Lewiston inter-state news. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1905-1906, 1905-08-08
RICHEST COUNTY IN IDAHO.
Nez Perce County Has Now q valua.
ton Of Nearly $1,000, 900.

SeoeeAlehl SHOWS the total valuation OF
the county, Independent of railroads,
telegraph and telephone lines. ito be
$6,S05.981. Last year the assessment
on railroads and telegraph was $685.
Sol. This will be increased somewhat
this year, but taking last years valua-
ton as basis for this year, it will be
seen that the total valuation of the
county is $7.269.482, or an increase of
$2.O24,735 over the assessment of last
year. which was $5.244.757. The as
sessment this year includes the terri
tory OF south Shoshone, recently an
nexed. which accounts roughly for an
increase Of $1,000, 900 in the valuation.
An examination Of the report pre-
pared by Mr.. Lydon enables figures
to be secured as to the increased valu-
ations in the different lines Of property
over that Of last year.
In 1904 the decided land in the county
amounted to 33o,6sO acres, and amount
not decided. 1856 acres. This year the
decided land amounts to 605.12O acres,
of this 256,207 acres being classed as
agricultural and 34S, 1923 as pasture. The
number of acres in the county not
decided is 1921.
The largest increase is made in the
value of real estate other than city or
town lots. This year such property is
valued at s3,415,459 Last year the
valuation was 1s26376 The value of
improvements on such property this
year is s440.s69. Last year it was
s2S5126
The following further comparative
data on the assessment of 1904 and
1905 was secured:
Value of city town lots: 1905, ST.
O72,377: 1904, ssS5,15O.
Value Of improvements on above
property: 1905. s523.217; 1904, s416,613.
| Total value of real estate and i'm
provements: 1908, s5.451 .s33: 1904. So
| 593.36S
Cattle: 1905, number of head. TO-
1874, $152.O25: 1904. number of head
1856. s117.s4o. Beef. 1905. number OF
head. 7S. 1850: 1904. number of head
344 $500 Cows 1905. number of
head, 4sss. ss27sO: 1904. number OF
head. $685. s99.95O.
Horses, graded: 1905. 1925 head
$3.50. .s55: 1904. 1922. s21s,O7O. stock
horses. 1905. 1926 head. s2s,2so 1904
3001. s30,O1O: stations. 1905. ss head
s5259; 1904. Sc head. $500. Colts. 1905
1899 head. s11.207: 1904 SAT head
$500 Mules. 1905. "a head. 1880;
1904. 40 head. s12S5.
Vehicles: 1905. number. 1888, Sac,
$50: 1904. s4s.123.
Sheep: 1905. number of head. 81,
3l9 s4o.630: 1904. number OF head. 23,'
s6s. s4S,7s2.
Swine: 1905. number of head, $3.50
$26.356; 1904, number Of head, 1853
s37.412
J. Merchandise: 1908. ss72ass; 1904
s34s,22O.
Machinery in mills and factories
1905. s3.3O5: 1904. $6072O.
Value of fixtures in saloons and Othe
business places: 1905, s15,07s: 1s04
: $20,613.
Value of farm implements and ma
chinery: 1905, $26,45s; 1904. $29,s4'
Value of taxable personal propert
;. not enumerated: 1905. $174.s75: 100"
5 s65. 1862 This marked increase is du
! to the addition of timber lands i'm tn
I new section of the county.
Amount of money; 1905. sl9.s2S
+ 1904, s12.O25.
: Bank stock: 1905. s1o7,O32; 1so
c s117.Sso.
r Musical Instruments: 1905. sss62:
v 1904. s1O,210.
Y Value of harness: 1905. sls,1ss
e 1904, s14,272.
n Totatl value Of personal property
1905, s1,454,oss; 1904. s12s7.sss.
n Total value of property in city
d Lewiston: 1905. s1.7s7,71o: 1904 81
r 61o,52o.
Il Total value of property in the lie"
{ iston independent school district, Out
e side the city Of Lewiston: 1905. s16s
e ss7: 1904. s154.3s1.
h Total value OF property in count
r outside: 1905. S4.94s.334; lso4. *5'is'
= $40.
r. A review Of the comparative STATE
e ment shows that there has been quite
r substantial increase in all lines
n property. There is even an increase
e the amount Of money from sl2,o2e
= 1899 This influx Of new mone
IL probably accounts for the depreciatie
q, hank stock from s117sso to s1o7
: 0se.
~ The assessed valuation of shoshoi
county ID about six, millions and AZ
county is about six millions. and Ae
a ccunty's valuation can therefore
h safely estimated at one million aoo'
that of any county in the state
o. Miss fIildebrand. OF Nebraska a.
unonied Mr.. and Mrs. Wilsey. al!