The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1913-09-06
LATAH COUNTY VALUES
SHOW HEAVY DECREASE
ABSTRACT OF ROLLS AFTER BEING SLASHED
BY BOARD REPORTED TO COUNTY AUDITOR.
Mileage and Values of Railroads and Other Public
Utilities in Latah County Given in
Detail.

iHC iDoll at Vi lHe county ASSESS
ment rolls as determined by the state
board of equalization presents an in
teresting comparison with the abstract
showing the assessed valuations fixed
by the county board of equalization. In
almost all classes of land the state
board materially reduced the assess
ments fixed by the county board, low
ering timber land II per cent, cut-over
or burnt land 10 percent, standing tim
Der owned separate from the land Il
per cent, agricultural land 10 per cent,
and residence lots 10 per cent
Livestock Increase.
Farm stock, on the other hand, in
Guiding all grades of cattle horses and
sheep underwent a big increase in as
sessed valuation ranging from Is to 40
per cent. The valuation of graded cat
tie as determined by the state board
presents an increase of 40 per cent
over the valuation fixed by the county
board of equalization. Common cattle
cattle 40 per cent, milk COWS 10 per
cent, graded horses 10 per cent, work
horses Is per cent. sheep per cent,
The valuation of lumber fixed by the
state board is 10 per cent below the
figures of the county equalizers.
Over Million Decrease.
The aggregate value of all property
rel orted to the state board of equal
ization by the county board amounted
to s21,15S,S35 This amount was de-
creased by the state board $l,704,275,
leaving total valuation of 9,i54,5 800.
The valuation of railroad lines oper-
ating in Latah county as determined
by the state board of equalization
amounts in total to $2,3l0.900 In de-
tail the railroad assessments appear as
follows: o. w r. & ~ Co., operating
36 miles of road, $66 .0S0; Chicago,
Milwaukee & Puget Sound, operating
ID .O6 miles of road, 210900; Spokane
and Inland Empire R. r: Co.. S.S9
lilies, Pl Jul ,uJo, 4Noi tiiN'ii
oalouse-Lewiston line 1887 miles, $50,
800: Washington, Idaho & Northern
R r. Co.. 1904 miles, $36S,320.
Value Telegraph Lines.
The valuation Of telegraph lines in
his county as fixed by the state board
,resents total of $29, ,106, divided be-
ween the Continental and the Western
Jnion lines as follows: Continental,
6.O9 miles, 1920; Western Union,
$50 miles, $25,S93.
Telephone Assessments.
Eight telephone lines in the county
perating a total of 206. 70 miles of
me were assessed by the state board
f equalization at $39,357 as follows:
'acific States Telephone & Telegraph
o.. Al 40 miles, $14,490; Fix Ridge &
uliaetta Telephone Co., AZ miles, 81,
so: Interstate Telephone Co., 5S miles,
II 600; Avon Mutual Telephone Co.
) so miles, $465; American Ridge c.
perative Telephone Co., 1880 miles,
D4O; Moscow Telephone & Telegraph
O.. AZ miles, $4,300 Continental Tel
ohone G Telegraph Co., 1910 miles,
1886; Idaho-Washington Telephone
O., % miles, 1867.
Power Line Heavy.
The electric power lire operated by
e Lewiston Charleston Improvement
,mpany wass assessed at $132,23S.
The total valuation of the properties
some thirteen pullman and private
If companies operating in Latah
unty was fixed at S627, 800.
The proportion of the state tax to be
id by Latah county this year
MOUNTS to $49725 divided among the
flowing funds: General tax, $4l ,59l;
b,ic buildings endowment fund, So
8: general interest and sinking fund,
.416. The total state tax which La
h county will pay this year exceeds
E 1912 levy by $2,S9S.