The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-06
Local News.
WEDNESDAY, AUG. &. 1902.
Work of the State Board of Equalization.

The State Board of Equalization met in
Columbia again las. week and completed
its work for the ensuing year. The
Board wrestled with the knotty problem
Of the equalization Of real eetate value.
for seversl days and finally had TO give II
up as bad job, and left values as fixed
by County Boards, memorializing the
Legislature, however, to pass laws that
will make 1t possible 20 carry out the
purpose of the Act relating to eluaiza-
ton. Then the values of cotton mills,
oil mills, ETC., were passed upon az as
certained by the Board, put on 60 per
cent basis of valuation, and left at that
The full valuation as fixed by the
Board On cotton mill property in Ander.
son County is as follows:
Anderson Cotton Mills.............S GAL, $50
Cox Manufacturing CO.......... 10000
Orr Cotton Mills.................... 100000
Riverside Manufacturing Co... 10000
Pendleton Manufacturing Co... $4,000
Bolton Cotton NJ ills. ................ lOO, 900
PelZer Manufacturing Con-. 500. 900
Piedmont Manufacturing Co.. l 500, 900
Williamston Cotton Mills Not fixed
The valuation on the Cotton Seed Oil
Mills i'll this County was fixed az follows:
Anderson Oil Mill.......................S22,O S22, 900
Excelsior OIL Mill. ill...................... $4,000
Farmers Oil Mill Observation-Disclosures. 25,0O0
Pendleton OIL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10000
Hon3a Path Oil Mill......... 16. 600
Pel7er OIL Mill......... .............. 22,OOO
Williamson Oil Mill IL 600
Rica Rr0a RalkOp No .at,,.,
The valuation on the plant Of the An
derson Fertilizer Co. was fixed at 500, 900
The real problem was struck by the
committee cc percentage in changing the
real estate calculations. The committee
figured on 20 per cent basis. In Ander.
son County this basis would mean an in
crease Of 25 per cent, and 1t would have
made an increase In at least two thirds
OF the other counties Of the State.
After much discussion the following
resolutions were offered by ID. Aaron
Geer, Anderson County's representative
on the state Board, 40 a substitute for the
report of the committee on percentage
ar were adopted by vote Off tol2:
tn view of he fact that the reports on
.iich acton has to be- taken are so1ne-
further facts that personal property, bank
stock and railroad property are not avail
able for reasHessnent this year, and the
assessments upon personal property,
bank stock and railroad property has
finally been fixed for this year and under
the law cannot be affected by any basis
of assessment agreed upon at this meet
ing Of the State Board, be 1t
Resolved, That this Board ACCEPT all
returns of the real estate as adopted by
the county boards OF equalization.
2ud. That the report on cotton mills be
accepted and that the valuation AZ given
by tbs committee be adopted, and that
the percentage for assessment for cotton
mill property be fixed at 10 per cent az
last year.
3r'i. That the report OF the com mittee
on cotton seed oil mills rs TO value, be
as last year. be adopted as the basis OF
taxation.
4.h. That the report Of the committee
on fertilizer factories be adopted az the
basis Of valuation, and that TO por cent Of
the values be used as the basis Of assess-
ment for ia axatiOn as last year.
Resolved, That this Board respectfully
urge the general Assem- bly, to provide at
It's next session some plan By which
classes Of property, including real estate,
personal property, mills, bank stock,
railroad property and all other classes of
taxable property, can be reached at one
time, and 80 that the various classes OF
property shall not be variously affected
by the action Of any State Board, az would
be the case If this board adopted the 20
per cent basis upOr real estate aud tile
mills, and was unable to reach other
classes Of property already flrally assess-
ed for the year.
All Of the reports were agreed 20 and
the 20 per cent basis ratified by the Board
upon the figures agreed. This baais will
result In an increase Of lO per cent TN real
estate In Anderson County.