The Mena weekly star., 1906-11-08
VALUES IN STATE HAVE INCREASED
comoarison of Assessors Returns For 1905 and 1895 Show Remarkable ln-
 crease of sl2s.0OC 900.

show remarkable growth in values in every department of industry of the state during the last ten years. The statistics for the year 1905 as returned to the state auditor by the several county assessors of the state are being compiled by Col. J E. Col ou,tt in the auditors office to bel used in the bienniel report of Auditor A. E. Moore. A com harrison of these statistics with the statistics for 1895 as shown by the auditors report for that year show a remarkable increase in valuation of every item in- cluded in the table.
 The comparison shows an in- crease in the ten years iu popu- lation, in land values, in values of farm implements, in values of bank stocks and bonds iu person. al property and in every item which is included in the list com piled by the county assessors. Not a single item is returned which does not show an increase in the last ten years.
 In the ten years the P, 3l4, 500 acres returned for taxation have increased in value from S70, ,659,- 53l to Sl03, 939, 908, the value of town lots has increased from s3O, S87 ,399 to S55, 309, ,6S0. The number of polls returned by the assessors has incraased from 249, 56S to 319,50
 Last year there were 265,oll horses, valued at S10, 200, Sfo, as compared with 233,S15 horses valued at S6,743,379 ten years ago, and 200, 197 mules, valued at Sl0, AT, ,2S2, as compared with l47,S6l, valued at $5, 4S7, 69l. Last year there were 1,09S, l99 cattle in the state, valued at ST. oh5, ,O59, as compared with 752,- 537 cattle, valued at S4, 45S, b24, in 1895. The raising of hogs appears to have been on the de- cline, although there Is little difference. Ten years ago there were 1. 306, ,7S5 hogs, valued at Sl,196, 562, as compared with l. lS3, 500, valued at Sl, 4S9, ,652, last year. In 1895 there were IA, 662 wagons and carriages. valued at S1, ,994, 555, while the returns for last year show 179,976 wagons and carriages, valued at S3,83S,- 452, showing a more prosperous condition and probably an indica' tion of better roads.
 | There arc more than twice as many pianos now than there were ten years ago. At that time there were 9,942 pianos, valued at $623,79l, while last year there were "A, l62 pianos, valued a S1, ,255, 15l.
 Increase in Personal and 0thel
 Property.
 The largest increases in valu ation are shown in amount O goods aud merchandise, bondl and stocks, personal and req estate property. Last year th' assessor returned total of Sl5,' 65l, ,966 in goods and merchandise as compared with valuation ol S7, ,0l8,60 ten years ago. Ter years ago the materials and manufactured goods of the state were valued at $l, 429, ,S77, while the same were valued al S3.030,- 447 last year. Ten years ago the moneys, credits and balance of book accounts was returned al l S6, SIS, 370, while last year the same was returned at $9, 569. .370.
 The railroad personal property ten years ago was assessed al s, 285, 580, while last year 1t was assessed at S7, 227,2
 In ten years the total valuatio ot personal property has increased from $61 ,659, S7S to Sl00, 399,- BIS, the total real estate valu- ation has increased from SIS, }l6,06s to S199, 331, ,563, making total real estate and personal valuation increase from $l74,- 65S, 755 to $,89, ,730, ,S77.
 Option on the BeIIah Mine.
 George l.. Rector recently made