Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-02-06


 just completed the abstract of the tax books of the county to be furnished the state auditor. The compiling of this abstract is quite an undertaking and has kept MT. Nichol and Deputy Clerk l.. T. Sallee busy for several days, but the result of their efforts is testimony of the efficiency of these popular off, cials.
 The report shows quite healthy in crease in the valuation of both real and personal. property over last year and contains many interesting features.
 The report shows total valuation for the county of $17,867 800, of this S9.265, ,82O is real estate and $S,601,- 9S0 is personal property. On this $630,710 S2 in taxes is assessed
 The poll tax roll of the county is shown to be 5,S55 white and 10,315 col ored, total of 16,170 and quite an increase over the previous year.
 That the automobile has not yet crowded out the horse and mula is shown bv the enumeration of 5,541 ve hicles of all kinds, including automo- piles and motorcycles, at valuation of $296,064, while the county possesses 5.O13 horses, woltf. $216,2O5. and 8,769 mules and asses, worth $558 ,2O5.
 Despite the flourishing condition of sundry piano and musical establish lack of appreciation of music, there being only 844 pianos, organs and mu- sical instruments of all kinds. On the other hand the war appears to have brought the .warlike tendencies of the people to the fore. the abstract showing valuation of firearms at $13.613.
 The livestock industry of the county shows up well with total valuation (exclusive of horses and mulas) of $202.S55, divided as follows: Cattle. 10,093 head, worth $153, ,180; sheep and goats, $1.330 head, worth $1.970, and hogs, 11.7S2 head, worth $47,705.
 The figures of this abstract show that the 16,17O poll tax payers in the county carry only 906 watches and dia- monds, valued at $29 ,S30.
 Other items are: Goods and mer- chandise, $937, ,566; material and man. ufactured articles. $304,631; moneys and credits, including balances of all book accounts. $63S,4S9; moneys in vested in bonds. stocks, joint stock companies or otherwise. $25, 1870: prop ertv as banker, broker or stock jobber, $60S,147; plated and silverware and cut glass ware. $7,2S0; scientific in ,struments, libraries, office. fixtures, $62, ITS; moneys, credits or other per- sonal property converted into bonds or ether securities of the United States to this state, $S4,975; all other arti- cles of personal property, $4,553, 765. i Taxes.
 The total taxes derived from these valuations amount to S63O, ,710.S2, di vided as follows:
 Poll tax at S1 each..$ 16,170.00 State tax for general pur-
 poses, at rate of 1 ,1-16
 mills 2O,349. AS State school tax at rate of
 3 mills ............................... 53.6o3 4C State tax to pay pensions
 at rate of mills.......... 35, 735. .6C Sinking fund, IA mill... 4,466 9E Educational purposes, 1 1-9
 mills .................................. 19,s531c Cattle tick eradication. 5c
 per head, No. head, 10093 504.6E County General ..............$ S9.339 .0( Railway interest and bond. 44572( Road. 8 mill taX......... 53.603. 4 District School ............ 165 ,544.9( City P. B. $41. .S56 10 Hum
 phrey $196.6O.. 42,052.7( Levee Dists. $6.573,69
 Drainage S39,714.72, Road