The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-08-03
BIG AUTO STATE.
Almost 5000 Cars Taxed in
Kansas This Year.
Shawnee County Leads With
454 at Value of 100000.
INTERESTING FIGURES
State Tax Commission Details
Personal Effects.
Much More Money on Hand and
on Deposit.
FIGURES

Some mighty interesting figures are
being compiled at the Office of the
state tax commission and the immense
task of the commissioners is receiving
the finishing touches with the details
of the taxable properties in the state.
In going over the lists of personal
property in Kansas it was found this
morning that at the present time
there are 4,516 automobiles in the
state. Last year the taxes took in only
2.156 cars. The value of the autos
this year is stated at $2.619,30O COM
pared with only a million last year.
one of the surprising facts is that
most of the motor cars of the state
are owned in the central and western
counties and the farmers are at the
top of the list. Shawnee county is at
the head with a complete number of
454 ears. Topeka alone contributes
over 500 to the cause.
But the carriages and buggies to
gether with the horses are still on
earth with a big representation There
are carriages and buggies in Kansas
at d value of over five million dollars
almost three times as large as the
automobiles. And the horses them
Selves-they are still a BILE to walk the
country roads with their heads in the
air There are over million horses
in the state and their value is placed
at over so million dollars. 1t looks as
disdain for number of years at
least. Their numbers have increased
instead of decreased.
kansans are gradually getting the
machine" habit-the mechanical
world is rapidly extending its borders
This year the tax assessors have If
figured out that the typewriters i'm the
state would reach value of almost
S-9O,uOO. This means that Kansans
have purchased over $4,000 worth of
machines in the last year. Adding
machines have jumped from S22.OO3
TO $4,000 and cash registers have in
creased from $106.805 to Sl10.OOO.
The Kansas merchants are urosDaro,,s
considering these figures and the as
SCISSORS say that there are more ash
registers and typCWriters in the conn
Try towns than in the cities.
Inc threshing machines are not in
creaSlnS however. In fact they have
lost over 100000 in the last 80,
1t seems that threshers are Iearnire.
10 make such wide tours and incI,,d
ing such large territory thai -
farmer is depending upon the worI,
OF one man instead of a nup1l,e, 80
machine can do more with the latest
improvements than the old uacbirts,
could 90 IN the same time. NToderr
inventions caused the decrease in ~
Nalues OF threshing outfits. over 90
this business. III es'eu IN
Farm implements have acoo,,,+o5
!or an additional assessed vaIua ~
0O'VoO, the total this wear anooI,,,tI
ing to $lo,46o,O55. These implements
1 inc 46e the implements proper and
buggies, etc . N9irI ldses'
FAMILY life in the great stata o+
Kansas is thriving-the home is bo
coming more important factor IT,
HaIue OF the household furniture has
record OF last year. The +ot Yer Jne
OF household furniture tbis [ Saee
amounts e,r9 to $21,22S.327 Right aion9
frts line il looks as though the ' fenIs
W was either deserving the home for