Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1897 — What We’re Worth. [ARTICLE]

What We’re Worth.

The auditor of state has compiled figures from the reports of township assessors of the state for last April, The total assessable property in the state, excluding that of corporations, which is assessed by the State board tax commissianers, is $1,128,821,886, Last year the total was $1,120,302,020. The value of corporate property assessed by the State board of tax commissioners was something over $160,000,000. The township assessors’ reports show that the average value of land per acre in Indiana is $20.01, and of land with improvements, $24.64. According to their reports, there are 25,435,182 39 acres of land in Indiana assessable. . ——...