The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-06-23
BELL COMPANY HIT HARD
EQUALIZATION BOARD RAISES
TAX VALUATION TO s3,ooo,ooo.
Railways Also viii pay State More
TaSes-KinIoch Telephone Only
One to Obtain 4 Reduction.

jefferson CIty--Thc state board OF
equalization fixed the values for the
present years taxes upon railroad
street railway. telegraph, telephone
and bridge property. The railroads
and the telephone companies came In
for increases over last years yalua.
lions to an aggregate amount close TO
$1,000 0O. The street railways. the
bridges and the telegraph companies
will pay upon the same valuations as
those levied last year.
The Belle Telephone company came
in for the strongest increase. its total
valuation being increased from SITE.
727 to $4,000, 900, u net increase of ST..
22T273. The American Telephone and
Telegraph company was increase $780,
900, and the Home Telephone com
pany Of Kansas City was raised S57S,-
1919 The kinloch Long Distance was
favored by reduction of $4,000. but
on its franchise valuation alone and
not upon its physical property.
Railways Get Increases.
With the exceptions of the Missouri
Pacific. the Frisco and the Chicago 4
Alton. all the main line railroads will
have to stand an increase.
The per mileage increase upon
some OF them are: Santa Fe, 5000;
Kansas City, St Louis & Chicago,
$3.50; Burlington, $G20; Chicago. Mil,
waukee q St. Paul. $500. Rock Island,
$500: Kansas City Southern, 81 900;
Missouri, Kansas Il Texas, 5000; Wa.
bash. si9l; Iron Mountain. s2i9. The
st. Louis Terminal association was in.
creased $4,000.
These increases will bring the total
assessed valuation of the state for the
present years taxes up to approx.
mately 1888, 100000 This will leave
real estate and personal property at
81 AGA, 9SS.S5S and the publiC-serylcc
corporations at $l75,221 600.
II will be some days before the fg-
urcs against each particular piece Of
corporation property can be extended
by the state auditor and exact totals
given for each elias sof property.
Gordon Makes Statement.
After the board completed its work,
Auditor Gordon gave out the following
statement In brief:
AtChison, Topeka & Sana Fc, main
line. increased 5000 per mile on road.
bed and supprstructure.
Kansas Cty, st. Louis & Chicago
increased $3.50 per mile on roadbcd
and supcrstructure.
Louisiana & Missouri River, in.
creased $3.50 per mile on roadbed and
superstruCture.
Kansas City St Joseph & Council
Bluffs. main line, increased 5000 per
milo on roadhod and supcrstructure
Chicago, Burlington d Kansas City
branch. increased $500 per mile on
roadhcd and superstructwc.
Chicago. Milwaukee & ST. Paul in
creased $500 per mile on roadbcd and
mpcrstructurc
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
main line. increased $500 per mile on
roalhud and suporstruclurc
Kansas City Southern. Increased
1000 per mile on roadbcd and super
structure, and $500 per mile on fran
Chisc value
Mississippi River d Bcnno Terrc, in
creased $500 per mile on roadbed and
supcrstructurc and 1870 per mile OF
franchise value.
Missouri. Kansas & Texas. main
line. Increased $3.50 per mile on road
bed and superstrucurc.
81. Louis. Iron Mountain & South
crn, main line. increased $2i9 per mil,
on franchise value.
Kansas City, n. Scott & Memphis
main line, increased $3.50 per mile OF
roadbcd and superstructure and $i3'
per mile on franchise value
st. Louis. Memphis & Southeastern
main line, increased $500 per mile OF
roadbed and superstructure.
Terminal Railroad Association o
St. Louis increased total Of 1896. 900
NUN fdtliC lHtI'dstu W tOldl u
100000.
Wabash Omaha G. ST. Louis branch
increased $500 per mile on roadbct
and supcrstructure and si9l per mill
on franchise value,
The Bell Telephone company of Mis-
souri, was raised from $l,772,727 to
total OF s3,OO0,0O0
The American Telephone and TclC
graph company of Missouri was IL
creased 100000.
The Kansas City Home Tclcphon
company was raised from $i2t.071 20
total Of sl00O,0D0.
The Kansas City Long Distanc
Telephone company was raised to
total assessment of 100000.
Kinloch Long Distance Telephon
company franchise value reduced t
$4,000.
S65,ooo for Brookfield p. o.
Washington, d. C.--Among the bill