The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-07-31
Assessed Valuation for 1918 Is
Placed at $3,41S,672,777.
BUT THE LEVY is REDUCED
For This Year 1t Is LIZ Mills,
Against Las Last Year.
Shawnee County Property Is
Now Worth S1OO,OOO,O0O.
STATE TAX FACTS.

Kansas today smashed all taxation
records.
Valuations of taxable property In
the state shows an advance OF more
than a third of a billion dollars over
1917 1t is the greatest increase and
the highest valuation ever known in
the state. The levy for this year for
call state purposes is III mills, as
against Las mills last year. The levy
is the lowest since 1910, and only
twice since the state tax commission
was created has a lower state levy
been fixed.
Nearly three and a half billion dol
lars in personal and real property IS
shown in the figures of the stats COM
mission. For the first time in the
history of the state. Kansas last year
passed the three billion dollar mark
The present valuation is practically
half billion dollars greater than two
years ago. and more than third OF a
billion greater than last year.
Farm lands and farm improvements
were increased more than lao millions
in valuations over the figues OF a year
ago. Personal property valuations IN
creased more than 169 millions in the
year. The big boost of farm valua-
tions affected practically every county
in the state.
Increased Farm Valuations.
Local officers in 81 of the 105 coun-
ties of the state increased. farm valua-
tions $74,526,225. The state tax com
mission made changes in 46 counties
and increased values returned by local
officers in the amount OF 5S,2zS,6 $50,
bringing the total farm increase with
out improvements to 1892, ,154,921. An
increase of $7,298,937 was made on
farm improvements.
shawnee cnui,ty's assessed va1ua-
tien, as returned by the state commits
4rv, n <s,-iv acya
reached practically 100 million dol
lars. An increase of per cent was
made on 335.O5T acres OF farm land
! in this county. This increase totaled
sS97, ,29S. It was n comparatively light
increase. the state commission pointed
paratively small counties. made in
creases on it's own motion of four and
! a half million dollars.
Figures In Shawnee.
Final figures on Shawnee county
show farm LANDS and improvements
| valued at s21, ,5S0,963. City lots and
improvements are assessed on a valu-
alton of S40,324,375. Personal prop
erty was listed at $25. .0O629E, while
for a total valuation of S12.a4l,849
The total valuation for the county is
| S99,859,482.
Little change was made by the state
| 1mmission in the 1917 valuations on
! public service corporations. The 1918
! figures are s458,7S5,964 as ags inst
| s449, ,248,37S in 1917, or an increase
of 9.537,5S6.
| The total valuation of all farm
| lands with improvements is given al
| 1882, ,644, $40, as against 81. ASP, $780,
| SCI last year, or an increase in the val
ue of farm lands and improvements
! of S140.O53,85S.
| Lots and improvements are this year
| listed at $491, ,S40.297. while the 1917
figures were s24,360,727 less, OF
| s467,479,570.
Personal Property.
| Personal property in Kansas is this
year valued at ss75, 5,401,967. The 1911
| personal property valuation vas
| s169, 446. 97S less than this year, OIL
| sos, ,954,9S9.
Under the levy as fixed by the statt
CONTINUED on Fage Two)