The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-09-09
IHE WEALTH
OF IDAHO
y, ,,..al Value is About a Quarter
of a Billion Dollars
p,eRy PoSGOFFICE ROBBED
r.,.st fires Raging Throughout the
North Central Part of idaho
Must pay Rent.

i
Must pay Rent.
The total assessed valuation of
IL State this year is $74,7oI,S84,-
4 an increase of $6.9279e9s.EI
o,,r 1904 and of S8,427,I76.52 ov-
J, 1904. The increase in 1904 ov-
d 1903 was $I,499'178'41'
The State Board in equalizing
,be assessments increased the total
i reported by $1,581,62I.8I. This
Increase is divided as follows: Rail-
road, telegraph and telebhone lines,
so8, $40. .o6; all other classes, 1884,
so17s, The increase on railroads.,
telegraph and telephone lines wa;
On valuation of $11,277,8o7,1r;
that on all 9th IF classes of property
was on valuation of $63, 1874, $685.
O. The increase on railroads
amounted to $s42, ,64o.o6, on ,tele-
graph lines, $63, ,9S8,3S and on tel
ephone lines, $1o2,449.I6 or a total
Is given Of $7o8, ,64o.o6.
All main lines, with the excep-
lion of that portion of the Short
Line from Utah to Montana Dor.
aattrs formerly known as the Utah
Northern, are assessed at $o3,85o.
All branch lines remain as assessed
last year, excepting the Boise, St.
Anthony and O. R. & N. in Koot-
eaai and Shoshone countieas. The
niroad assessment in detail is as
follows:
Oregon Short Line, east aud
west, increase $3.50; total $1,000.
Oregon Short Line, north and
south, increase $500; total $o38o.
Northern Pacific, increase $500;
6tal $500. Great Northern, in
tease, $500; total $1,000. Boise
Sranch, Increase, $500; total, $500.
st. Anthony branch, increase, $500;
total $1,000. o. R. & N. branch,
Increase, $25o; total $725o.
The following changes were
made on the telegraph and tele.
phone lines: Western Union, in.
creased from 500 to $I2s mile on
hrst pole and wire, no change on
exta wires. Rocky Mountain Bell
telephone Co., increased from Soc
WSIoo a mile on first poll and wire;
additional wires stand as before,
'u'erstates and Pacific States tele'
p0One companies are assessed at the
same rate as the Bell. Idaho indie,
PENDENT Telephone Co., increased
NUN SS5 to 500 a mile. Aeria
s'0leS were assessed a 2 cents {
,oO'' Range horses were increased
"Oa BIO to SIS a head. Range
s'''le are reduced from SIS to $12
'aO range sheep are allowed tc
stand at s..
ine following increases were
I"ue On patented lands, the tota
IL ,uS'ease amounting to over a mil
lion dollars:
rive per cent increase, Fremont
t''an' Lincoln, Oneida and Owy
NC m counties. Ten per cent. in
s' Ada, Bingham, Blaine
~ Sany0n' Elmore, Idaho, Nez Perce
n na0SOone' Washington. Twelv
~ cent increase, Boise. Twent,
pa cent increase, Bannock an,
ino.. a' Lake. Twenty-Five per cen
d.o. de' Aootenai. Ten per cen
sjsS saSe In Cassia on account q
'Ea D, valuations at Twin Falls.
s,sS O,ner county valuations wer
SaaOged as follows.
mn, Sn per cent increase wa
b..' On town lots in Ada Bine
.'ai .'a' Blaine, Canyon, Idaho, Kooi
,Ia+. Lincoln, Nez Perce and She
roo ~, ,o"hee county was raise
war; ~ cent. Only two countis
and D.: eu on merchandise, Ad
S Bingham, 10 per cent each.
subsaOA bsss Auditor Bragraw says I'll
usnt rolls will increase th