The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-06-03
VALUATION FIXED
At S248,373,823
Gain of S7,3O3.232 Over That Of
Last Year.
TAX BOARD COMPLETES WORK
Estimates Are Fixed for Various
Classes az Corporations IN the
Stste-Fisures Are Sub
Jet 70 Revislo

jet 70 Revision.
: Iudianapolis-A total valuation 81
S2fS.373.Se3 on an properties assessa-
he 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 gain Of 81
303.232 over the total valuation Of last
year These increases DO not include
changes in valuation on second main
track sidirgs. improvement 10 right
o. 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
uation Of Improvements 10 right-of-
way on the steam and electric roads
OF the state would be approximately
100000. due 20 deterioration 81 track
d-rine the latter part Of the financial
panic in l90Sls09. covered by almost
all the roads in their reports 10 the
board
The gain is dis ributed throughout
the eight classes of property assessed
BY the board as follows. Steam roads.
s3.4lS.625. electric roads s774.5SG. ex
press companies. Sl026.S72. tel grarh
companies. S30S. 934 sleeping car com
panies Pullman. sl5S.oS5: pipeline
companies. seS9.S00. transportation
companies. $4,000. telephone com
panies. s1.0S472s Total. s7.308.232.
The total valuations returned were
distributed as follows steam roads.
sl9T+ee2f5 electric roads. s22.-
3i0.eeT; express companies s1.73l SOS.
telegraph companies. $2.s27.164. sleep
ing car companies tPullmanl. 81
03o.s36; pipe line companies. sl0.-
1850. transportation companies.
$500 900. telephone companies. sll.-
lSl.ol3. Total. s24S.373.Ses
Marked increases were made in all
the express companies operating in
the state except the Pacific and the
Wells Fargo. The assessed valuation
* the former remains the same. while
the latter is reduced by s52.eS0. due
TO shifting Of stock since the as
sessment a year ago. The valuation
OF the American was increased by ap-
proximately 200 per cent. that OF the
Adams by approximately 30 per cent. I
and that Of the National by approx
imately GOO per cent. That Of the /
United States was increased by ap-
proximately 125 per cent.
The Pennsylvania Railroad com 1
pany. including the vandalia system. /
came IN for a sharp advance at the 1
hands Of the board
The total increase. not including 4
second main track. sidings, improve /
ments 10 right OF way and equipments. /
amounts 10 s2.051.925. or this amount
the Pennsylvania lines proper are /
credited with si2ST20o The Van
dalia system increase amounted 10 |
S76L725
In the valuation 81 the telegraph 7
companies. that az the Postal Tele- I
graph and Gable company Of Indiana I
was unchanged The property was as
sessed AZ s42f.7G4 The Western I
Union Telegraph company sustained
an increase Of s30f.4Si
The Pullman Sleeping Car company. \
the only company ~ its kind oper-
ating In the state. was increased over
It's valuation Of 1903 by si5S.2S5. the
assessment being 81 030936
The valuation Of the pipeline com
panies showed a general decrease
among all the old companies. due 70
Of the property. chiefly
The Increase in the valuation 81 the
sportation companies was some
what general although rot large in
any instance. the total amounting to
$4,000
-Four hundred and eighteen tele.
phone companies were listed by the
board, providing an Increase Of ST.
lSi.T29 on total valuation Of Sill
.SiOf3.
The increase in the valuation OF
raction property Is s7Ti.5SG.
IN the steam road list appears the
}ei; Rsilway and Stockyards com
amy. which was not assessed by The
,oard last year. the property having
ieen listed subsequently 10 adjourn
nent by the auditor ~ state The
.aluation this yea IS sl42.T00 In ad-
'ition 70 the pennsylvania and Van
Iaiia systems the following roads sus
aimed increases Of 100000 or over on
he main track assessment. Chicago
criminal Of the Baltimore & Ohio.
370,370; the Chicago x Erie, sf5q. $50:
'hicago. Indiana q Southern. siaq.-
10; Louisville and Jacksonville
Bridge company. s121.000
All the assessments made by the
Ak board at this time are tentative I
nd arc subject 20 change IN the SEES. /
ion which begins July to consider I
Editions for revision Of the list. <