Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-07-31
AUGUSTA VS.. ROCKINGHAM.

artlCI0 giving sOlue LIZ uTce tCuuihB w
minimize Augusta and magnify Rock
ingham. Below we give some figures
which show the real status of the two
counties
The figures referred to are interest
ing, but they count for little. They are
taken from the census reports and
those reports are not regarded as rell-
able, hence they often mislead. In the
article referred to all the figures taken
from Augusta s column exclude Staun-
ton, because StauntOn ia city and
enumerated separately. In the figures
given on Rockingham g side Harrison
burg is included, because she is not a
city, hence treated as part of the cOun-
ty. In enumerating the wealth Of
Augusta it would be as unfair tOsleave
StauntOn out as it would be in the case
of Rockingham to leave HarrisOnburg
out. We therefore will include Staun-
ton in some of the following figures.
1t is not necessary to do so in most
instances to find Augusta leading
Rockingham, but it is only fair to Au
gusta that she and StanntOn should
be treated as one.
Our figures are taken usually from
the report of the A uditor for 1902, and
are sworn to by the people of the two
counties.
Augusta is charged on the land books
for 1902 with Gil ,048 acres, Rocking
ham with 597. 1893, a difference in favor
of Augusta of only 13,050 acres; yet
Augusta lands are valued for taxation
at S., cit, 260, while those of Rocking
ham are valued at $4,717, 567, differ
ence in favor of Augusta of over half
a million dollars.
Augustus buildings are valued at
So, 1877 .62S; those of Rockingham at
$1,75s6S6; making in this item alone
a difference of $66S,942 in favor of
Augusta.
Augusta including all town lots and
the city of Staunton has an assessed
value in real estate of $40, 500. AGO,
whilst Rockingham with all town lots
and the town of Harrisonburg includ-
ed is only assessed at $7,647 1873; diff
erence in favor of Augusta of
So, s52, 4s1.
Augusta including StauntOn is as
sessed with personal property valued
at So. 81 300, Rockingham including
Harrisonburg With $2,566,O63; diff
erence in favor of Augusta of
$1.A9,l37.
Let's look little more in detail at
some of this personal property:
Augusta is assessed with 1925
horses valued at $462, 1888, Rockingham
with 1857 valued at 1854 ,556; Angus
ta's horses are therefore worth 800, 900
more than Rockingham 3. Horses in
Augusta seem also to be worth over $45
per head for taxation, whilst those of
Rockingham seem to be worth only a
little over $36 per head. Augusta is
assessed with 1904 sheep at $57 1862.
Rockingham with $50 sheep at
81, $40. An Augusta county sheep is
therefore worth about $3.50 per head.
whilst Rockingham sheep seems to
be worth only little over 81 per head.
Rockingham leads us in hogs-we
do not mean to be personal-we mean
the regular four footed beast. She has
l4.729 hogs, whilst we have only about
IL 100; but Rockingham's hogs are of
an inferior breed, razor backed fel-
lows, at least they seem so when the
Commissioner of the Revenue comes
round. Her IA, 200 hogs are valued at
$44,310, whilst Augusta's 10, 100 hogs
are valued at SAG, $3.50, or whilst Rock
lngham has over 1900 more hogs than
Augusta they are not worth as mach
by $2.356.
Augusta leads Rockingham in the
number of cattle.
Augusta has 6, 755 vehicles assessed
at 1924, 1873: Rockingham has 1851 as
sessed at 1874, 634. Augusta leads there
fore to the number of 1893, and in val
ue $39, 499 in this item.
Augusta is assessed with 2,9S7
watches valued at 1884 ,0S7, Rockingham
with 1857 watches valued, however. at
only $15,5 4S.
Augusta is assessed with 2 ,6O5 clocks
valued at $7,763, Rockingham with
2,437 clocks valued at $3.50, not sci
apiece.
Augusta is assessed with $3.50 sew
Ing machines valued at $31, 1896; Rock
lngham with 1887 valued at only
$26, 1856.
Augusta household and kitchen
furniture is valued at 1888, 900; Rock
ingham's at 1914, 900.
Augusta is assessed on bonds and
notes with 1922, 100; Rockingham
with $769,6Os. -
Augusta is assessed on capital in
vested not otherwise taxed with S245.-
449; Rockingham with $50, 800.
Augusta is assessed on capital In
suits and under control of the courts
with 1888 ,84s; Rockingham with
$158.991.
Augusta pays in license tax to the
State $14, AIS; Rockingham SIS, 1Ol. |,
Augusta g banks pay in State taxes
81, 1886; ROckingham's 1851.
Augustus banks at their last state
nent showed resources aggregating
81, OS5, 474; ROckingham's showed 81.
;2S, 800. This emits Waynesboro's
rank which we set off against the
ank of Brldgewater, with Waynes- h
oro as the stronger Of the two. 10
In order to make this showing Rock c.
lgham' 3 banks are borrowing between W