The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-10
VALUATION FIXED
At s248,373,823
Gain OF S7.303.232 Over That Of
Last Year.
TAX BOARD COMPLETES WORK
Estimates Are Fixed for Various
Glasses Of Corporations in the
State-Fieures Are Sub
ject 70 Revision.

Indianapolis total valuation Of
4 S24S.373.S2S on all properties asscssa-
Bile by the state board OF tax commits
sioners was reported by the board at
the close OF the first sitting of the
1910 session making a gain of ST.
3O3232 over the total valuation OF last
year These increases do not include
changes in valuation on second main
track. sidings. Improvement 10 right
OF way. and equipment on the steam
and electric railroads Of the state.
One of the attaches of the board
estimated that the changes in the val
uatlon OF Improvements 10 right-of-
way on the steam and electric roads
OF the state would be approximately
100000 due To deterioration Of track
during the latter part Of the financial
panic in 1905 1909. covered by almost
all the roads in their reports TO the
board
The gain is distributed throughout
the eight classes Of property assessed
BY the board as follows: Steam roads
s3.4lS.C25: electric roads s174,5S6: ex-
press companies. 81 .O26S73: telegraph
companies, sS0S.234 sleeping car com
panies Pullman. s15S.2S5; pipeline
companies, s2S9.SOO: transportation
companies. $4,000: telephone com
qanies. s1.0S4-29 Total. S73O3.232
The total valuations returned were
distributed as follows. steam roads.
sl974e6.215 electric roads, s22
310.C27. express companies. sl731 sos;
telegraph companies. s2937.lGi; sleep
ing car companies CPullman). ST.,
O30936. pipe line companies, So
7e3 $50: transportation companies
1892 400: telephone companies, Sill
1Sl0l3 Total. s24S.373,S23-
Marked increases were made in all
the express companies operating in
the state except the Pacific and the
Wells-Fargo The assessed valuation
Of the former remains the same. while
the latter IS reduced by $522S0. due
TO a shifting OF stock since the as.
sessment a year ago The valuation
Of the American was increased by ap-
proximately roo per cent. that OF the
Adams by approximately 40 per cent,
and that Of the National by approx.
imately 600 per cent That Of the
United States was increased by APP
proximately 125 per cent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com.
pany. including the Vandalia system.
came in for a sharp advance at the
hands OF the board
The total increase, not including
second main track. sidings. improve
ments 10 right Of way and equipments.
amounts TO s2.O51.925 OF this amount
the Pennsylvania lines proper are
credited with s1.2S7.200 The Van
dalia system increase amounted to
sT6f725.
In the valuation OF the telegraph
companies. that Of the Postal Tele
graph and Cable company Of Indiana
was unchanged TIE property was as
sessed at s42i.7G4 The Western
Union Telegraph company sustained
an increase Of s306.4S4
The Pullman Sleeping Car company
the only company Of its kind oper-
ating ia the state was increased over
its valuation Of 1909 by Sl5s2S5. the
assessment being 1.O30.926.
The valuation Of the pipeline com
panies showed a general decrease
among all the old companies. due TO
deterioration Of the propcrt., chiefly.
The increase in the valuation OF the
transportation companies was some
what general. although not large in
any instance. the total amounting to
$4,000
Four hundred and eighteen tele.
phone companies We're listed by the
board. providing an increase of ST.
OS4.729, on total valuation Of Sill
ls1.O13
The increase in the valuation Of
traction property Is s7745SC.
In the steam road list appears the
Belt Railway and stockyards com
pany, which was not assessed by the
board last year. the property having
been listed subsequently 10 adjourn.
ment by the auditor Of state The
valuation this yea if sl43.700 In adj
dition 20 the Pennsylvania and Van.
dalia systems. the following roads sus.
tanned increases Of 100000 or over on
the main track assessment: Chicago
terminal Of the Baltimore & Ohio,
S370.370: the Chicago e Erie. 1859. 75O
Chicago. Indiana a hern. si9e..
2l0; Louisville and Jacksonville
bridge company. sl2l000
All the assessments made by the
tax board NJ this time are tentative
and are subject to change in the ses.
sion which begins July 5 to consider
petitions for revision Of the list.