The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1891-09-03
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RAILROAD ASSESSMENTS
THE RAISE EXTENDS WAY INTO THE
MILLIONS.

of Last Year Some Small Roads Dou-
bIed.
COLUMBIA, 5. G., Aug. 22.-The long
awaited assessments of the railroads Of
tne State, about which 50 much has
been said. and against which the rail
roads made such tight have at last
oeell passed upon finally by the State
board or equalization Of railroads, and
yesterday they were at last made public.
| Only the bare assessments per mile are
given, and locompilationS or complr-
lSonS announced. Therefore it is i'm
| possible to give the exact amount of
the raise, but by a careful co nputation
from the data given. it is found that
.hc raise VIII amount to scarcely less
I,iall T2l,oOO,OOO. and may be couple
Oh millions higher. This year there is
much larger number Of miles of road
| Deihg Operated iu the State, and the to-
| tll raise Is lu'SOme measure due to that.
put the actual raise per nile Is yery
large The total valuation of property
lcr each road was not given out 10y the
Coilplroller, and consequently cannot
oe compared with the figures rf last
year. hen again several roads. name-
~: Inc Augusta aud Knoxville,
NrecnNliic anu LaurenS, Greenyille
nanrrtl, and SpArtanhurE, Savannah
Valley, Carolill, Knoxville ant We%.
tern, ana Spartanburg, Union and Co.
i'lnhia 90 not appe;;r o. r:ii Years re-
ports ut all It's SuCh roa!S. for they have
been absorbed by O.htIS uGder enc
name.
Inc raise. however. il so s-rrtt as to
| cause general belief that the railroads,
especially the big ones will make fight
ocior" paying such taxes and carry the
| matter into the courts.
| Inc figures, us announced by the
comptroller general, and the co.npar,-
| nI last
given below:
Ashley River Railroai--LpSt YEAR
81 'oHl per mile: this year $l3NO).
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Llnc-Tust
year Si3o'O per mile: this year $lS,-
1000
Blackvllle. Allston and Ncwberry-
last year $4,000 per mile; this year
$6,5OO.
Blue Ridge Railroad-Last year ST.
OOO per mile; this year $1,000.
barnWell RailrOad--LaSt year $1,000
per mile; this year $1,000
Bishopville Railroad Year 5000
Der mile; this year 5000.
| Carolina, Cumberland Gap and Chi
cago--l-lSt year 5000 yer mile: this
year $4,000.
Central Railroad -Lasl year 5000
per mile; this year Sl2UOO.
, Charleston and Savannah Railroad
Last year $4,000 per mile; this wear
) $4,000.
g Ashvillc and Spartanburg Railroad
| ! MhHC year @4,ooo per mile; this year So
| 600. "0'
Charleston, Cincinnati ana Chicago
! tailroad-Last year -, 800 prr mile:
, this year $1,000.
Cheraw and Chester Railroad-Iast
year $1,000 per mile; this year $1,000
Cheraw and Salisbury Railroad-Lasi
9ear Si'ooo per mile; this year $4,000
in
hallroad-l1ast year $lO,5O per mile:
this year $4,000.
sea Island Branch-$3, 900 per mile.
Port Royal and Western Carolina
$lO,OOO per mile.
Chester and Lcnoir Railroad-Last
year $1,000 per mile; this year $4,000.
Columbia and GrccnVille Railro,G
Last year $4,000 per mile; tins Year
lSlO,50O. val
! Florence ltailroad--Last year SG 900
| per mile; this year $4,000.
Georgetown and Western Railroad
l.ast year $4,000 per mile: this year
j. 900 'N"'
Laurens Railroad-iast wear SO OOO
per mile; this year 5000
| ManclleS' cr and Augusta Railrord
laSt year $1,000 per mile; this year So
| 900. ~ "o'
t'rernpond, Waltrrboro and Branch
V'lle lallroad~-last year $4,000 per
mile; this year $1,000
Northeastern Railroad Year
%li o'O per mile; this year SI7OOO
| Port Royal and Augusta RaiIroal
last year 81 800 per mile; this year SlO.-
| 600.
Ialmctto RailrOad-laSt year - GOO
| per mile; this year $1,000.
south Carolina Railway-last wear
$4,000 per mile: this year $4,000.
south Carolina Pacific Railwav-last
year $4,000 per mile; this year 50, 500.
w Mli'nlngton, Columbia and Augusta
Railroad--last year $50, 800 Der Mia.
| this year Sill 900.
wilmington, Chadbourne and [Con-
this year $4,000.
Wilson and Summerton RailroaN--
last year 81, $50 per mi,e; this year a
| 19S. " n
Charleston, Sumter and NorthrrA
this year $4,000.
Columbia, Newbprry and Laurens
hdllroad-Last year 50 900 per mile; this
year $1,000.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Rail.
road--l.aSt year $4,000 per mile: this
year thirty miles at $4,000 per mile:
| remainder at $1,000.
llartsVille RailrOad-Last wear 81 OOO
per mile; this year $1,000.
IL was remarked last night that the
assessments had not been made on any
llXed basis, but that the board had lust
placed the raises where they saw lit.
me board, however, has done its work
ana the figures are here for any and all
to see.-The State.
| a Fiendish Crime.
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. Aug. 2l.-One
or the most iiendiSh crimes ever COM
mltted here was perpetrated last night
about II o'clock. Some persons put dy-
Mantle in the Methodist church bell,
and the bell and bellfry were blown TO
atoms, endangering the lives of more
J than 100 people The deed is supposed
to have been caused 10y the ill.feellng
engendered against the Rev. Mr.. Pass
more because he wanted the saloons
closed on Sunday. If the william is