New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1913-06-14
CADDO PARISH WONDER
Full GROWTH.

The remarkable growth Of
Caddo parish during the past six
years from 1907 to 1913 was
set forth III the annual reIort by.
Assessor $. q. HolIingsworth to
the police jury. sitting rs II board
of reviewers. at Monday S ses-
sion. During this tinn the as
scrsed valuation has almost
doubled from sixteen million 10
practically thirty million dollars
The increase for the past year
Wis j 1T few thousand dollars
short Of four millions, and, ac-
cordiug to the figures submitted
hy the assessor, the gain would
have been at least three and n
half miltioss more If the equall-
2atlon plans had been extended
ever the entire city.
The parish of 0addo is grow
mo more randly IN material
things than any other parish IN
the entire state. For instance, IN
1907 Of a total area of 3D. 900
acres, the tillable acreage was
valued at only 81 l,O13,26O; IN
1919. with the agricultural area
reduced TO 365. 600 acres and the
InI,,., olnr,,j no oil uao hnrtI
cultural truck. miscellaneous and
speculative land, the valuation is
p,arad at more than five tllucs
this SUM. or So. .7lS, 10. Six years
ago the parish Of Caddo was pro
dlD,ing $1,000 barrels Of ol, val
ued at t2l, 900; In 1912 the pro
duction was placed at nearly sew
en- and half million barrels OF
oil, worth five millions of dollars.
In 1907, according to the asses
sor's figures, the factories OF
Caddo parish were on the rolls at
about 100000, but this has
grown TO more than a million dol
lars in 1912. Six years ago Cad
do had five school districts, Gov
ering an area of 1873 square miles;
in 1912 she had fifteen school dis
tricts covering over 500 square
miles. But one of the most inn
portant Of all the increases dur
ING this period is shown by the
fact that there were, in 1907, less
than 5000 "ownerships" on the
roll. and in 1913 there were over
12.0OO, showing gain of % pc:
cent in six years.
These figures, taken in conne'-
ton with the fact that there has
been no "boom" in CaddO par
ish, are immensely interesting,
If indicates solid. substantial and
lasting growth the kind that
continues and is permanent. Nor
have the values been inflated in
order to make a showing; On the
contrary, the figures are most
conservative, representing about
40 per cent of the value of resi-
dence property and about 5o
per cent of the value of business,
of revenue producing, prOpert'.
The report of the assessor IS IN
every way a most gratifying one
so far as The figures are cor
cerned.
The increase within the city OF
Shreveport, which is in the
neiyhborhood of three millions OF
dollars, means. on a basis OIL
twelve mills city tax, an increase
of about $4,000 i'm the city's rev
enues. with which the city ofll-
cials will be able to take care OF
some badly needed improvements.
such as street paving repairs ana
other small items. If the equal.
zation plans had been completed
, and extended to all city proper
ty. as shown by the assessor, It
would have meant an increase OF
nearly six millions of dollars in
the valuation of city property,
with a corresponding increase OF
revenue from the taxes, or a
total of $72, ,0W-Shreveport
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