Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23
:2l,784,42l.82 FOR
SCHOOLS SUPPORT
ENORMOUS SUM pRovlDED--pie
TRicTs RAISE s174ss,sss or
TOTAL AMOUNT.
PROPERTY VALUES INCREASE
Assessments For Taxation In Mime.
sofa Now Total $t,s4t, 4ot, 76s--
Gain Of $s2.o17,5s4 Shown by
Figures OF Tax commtssicn.

A total of $2l.7s4.421.s2 was provid.
ed for the support OF Minnesota public
schools the past year. according to q
compilation completed and made pub
lie by Christopher Lindahl. chief &C.
countant In the state department of
education. The state supplied $780,.
1887 OF the total. having granted aid
Of 1.S42,214.57 In addition to appor-
tionments Of 92,2"s,2Is.70.
That the respective school districts
raised In tar ATT bond revenue ST.
15s.SSS.4t. or an average OF 34.os for
every dollar provided by the state, Is
shown further In the statement.
The grand total OF local money for
support includes sl0.547. 366s3 from
the special tax. 31.o10.ss316 from the
local 1-mill tax and $685., 6SS.9s from
bond Issues and all other sources.
THE liberality OF most Minnesota
counties In providing for schools IL
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
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 31.s41,-
40l, This total represents gains Of
sl06,69a.954 over that of 1915 and
| sl41, s00.393 over the 1914 total.
The valuations for these years by
classes follow:
Zeal estate .,1.ss7.S7s.sos ,l.sss. s si4ii
Personal
, property al.os4.s7s ass.sss.aso
credits =. 2ss,2ss.ss4 s12.1s4.so1
Totals 49,. .4o1.7ss sl,734.717,sI2
Real estate Is assessed only In the
even numbered years and the 1915 as
sessment IL the same as that Of 1914
with the exception Of the addition of
| new buildings and land becoming sub.
1ect to taxation between May l, 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 8 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. az.
press, telephone and trust companies
not doing banking business, all OF
which are subject to a gross earn
ings tax. The total Of these items has
not been ascertained but according
to rough estimates will aggregate
7oo,oO0,o00 9
immigrants Stop In state.
Although a decrease In the total O,
cars of immigrant movables handled
at Minnesota Transfer October from
the corresponding month last year II
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 42s
last month, compared with 40 In DC
tober last year.
| Leading states in the distribution
shared an followR.
| October
State. 1915. 1916
Minnesota 1893 1853
| North nokofa G3 "A