Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1911-01-24
CORPORATION VALUES.
AMOUNTS ASSESSED PUBLIC SER
VICE CORPORATIONS.
of State Tax Commits
sion Shows Aggregate To BE
$1,466,716 i'm Polk.

According to the figures OF the state
Tax Commission at Salem, there was
81 ,466,716 worth of public service cor
poration property subject to taxation
within the boundaries of Polk County
in the year 1910. This is the net val
uation after equalization, and covers
the holdings of the various railroads,
express companies, electric light and
power plants and telephone compa-
nies, both mutual and commercial.
Among the total of "a corporations,
are II telephone companies, the most
of which are rural or mutual lines.
The aggregate value of railroad prop
erty in this county was $1,428,274.
The valuations are all figured on a
mileage basis, so as to allow uni
form method of computation, and the
cost of instruments, as well as wire,
poles, and other operating equipment,
is included in the rate per mile for tel
ephone lines.
The list of the public service corpo-
rations engaged in business in Polk
County in 1910 has been received by
County Clerk e. NJ. Smith from the
State Tax Commission, and is printed
herewith, together with rates per mile
and total assessed valuation of each.
Railroads.
Yamhill Division of the Oregon &
California Railroad 1910 miles at
$18,90O per mile, $636,93O.
West Side Division of the Oregon &
California Railroad, 24.40 miles, at
$22,050 per mile, $53S.020.
Rolling stock on Oregon & Califor-
mia Railroad track of the Salem, Falls
City & Western Railway, 1898 miles,
at $126 per mile, $3.50.
Operating property of the Inde-
pendence & Monmouth Railway, $50
miles, at $3.50 per mile, $18,90O.
Salem, Falls City & Western Rail
way, miles at $S,557.92 per mile,
$231,064
54.20 miles, at $52.29 per mile, $2S34.
Pacific Express Company, $50
miles, at $3.50, 1892.
Wells-Fargo Express Company, 1876
miles, at $122.S5 and $2O4.75 per mile,
$13,8O0
Union Tank Line on West Side Di-
vision of Oregon & California Rail
road, 24.4O miles, at $3.15 per mile,
SIT.
Telephone Lines.
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph
Company, 457.8 miles, at $23.31 per
mile, $1O,671.
Dallas Telephone Company, 15
miles, at $189 per mile, $2,S35.
c. J. Pugh Telephone Company, 25|
miles, at $45.44 per mile $13S6.
Northwestern Long Distance Tele-
phone Company, 3S miles, at $63 per
mile, $2394.
Home Telephone Company of Inde-
pendence, AZ miles, at $3.50 per mile,
1892.
Polk County Telephone Company
10 miles, at $14.49 per mile, $1O14.
Sheridan Mutual Telephone Compa-
ny, S5 miles, at $S.S2 per mile, $3.50
Smithfeld & Dallas Telephone Com
pany, $ miles, at $3.50 per mile, 1852.
Oakdale Telephone Company, s
miles, at $32.76 per mile, $164.
Salt Creek Telephone Company, 1G
miles, at $10.OS per mile, $161.
Antioch Valley Telephone Company,
s miles. at $3.50 per mile, $751;,
Salt Creek & Mill Creek Telephone
Company, IS miles, at $S.19 per mile,
$147.
Rickreall & Dixie Telephone Com
pany. 13 miles, at $1O.OS per mile,
$131.
Pioneer Telephone Company, 6,5
miles, at $15.12 per mile, $9S.
Liberty Telephone Line, 8 miles, at
$15.75 per mile, $40.
East Dallas Telephone Company, |
2.5 miles, at $23.94 per mile, $50.
Buckiamute Rural Telephone Com |
pany, is miles, at $3.50 per mile, |
S454.