Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1920-08-27
County Valuation
Increase $l04,969
GRAZING AND WASTE LANDS IN.
CREASE-STATE TAX TO
BE LESS

The total assessed valuation of all
property in Clearwater county for
1920, as per the county auditors
abstract to the state board of cquali-
cation, Is $8,750,1 ,102, an increase
OF Sl04,9 800 over the 1919 valuation
OF S8,645, 1873. The abstract shows
notable increases in the acreage of
grazing lands and waste lands. The
increase in grazing lands is due to
the placing of some timbered lands
assessed in 1919 at $500 per acre
and some cut over and burnt lands
reduced under $500 per acre in the
grazing column. The increase in
waste lands is due to the placing of
grazing and cut over and burnt
lands, which have been practically
denuded of vegetable life, in the
waste column. The rate of assess
ment per unit of the grazing land
has been lowered about SO cents,
that of cut over and burnt lands be
ing raised few cents, while that of
the waste land remains the same as
last year.
The total number Of acres OF
grazing land last year was $4,000
and in 1920. 126.454 acres and thu
total valuef for 1919 was $333,6O5
and for this year $487,847, an In
crease of s154,242. In 1919 there
were 1855 acres of burnt over
timber lands and this year 1892
acres, showing decrease in valua-
tion Of $153,578. The increases in
value of the waste lands is $11,285.
Horses, hogs and cattle show q
decrease in number and sheep show
an increase. The valuation on
horses was raised from s66,400 in
1919 to $75,825 in 1920, in snite of
! the decreased number. There are
about 1000 less cattle than in 1919
showing a decrease in valuation of
$4,000.
Valuations in merchandise and
lumber have increased by large "a
mounts merchandise values being
S77.693 in 1919 and $104,O25 this
year; and lumber values being 1914,
654 in 1919 and S634S25 in 1920.
There has been a very large increase
in the amount of lumber the valua-
tion of which has increased
! from $500 last year to $12.60 per
NJ this year Other items have var
led but little one way or the other.
agricultural land being about the
same in valuation and acreage.
It will be noted in the above that
what one column has lost another
has gained and that the different
classes of taxable property have un-
dergone somewhat of change in
classification due to the reasons
mentioned in the first paragraph.
The board of county commissioners
will meet next month to determine
the county budget and make the ap-
portionment for the various funds.
Boise, Idaho, Aug. 23.-Idaho will
raise by its tax levy of six and one
eighth mills for purely govern
mental purposes this year s1.899,-
999.ia as compared to s2,621 ,030 0S
in 1919. This shows a decrease of
s721 0S0.59 over the amount raised
in 1919.
These figures were given cut Fate
Saturday afternoon by e. G. Gallet
auditor, after refiguring the levy
made by the state board earlier in
the day. The first figures given out
from the board included the high
way levies which are fixed by law
board on last years lew unon which
IVY by the board of equalization
Is made
The board has had laborions sas-
sion of two weeks during which 1t
has gone over the assessments in the
"A counties of Idaho and made COM
parisons with view OF equalizing
taxes. Briefly summed un. the
board increased agricultural lands
and business lots in Eumber OF
counties, decreased certain classes
Of livestock 10 percent. decreased
some utilities such as farmers tele-
phone companies, increased saw logs
10 percent and raised the valuation
OF number of the largest corpora-
tions in the state.
BY the levy the general fund will
receive $1,726.sS354; public build
ings interest fund, $78,249.6S; tu-