The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-14
ABSTRACT REVEALS
DECREASED VALUES
FAULKNER TAXES LESS
NET REDUCTION, HOWEVER, IS
LTSS THAN THREE PER
CENT FROM 1914.

when Sheriff w. w. Bishop starts
out on next Monday, January II, for
the purpose of collecting general
property taxes for the year 1915 he
will have charged against him So
4ll.oJ less total taxes than was
charged for the preceding year. This
amount, however, represents a de-
crease of less than three per cent,
the total taxes assessed for 1915 be-
ing $9l, l,O4S.1S, as compared with
S94 ,46O.17 for 1914
The abstract of the tax books for
1915, just completed by County Clerk
~. A. Lea, reveals net decrease in
the assessed valuation of all classes
OF property in Faulkner county of
S26o,o27, or a fraction of more than
six per cent. The taxes are not de-
creased by the same percentage for
the reason that the Confederate pen
sion levy was raised upon this item
in the county by about 81 400.
According to the abstract the great
est loss was in personal property, the
valuation of which shows a loss of
$l92,996. This loss was mainly sus-
tanned in the assessment of livestock,
the number and value of which are
both considerably lower The num-
ber of watches is As less and these as
were evidently very valuable watch
|es, as they caused a loss of S1,400.
Twenty-eight pianos are also missing
this year, causing drop Of $4,000
pleasure carriages" and wagons to
the number of 385 also disappeared
from the tax rolls, resulting in loss
|of about $4,000. There were in
round numbers 200 fewer horses, 800
fewer mules, 1000 fewer neat cattle
land 5000 fewer hogs than in the pre-
ceding year, the aggregate decrease
in the valuation of livestock amount
ing to $110,000
Real estate valuation showed a de-
crease of only $66,SS7 and of this
amount less than $4,000 was in city
and town lots.
A new tax which will be paid for
the first time this year is levy of
II five cents upon each head of cattle
for tick eradication purposes. This
tax totals $4SS.S5 in the county.
The abstract as prepared by Clerk
Lea, with comparative figures for the
preceding year, is as follows:
Number of acres of land taxed,
41S,700; same as preceding year.
Value of land, $1,295,303; last
year, 81 1,367,95O.
Value of city and town lots, $685.
$40; last year, $59S,165.
Vaule of main line of railroads,
$500,670; last year, $49l, ,920.
Value of sidetracks, $l4,700; last
year, $14,43O.
Total value of real estate, $2,404,-
613; last year, $2,471,5o0.
Persons liable for poll tax, white
4,446, colored, 743; last year, white
1853, colored, S4S.
Horses, 1870, value, $152,S65; last
year, 1866, value, $190,050.
Mules and asses, 4,S57, value $211,-
$40; last year, 5,159, value $263,780.
Cattle, 9,777, value $107,955; last
year, 1O,745, value $129,250.
Sheep and goats, 989, value 1865;
last year, 1928, value 81 APO.
Hogs, 1O,092, value $19,765; last
year, 1875, value $27 $3.50.
Pleasure carriages and wagons,
3 1888, value $62,850; last years., ,678,
value $72,175.
Watches, 20s, value $2,655; last
year, 253, value $4,O55.
Pianofortes, TAG, value $22, 1855;
last year, TIA, value $26,245.
Value of goods and merchandise,
$l36,69O; last year, $l47,535.
Value of materials and manufac-
tured articles, $47,910; last year,
$66,935.
Value of moneys and credits, $lO2,
100; last year, $124,020.
Value of bonds, stocks, etc, $685.;
last year, 1915.
Bank property, $S4,s4o; last year,
$9S,475.
Value of all other property, $l4O,-
600; last year, $154,O55.
Value of moneys converted into
United States bonds, $10,915; last
year, none.
Value of railroad rolling stock.
$44, SOP; last year, $44,557.
Value of telephone lines and in
|struments, $2s,lS5; last year, $24,-
166.
Value of telegraph and express
companies, $2,329; last year, $7,569.
Total value of personal property,
81 ,1s9, ,OO6; last year, $1,3s2,OO2.
Total value of real and personal
property, $3,593,619; last year, 49,
1854, ,446.
The taxes with which the collector
is charged, as compared with those
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