Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-01
ACROSS THE BORDER.
WORK OF THE NORTH STATES
RAILWAY COMMISSION.
fHE ASSESSMENT OF VALUATION.
An Increase OF over SIX Millions of
Doliars-Pnssenser-Rate Question
and the Governors Complaint
Military Matters.
Military Matters.

RALEIGH, N. C., June so-(special)-
The Railway Commission to-day In
creased the assessed valuation OF railway
property in the State little over 5000
900. The increase by systems is as fol-
lows:
Atlantic-Coast Line-s2. 1s0.ess. this being
on the Wilmington and Weldon. Peters
burg. Norfolk and Carolina, and Will
mington, Columbia, and Augusta.
Southern-Increase $l536.725. this being
on the North Carolina. Atlanta and
Charlotte. Atlantic, Tennessee and Ohio,
Piedmont and Western North Carolina.
seaboard Air-Lne-Increase s7Ss.97o this
being on the Carolina Central, Georgia.
Carolina and Northern. Raleigh and Cas-
ton, Raleigh and Augusta, Seaboard and
Roanoke. and Roanoke and Tar River.
The Norfolk and Southern valuation is
increased s1s2S5O that OF the Atlantic and
North Carolina s21s.S45
Tho valuation of the Western Union
Telegraph Company is increased $500. goo,
making II a round million; OF the Postal
Telegraph. ss3, 600; of Pullman cars. $780,
COO.
The North Carolina Railway. under the
new assessment, Is Sf,340,000; that Of the
Western North. Carolina, 100000.
THE PASSENGER RATE.
The passenger rate question will not be
decided by the Railway Commission, be-
fore the middle OF July. The commission
meets again July 18th. and will then hear
the Raleigh and Gastons answer to the
Governors complaint for lower rates. 1t
seems to be reasonably safe TO say that
the commission will not grant the Cover
nor's request. so far as the North Caro-
lima and the Raleigh and CASTOR rail-
ways are concerned, but may grant 1t as
TO the Wilmington and Weldon, on the
ground that the latter is earning so much
more than the other roads. The Whining
ton and Weldon is not earning over 10
per cent on It's capital, but Ii Is the claim
that It Is earning over that on It's invest
ment.
MILITARY MATTERS.
Six officers were at first ordered detail-
ell to go from the Second Regiment to
Sullivan's Island. TO learn heavy artillery
drill. but only two have gone. 1t is not
thought any more will be sent.
IL is the opinion OF the officers OF some
OF the immune regiments that after the
war they will be transferred to the regu-
lar army.
The negro volunteers ordered to Fort
Macon for the Third Regiment passed
here to-day. There were 5iS. Next Sat
urday, or perhaps next Monday. 800 more
will go. The acknowledgement decides
that forty shall go from Wilson.
DR.. Melchor, OF Fayetteville. rendered
the position of surgeon Of the Third Regi-
ment. declines.
United States Marshal Henry Dockery
says his brother. Oliver will get 1900 ma
jority for Congress in the Sixth District
at the hands of Republicans and Popu-
lists He says he does not believe X. Nj.
NQrment will remain in the field as an
Independent candidate.
Superintendent Mewboorne. OF the peni-
Tertiary says the wheat crop at the
State farms on the Roanoke Is the finest
he ever saw and will average. on $50
acres. twenty bushels while the 1,5O
acres in oats will average thirty bushels.
The corn crop Is magnificent. cotton
good. considering the fact that there were
two cloudbursts.