The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-09-26
MORE LIVESTOCK
! IN K|0WA COUNTY
Chiefly Responsible for In
creased Valuations on
Tax Rolls.
MUCH IMPROVEMENT
Better Roads, Bigger Build
ings, More Water for
Cities in Program.
MUCH IMPROVEMENT

HOBART, Okla, Sept -(SpeciaD
Gaining nearly 81 100000 in the as.
sessed valuation OF real and personal
property, the last year in kiowa county
has been one Of the most profitable m
the history OF the county, notwIthstand-
ing abnormal conditions caused by the
European war and the later entry OF
the United States into the worldwide
conflict, While building operations as
whole have not kept apace with other
. fields OF development the Improvement
Of the county has been steady, and the
general financial condition OF all
classes Of people has never been better.
The total valuation of real estate
and personal property as shown by the
current tax rolls is $ll 1890 and S,-
h7 los, respectively a total OF $l4,.
us SIS an increase in valuation o.:
The value OF public service
corporations in the county, in addition
b this amount, is So8O8S8.
More Livestock.
Livestock OF all kinds, with the ex-
ception OF horses, which the tractor IS
replacing on many farms, shows a sub
stan,ial gain. The number OF horses
in the county at this time is 9,7A3, com
pared to 1926 a year ago, averaging
&2 per head or a total OF $cO4 SIS.
Cattle increased from 1900 to 0,79S,
worth SO each. or a sum total cqualinS
N93 480 Range cattle are diSappear-
ing from kiowa county and are being
replaced with pure bloods and fine
grades, in both the dairy and beet
type. The number of mules listed is
shown at 1851 with an average value
Of $67 a head Hogs increased from
l2,585 to l8 984, and the present valua
tion on the market is considerable
higher than at the time the assessment
was made early in the year.
Business conditions throughout the
past twelve months have been normal.
Inbound freight shipments in car lots
numbered 1908 while the shipments
originating from the products OF the
county required 1888 Care from Ho-
bart, for the year ending August IS
we're as follows Flour D. cotton 522
cotton in bales 30 90 couptinp 50 bales
to car, III cars; wheat 80, other
grains 80 poultry and eggs 10 horses
and mules 38. cattle and hogs 81, sheep
|, Immigrants 7, alfalfa hay 2bS, cotton
oil mill and alfalfa mill products 9lS
hay and straw To, feed products IS, mis-
cellaneous EOS.
Good Roads Have Helped.
Good roads have also played an i'm
pprtant part in the development of thu
county during the year In addition tc
the amount expended ny the county
Hobart contributed $l4 500 in further
ing good roads, and secured an equa
amount in donation work Besides Sc
curing the official mark of the Ozarl
Trail. two north and south highway
have been bronoted and are under con
struction. The Tcx-O-Kan highwal
extends from San Antonio, Texas, int
Nebraska, crossing all the principa
cast and west highways across IN,
United States. The Star route com
mences at Fort Worth. Texas and con
meets with the Santa Fe trail at Dodg
City, Kan. afiording tourists shor
line between the two points.
More farmers have been intereste
in breeding thoroughbred livestock an
scores Of fine herds OF Jersey, Hol
Nein, Hereiords and Shorthorn cattl
have been started in the county. Be-
ter methods OF rearing and caring to
hogs have been introduced and an ed
ucational campaign started by Count
Agent F, +. Parker has practical!
eliminated hog cholera.
Much New Building.
Building operations have been ham
pered by war conditions but the in,
provements of the year in Hobart ha
been noticeable. Chief among these
the new four story fireproof hote
completed several months ago by G. 4
Starns at cost OF $4,000, Wey
Bowersoek $4,000 garage and au'
sales room new Palace theater, Epi'
copal church in course Of construction
purchase Of eighty acres OF land by III
city for park and permanent home ic
the Kiowa County Free Fair assooia
ton completion OF the Mask block ic
,S''the postcffiee, replacing part Of n
area burned over in 1915, and the INC
torizing OF the fire department
Snyder was set back by storm, b,
the partially damaged buildings ha,
been rebuilt or replaced with modcr
structures Mountain View, Go,eb
Lone Wolf, Roosevelt, Mountain Par
and Cooperton have all increased u
number Of dwelling houses in the
towns. and some business building
have been constructed to take care
an increase in population.
1918 Holds Out Promise,
The coming year promises TO brir
more Improvements OF subStanc
nature The county will cxpend SS
in completing concrete culyertS az
bridges on the Ozark Trail Fife,
thousand dollars will be placed on sta
highways, which will nearly compile
the 2l0 miles in the county Two thor
sand dollars has been subscribed
prosecute road work on the north al
south highways, and with the openli
.of spring in 1913 both thoroughiar
will be open for traffic A pcrmane
water supply will he one OF the b
Hobart improvements IN 1918 II
city has two plans. BY joining in wi
other southwestern Oklahoma tow
and building the dam a, the ptopoS
Lugert irrigation project, or goii