The log cabin Democrat., 1916-01-20
ABSTRACT REVEALS DECREASED VALUES FAULKNER TAXES LESS
NET REDUCTION, HOWEVER, IS LTSS THAN THREE PER
 CENT FROM 1914.
From Fridays Daily

From Fridays Daily
 When Sheriff w. w. Bishop starts out on next Monday, January IF, for the purpose of collecting general property taxes for the year 1915 he will have charged against him $3,- 4il.d1 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 $91 OASIS, as compared with $94 ,460.17 for 1914. | The abstract of the tax books for 1915, just completed by County Clerk J. A. Lea, reveals net decrease in the assessed valuation of all classes of property in Faulkner county of $260,827, or fraction of more than l. 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 $1,400.
 According to the abstract the great est loss was in personal property, the valuation of which shows loss of l$192,996. This loss was mainly sus- tained in the assessment of livestock, the number and value of which are both considerably lower. The num- Der of watches is 45 less and these 45 were evidently very valuable watch es, as they caused a loss of S1,4OO. Twenty eight pianos are also missing this year, causing a drop of $4,09O Pleasure carriages" and wagons to the number of 385 also disappeared from the tax rolls, resulting in loss of about $10,000 There were in round numbers 200 fewer horses, 300 fewer mules, 1000 fewer neat cattle and 5000 fewer hogs than in the pre- Iceding year, the aggregate decrease in the valuation of livestock amount ing to $110,000.
 l Real estate valuation showed de- crease of only $66,8S7 and of this amount less than $5,OOO was in city and town lots.
 A new tax which will be paid for the first time this year is levy of i five cents upon each head of cattle for tick eradication purposes. This tax totals $48885 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, 418,700; same as preceding year.
 Value of land, $1,295, 1903; last year, $1,367,95O.
 Value of city and town lots, $593,- $40; last year, $59s,165.
 Vaule of main line of railroads, $5OO,67O; last year, S491 ,920.
 Value of sidetrscks, $14, TOO; last year, $14,430.
 Total value of real estate, $2,4O4, 613; last year, S2,471 ,5O0. Persons liable for poll tax, white ALAG, colored, 743; last year, white 4,563, colored, S4S.
 Horses, 4,370, value, $152,865; last year, 4,565, value, $19O,05O.
 Mules and asses, 4,857, value $211,- $40; last year, 5,159, value $263, ,78O.
 Cattle, 9,777, value $107,955; last year, 10,745, value $129,250.
 Sheep and goats, 989, value $865; last year, 1,723, value $1, APO.
 Hogs, 10,O92, value $19,765; last year, 15,675, value $27,330.
 Pleasure carriages and wagons, 3.293, value $62,850; last year,3,678, value $72,175.
 Watches, POS, value $2,655; last year, 253, value $4,O55.
 Pianofortes, TAG, value $22,155; Hast year, TIA, value $26,245. Value of goods and merchandise, S136,69O; last year, $147,535. Value of materials and manufac- tured articles, $47,910; last year, $66,935.
 Value of moneys and credits, $1O2,- 100; last year, $124,O2O.
 Value of bonds, stocks, etc, $9,8S5; last year, $375.
 Bank property, $s4,94o; last year, $9S,475.
 Value of all other property, $14O,- 500: last year, $154,O55. Value of moneys converted into United States bonds, $1O,915; last year, none.
 Value of railroad rolling stock. s44, ,5O2; last year, $44,557.
 Value of telephone lines and in- struments, s28,185; last year, s24,- I166.
 Value of telegraph and express companies, S2,329; last year, s7,569.
 Total value of personal property, s1189 ,OO6; last year, s1,382,0O2.
 Total value of real and personal property, $3,593,619; last year, S3,- 854.446.
 The taxes with which the collector is charged, as compared with those