Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-06
POLKS ASSESSED VALUE
SUMMARY OF THE YEARS ROLL
WITHOUT PUBLIC UTILITIES.

A summary Of the assessment roll of
Polk county for the present year has
been completed by Assessor +. y.
Meyers, SAYS the Observer The total
assessment is practically the same as
that of last year, being $l2,4I7 $50.
According to the summary the humber
of acres Of tillable land decreaed
1,O49.66, there being 134,2Sl.1o acres
last year and 33,232.O4 in i0l4, the
yalnation placed upon thi latter being
"A. 100, ,305 The number of acres OF
non.tiilable land, was given last year as
being 322, ,1442l, while this year r's
figures show 3l9, ,S34.32 acres, a differ.
ence Of 2,309.59 acres. The value Of
this land is given at $4,375,3J5. I'M
provements on decided or patented lands
are valued at $643,545, an increase OF
$l8,045 over one year ago, while town
| and city lots have increased in value
TO the extent of $50, ,495, the figure this
wear being $685. ,545 as against S6l3,O50
in 1913. Improvements on town and
city lots also show a goodly increase IN
assessed valuation, $S04,9l5 being as
sessed against them for the present
wear, against $77l ,410 last year. an in
crease of $33,5O5. improvements ON
lands not decided or patented are as
sessed in the new role at Sl7,S3O,
against $36,175, decrease Of more
than $4,000.
Steamboats, sailboats, stationary
engines and manufacturing are assessed
at $l57,250, an increase Of S6,O0O
while merchandise and stock in trade
totals $270,735, decrease of nearly
$4,000. Farming implements, wagons
carriages, etc, are assessed at about
$1,000 less this year than last, the lat
est assessment being Sl22,S5O.
Polk county, so far as money, note'
and accounts are concerned is evident
" in continued Strengthened circum
stances, for its entire population of ap
proxmately 10000 people possessed a
the time the 1914 assessment was mad'
only s55925 in assets of the characte
Indicated or trifle over $3 per capita
And what makes this phase of the sitn
alton still more alarming is the fact tina
we arc getting poorer, for last year we
happily, had $6S,355.
Of shares of stock there are lSO
against 1900 in 1913, the assessed yalu
alton Of which is given at $ll2,95l
Last years value was S9O,lSO,
There are 1894 horses and mule
valued at $2l6,sSO, against 54s2 las
year valued at S25l,7 ,7l0 The nun
ber Of cattle has increased from 6,63
to 7,945 and the assessed value ha
Jumped from Sl29,7iO to Sl52,6ll
Sheep and goats are valued at S33,l
the number being thirty-two less tina
last year while the value is $l,il
greater. Probably the largest incrcas
is in swine, there being iS55 this yea
valued at S24,695 as against 296i las
J year. valued at Sl6,230. Dogs II
, creased SO. This year there are 6S
CANNES, and their value is 1885, n
| increase of nearly $1,000, Surgical an
dental instruments, libraries etc, m
valued at $l2,2i5,
Railroads, water plants, light an
power plants, electric lines, telepraI
, and telephone properties are assesscd :
I the Railroad commission, Last year NJ
, Meyers assessed one.half of the bNdl
- across the Willamette river betwe,
(; Polk and Marion counties at $500
6 This assessment Is this year in u
y hands Of the Railroad commission.
; The figures given above are subie
6 to change, the board Of equalization N
= having finally passed upon them.