The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-04-03
EXAMINER SUBMITS
INTERESTING FIGURES
Oklahoma Liberal With Schools
In Keeping With Past
Reputation

phe detailed report now being made
by Slnle Examiner and Inspector
Charles A. Taylor showing results
OF the recent examination into the
tax rolls OF the state at the insilga-
lion Of Governor Haskell reveals some
interesting hgures,
The total tax to be paid Tor ihe
gear 1908 IN the soyenty-hvG counties
N lae state after the reductions rec.
ommended by The State examiner
have been made win be sl4.S96,S25. 70
and Of this amount the fourteen rail-
roads operating in the state Will pay
81. 3.2a3,709ia, Or 2S per cent OF me
total, and slightly less than lhe total
county tay levied IN me acVcnty'hge
counties Tho pipc line, Gas, electric
light and other public corporations
VIII pay approximately SiulNiO00 ni
the total tax levied only gauS,8j5.6a
has been le ylaa IN 4 state is1 npoH
IA j and iA MN basis ae against
sb79,3b7.g7 levied wv the territorial
board gur Ola Oklahoma g0r the year
1907 aud which was rnsCinded by an
aol 81 tha First Oklahoma Legislature
rhg sthool tax Of couVse Is me
larMaRl illon he iux faiis uf ihe state,
Ia 0klahO1In Il noted for Keeping An
tha standard II her schools equal "
the nller and more settled staies. The
school levy for the ypar Is s5,OSV,
830ss. which Is both for mainlcn.
ance end sinking funds TO pay OIL
bands ln the various school districts
for buildings OF the latter l.l00 Of
the tatal amount Is levied
phe next largest item appearing on
ghe rtlls Ia The county TAX, which ~
the saeentg.nve counties IS N4,769.
40g.is iual gi.50b7s9,9i less than the
railroads pay and about 30 per cent
OF the ioial tAy ol the eta'o loviee
lor sl purposes.
The total township tax la 8l.iia-
203.03 end the total city lex (for cit
les Of the fifsl clesa oniy e. SEOUL
alI10
0l the s3,26siI0s,I9 iag Neeosgad
against the railroads none applies ~
Roger Mills, Harper Clmarron and
Beaver counties. there are no rail-
road8 n those counties. hence the
county tex there ia naturally 9 little
higher In proportion 20 tha valuation
than other counilee
Plttsburg county heads me ilst
fith the largest railroad tax with
9i57 ,672.bi. which lacks but $4,000 OF
being ae lerge 60 the school tar in
that county. while only si22,OlS43 is
levled fer county purposes. Pitlsburg
Is one 81 the largest counties IN the
state. IN that county the railroad
tax IS but SO per cent 0i tae total
county tax, while N batimer county
the raiifnada pay d2 per cent Of the
total tax Of s9i,iil,26,
Musku8ee county comes next with
$ railroad valuation Of si26,7z7S5-
which Is 20 per cent OF the total TAX
Of over half g million dollars LeFlor
county Is third with 3i09,6i0J9 rail-
road tax. whieb Is 81 per cent o. the
total county levy Logan. PuHhmatha
aud 0aawn counties come next with
z little over $4,000 each. Of the
amounts Logan c0unty'H railroad taA
h 70 per cant 81 tho total County
levy P0ltawaiomip n pcr cent ane
0aase SO per cent
OF The twn million and p hAlf dul-
lars city tax Oklahoma county hoads
she Tal Nith g22627o7f whlle ne
sahuaI aax m the county ls 8af6%N.Hi Z
cilmaff0n and Roger Mllls uAlnIlea
hava the distinction ni aaviHs No cll3
isgios. having no cities NJ ine 1rHt
alass tt lnaH Thts IL also 'rue aH lc
Ogage COUNTY altllough pawhHslfa v
onnaldefed city 81 che ilrst class,
Their sA1 shows un III lhc Townships
aud Osaae county heads ne llsi Wlta
tllv iareusl township tax ~ ilie state,
sHgn MNehngen. win h tax 81 SA4..
g51h0. Mhile Muskpaee is just $4,000
greater lpnkhan cumily cciuea neAi
III this geapeet wisls & tax d s1a,a1i dig
Aushngae somea Necond aa 20 lafs.
esl sIlg taE uslA i INK Of siSes6S,u0l
Nhab lnsaIl gouais shows np with
sil9I1A3Si and Tulea Il sQprih WIN
esD. .sTa0
fhe LARGEST eRaiY tax Is alHo DFld
III oklah0ma cllg lsing ei9S,Ssl ~
with Aullsogee second w+ih 9il4s
seshI tafan county Is 81 se lfirt
WEfh si7s.esa
k4siaDufN WNshlrRioa Tulan and
Garfield eounfiss g9me next wlta be.
ts4.a.sss ~ aIt4s 4 ~ aim tnH 1I