The log cabin Democrat. [volume] (Conway, Ark.) 1901-1982, 1914-01-22
4 PR CENT GAIN
IN TAXABLE Value
SHOWN BY TAX ABSTRACT
TOTAL ASSESSED VALUATION
OF FAULKNER COUNTY is
NOW $3,836, 1868.
From Saturdays Darfy.

From Saturdays Daiy.
An increase of $151, JAG, or a frac-
tion over four per cent, in the assess
ed valuation of real and personal
property in Faulkner county, as COM
pared with last year, is shown by the
abstract of the tax books for 1913,
which has just been completed by
County Clerk J. A. Lea. The total
assessment in the county at present
is $3,836,968, as compared with 49,
685,822 one year ago. Of the increase
$115,019 was made in real estate and
$36,127 in personal property, al
though the valuation of town and city
lots show net increase of but $500
from the 1912 assessment. About
one-half of the increase was made by
the State Tax Commissions assess
ments of railroad and other property.
On the tax books the collector is
charged with taxes amounting to
$93,876.86, the largest in the county S
history The total taxes last year
amounted to $89,63O.48.
The following is a copy Of the alb
stract for 1918, with the comparative
figures for 1912:
Poll taxes assessed, white 4,469,
colored 844, total 5,313; last year,
white 4,367, colored 1872, total 5,199.
Horses, number 4,319, value $685.
Ais; last year, number 4,274, value
$500, $3.50.
Neat cattle, number 9,942, value
Sill, sos; last year, number 1924,
value $111,775.
Mules, number 4,799, value $685.
210; last year, number 4,273, value,
$244,SO5.
Sheep, number 1,102, value $1,190;
last year, number 1888, value $3.50.
Hogs, number 1891, value $780,
$50; last year, number 11,772, value
$23, ,5S5.
Vehicles, number 1851, value $685.,
ITO; last year, number 3,498, value
ST., 800.
Watches, number 481, value, $4,-
7O5; last year, number 1868, value $4,-
sos.
Pianos and organs, number 739,
value $26,O3O; last year, number 718,
value $27,325.
Value of goods and merchandise,
$139,195; last year, $131,230.
Value of materials and manufac-
tured articles, $4,000; last year,
$68,35O.
Value of moneys and credits, $685.
800; last year $69,745.
Money invested in bonds and stocks,
$5s, $50; last year, $13O,155.
Silverware and cut-glass, $1,74O;
not listed last year.
Firearms, 1880; not listed last
year.
Scientific instruments, libraries and
office fixtures, $4,5SO; not listed last
year.
Value of all other personal prop
erty, $162,O2O; last year, $153,270.
Railroad personal property, $42,-
$50; last year, $4S,5S7.
Telephone personal property, $13,-
$50; last year, $17, ,402.
Telegraph personal property, $4,-
S52; last year, $4,975.
Total of all personal property, ST.
347,121; last year, $1,310, 1894.
Number of acres of land taxed,
1900; last year, AIT ass; value of
lands, $1,374, ,24O; last year, 1884,
SOB.
Value of city and town lots, $685.
9S5; last year, $599,285.
Railroad real estate, $499, $50; last
year, $429,215.
Telephone real estate, $2,489,S47;
ast year, $2,374,s2S.
Total real estate and personal, 3d.
336, 1868; last year, $685., 1922.
The taxes with which the collector
S charged are listed as follows:
Poll taxes ...............$ 5,3l3.oo
State general ........... 8,633.17
State school ............. 11,51O.9O
State pension 5,755.45
State capitol ....... 479.62
County general 19,18484
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