The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-10-03
Tackled 0N;;::::$ll.l:;6,000, 900
The Big Advance Made BY the State
Equalizers ii: Minnesota Real :.
Estate Valuations.

The real estate valuation of Minnesota
fixed by the present state<bpard of equali-
cation will almost touch $500, 000,0 The
board went after acre property with a
Vengeance yesterday, arid made an averA
age raise of 20 .ner cent. a@y3 -,
The county boards had returned a. to-
tai valuation Of $5s0,197, 977. which was an
Increase Of 1855. 900 over the figures
fixed by the state board two years ago.
Some of the, counties made q large in
crease this year., pYt others made, none at
all, and the ,board wi nt' down the line,
raising the valuations for. every county in
the state, and adding a total of $116.ooo,-
900 to the figures .as presented to them.
The basis Of assessment is one third of
the actual value, and the actual value was
as rule found to be understated. No
raise was made in Hennepin, Ramsey and
ST, Louis counties, where real estate has
been bear ring the brunt all along. -
The following are the advances made by
the state board, and the resulting values
Of acre property in each county. The fig
ures do not refer to- valuation Of town and
city lots:
Aitkin, IS per cent, $3Q4; Anoka, 20 per cent,
$6.63; Rocker, increase, $780, Beltramf, no
increase 81. 90; Benton increase, $5.4S; Big
Stone, no increase $7.s5; Blue Earth, 10 per
cent $15.62; Brown, 10 per cent $15.05; Carl
ton, no increase, 1910; Carver except in city of
Chaska, Is per cent, $3.50; Cass, no increase,
So 20; Chippewa, 30 per cent, $500; Chisago,
20 per cent $6.4s; Clay, Is per cent, $s07; Cook,
no increase, s2:94; Cottonwood, 35 per cent,
| $11.9s; Crow Wing, no increase, s46o; Dakota,
| 10 per cent, 1881; Dodge, no increase. SIS;
Douglas 20 per cent, $500; Faribault As per
cent, 1882; Fillmore, 40 per cent, 1859; Free
$154e; Grant, 20 per cent, SO; Hennepin, s41, 49,
Houston, 40 per cent, $10.40; Hubbard, 20 pei
cent, $40; Isanti, IL per cent. $3.50; Itasca
no increase. $572; jackson. Is per cent, $13. SO
| I{ro1f
cent. s1o32; Kittson 40 per cent, $5.72; Lac
qui Parle, Is per cent, $1O.4O; Lake. no increase
$4.56; LIE sueur. 10 per cent, $15.5s; Lincoln
80 per cent $loa; Lyon go 80 per cent sl24s
cent, Alb; Martin, 30 per cent, $14.43; Meeker
so per cent. $1215; Mile Laos. A
cent, balance Of the county 80 per cent 1923
Mower, 20 per cent, s15.31; Murray, 20 PEI
cent, s129s; Nicolet, 80 per cent, s14.ee; Nc
bles, Is per cent, except in village Of Worthine
sted, 10 per cent, $15.47; Otter Tail except i
city Of Fergus Falls, 80 per cent, $7.es; Pine
20 per cent, $3.50; Pipestone, 40 per cent, sos
Polk, 20 per cent, 1884,. Pope, rs per cent
S9.S e2 Ramsey sa2;7o: Req Lake pc. cent
per cent, STATS: Rice. Is per cent, $15.41; Rocl
Is per cent, $500; Roseau. 20 per cent, $3.1s
st. Louis, $22.43; Scott, 20 per cent, $13.75
$14.51; stearns, Melrose, so per cent, balance
county, Is per cent, except st. Cloud and Sau
Center, 1881; Steele, per cent, except i
BLOOMINGTON Prairie, s1517; Stevens St. ye Is pc
per cent, seas: Traverse, 20 per cent, $7.ee
|'Wabasha, 80 per cent. except Lake City, Wabt
sha and Plainview, $11.S2; Wadena, 20 per cent
1923; Waseca. 25 per cent, S15.46: Washington
10 per cent, $1541; Watonwan, 80 per cents
$15.41: wilkin, 10 per cent, $751; Winona, ]
per cent, 1899; Wright, IL per cent, $131:
Yellow Medicine 10 per cent, s1t4s=
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