The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, September 18, 1931, Page 10

Says Tax Burden Being Shifted to | Business Property, | (Continued from page one) per cent of the total; in 1919 farm Yands (farm improvements being ex- empt) constituted 70.36 per cent of the total assessed valuation of all ‘year farm lands represent 87.36 per cent of the total cssessed valuation. The decrease in the as- sessed valuation of this class of prop- | erty since 1919 represents a shift of 13 per cent of state and county taxes to other classes of property and to a lesser extent a shift of local i taxes. ‘The shift of ctate and county taxes, Acker said, has been from farm lands to all other classes of ‘property while the shift in local (township and school) taxes has been from farm lands to personal property, public utilities and to railroads. In 1919 city real estate was 6.82 per cent of the total assessed valua- tion. This year city real estate is} 12.39 per cent of the total. In 1919 personal property ‘constituted 7.81 per cent of the total valuation, this year personal property is 12.29 per cent of the total. In 1918 railroad and public utility property repre- Associated Press Photo John Schopflin (above), 21-year- old farm hand, went on trial in Fort Morgan, Colo, for first de- gree murder for the slaying of Enid Mariott, schoo! teacher of Wiggins. Colo., whose body was found In sented 17.87 per cent of the total assessed valuation; in 1919 this class of property was 15 per cent of the total valuation and this year the ra- tio of this class of property to the, total valuation is 17.96 per cent. The, ‘United States district court made a large decrease in the 1917 and 1918) railroad valuation and the percent-| ages are based on the final valua- tion. Average Value Is $16.06 ‘The average value per acre of farm lands in 1931 as equalized by various | county boards was $16.06. Equaliza-| tion by the state board resulted in} an average per-acre value of $16.52,/ representing an average decrease of | $3.12 per acre since 1930. As com-| pared with 1919, this year’s assess- ment of farm lands represents an| average decrease of $9.67 per acre. | “Prior to 1927 such reduction in| farm land valuations would have been impossible on account of the ne- cessity of maintaining a high valua- tion in order to meet the financial requirements of the state and remain within the constitutional four-mill Umitation,” Acker said. “As a result of approximately $300,000 over 1930 This 1s brought about by in- creasing the tax rate. “Notwithstanding the decrease of tely five per cent in the importance is electric and gas util- ity property, although commercial January beneath ice in an Irriga- tion canal. telephone property increased $363,- 616.00.” The assessed valuation of electric and gas utility property increased $2,652,721 or 22.38 per cent over the 1930 valuation. Much of this in- crease is due to construction of gas pipe lines in western North Dakota and to several plants erected during the year The assessed valuation of this class of property in some of the principal cities shows a material in- crease. In Fargo the valuation of electric, gas and heating utility property is $298,648 greater than in 1930. In Grand Forks $148,330, in Minot $96,524, in Williston $250,817, in Bismarck $32,420. in Mandan $48,- 616, and in Devils Lake $25,703. great- er than in 1930. 1 Stickler Solution J posing it may be read across as well as from top to bottom. 8 GIRLS CLING TO “BUNS” Some hairdressers say the bob is returning, but young girls of the eapital love their knots and “buns.” Dorothy Mose exemplifies the halr dress which many girls affect along with the ruffled skirts, mitts at wide new style hats. 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