Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-02
Large Increase in Value of Rail-
road Property.
TAX INCOME INCREASED
rroportionate Increase In the vniuc
ofTclcgraph nnd Steamboat Prop
erties-Cnught Stealing From tho
she pcnitentinry- Tho Greensboro
Dispen.ary wins-A Preacher who
Hos 1rampsd 10000 Miles,

Raleigh, N. c., July Ten million
dollars increase in the valuation OF
tai,rona property in North Carolina-
That Is the result of two weeks con-
alteration OF the matter of taxation by
che Corporation Commission
which means an increase of about
100000 annually of taxes TO be pa'd py
che railroads and other corporations.
II any of the roads or any other cor
variations think the value placed on
Them excessive. they will be gwen
hearing before the Commission on july
13th.
The exact increase in value OF The
railroads as fixed by the Commission
Is s9996, 53S. or this increase the
Southern pays $4,S92, ii7; the Atlantic
Coast Line si.2s3. SOL, and the Seaboard
Air Line. 1891 ,o52.
The miscellaneous roads cut ms
down by decrease OF $i'3',,".-. nus
is due to the fact that the Cape Fear
and Yadkin Valley. hitherto classed rs
one of the miscellaneous roads, Is now
a part of two of the great systems
the Southern and the Atlantic Coast
Line. Taking this out in 1898, the as
sessment of the miscellaneous Ioa na
this wear shows an increase of S6t.so'
over last year, instead of decrease.
Property of the telegraph companies
in the state is valued at an increase oil
1926. 395 over the valuation of 1898.
The value of steamboat property ~
Increased S14.37S, and Pullman car pro-
perty shows an increase of $b5,oii.
For the first time the value OF telc-
phone property is fixed Dy Inc SoIn-
mission 1t is 1926.
In addition to this, the Commission
will assess the value OF the express
company's property. The company mas
not yet sent III its returns. Also All
refrigerator cars and some telephone
lines are yet to be valued for TAXATION:
These will amount TO several huhuieu
thousand dollars more.
This year, under the valuation fixed
the total tax Estate. county, city ana
town., will be si50,000.. las against about
$3.50. 900 last year. This will give an in
crease of about S120,000 In taxes.
. STOLE FROM PENITENTIARY.
The police claim to have discovered
q very bold robbery that has been going
on for some time at the penitentlary.
AS n result of this discovery there
were four arrests yesterday:
John Hoderfield, fireman at the pen
itentiary.
Mrs. Holderficld, his wife.
Breach, a. pardoned convict.
Walter A. Phillips. who keeps n gro
Gerry store on West Cabarrus street,
near the Southern freight depot.
Also there figures quite prominently
In the case a trusty in the penltentiary
named Hollingsworth.
GREENSBORO DISPENSARY WINS.
A special from Greensboro says:
The second application for an in
junction against the dispensary was
heard before Judge Tlmberlallc this ar
ternoon, resulting in refusal to make
the injunction permanent, and If no
thing happens Greensboro will be n
dispensary town tomorrow. Your cor
respondent saw several parties going
out OF town tonight with jugs in their
hands. They apparently don't like the
Idea of having to drink the dlspensary
whiskey.
Miss Lou Weatherby. of this city.
died of typhoid fever last night al s
o'clock.
A. PECULIAR PREACHER.