The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1891-09-01
RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS.
THE RAISE EXTENDS WAY INTO THE
MILLIONS.

Final Figures Announced by tho Board OF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES with Those
of Last Yeara-some Small Roads Dou-
bled.
| COLUMBIA, 5. c., Aug. 22.--The long
| awaited assessments of the railroads OF
the State, about which so much has
been said, and against which the rail-
roads made such a fight, have at last
been passed upon finally by the State
board OF equalization of railroads, and
yesterday they were at last made public.
Only the bare assessments per mile are
given, and no compilations or compar-
isons announced, Therefore it is i'm
possible to give the exact amount OF
| the raise, bat by a careful co onputation
| from the data given, it is found that
the raise Will amount to scarcely less
than S2l,OOOOOO. and may be couple
OF millions higher. This year there is
much larger number of miles of road
being operated in the State, and the to-
tai raise is in some measure due to that.
put the actual raise per mile is very
large. The total valuation of property
for each road was not given out by the
comptroller, and consequently cannot
be compared with the figures Of last
year. Then again several roads, name
~: The Augusta and Knoxville,
Greenville and Laurens, Greenville,
Lauren and Spartanburg, Savannah
| Valley, Carolina, Knoxville and Wes-
tern, and Spartanburg, Union and Co
lumbla do not appear on this years re-
ports at all us such roads, for they have
been absorbed by others under one
| name.
The raise, however, is so great as to
cause general belief that the railroads,
especially the big ones will make a fight
before paying such taxes and carry the
matter into the courts.
Inc figures, us announced by the
comptroller general, and the comparl-
sons with the figures of last year, are
given below:
Ashley River Railroad last year
Sll,OO per mile; this year $l3OO0.
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line-TIast
year $4,000 per mile; this year $l8,-
Blackville, Allston and Ncwberry-
$500.
Blue Ridge Railroad Last year s4,-
OOO per mile; this year $1,000.
Barnwell Railroad-Last year $1,000
per mile; this year $6,5OO.
Blshcpvil!e Railroad Last year $500
per mile; this year 5000.
Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi
| cago-Last year $4,000 rer mile; this
year $S,0O0 =
Central Railroad-Last year $4,000
per mile; this year $4,000.
Charleston and Savannah Railroad
LAST year $4,000 per mile; this. year.
$4,000.
Ashville and Snartanburg Railroad
Last-ycaF 5000 per mile; this year SS,-
! o0G.
Charleston, Cincinnati ana Chicago
Railroad-Lust year $500 per mile:
this year $4,000.
Cheraw and Chester Railroad-Last
year $1,000 per mile; this year $1,000.
Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad
year 81 900 per mile; this year $4,000.
Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta
this year SlI,OOO.
Sea Island Branch-$3,O 900 per mile. +,
Port Royal and Western Carolina
$4,000 per mile.
Chester and Lenoir Railroad Last
year 81 800 per mile; this year $1,000.
Columbia and Greenville Railroad
Last year $4,000 per mile; this year
$10,500
Florence Railroad Last year $4,000
per mile; this year $4,000.
Georgetown and Western Railroad
Last year $4,000 pr. mile this year
900
Laurens Railroad-last year $4,000
per. mile; this year $1,000
MancheS,er and Augusta Railroad
last year 81, 900 per mile; this year So
600.
Greenpond, Walterboro and Branch
vile Railroad-last year $4,000 per
mile; this year $1,000.
Northeastern Railroad-last year
$4,000 per mile; this year $1,000.
a
last year $500 per mil this year $10,-
Palmetto Raiiroad-last year $4,000
per mile; this year $1,000.
South Carolina Railway--last wear
$4,000 per mile. this year $4,000.
South Carolina Pacific Railway-last
year $4,000 per mile; this year $1,000.
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad-last year $lO,500 per mile;
this year $4,000.
Wilmington, Chadbourne and Con-
way Railroad-last year $4,000 per mile;
this year $1,000.
Wilson and Sumlnerton Railroad
last year SI,15O per mi!e; this year ST.
79S.
Charleston, Sumter and Northern
tailroal-Last year $4,000 per mile;
this year $S0OO
Columbia, Nc~berry and Laurens
Kdllroad-LaSt year - 900 per mile; this
| year 5000
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Rail.
road-I.aSt year $1,000 per mile;. this
year thirty miles at $4,000 per- mile;
remainder at $4,000 =
llartSville Railroad--L year 8 600
per mile; this year $1,000.
1t was remarked last night that the
as eStments had not been made on any
| fixed basis, but that the board had just
placed the raises where they saw fit.
The board, however, has done its work
and the figures are here for any and all :
to see The State.
a Eieudish Crime.
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. Aug 2l.-rOne
of the most iiendish crimes ever COM
mitted here was perpetrated last night
about II oei2ck. Some persons pp( dy-
Mantle in the Methodist church bell,
and the bell and bellfry were blown to
atoms, endangeriog the lives of more
than 00people. The deed is supposed
to have been caused by the ill.feeling
engendered against the Rev. Mr. Pass
more because he wanted the saloons
al At.