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Show Growth of Mississippi. Auditor Colo has given out a comparative com-parative statement of assessments, Including In-cluding the years ot 1901 and 1902, showing tho Increaso In realty, personality, person-ality, and railroads during the year Just closed to havo been $18,141,601, divided as follows: Realty, $14,403,-287; $14,403,-287; personalty, $1,411,421; railroads, $2,326,893. Eighteen million dollars Increaso In 1902; twenty-nine millions In 1901, and fifty millions in four years is a record to astonish tho world. And at tho present rate of growth, and with Intelligent and un-purchasable un-purchasable assessors, tho growth In valuntlons during the succeeding four years ought to bo a hundred million. Tho total valuation of all tho property in tho stato, according to tho books in tho offlco of tho auditor, Is now $240,988,132. Meridian (Miss.) Star. |