Excerpt from Biennial Report of the State Auditor: For the Year Ending November 30, 1906 It is gratifying to be able to mention that there has been a substantial increase in the amount of assessed property for the past seven years. In 1899 the aggregate of assessments for taxation was In 1906 it has increased to a gain of sixty-eight per cent, and may be reasonably expected to continue as long as our present prosperous conditions prevail. This increase can be attributed to the agricultural and industrial growth and generally improved business condi tions now apparent throughout the State. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.