Linn county rail valuations cut modestly in 1938 report
Linn county's 1938 rail line valuations total 2 013 610 20 down from 2 163 584 25 in 1937. Per mile assessments for major lines dropped, with North Western from 14 262 to 12 497 and Rock Island from 7 314 to 5 956. Rail and telegraph/telephone assessments show slight declines from 1937 figures. Largest 1937 and 1938 rail totals are Western Union and American Telephone and Telegraph.
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Linn County
Robert M. Vesely
State Board of Assessment
Des Moines
State Board
Cedar Rapids
Marion
Rock Island
North Western
Dubuque
Sioux City
Minois Central
Milwaukee
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Northern
Iowa City
Western Union
American Telephone and Telegraph
Assessments for Iowa Electric Light and Power and Cedar Rapids Gas
Assessments for Iowa Electric Light and Power, Cedar Rapids Gas, and Marion Water cover real estate, distribution, plants, and merchandise. 1938 totals show slight rises from 1937 for several entities, with specific figures for transmission lines and mileage driving higher overall values. Railway Express Agency assessment remains unchanged.
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Iowa Electric Light and Power Company
Cedar Rapids Gas Company
Marion Water Company
Railway Express Agency
State board shows per mile valuations for gas lines
County officials note the state board’s abstract lists mileage and per mile assessments totaling $24,020 but provides no explanation for why per mile valuations rose or fell, leaving the reason for the change unclear.
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Natural Gas and Pipe Lines Company
State Board
Boys' Dept at Y Opens Longer Hours for Fall Program
The YMCA boys department will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. starting today to support a larger fall program as summer activities continue for two more weeks. New clubs cover photography, stamp collecting, archery, model airplane building, crafts, hiking, and more under new director George Clapp with a staff of six instructors.
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Y.M.C.A
George Clapp
Harry Hanson
Lee Henrickson
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Linn
Poor PA
Claude Callan
American District Telegraph
Northwestern Bell Telephone
Postal Telegraph
Central City Telephone
Kate
New Boston
Coats
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Smalekoff's
Smulekoff
Gee
Aa Eer
Smulekoff’s
Ulekofes SM
3Rd Ave
Axminster
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