Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-09-30

slowed upon her, but for the quality o
her men and women, for their san
judgment and their exalted morals
Her repress natives sit in the hlgl
places of the nation, her credit is be
You'd the reach of criticism: her securi'
, ties command the highest premium
bar courage is everywhere acknoWl
edged; her leadership universally adj
nitted, and her star blazes with ever
Increasing brilliancy from the azure
field of old Glory The eulogy is in.
adequate. but 1t is sincere, and 1t is wei
deserved. With great respect | refer
ii to my honorable opponent as the evi.
dance of the worth of republican gov
eminent He can brighten It's colors
!, with his superior eloquence, but let hin
touch it in disparagem if he dares
There is no state In which the Law
is more universally respected, dn Whlcs
disorder Is more rare, or In which few
e. crimes in proportion to the popula-
ton are committed than i'm the state OF
Iowa. There is no state in which the
unfortunates have better homes and
hospitals than Iowa. and were 1T pos
lslble within the limits which restrict
me would gladly lay before this audi
Ienee the gratifying results of the SUI
rerb work of our board CT control
There Is no state which makes more
ample provision for the training of its
hoys and girls than Iowa. We have
1921 common schools. with 29.013
| teachers. and during the last year there
were enrolled in these schools 56o,113
boys and girls. We have a State Uni
|gerslty which has attained high rank
Iamong the institutions OF learning, and
which every year is adding new luster
| 10 its reputation. We have a college of
agriculture and mechanic arts that
tlsads the world in Its chosen field. and
we have a normal school than which
| there is none better in all the land
| Our revenues are honestly collected
I and honestly expended. and while uni
fornity of taxation has not been, and
probably never Will be, attained. we app
proach 1t as nearly as any other state
in the union. Some comment has from
time to time appeared respecting the
relation between the assessment of
farms and of railway property. and
while I shall not enter upon any argu-
llent respecting this difficult subject. l
lay before you the facts from which
you can draw your own conclusions.
I'm 1901 the actual value of the rail-
way property, as aseertadned by the
executive council, was s1SS,2S5,o32. Its
assessablA value was s47,071.25s.
..In 1909 the actual value of the rail-
way property was fixed by the execu-
tive council at 1905 231.So0 and its as
sessable value at s51,3OT.950.
In 1903 1t fixed the actual value of
railway property at s22s1ss,o52. and its
assessable value al $56.541.513.
Comparing 1901 with 1903 the In
crease in actual value is $37,SS1 .020.
and the increase In assasable value is
sa.470.255, an increase of 90 lilo per
cent
las you all know, the real property
of the state, aside from added builds
tngs, is valued biennially. It's value
was aseertained on the first of January.
1901, and - ~ re fiis e January. |
1903. The actual value Of all the real [
property in the state. as equalized by |
the executive council on the first OF
January, 1901, was $1,622.164,330. and |
Its assessable value $405,541,0S2. In |
1902. as suggested, there was no assess
ment OF real property. and the execu-
tive council made no change except to |
add the value of new buildings. The |
actual value of all the real property of
the state on the first Of January. 1903, |
as returned to the executive council,
vas s1.s64, 364.561. The council ac
eepted the opinions of the assessors
with respect to the aggregate value of
the property, but equalized according
to it's Judgment as between counties.
This equalization resulted in a slight
owing to the mpracticability
Of using fractions. 80 that the actual
value OF all the real property in the
state, as equalzed by the council, was
81. s66. 3S9. 264. and its assessable value
46s,597,316 Compared with 1901, the
value was increased Is per cent. The
executive council had nothing whatso-
ever to do with this increase, except
20 quote to the assessors the law which
prescribes their duty and to suggest
hat unless the law were observed an
equitable equalization was impossible.
The average actual value of farm lands
n 1901 was s35.ss per acre, and In 1909
E42.1o per acre. trust that the good
people of this state will not hold the
executive council responsible, altho 1t
would be burden easily and gladly
Borne. for the wonderful and unexam-
o,ed increase In Iowa lands that oc-
cured between the frst of January.
1901, and the first of January. 1903. The
executive council during these two
,ears increased the actual value of the
-ailway property s37, .o2o. and it be-
ieves that the railways are now bear
ng, under this assessment, their jus:
share of taxation. The statement so
,ften made. that the executive council
increased the assessment of farm lands
Il per cent and railway property per
'ent Is false, and when made with
Is malicious. 1t gives me
pleasure to say that those who have
spoken for the democratic party have
lot attempted to thus mislead the peo-
de-"
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