The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1922-08-18
TAX STATEMENT
SHOWS DECREASE
Valuation Declines $648,853
From 1921.

The Latah county tax valuations
on real and personal property as
equallzed by the board of county
commissioners sitting as board Of
equalization, show considerable
decrease over the valuations of last
year, according to the data that has
just been compiled by Harry A.
Thatcher, county auditor.
Total valuations of the real and
personal property of the county a.
mounted to $17, ,535 .546 IN 1921 and
to SIG. 1886, ,693 IN 1922 or a decrease
OF $648. 1853 tor the current year.
Total decreases tor the present
year amounted to $685. l62 but that
sum was cut down by some increases
that amounted to $169,309. Exemp-
tlons for 1921 amounted to $591. ISL
and for 1922 to $505, ,426, decrease
of $85, TBS.
Agricultural land increased IN
acreage from 2O9, 9,552 acres in 1921
to 209,852 acres in 1922 and the
assessed valuation decreased 8 cents
an acre or from $S,829, ,315 to 49,
824 ,447. Timber land decreased IN
extent 315 acres and increased in
valuation 81 cents an acre or from
$2,040,736 to 81, ,159, ,284, or S118,548.
Burnt-over lands increased in ex-
tent seventeen acres and the tax val
uatlon was decreased ID cents an
acre, total $10,585. Grazing land
increased from 168, ,5S4 acres to 17O,-
S89 acres and decreased 3 cents an
acre in valuation, but increased in
total valuation from $632,514 to
-$636. .004. or 3,490.
The mineral land acreage Of the
county increased from 168 acres to
2O6 acres. with an inerease IN val
uatlon from $840 to $1,000 or $3.50.
Timber land decreased 6792 acres,
there now being 1886 acres IN the
county. The valuation decrease on
timber was from $106,757 to $685.
OCT, or $73, $50.
Business lots IN the county were
valued at 1924, ,456 in 1921 and S275,-
8l6 IN 1922, a decrease of SIS, $40.
Residence lots were, 1921, $46I ,146;
1922, SAP, 154, a decrease OF SIS, 1892.
improvements, farm, business and
residence decreased from 81 1896, ,93O
IN 1921 to $1.974, ,4l0 in 1922, or $22,-
$40.
Elevators and warehouses and
-four and grist mills IN the county
increased from $91, $3.50 to SIP, 1873,
or $40, ,293. Saw and planlng mills
decreased IN valuation from 1898,
$50 to 1907, 100, or $31 $50. Valua-
ton on brick plants decreased from
$1,000 to $4,250.
Lumber decreased from "a, ,23O, ZOO
feet to 68,541, ,626, or 1858, ,374.
The price per thousand feet was de-
creased from $12.OO to $3.50, or a
total deer ease in valuation of $427,.
7O8. Saw logs decreased from g.
265,O00 feet to 1921. .48O feet. The
decrease IN valuation per thousand
was from S4.93 to $4.44. Total val.
uation decrease $771.
Merchandise increased in vaIua.
ton from S322.12 to $325, ,797, OF
$3,677. Furniture and fixtures in.
creased from $42.245 in valuation
to $44. .605, or $2,360. Logging out.
fit valuations increased from $1Ol, ;.
$40 to Sill, ,901, or $10,401.
Printing plants increased in val
uation from $1,000 to $636O, or $3.50
Threshlng machines, engines, com
bines, balers and tractors decreased
IN valuation from $32, 100 to S24,
61O, or $8,l1O. Machinery lncreas
ed in valuation from $500 to $18
315. or $9,015.
Vehicles, harness and robes de
creased in valuation from $44, ,26'
to $50, 0,4f8, or $13. 100. Tools, farm
ing implements and machinery de
creased from a valuation of $94.
1886 to $8O,l48, or $14,l87. House
hold goods and Jewelry decreased
from 1901 .235 in valuation to s247
$50, or $53,9O5. Wood, posts, pole
and lath decreased IN valuation
from $1l. .155 to $7,681, or $3,474.
Mich cows increased 256 in mum
ber, and decreased from SAC. 90 Il
$35.63 per head. The increase il
valuation. however. was from $50,