Kern County Property Valuation Rises 19.8 Percent in War Years
The Taxpayers' association released a California counties study showing Kern county assessed valuation up 19.8 percent during the war years to 348,849,000 this year from 291,264,870 in 1941 42. California total climbed 23.8 percent to 9,100,823,858 from 7,350,926,865, with Solano county leading gains at 54.6 percent to 68,155,640 from 44,089,576.
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Taxpayers’ Association
Solano County
San Francisco Population Climbs 30 Percent in Five Years
The Census Bureau reports San Francisco's population rose 30.4 percent from 1940 to 1945, increasing from 634,536 to 827,400. The gain is the largest numeric increase of any Northern California city.
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California
San Francisco
Bureau of Census
Regional County Population Shifts in 1941 42
The report lists large relative population increases by county for 1941 42. Contra Costa rises 45.3 percent, Ventura 43.9 percent, San Diego 42.3 percent, Riverside 41.1 percent, San Joaquin 34.6 percent, Santa Clara 35.4 percent, Shasta 35.9 percent, Stanislaus 36.5 percent, Fresno 315 percent, Lake 34.2 percent, and Napa 2 percent.
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Riverside
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Potatoes United to Cut Price and Waste
A historical note describes farmers banding together to consolidate potato plots into a single system with coordinated cultivation and transportation. The result lowers costs and increases supply, then a new leader imposes limits on production and distribution, introducing a taxation scheme to curb excess.
Fable On Potatoes Ends In Futile Tax Burden
A satirical tale from Shafter Press mocks taxes on potatoes arguing they drive people from eating them. It recounts a law where taxes rise with each additional potato, leaving citizens unable to buy and farmers to plant, even potato bugs losing heart.
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Treasury
Mies
First Transcontinental Phone Line Opens in San Francisco
On January 25 1915 the first transcontinental telephone line was inaugurated in San Francisco marking a milestone in nationwide communications. The event connected major cities and demonstrated rapid long distance voice transmission capability.
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San Francisco
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