The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-01-15
Resisting the County Tax on Their
Invested Capital.
A WIDE SPREAD INTEREST.
4 Well Organized Telephone System
With Christiansburg a. the Central
Office. and Reaching TO Mum
Der of important Points

CHRISTIANSBUEG, VA, jan H-Spe-
cial.-The Montgomery Farmers club
met at the handsome residence OF MAJOR
W. l.. Pierce here yesterday, and was
royalty entertained by Major and Mis'
Pierce at dinner. The members present
were Colonel James c. Childress, Captain
w. J. Shelburne, X. 7. Mosby, w. }. Han
w. NJ. Dunklee, W. q. Turner, D. n
Robinson, NJ. Harvey, a. ID. simpson
Professor w. 3. Atwood, w. u Iallan''
j. G.. Guerrant Judge W. NJ. ana MaJoI
w. l.. Pierce. DR.. T. NJ Baird McsStS'
Charles II. Wade and \. Graham We're
present as the invited guests of Major
Pierce. ,,,-.,
The principal subject for discussion
was THE Time for Saving and Applying
Stable Manure" Professor ATWOOD OF
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute W.
+. Tallant. aud ". q. Turner gave IN
teresting and instructive talks on the
subject. The next meeting VIII De az
DR.. r. T. Elletts, IN this town, on the
second Thursday in February. when Col
onel l. 5. Chidress, 10. Il. Mosby ana
T. X. Robinson will discuss THE most
effective method for destroying broom
sage" Thu
Governor Tyler, who IS very entnu-
siastic member Of this club, was uhaDi'
to be present at this meeting and wrote
Major Pierce, expressing his regrets.
Captain w. J. Shelburne' the president
of the club, Is one OF the best known
and most progressive farmers N INC
state.
FIGHTING A TAX.
Great interest IS being manifested here
among the merchants and taxpayers
generally in the case OF the Board OF
Supervisors OF Montgomery county VS..
Tallant. which was argued before the
Court of Appeals Monday and Tuesday
by commonwealth Attorney Thomas J..
Moore and Hon. J. c. Wysor for the
board. and Messrs. Phlegar and Johnson
for the appellee. Tallant
II is a very Tar reaching case, and one
of vast importance 20 all the merchants
and Taxpayers throughout the state as
upon this decision depends whether or
not the merchants Of the State pay ior
county purposes tax on the capital
invested in their stock Of goods. The
case arose In this way: The Commits
sioners OF Revenue I'm 1895. for the first
time assessed the capital invested, Of all
the merchants In the county. for county
purposes, and they. feeling aggrieved
brought suit in the Circuit Court or
Montgomery county 70 be relieved of this
tax. Heretofore they had paid on the
CAPITAL invested for State purposes only.
and claimed that the tax now laid, was
Illegal under the tax law OF the session
Of 1890. The plaintiff, Taliant, en-
ployed Messrs Phlegar & Johnson 20
sue out an injunction restraining the
collection OF said tax. while the Super
visors retained Hon. j. G. Wysor, Of Pu-
lask. 10 assist Commemorative Attor-
ney r. l. Moore in defending them in
the above suit.
Judge Blair. Of the Circuit Court, held
the tax 10 be Illegal, and perpetuated
the injunction The board appealed 20
the Supreme Court OF Appeals. The case
was argued at Wytheville last June, but
as only four OF the judges were present
there was divided court. Judge Card
well being absent at that time. IL being
such am important case. the court re-
auested a re-argument before full
bench. which was accordingly done, ana
now the decision, which Is expected 10
be rendered in a few days. Is awaited
with great interest by the people here.
GOOD PHONE SYSTEM.
The Montgomery Intelligence Company.
which is the new telephone system res
surrected from the old company. organ
lied about 1885 in this county. with lines
extending TO Floyd. BlaeksbuFg. Riner
and and Snowville. from this as the GEN.
trail Office. under the management OF Mr..
A. Graham. Is. now On firm and paying