The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-01-16
SOUTH SHORE IS RAISED
rs Valuation Assessed at $i0,-
100000, Increase Of $400,.
600 Over Last Year
COPPER RANGE REMAINS SAME

LANSING. Mich, Jan. lG.-C"rpora-
,iony m Michigan taxed under the adj
,,Iorem system, will be required to
mas, nm an increase of $S,2S9.975 as
sessed valuation and an additional rate
If r. cents per 81 200 assessed yalua-
,iup over last year The state tax
commission finished it's tentative as
scssment of the railroads, express
sleeping car, car loaning, telegraph and
p.Iephoue companies tonight, ana
puccd the valuation upon which they
Will be assessed at $2l1l5I2OO Last
,cl. these corporations were assessed
al $50. G.SG7.22l. The rate per $1,000 as
ses-,a valuation this year is $2l,51,
u.t year $20S0, and the year before
S-o5C.
of thc more than $S,0OOOOO increase
I'M .sscsscd valuations this year, the
Michigan central has the greatest,
s4ga1ooo. Of which 100000 was occa-
stoned b> the new Detroit terminal.
OF the tentative assessment of $24I,-
15-guO. the railroads are assessed at
ygINU.l,aeO. sleeping car companies,
gda00Oo, express companies. Sl.542.OOo'
,ar. lolnug companies, $l,So2,Go0, ana
telephone and telegraph companies,
y,lGll.lUo
Last year these companies were as
ges.ed as follows. Railroads, $2l0.SSi,-
jOo sleeping car, $6O0.Oo0; express,
o. npil
telephone and telegraph. $2i509 400.
Seven Million Increase.
The ttN commission bases the aver
age r,ta of $2I.55 for the corporations
ou au asscsscd valuation i'm the state
ort,sI.. 500. .7O9. of which 1854, 4,S65,1'2
les r1I estate. the remainder personal
This assrsscd valuation, which was
determined by ,local assessing officers,
as au increase of $2GI ,O0l,&O0 over last
y,u Thu assessed taxes of the state
this year are $50, 500 7G63.d, or $'326.-
1N,.2. mop han last year.
This tentative assessment is subject
to review. aud corporations have until
Feb H. ~ appear To- the commission
and register protests.
Here are lew of the railroads as
Scsscd Valuations.
Ann Arbor. $1,5O0000, same as last
Year chicago, Milwaukee n -. Paul
Stgrnu0o. increase $2O0.t00; Chicag"
Northeastern, $li,GO0O00, increase ST.
uootop. Detroit, Monroe Il Tnlod"
short Line. $2.20O.OC0. 100000 in
crease. Duluth South Shore a Allan
iic Siuuu0 600 $400.0O0 increase; q. Il.
~ sIo,50O,OO0, $4,000 decrease;
Grand Trunk system. $9il75,000, $500
600 docrrasc Michigan Central, SOB
aiou1u, SL200,000 increase; Wabash
Flh0lOUu Si0O.O00 increase.
Same as Last Year.
Here are a few of the larger roads
with Uo changes from last year:
rcre Marquette. $25,OOO,0 600; Copper
l@ugo >2,5OoOoO; u. ~ NJ. $i,65O,O"o;
Lake shore, $lS,535.000.
Her. are the express companies rs
sessmouts:
Adams $4,000; American, 100000,
Canadian $4,000; United States $3.50
oo0, Wells Fargo. 100000. and West
vrH, $4,000.
TIE Michigan State Telephone co. is
assessed at $l6.5OO,OCO, an Increase of
@'lt.u0u, occasioned by new properties
purchased; Western Union Telegraph
90 SlG50.00d, increase $4,000; Postal
Telegraph CO.. $500 .OOO: Citizens Tele-
phone CO.. Grand Rapids, S2,6j0.O00. a
S'0,oa0 increase
Reviews held 10y the commission in
i"rmct years have made few chansos
ln the assessed valuations.