The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-07-30
PENNINGTON Is PROSPEROUS
Property Valuations Increases About
Three Quarters OF q Million.

Three Quarters OF q Million.
AS compared with the figures of
last years grand list, the figures
by Auditor Fall this year
show a handsome increase, amount
ing to about $780, coo. This amount
will probably be changed by the
state board Of assessors now in ses-
sion at Pierre, but the change will
undoubtedly increase rather than
diminish the findings OF the county
board of equalization.
The greatest increase is noted
in the homestead lands which have
been proved UP and are entered for
taxation for the first time. The in
crease in acres in this one item
amounts to 121,841 acres which at
an average price Of 81 an acre will
bring the grand total up to nearly
half a million dollars more than
last year. A big advance in town
lots is also noted, amounting to
nearly 100000 and the increase in
horses three years of age is approx
mately 100000. All through the
list the increase denotes steady
gains and indications OF prosperity
along every branch of endeavor.
The list as prepared by Auditor
Fall will be sent to Pierre and there
will be adjusted SO as to compare
with values in other parts of the
state. Corporate property within
Pennington county will be added
and when the sun total is reached
it is pretty safe to predict that the
county will find itself richer by
nearly $75O,OOO than it was a year
ago.
This increase insures property
holders that the tax levied in the
county will be no greater than 1t
was last year, when a levy of IA
mills on a dollar was made.
New Industry Begins Operations.
f. H. Perry, OF Vermillion, has
returned to Rapid City and will re-
MAIN until the gypsum and lime
plant in which he is Interested is
fully established and in running
l OluCI. Ill lC1lC tuC COMPANY WAASA
will operate the kilns was recently
incorporated under the style of the
Rapid City Lime and Gypsum Co.,
with a capital stock of $25 1000.
Most Of the capital Is furnished by
men living in the eastern part OF
the state, but quite a little was sub
scribed here In Rapid City.
The quarries Of the new company
are located about four miles west of
the city on land owned by George P.
Bennett, who has made favorable
concessions to the company. Work
Of constructing continuous kilns,
which will il operated day and
night, is to be commenced this morn
ing. 1t is expected that the kilns
will be completed in a month or six
weeks and have a capacity of manu-
featuring from twenty to thirty tons
OF lime per day.
Mr.. Perry states that a market is
waiting for all the lime that car be
produced in eastern South Dakota,
|Omaha and Denver. He will have
general supervision of the work OF
instituting the new industry, which,
when in full operation will employ
twenty men at least, and as many
more as the increase of business de-
mands. Mr.. Perry will bring his
family ON from Vermillion and dur
ing the remainder Of the summer
they will occupy a log cabin to be
erected near Canyon Lake.
County Auditor. John E. Fall has
prepared an abstract of the assess
ment roll for the current year. show
ing the amount Of property and 1T
taxable valuation in Pennington
county as adjusted by the board o.
county commissioners sitting as {
board Of equalization. The sum
mary is as follows:
Acres Agricultural