The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1916-08-03
BOOSTS TAXES AGAIN
State Executive Council Raised the
Decatur County Live Stock VAL
ues from 9 to ga per cent.

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ues from 9 to "a per cent.
County auditor Walter Osborn, as
we'll as the balance of the county
auditors in every county in the state
of Iowa, are considerably vexed II
not peeved over the action of the
state executive council in making a
big increase in the valuations of live
stock, the increase in Decatur coun-
| ty varying from 8 per cent on year.
ling heifers to 94 per cent on stall
| lions At recent meeting of the
board of supervisors acting as a
board of equalization they made sew
eral changes in order to equalize the
various townships and they thought
they had the valuations high enough.
But it seems the state executive coun-
Gil desires to raise more money as
taxes, and not desiring to increase
the state levy, they have made a big
increase in valuations which will
bring in many thousands of dollars
in additional revenue. The total in
crease in the value of live stock as
returned by the assessors and equal
ized by the board of supervisors, in
Decatur county, amounts to almost a
half million dollars, to be exact,
| SAT-, ,20344 and the farmers will
have to pay taxes on this additional
valuation. Take horses for example:
The average valuation as assessed OF
all the horses three years old or over
in Decatur county was $64.34. The
executive council has ordered an in
crease of 49 per cent in the valua-
,;nl hn a.
ton $95.S7. When the fact that
many of the horses used on the
farms are not valuable animals, and
that the bulk of the best horses have
been sold to horse buyers, it looks
to us as if this was pretty high
valuation, and we doubt very much
whether they would bring this valua-
tion on the market.
Yearling colts which were assess
ed at $32.1S, are increased % per
cent. The value of all the colts as
assessed was $54,012, and this in
creases it to $65,S94.64.
Two year old colts were assessed
at $52.4O, with total valuation OF
$S0,3S0, and these are increased 43
per cent, total of s114,943 40:
Horses three years old and over
were assessed at $64.34, the total val
uation being $4S5,432, and they are
increased 43 per cent, making the to-
tai 1923 ,293.6S.
Stations were assessed at $2O6. A,
and are increased "a per cent, the
valuation was $17,96O, and the in
crease makes it $34,S42.40.
Mules assessed at an average of
$62.7O. with total valuation of
$6O,52S, are increased 50 per cent,
which brings the valuation up to
$26,239.52.
Yearling heifers assessed at $20.26
with total valuation of S63,376, are
increased 8 per cent, making total
valuation of $50 9,079.o4.
Two year old heifers assessed at
$24.70, with total valuation OF
$56,2S4, are increased 13 per cent,
making the total valuation $63,60O.-
so.
Cows which were assessed at
s32.49, with a total valuation OF
S35S,22O, are increased Il per cent,
which increases the valuation to
1897, ,624.20.
Yearling steers assessed at $24.O2,
with total valuation of $73, $50,
are increased II per cent, which
makes the total valuation $S5, ,62O.60.
Two year old steers assessed at
$3.50, with total valuation OF
$75,O76, are increased II per cent,
increasing the total valuation tc
S4,OS5.12.
Three year old steers assessed at
S4o.1S, with valuation of $7,t7G,
are increased 20 per cent, which
makes the total valuation S9,211.2O.
Bulls assessed at S41.32, with a
total valuation of $2O,124, are in
creased IA per cent, which increases
the valuation to $22,941.36.
Hogs assessed at $S.24 head,
with a total valuation of $134,696,
are increased 90 per cent, making
the total valuation $164,329.1z.
Sheep assessed at $4.O3, with
valuation of S37,O12, are increased
II per cent, which makes the valua-
ton SAL, ,453.44.
When the farmer go to pay their
taxes next year they will find they are
quite a bit higher due to the increase
on the live stock made by the repub-
lican executive council. The increase
will all be on the live stock, as no
change will be made in the assess
ment of real estate this year.
Here is good subject for the Tax
Payers League. They should remem-
Der that the republican party now in
control in the state of Iowa, are re-
sponsible for this increase. They can
not charge the democrats with hav-
ing anything to do with it. The re-
publican campaign speakers this year
will tell you that the state levy for
taxes has not been increased. That
is true, but what is the difference.
They leave the state levy the same
as it was but boost the assessed valu-
ations of all live stock, which will
increase the state taxes many thous-
ands of dollars. And the county tax
es will also be materially increased,
for the levies have been made on the
basis of the valuations as returned
by the assessors, and this increase
gives them big boost.
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