The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-07-23
LARGELY INCREASED
Nearly Two Millions Added to
Valuation of Railroads.
souTHERN'S BIG INCREASE
How the Roads Are Assessed
by the Commission.
Value of the N. c. Railroad Increased
$1,000 a MlIe--SI82,2o2 OF ieie-
graph Property--Railroaos Etc. sa'u-
ed at More Than S26, 100000.


graph Observation-Disclosures ETC., Vaiu-
ed at More Than $40, 100000.
The Railroad Commission ycster-
dav completed the assessment for tax
alton of the railroad, telegraph end
steamship proper ties in North faro
lima.
This is gratifying showing for the
State, one hardly equalled by any 9th
er commonwealth in the South.
III spite of the large decrease III the
values of most properties, the railroads
properties Of tie State show n graft
flying increase.
The total tax valuation of railroad,
steamship and telegraph property Ia
the State for 1896 is $40, 095,321, an IN
crease of $1,S10, 793, over the year 1880
Mr.. FL. C. Brown, secretary OF the
Commission, is now at work on the
apportionment of the property to the
various counties and towns through
which the roads run. This work Will
be completed by the end of the week,
and the lists of promptly mailed to the
proper county and municipal officers.
The total valuation of property OF
the Pullman Car Company III this
State is So, 1872. Seventy-tive cars run
through the State and North Carolina
is entitled to its proportion of the val
uation.
The total valuation of Steamships
and termini in the State IS $27o,7S0.
The Western Union Telegraph Co.'S.
property in the State is valued at
S1S2,252; the property of the Postal
Telegraph Co., at $29,5S6, and the pri-
vate and other miscellaneous lines in
the State are valued at $4,000.
There are 3,700 miles of railroad in
the State, an increase of eighty-four
miles over last year.
The following are the valuations per
mile:
Atlantic Cshrdlushrdlushrdlus
ton per mile, Albemarle and Raj
eigh. $4,000: Cheraw and OAR
lington, $4,000; Petersburg, S1o,000
Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta,
$4,000; Wilmington, Chadburn and
Conway. So, 500; Wilmington and Wei
don, $4,000; Norfolk and Carolina,
$4,000; Tarboro Branch, $500; Scot
land Neck Branch, $4,000; Midland
Branch, $4,000: Wilson and Fayette-
vile Branch, $4,000; Nashville Branch,
$500; Clinton Branch, $500; Wash
ington Branch, $4,000. Total mileage,
722 miles; .otal valuation. S6,S52,349;
increase of S193,92 over 1895.
Southern Railway Company Nalua-
ton per mile; Atlanta and Charlotte
Airline, $4,000; Atlantic, Tennessee
and Ohio. $500; Asheville and Spar
tansburg, $1,000; Charlotte, Columbia
and Augusta, $500; Danyille and Wes-
tern, $4,000; High Point, Randleman,
Ashboro and Southern, So 500; North
Carolina. Charlotte TO Selma, $4,000;
Selma to Goldsboro, $4,000; increase
of $4,000; North Carolina Midland, 3d.
500; Norwestern North Carolina, So,
500: Oxford and GAINESVILLE, $4,000; Ok
ford and Henderson, $500; Piedmont
$4,000; State University, $4,000:
Statesville and Western, $4,000; Wes-
tern North Carolina, ; Salisbury
to Old Fort, $500; Old Fort TO Paint
Rock, $4,000; Asheville to Murphy
$500; Yadlkin, So, 500. Total mileage,
1000 miles; total valuation, IS, 1893 ,230;
increase of 81, Sol 600.
Seaboard Airline SYSTEM
ton per mile; Carolina Central, Ham
let to Monroe, 10000; Monroe TO Char
lotte, $4,000; Wilmington and Ruther-
ford Divisions, $4,000; Durham and
Northern, $4,000; Georgia, Carolina
and Northern, $4,000; 4Jouisburg, 3d.,
900; Murfreesboro, $4,000; Palmetto,
$4,000; Pittsboro, $4,000; Raleigh and
CASTOR, $4,000; Raleigh and Augusta,
$4,000; Roanoke and Tar River, ST.,
000 Seaboard and Roanoke, $4,000.
Total mileage, Gro miles; total
valuation, $500, 1875; increase Of $172,
282.
Miscellaneous Roads.-Aberdeen and
Rock Fish, Is miles, valuation, $1,750;
Aberdeen and West End, 40 miles, 3d.,
250; Atlantic and North Carolina, 102
miles, $1,000; Atlantic and Danyille, %
miles, $4,000; Cape Fear and Iadlxin
Valley, 800 miles, $4,000; Carthage, 2
miles, $4,000; Cashie and Chowan, 20
miles, Sl.250; Chester and Lemon, "a
miles, $2,750; Danville, Mocksville and
southwestern, 5 miles, $4,000; East
Tennessee and Western North Caro-
lima, 3 miles, So, 100; Egypt, miles,
$1,000; Glendon and Gulf Manufacture
ing and Mining Co. miles, $4,000;
Hendersonyille and Brevard, II miles,
$1,000; Hoffman and Troy, 3 miles ST.
500; GAINESVILLE and Washington, 8
miles, s., 900; Marietta and North Geor-
gia, ID miles, $1,000; Northampton and
Hartford, 8 miles, So 1000; Norfolk and
Southern, 62 miles, $1,000; PaIftego D.
vision, 80 miles, $1,000; New Hanover
Transit Company, ) miles, So 900; Nor
folk nd Western Railroad; Roa-
noke and Southern Division, 40 miles,
So, 500; Lynchburg and Durham Diyis-
ion. 43 miles. $4,000; Moore County, II
miles. 81 500; Ohio River and Charles
ton. GA miles, S4 900; Raleigh and Wes-
tern, / mile, 81 900; Suffolk and Caro-
lima, 25 miles, 800; Suffolk Lumber
Company, miles, $500; Warrenton,
miles. So, 900; Wellington and Powells-
vile, 2S miles, 1000; Wilmington,
Newbern and Norfolk, 81 miles, $500;
Wilmington Sea Coast, II miles, $4,000;
Winton, 20 miles, $4,000; Caldwell and
Northern, IL miles, 81 500. Total mil
cage, 1910 miles; total valuation, 49,
775,545; am increase of $86,250.
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