The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-05-14
AFEN FACTS AND FIGURES
TIE WEALTH OF NORTH IDAHO
me Five Northern COanties Pay More
Than One Third of the state Taxes
Have No Representative on State Board
Of EqualiEA alton.

northern ldahO IN the common &C /
ueptanee Of the term includes Idaho,
Eez Perce, Latah, Shoshone and |
Kootenai counties, and in their
political and business dealings in |
state affairs these counties are elassed |
and considered under the general |
term Of the north. "
CHANGING in the first instance to
the vote cast in Idaho, at the general
election of 1902, we find that there
were cast in the state So, 8Ss votes,
according to the official returns, and
that Of this number 20, $50 we're cast
In the Eve northern counties, being
over one third Of the entire vote of
the state Of Idaho.
Fer an examination Of the report
Of the proceedings of the state board
Of equalization for the year 1902,
a. we'll as for the year 1903, which
By the way Is the official report Of
said board, we find that during the
year 1902, taking together all lands
within the state, which were taxed
and reported to the state board Of
equalization, there were 2.954, 1871
acres at the equalized valuation OF
els, l33, 419.69 in the entire state,
and OF this amount northern Idaho
was taxed for | ,463, 055 acres, at the
sQualized valuation Of IS, 100, MAJ
which shows that in the year Of 1902,
the north had almost oue-half Of the
taxable lands within the state and
we're taxed at an equalizsd value Of
nearly one half Of the land valuations
Of the state subject to taxation; In
the year 1903, there was reported to
the state board Of equalization for
taxation, 3,643,1 1872 acres Of land at
the equslized valuation Of sl7, s73,
S90.6s to which the north contrib.
uted l,760, $50 acres, at the equal
lEsd valuation Of s76, 522, 26s 10, or
again nearly one-half.
Passing from land valuations we
take the goods, wares and merchandise
account Of the state for the year
1902, and We find that the total
equalized valuation Of this class of
taxable property throughout the
entire state amounted to s3,O4I, $50.
95-that the northern counties con
tributed TO this am punt 81 ,O65, 1873. 50
worth; In 1903, the total tax equal
lied valuation Of these commodities
in the entire state was the sum Of
e3, 6O2, 802. go, while again the north
contributed 1926, 099. 30, which
goes to show that during the years
1902 and 1903, the north contributed
for taxation one-third Of the entire
merchandise Of the state Of Idaho.
Let US now go to the total vaIua-
zion OF all classes Of property In the
several counties Of the state after
equalization, for the year 1902, and
Ws will find that this valuation was
hy the state board OF equalization
found to be the sum OF SCI, 29O, s75. /
56; that to this valuation the north
contributed and was charged for
assessment with s2l, 8s6,41G.41; and /
FOR the year 1903 the total valuation
Of all classes Of property in the |
several counties Of the state a.
equalized, amounted to the sum Of
s65, 97f, 7O8 O9-aud to hi. valua-
tion the north contributed e22.42T..
143 AZ again showing that during
these two years the north has con
Giouted over one-third Of the total
valuations Of assessable property
within the state.
In the production Of gold. silver
and lead In the entire state Of Idaho
as shown from the reports of 1903.
there was produced ego, 1913, sc. 81 /
valuation, Of which the north pro.
duced sI7,O01, 979 37-or over
three fonrths of the ontire state pro.
duct Of this commodity.
Taking the general revenue state
levy for the year 1902, for the Dur
poses Of paying the general exrensea
necessary for conducting the state /
affairs and state government a. we'll
as paying the wagon road tax. Il Ia
shown from the reports that the state
board Of equalization found they re.
Quired the sum Of S275, CAT. IS and .
Of this amount they levied against
the five northern counties the sum Of