Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 203, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1920 — ASSESSMENT OF INCORPORATIONS [ARTICLE]

ASSESSMENT OF INCORPORATIONS

STATE TAX BOARD REPORTS VALUATION OF JASPER COUNTY PROPERTIES. It will be interesting to the tax payers of Jasper county to know that the railroads, banks, telegraph telephone, express companies anc other incorporations bear a just proportion of the burden of taxa tion. The following is the 192( valuation of the incorporations of the county as fixed by the Indiana state tax commission: Railroads. Chicago & Eastern DI., LaCrosse Branch— Miles of main track, 19.58 Valuation per mile $ 12,000 Miles side track, 1.77. Valuation per mile 5,000 Rolling stock, per mile 4,000 Improve, of right of way— 4,825

Total 1326,955 Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville— Miles main track, 21.68 Valuation per miles $ 66,000 Miles side track, 6.32 Valuation per mile 7,000 Rolling stock per mile 7,500 Improve, of right-of-way— 15,700 Total $1,668,120 C. I. & L., Chicago & Wabash Valley Division— Miles main track, 25.95 Valuation per mile $ 7,000 Miles aide track, 2.96. Valuation per mile 2,500 Rolling stock per mile 1,000 Improve, of right-of-way-- 1,880 Total i $216,880 New York Central, Kankakee Division— Miles of main track, 18.01 Valuation, per mile $55,000 Miles side track, 3.85 Valuation, per mile 10,000 Rolling stock per mile 216,120 mprove. of right-of-way. _ 3,960 Total $1,249,130 P. C. C. & St. L., Effner Branch — Miles main line, 8.86 Valuation, per mile $30,000 Miles side track, .93 Valuation, per mile 7,000 Rolling stock, per mile — 10,000 mprove. right-of-way 1,595

Total $362,505 GRAND TOTAL $3,823,590 Banks. Bank of DeMotte — No. share, 100. Per share $ 85 '22 Total - $ 8,500.00 State Bank, Remington— No. of shares, 300. Valuation, per share $ 155.33 Total $46,600.60 Farmers National Bank Remington — No. of shares, 300. Per share $ 90.00 Total $27,000.00 State Bank, Rensselaer — No. of shares, 750. Per share $ Total —- $95,900.00 Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer— No, of shares, 1,000. Per share $ 98.40 Total $98,400.00 First Nat’l Bank, Rensselaer — No. of .shares, 600. Per share $ 174.00 Total - $104,400.00 Bank of Wheatfield — No. of shares, 130. Per share -- $ Total —v—- $18,100.00 Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Renselaer— No. of shares, 750. Per share 3 - 80.00 Total ’ - $60,000.00 GRAND TOTAL $458,900.00 Note—Real estate and improvements owned by banks are assessed locally and the amounts added to the above valuations. Rensselaer Build. A Loan $2,030.00 Sleeping Car, Telephone", Telegraph and Express Companies— Pullman Company - $ 14442 Postal Tel. Cable Co. 22,755 Western Union Tel. Co. — 49,888 Central Union T. Co. 9,867 W. L. Bott T. Co. 8,010 A. L. Carpenter T. Co. — 3,000 Jasper County T. Co. — 48 »360 Monon T. Co. ------ _ Newton & Jasper T. Co.— 2,075 Winona T. Co. -- 6,100 North Judson T. Co. —— 1480 Western Indiana T. Co. — 4,288 American Ry. Express _ — 9,082 TOTAL $179,922 public Utilities. Interstate Public Service --324,994 Remington Farmers Elevator 62,070 Wheatfield Electric Lt. 5,000 TOTAL $92,064 Tot*ls« Building A Loan --—— 2,030 Sleeping car, Telephones, • Telegraph and Express Companies Public Utilities — 92,064 (GRAND TOTAL $4,556,506

’ Edward Hornickel returned today to his home in Roberto, BL, after a visit here with J. M. Torbett and family. His sister-in-taw, Creola Torbett accompanied Hornickel