Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1908-08-20
COMPLIES RAILROAD FIGURES

COMPlLES kAlLkOAD FIGURES
Shows Assessment Of Roads Per
Mile by Different Systems.
The state auditors department has
completed the figures showing the
valuations Of railway property for az
sessment purposes in the state for
this year, showing an increase Of six
million and a half in valuations over
last year, which was secured by an in
crease of SOP miles of new line, and an
average increase of $s43 q mile on the
trackage Of the state. The total valu-
alton for this year is placed at $2s,
1914, 1884, The different systems with
their subsidiary lines are:
! Chicago, Milwaukee s. st. Paul, L.
sl5.65; valuation per mile, 81, 80; total
valuation, s9,9se, 115.
White River Valley, 2l9.24 miles;
valuation per mile, SO ,22s; total yalu-
alton, $l,S65,541.
G. M. q st. p. of South Dakota,
91.s7 miles; valuation per mile, $7,-
034; total valuation, $648, 23S.
The above are all branches of the
Milwaukee, the main line; the line
from Chamberlain to Rapid City, and
the line from Mobridge to the North
1 Dakota state line.
Chicago & Northwestern, no. Of
miles, 97s.96; valuation per mile, ST.
800; total valuation, 81, 1872 ,942.
1 Pierre, Rapid City & N Northwestern,
!. no. of miles, l85.48; valuation per
mile, s6,462; total valuation, 81, $780,
| 1928.
/ Pierre 4 Fort Pierre bridge, no. of
miles, 1872; valuation per mile, $780,
| 100; total valuation, $3.50, 563.
| The above are the Northwestern
railway lines, the main system east
of the river, the line from Rapid City,
and the bridge line between Pierre and
/ Fort Pierre, all different companies
under one control.
| Great Northern, no. of miles, 2e2.-
7s; valuation per mile, s7,794; total
valuation, So, 047,s7S.
i Chicago, Minneapolis, st. Paul s.
Omaha, no. of miles, so 20; valuation
per mile, 81 ,4s9; total valuation, $780,
$50.
Z, Dubuque 4 Sioux City Qll. Cent?
no. of miles, 14.95; valuation per
mile, s9,s7S; total valuation, s147.-
6S7.
Rock Island, no. of miles, 80 IL; valu-
ationper mile, 81, s45; total valuation,
S64s, 947.
8 500 Line, no. of miles, 3s. 90; valu-
: alton permile, 81 ,O91; total valuation,
S137, 493.
Minnesota, Dakota & Pacific, no. of.
) miles, 229.60; valuation per mile.
S5,745; total valuation, S1,319, O45.
(This is the lie Beau branch Of the
: Minneapolis y st. Louis.
Minneapolis & st. Louis, no. of
miles, 5000; valuation per mile, ST.
394; total valuation, S2S9,O51.
!. Missouri River & Northwestern.
I(Crouch Line) no. of miles, 80 .39.
valuation per mile, 81, 5s4; total valu-
alton, $S3,,700.
South Dakota Central, no. Of miles.
!, s4.72; valuation per mile, s4,5l3; to-
: tai valuation, $685., APO.
,, C.B.&Q. burlington, no. of miles.
2s2 %; valuation per mile, $8,0o7; to-
a va In finr q 7nn 4 cs, fs5r1ss
Wyoming 81 Missouri River, no. OF
miles, 1880; valuation per mile, So
500; total valuation, $29, 900.
These figures show a total Of 8, 9s5.-
SO miles OF railroad in the state, which
$ is assessed at an average Of $7,152
= per mile.
Under the last assessment law for
railroads the towns are securing q
! benefit of the railway property which
formerly went in as mileage alone.
!. With this change Sioux Falls shows
the highest railway valuation, with
1910, 48O. Pierre is second with $780,
37S. Deadwood is third in the list
with S240,046. Other leading towns
: Of the state are Huron with s217 1897;
! Aberdeen, s1s5 ,91s; Watertown, s17O, :
os6; Lead, s161, s71; Yankton, $97, l78;
Mitchell, s94, 100, and Rapid City,
. S7a, 400. These assessments of cities
give them large amount Of local tax
which they would not have secured
under the old manner of assessment
! where all the valuation went in as
e mileage alone.
Large Orders for Rolling Stock.
!. PHILADELPHIA Record: Ten million