The log cabin Democrat., 1920-12-22
LAND ASSESSMENT SHOWS INCREASE 1920 TAX BOOKS READY Real Estate Valued Higher and Per sonal Up Shghtly-School
 Revenues Larger.

An increase of $167,840 was made m the assessed valuation of Faulkner county real and personal property, the gain being largely on the valuation fixed on real estate. The 1920 tax books, virtually completed today by County Clerk John Reeves, show a total assessment on real and personal property of $5,873,923 as compared with $5,706,083 in 1919. Real estate m the county was valued at $3 ,811 ,073, an increase of $129,445 over $3,681,- 628 assessed in 1919 Personal prop erty barely held its own, the total val nation being $2,062, $50 as compared with $2,024, ,455 the past year
 The valuations enumerated are ex- elusive of road district assessments, separate lists for each district being compiled for Sheriff and Collector w. M. Brady. Compilation of the tax books is a long and arduous job, and MT. Reeves has been assisted in the work by Sheriff Brady, County Treas urer T. J. Bullion, Assessor Roy Rogers and Mrs. J. Wendell Henry. The entire books were complete today except for determination of the various state, county and city taxes to be charged against the sheriff.
 Some additions have been made to the public school revenues through the assessments this year. District No. 1. which includes the city of Conway. is credited with 5,O28 46 to be collected from 1920 taxes. This is an increase of SELLS over 1919 revenue from taxation, which was charged on the sheriff's books at $21,80698. Other school districts of the county are cred tied with $65,946.52 as compared with $63 622.87 the past year. a gain of $2,32366 ~
 Along some lines, the county re- treated OF advanced, a comparison with the 1919 abstract of taxes reveals. For instance, citizens in 1919 admitted the ownership of 2,226 dogs Bruno and Fido had a bad year apparently and their number shrunk to ,373. Poll taxes made a gain of only 61, the 1920 figure being 5,689 as compared with 5,628 in 1919. Only 58 diamonds were in the possession of Faulkner citizens at the time their assessments were made, and the total value of all jew elry, exclusive of diamonds. was $11,- 595.
 Classified, the 1920 assessments as shown by the abstract are as follows: Number of acres of land taxed, 41S,- 751, valuation $2,191 ITO; value of city lots, $1,106,218; assessed by state tax commission as real property; main lines and buildings of railroads, 1888 miles, value $497 ,545, side tracks. SIS miles. value $15540; total value of all real property $3,811.073.
 Personal property list: Poll tax white 4,984, black 705, total 5689; dogs over four months old, 1873; horses 3956, valuation $17684G; cat tie, 11120, valuation $196. .780; mules and asses, 6,201, valuation $31O645; sheep and goats 1907, valuation $3,- I'll; hogs 12119, valuation S59394; automobiles TYP, valuation $40, ,165; motorcycles, bicycles, buggies, wagons. 36I7 valua on SIS .558; watches and jewelry 35a, valuation a$11 ,595; dia- monds 58, valuation $3100; pianos, organs and other musical instruments 1,027, valuation $47,713; household and kitchen goods, valuation $214,450; goods and merchandise, $347 ,33O; ma terials and manufactured articles, $7l,- 070; money and credits $316,317; stocks and bonds, $350; money and credits converted into U. s, bonds, $f75; silyerware, firearms and scien- tiGc Instruments $l3625; insurance companies $585; "iutaag;bla" property $650 all other personal $S7515; as sessed by state taX commission as personal, rolling stock and materials of railroads, .$49113; telegraph and telephone lines. fixtures and instru- ments $31 ,449; telegraph and express companies S11699; all other property assessed by the commission including Pullman Company, S5823; total per sonal property $2062850; total real estate and personal $5,S73 1923.