Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23
;2l,784,42L.82 FOR
SCHOOLS SUPPORT
ENORMOUS sum pRovtpEp--0ie
Ta,cTs RAISE s17.4ss.sss OF
TOTAL AMOUNT.
PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE
Assessments For Taxation Ia Mime
sofa Now Total $1,s4t. 4ot, 7ss-
Gain Of es2.e17,5s4 Shown BY
Figures OF Tax commissioM.

A total of $21, 1884, 4al 80 was provid.
ed for the support OF Minnesota public
schools the past year. according to
compilation completed and made pub
lie by Christopher Lindahl. chief &C.
countant In the state department Of
education, The state supplied $3.50
1887 OF the total. having granted aid
OF $1,s42.2l4.57 in addition to appor-
tionments Of s2,2cs,21S.7o.
That the respective school districts
raised In tax ALI bond revenue ST.
15s,SsS.4b, or an average OF 34.o3 for
every dollar provided by the stats, Is
shown further In the statement
The grand total Of local money for
support includes $10,547 ,s66ss from
the special tax, $l.510,9s3.16 from the
local 1-mill tax and 1896, 6sSg6 from
bond issues and all other sources.
The liberality OF most -Minneaeta
counties In providing for schools 10
shown In the statement" said Mr. Lin.
dahl. State appropriations and spe-
cial aid are Of great help, of course.
and the school lands and funds In.
sure q continuance of this"
4 4 4
Property Values Gain.
The assessed value Of all real and
personal property in Minnesota sub.
ject to ad valorem taxation for 1915,
as equalized and made public by the
Minnesota tax commission, is $i.s41.-
401, This total represents gains Of
s106.693,954 over that OF 1915 and
sl41.S00.393 over the 1914 total
The valuations for these years BY
classes follow:
Zeal estate .si.ss7,o7S.sos ,i,2ssai4.5sl
Personal
=, property a4i.os+s7s ass,sss,sse
credits =. 2ss,2ss.sa s1a1s4.so1
Totals -. s1,s41, 4ol, 1875 sl.7a4,717sl2
Real estate is assessed only In the
even numbered years and the 1915 as
sessment Is the same as that Of 1914
with the exception of the addition OF
new buildings and land becoming sub.
ject to taxation between May /, 1914.
and May /, 1915.
As compared with the last regular
real estate assessment In 1914. the
1916 valuation shows an increase OF
$92,917.514. Personal property in
| creased In assessed valuation $12 .141.-
302 between 1914 and 1916. Money
| and credits assessments, taxed mills
on full value, show a substantial in
crease of $37.741,577 during the same
two year period.
The foregoing assessment figures, 1t
was explained In the commission Of
fees, do not include the value of rail
road property in the state nor the prop
erty Of freight line, sleeping car. ex-
press, telephone and trust companies
not doing q banking business, all of
which are subject to gross earn
ings tax. The total of these items has
not been ascertained but according
to rough estimates will aggregate
| 100000, 900.
immigrants Stop In State.
| Although a decrease In the total OF
cars Of immigrant movables handled
at Minnesota Transfer October from
the corresponding month last year 10
shown In reports Just made public.
| Minnesota again got the big percent
| age-more than three times its near
est competitor, according to Fred d.
| Sherman, state immigration commits
sioner. Cars handled numbered 429
last month, compared with 40 In Oc-
| tober last year.
Leading states in the distribution
| shared as follows:
October
State. 1915 1915
Minnesota ...............l9 1873 1863
| North Dakota " SO 81