Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-08-14
INCREASE IN
COUNTY VALUES
Tax Roll Abstract Shows Increase Of
$4,000 More Than For the
Year of 1913
A COMPARISON OF VALUATIONS
Total Will Reach Twenty five and a
Half Millions

AN dDSli slCl OI the l01t ldA loiiS
was completed this week by the
county auditors Office for filing
with the tax commission and the
state auditor.
The total of the rolls, exclusive
of railroads, telegraph and tele-
phone lines, electric light and pow
er plants whose values are fixed by
the state board of equalization,
amounts to S13,519,332. For the
year 1913 railroads, telegraph and
telephone lines, electric light and
power lines i'll Bonner county,
whose valuations are fixed by the
state board, aggregated 81, $40,
345 while the personal property
roll will amount to approximately
$500, 900. Taking these valuations
as basis Bonner county's assessed
valuation for 1914 will be $25 ,639,-
OF. The valuation as equalized
for 1913 was $25,5S9,7 an in
crease for this year over the equal
lied value for 1913 of $40, 1854.
Following is a comparison of val
uations for this year as against the
equalized valuations of last year
Timber land this year, 313,O1C
acres at 1883 per acre, last year
$14.70 per acre. Cut over and
burnt lands 235, 800 acres at $3.50
per acre, last year So. Agricultur
al land 80, e2O acres at $3O.S1, last
year $29.72. Grazing land, 1902,
SAB acres at $500, last year $5.65
Waste land AZ, 72O acres at 81 81
last year 81. "A. Mineral land / SAC
acres at IS, last year IS. Tota
acreage of all classes this year 729,
624 total last year 725, 26o, an in
crease of a 1855 acres.
Improvements on patented lane
1867, 47O, last year $36o,825. Bus
mess lots 1926, $50, last year 1921,
200. Residence lots $40, $50, las
year $s34,92
Common cattle 2,514 head a
$50. SO, last year 1888 at $29.65
milk cows 1,61O at S43.94 las
year $50 at S44.57; total number
horses 2,299 assessed for $149, los
last year 2, 2S9 for $143, 900.
Lumber, S813,3OO, last yeal
$776, O20; saw logs 1886, 25O, las
year $257 ,945; poles and pilinf
S82,O53, last year $5O,17O; mer
chandise $1S1, 975, last year $196,
COS; water systems Sis, 900, las
year Sill, 900; saw mills 1851 900
last year $565, 900; miscellaneou,
and machinery $144, 465, last yea
$125,O30.
Total exemptions on household
goods, farm implements, Libraries
widows and soldiers amounts t.
$295,92O
The total assessment on timbe,
is "a, oO5, $50, or little more thar
one-third the total assessment o
the county exclusive of railroads
telegraph and telephone lines.
The abstract shows that approx
imately $4,000 acres of timber lane
was cut over last year in order t.
keep II saw mills in the count,
running during the open season
At this rate, provided the numbe
of mills do not increase, or de
crease, the timber in the CONT,
would keep the mills running 70
about % years.
The principal decrease in valua
tons as shown by the abstract i
the reduction in the valuation o
city and town lots and the loss O
the timber assessment on tn
$4,000 acres of additional cut-ove
land. The principal increase is o.
lumber, logs, poles, piling and tn
additional 1000 acres for whicl
patent was issued last year,