted upon. The total increase in
the assessment of Northwestern
property was $422.03s. At the pres,
ent time the Northwestern pays but
little more than 2 per cent of it's
gross earnings out in taxes. The
Great Western, the Rock Island and
the Burlington systems pay about
. per cent. The taxes on the in,
creased assessment of the North,
western will not rise to per cent
OF It's gross earnings. The total in.
crease of the assessment on the old
lines was $s5s,34s. The total increase
on new lines was $299,125. The bulk
Il 0Sn xNr,, \
on the Rock Island.
There is no increase on the old
line of the Rock Island system save
on that part of the Gowrie division
which was completed in time last wear
to bear the assessment. It was then
assessed at $500 per mile. The gross
increase on the old part of the Gowrie
division is 1850. The increase on
the Rock Island system due to assess.
ing the newly completed road of the
Gowrie division is $2l3,4OO.
The Burlington system is left prac-
tically unchanged. There is large
increase in the main line assessment
OF the Great Western. The principal
increase OH old lines that does not
fall on the Northwestern is imposed
on the Dubuque & Sioux City, part
of the Illinois Central system and on
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul.
The total increase on the DUBUQUE
d Sioux City is $151.945, and on the
Milwaukee system is $11O,455.5O.
The total assessment as made in
1900 was $46,60s,510 The total as
sessment this year foots up to $47,-
6S2, 1913. The percentage of increase
OF assessment is less than per cent
leaving out of the question the in
creases made by reason of the as,
sessments on new lines.
The proposition to grant fran
chise to j. S. Polk, president of the
Des Moines City Railway company,
for the construction of an interurban
street railway over parts of the
streets of fndianola to connect with
the system in Des Moines carried at
the election by a vote of SIS to 1Ol
with nearly full vote polled.
1t is reported that Hugh Brody, an
aged and miserly farmer residing ten
miles northeast of Vinton near the
village of Marysville was robbed re-
Gently MIR. Brody IS about 80 years
old and came to Benton county in the
early days of it's settlement and IN
the hardest industry and utm45s< fru
gality had amassed quite Il fortune,
m .c tr Wnfcn he mas invested in
lands. For some little time rumors
of his boarding gold have been in
circulation and now comes the re-
port that one sack, containing 5000
in gold, is missing. just when it was
taken is not definitely known, but il
has been within few days.
James Jeeter, colored, deaf mute,
better known as 'Deafy," was drunk
and raised considerable disturbance
in the vicinity of the Burlington sta
ton at Centerville. 1t is alleged that
| he assaulted white woman, Mrs.
Frank Bradbury, on the corner of
| South Eighteenth street and Garfield
avenue, and attempted the crime of
rape, Mrs. Bradbury's clothes being
torn badly in the struggle. Her cries
brought several men and boys to her
aid, who chased the negro for some
distance, finally catching him and
turning him over to the officers of
the law. Charges of intoxication and
attempted rape were filed against
Jeeter, who was sent to Jail on the
former charge by Mayor Callen.
Action on the latter charge will be
taken later.
A Des Moines dispatch says: The
Des Moines q Liverpool Packing
plant, which has been leased for a
term of years by the Agar Packing
company of Chicago, will commence
operations on April 8. William Agar,
| resident manarer of the comnapv
has arrived in the city and makes this
announcement. He comes in advance
of the opening day in order to sup
erintend the erection of the machin-
cry for the beef department of the
big packing house, which has arrived
at the yards. Mr.. Agar will also de-
vote his time to organizing the force
to be employed at the house during
the present season. 1t is expected
at this time that the house will make
its first killing Monday, April s, a
week in advance of the time pre-
dicted by Mr.. Agar upon his last visit
to the city. This means that active
work will be commenced at once in
organizing the force at the housL.
But few people will be brought here
from Chicago, possibly not over five
at the most, to take positions in the
packing house. Nine-tcnths of the
people employed at the house will be
from Des Moines.
The creating of a new interna,
revenue district out of North and
South Dakota, which will make d
large reduction in the internal rev
enue receipts to take effdct July 1, is
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