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Show ASSESSMENT OF IOWA ROADS. An Increa.e of I . TOO. 0110 in Valuation The Norl Invest Lends. Dks Moinks, Maroh 27. After a week's session the executive council completed the task of assessing the railroad property of the state for taxation. taxa-tion. The total amount was raised from $t2,K.X,S'.) to $U,5iiii.5;0. The Cheiago, Burlington t tuincy and Chicago, Hock Island & Pacilio were not charged. The Chicago & Northwestern North-western was raised $l,00o per mile, as plso the Illinois Central and Chicago, St Paul At Kansas City. The assessment assess-ment on several of the smaller roads was reduced. The net increase is $ l,(i'J7,fli7, and the increase of the assessment as-sessment of Chicago it Northwestern alone is $1,150,500. The heavy increase on this road was made largely ou the basis of its net earnings. |