The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-07-31


TabuIated reports which will be is
sued late this evening by the state tax
commission will show that Kansas is
worth nearly three billion dollars, ac-
cording TO the 1913 assessme OF
both real estate and personal property.
1t is by far the largest valuation ever
reported for the state and is a clear
gain of s64,149,9O over the assessed
valuations of 1912 and in round 1lg-
ures is S35.00O,0OO greater thdn any
previous valuation in tn state
Every item in the tax cOmmlSSl :
report shows a gain over the 1917 as
sessments. Farm lands are worth
SS,476.O23 more than in 1912, while a
gain of S5.325.416 is made IN the value
of city real estate over the reports OF
twelve months ago Public service
corporations jumped their NaluatlohS
S4,939.456 over the valuations hsted
in 1912 But the real big showing
was in the gain on personal property
That item, which last year showed d
big slump. is reported by the state tax
commission at S+5,349,0O6 above the
1912 returns
While it is possible that few
amended returns may be received TINS
afternoon. making slight changes IN
the reports from one or two counties,
the total valuations Will show prac-
ticaIly no change. Itemized reports OF
the value of properties owned IN Kan
tax commission and may be completed
late this evening
Never before in the history of Kan
saS has the state been so prosperous
as at the present time ReaI estate
valuations are higher, both in the
cities and in the country, there IS more
live stock in the state than a year ago
and valuations are far above those OF
twelve months ago. Added TO the per-
sonaI property showing, which jumps /
> million dollars is greatly increased /
number of automobiles, increase in /
personal bank accounts and increase
in taxable stocks and bonds owned by /
prosperous KanSanS-
Last year Kansas suffered a loss in I
her property valuations Personal /
property statements were on a slump /
as compared with 1911 reports ana
when the total statement was made
up. il showed that Kansas was about
100000 below her listed wealth of
the previous year Crop conditions,
the horse plague and local conditions
contributed chiefly TO this loss. But
this year. Kansas has redeemed her
self and is richer than ever before.
All Valuations Increase.
In 1912 Kansas real estate was
listed at 135S.11S,313. This year the
valuation jumps 10 S1,366,594, 1886. The
1912 reports placed the value of city
real estate at S440,2sI I64T- But city
property valuations in Kansas, espe-
CiaIly in Topeka and some of the J
larger towns of the state, has been on
the increase and this year the assessors
returned report showing city real
estate values at S445.6O7.O63.
Last year personal property valua-
tions had slipped down to S517, ,35O,
932. When the assessors made the |
rounds last spring and took the valu |
ations for March 1, they found that
personal property in Kansas was /
worth S562, ,699,9 ,93S.
Another of the strong indications
that Kansas prosperity is the real ar
ticIe, is the evidence of faith in the
state as displayed by the public ser
vice corporations, including railroads,
the street railways. telephone COM
panies, gas companies and telegraph
and express companies. In one year
these corporations have increased
their investments in the state nearly
five million dollars and their assessed
valuations Of S431, .399, returned in
1912, have this year jumped to
S436,14S,S55-
These figures bring the valuation
of S2,746, 6,900,291. reported in 1912, TO
S2,S11.05O,192 for 1913-a clear gain
in the state of S64,149,9O1 in Il
months