Fergus County Democrat. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1904-1919, 1913-03-04
MILLION GAIN
IS CERTAINTY
BIG INCREASE LOOKED FOR IN AS.
SESSED VALUATION OF FER.
GUS COUNTY THIS YEAR.
NEW LAND IS A BIG ITEM
Will Furnish Increase of About $4OO..
oOO-Great Northern's Line to Moe
casin Will Add $3.50, O,O0O-Power
I'ne-Deputies Who Are Now in
the Field.

tVC rISlQ.
AT Il o'clock yesterday afternoon
County Assessor Mike Gurnett and
MS force of deputies began their work
In the field, making up assessments
Tor this year. Mr.. Gurnett's prelimi-
nary estimate is that the total as
sessed valuation this year will show
an increase of million dollars over
that of 1912, when 1t stood at sl5.-
100000
Land Big Item.
There will be about 100000 acres
of new land to assess this year and II
VIII have an average valuation of not
less than "a an acre, so that approxi-
mately 100000 of the million-dollar
increase will be furnished by this
item. Then there is the Great Nor.
therns new line from Lewistown to
Moccasin, about thirty ...iles, which
will have a valuation of not less on.
$4,000 mile, making $l5O,OOO mo. 81
The new high-tension power line from
Great Falls will also yield large
total and most other lines of property
will show an increase.
Sheep and Cattle.
There will be falling off in the
number OF sheep and cattle this sea-
son, but the increase in the valuation
per head, as compared with last year.
VIII go far toward making up this
loss in numbers.
The Deputies.
Rudolf Miller will be the office
deputy this season as last. Mr.. Mil
ler's experience in the work makes
MIN an especially valuable man. The
other deputies will be as follows:
q. B. McFerran, Moore.
Arnold Zimmerman, Buffalo.
Walter Kojetin, Buffalo.
#. X. Jones, Stanford.
Thomas Hayden, Hilger.
Charles Stevens, Wilder.
j. G. Pratt, Jones'
John McllhOne, Grass Range.
II. Il. SWanzey, Alton
The Valuations.
The schedule of minimum rates of
valuation on which the assessor will
work this year shows numerous
changes as compared with that of last
and Is as follows:
to'ohouo, JdCho dIlu Sduuic HOfSeS
left to the discretion of the assessor.
Range horses left to the discretion
OF assessor, but not less than $35.O
per head.
Work, driving horses and mules.
from $4,000 up, depending on the
grade of animal.
Yakima and Indian ponies, $1,000
to $500.
Cayuse, very common, $500 to $35.
Cattle.
Thoroughbreds left to discretion of
assessor, but not less than $4,000 per
head.
Dairy cows, not less than $4,000.
Common milch cows, $25 per head.
Three-year-old steers, $500.
Beef steers, $45.O0
Range and stock cattle, $3.50.
Coming two-year-olds, $1,000 per
lead.
Coming yearlings, $14.0O.
Sheep.
Stock sheep. $3.50.
Lambs, not less than $500 per head.
Bucks, not less than $500 per head
Hogs.
Hogs, $500.
Telephone and Telegraph Lines.
Pole line and one copper wire, per
nile, $500.
Each additional copper wire, per
nile, $500.
Pole line and one iron wire, per
nile, $500.
Each telephone instrument, 600.
Banks.
Capital stock, surplus and undivided
rofits less real estate composing
anklng house as valued by the as
essor.
Merchandise.
Merchandise to be assessed as all
ther personal property, based on last
lventory or sworn statement.
imber Lands, Lumber, Logs, Ties,
Coal and Wood.
First-class timber lands containing
100000 feet per quarter section, $500
er acre.
Second-class timber lands contain
lg 100000 to 100000 feet per quar-
sr section, $500.
Third-class timber lands containing
etWeen 100000 and 100000 feet per
uarter section, $500 per acre.
Lumber, rough, $500 to $1,000 per
Lumber, rough, clear, $1,000 to $14
er thousand.
Logs. according to location, to be
ssessed $3.50 to $3.50 per thousand
let.
Railroad ties. 20c each: tamerac
nd fir, Csc each.
Coal in storage and cordwood left