The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-02
BAPTIST MISSIONS
RETURNS SHOW BETTER RESULTS
THAN EVER BEFORE.
RETURNS OF FRANCHISES
MADE TO THE OFFICE of CON-
TROLLER GENERAL.

sumo Oh the Returns snow Figures
That the Controller Is Not In
cIined to Accept-VaIues of Physi-
cal Properties Shaded to Make Typ
For the Franchise Tax-StRte Rifle
Contest to be Ordered Held on the
AvOndaIe Range-Mr. James swami
Dead.
Atlanta, May 1.-The report which
Corresponding Secretary S. Y. jane
son of the Baptist Home Mission Board,
will send to the Southern Baptist Con-
vention in Savannah, will show that
the Baptists have done more this year
in the cause of missions than ever be-
fore. The report will show that the
missionary Baptist churches in the
state have contributed during the year
the sum of 1913, 1858 for foreign missions,
and s1S5OO for home missions.
In addition to this large boxes of
clothing, books and other articles have
been sent to the poor and needy to the
value of more than $4,000. The sum
raised for foreign missions this year
was an increase of SO per cent. over
lIldl VI last year, anu lildL lOl
missions, an increase of about 80 per
cent. Heretofore Virginia has led all
other states in her contributions to
missions, but this year Georgia has
eclipsed even Virginia.
Returns of Franchises.
There is going to be some lively ar
bitration over the tax returns of the
various railroad companies, which
have been made to Controller General
Wright
The controller general is satisfied the
roads are attempting to evade the
franchise tax law. because in practi-
cally every instance where the fran
chises have been returned for taxa
ton an amount sufficient to make up
the difference has been deducted from
the value of the physical property.
The Central of Georgia is the only
railroad so far whose returns show a
substantial increase over last year. In
all other cases there has been a de-
crease in the value of the physical
property, at least to the amount of
the franchise return, and in some in
stances larger.
The Southern Railway Company. for
stance, has decreased the returns of
its physical property by nearly 1,000,-
900, while the returns of its franchises
amount to only about 100000 The
returns of the Atlantic Coast Line
were made to the controller general to-
day, but he will decline to accept them.
The value of the Coast Lines fran
chise is given at $1,130.922, and the
value of the physical property at ST.
S69170. Last year the physical value
of the property was 81 ,96S, 622.
The officers of the Atlanta, Knox
Vile and Northern Railroad declined
to make any return of a franchise.
saying that there were absolutely no
means by which they could arrive at
the value of it. The physical proper
ty, however, was valued at $751; 1872, an
increase of $1,000 over the value of last
year.
The franchise value of the Georgia
Railroad from Macon to Augusta, sew
enty-four miles in length, is placed at
500 for the whole line.
The Macon Railway and Light Com
pany returns. the value of its franchise
at $92,820. The Franchise of the At
lanta Gas Company is valued at $4,000
by the officers of the company, the re-
turn having been made to-day.
The Controller General will also de-
cline to accept the Southern Railways
tax return, and upon this the first dr.
bitration will probably be held.
The franchise value. of the Georgia
Railway and Electric Company of At
lanta is only $4,000, according to the re-
turns made to-day. The franchise is
divided into two parts, 81, 900 for the
street railways and 81 900 for the cleo
trio lights. The franchise of the steam
heating plant is valued at $40. The ag-
gregaet value of the physical property,
exclusive of the franchise, is returned
at 81, 100000 Last year the same prop
erty was returned at s., 955,702. There
is a decrease of nearly 100000. It is
not probable that this return will be
accepted.
Chief Hope Investigated.
The Board of Health has had under
investigation charges that Chief w. M.
Hope of the department had been SELL
ing sand without authority. The COM
mittee that has been looking into the
matter reported to the board to-day
that sand had been sold without in
structions from the board, but that
there had been no misrepresentation of
funds and the committee did not be-
lieve he had committed any intentional
irregularity. The board exonerated
him.
To Come to savannah.
Delegations from Savannah and Ma
con are expected here to appear be-
fore the State Military Advisory
Board. which will meet within the
next two weeks, for the purpose OF
urging that the coming state rife con-
test be held at these places. 1t is said
in military circles that the shoot will
probably be ordered held at Savannah
this year. because the Avondale range
is the only one in the state that is
fitted for the use of the new Krag-
Jorgensen rifle. with which the troops
will be supplied by the time the shoot
is held.
To Inspect State Troops.
Notice has been received at the Office
of the Adjutant General, that Mai. G..
F. French of the Sixteenth Infantry,
stationed at Fort Mcpherson, has been
detailed by the War Department to in
spect the Georgia state troops. This
inspection will begin at Savannah on
Monday, and 1t is probable that the en-
tire month of May will be devoted to
South Georgia troops. In most Of
these inspections, one of the chief oO-
lects for which to prepare is the is
suance to the troops of the new Krag-
Jorgensen rifles, Maj French viii be
accompanied by Col. w. G.. Obear in
spector general of state troops. Col.
Obear will not be with him during the
first week, however, as he, together
with Col. G.. A. Gordon Of Savannah.
and Mai. Marvin Turner OF Tennille,
win go to Columbus, o., to attend the
convention Of the Interstate National
Guard Association as Georgia's repre-
sentatives