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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1925
Page
4
The 1924 Comptroller General report shows total taxes charged at 20,376,634 for the year, with real estate 219,935,506 and personal property 158,872,116 assessed. Counties, schools, and state funds drive the sums, including ad valorem taxes and poll taxes for 262,495 people.
The text blends satirical notes on gender norms and social reforms with fiscal data. It quotes a speaker predicting gradual change in dress and roles, alongside state auditors figures for 1924 showing rail and ad valorem taxes, with county and school taxes rising sharply from 1923.
South Carolina farmers increasingly diversify beyond staples to market new crops and products. From 1923 to 1924 cooperative shipments rose across potatoes, cabbages, poultry, hogs, grapes, peaches, dewberries, and other perishable goods, aided by county agents and Clemson Extension. The record shows 2 829 cars of diversified products shipped in that period, signaling growing cooperation and market access.
Comptroller General figures show the state must raise an extra 1.9 million dollars in property taxes for 1925 to cover education, charities and penal institutions unless new revenue sources are tapped. The proposed 1925 appropriation is 9 01 309.76 with 5 188 543 17 from non tax sources and 4 512 766 59 from property taxes.
A tabulation by county shows the overall real and personal property values for taxation in 1924. The report lists totals per county, detailing the tax base used to compute levy amounts.
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