The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-10
MONEY FOR CAMPS
GEORGIA GETS S27,614.3z FROM
THE GOVERNMENT.
$1,000 MORE THAN EXPECTED.
TEXAS ONLY SOUTHERN STATE TO
RECEIVE MORE.

| appointments to Various south
crn States-HOw and Where the
Regiments of the State Troops
Will Camp-COntrOlIer General
and Railway OHciaIs Could Not
Agree Upon VnIuations--He viii
Levy Assessments-News Notes
From Atlanta.
Atlanta, June 9.-Adjt. Gen. James
w. Robertson has received informa-
ton from Secretary of War Root at
Washington that the state of Georgia
has to it's credit s27. 614.37. to be used
for military purposes.
The money was apportioned by the
Secretary of War yesterday and is
some $4,000 more than the state ex-
pected. 1t is with this money that
Gov. Terrell proposes to pay the ex-
penses of the coming state encamp-
ment which will begin at Griffin, on
June %.
Texas was the only Southern state
to receive q larger portion of the ST.
100000 appropriation made under the
Dick bill. Texas received $31, 1862. 73.
Other states in the South received the
IOllOWlnB amounts:
Tennessee, $25. 1870. 20; Virginia, $685.
1870; North Carolina, $23,366: South Car
DINA, $19.117 81; Mississippi, $19,117 "a;
Alabama, 1923, $3.50; Florida, $S,4s6.72.
The first regiments to go into camp
will be the Fourth, under command of
Col. w. f. Wooten of Albany, and the
Second, under command of Col. E. D.
Huegguenin of Macon. The regiments
have been ordered to Camp Northen at
Griffin, and will pitch their tents on
! June y for seven days. During the
time they are at Griffin they will be
reviewed by Gov. Terrell and his staff.
Two weeks after the end of the camp
at Griffin the First and the Third
Regiments will go into camp at Camp
| Mckenzie at Augusta. The Third will
be under command of Col. Usher
| Thompson of Madison, the ranking col
onel in the state, and the First will be
under command of Col. Arthur Gordon
| of Savannah.
With the troops at Augusta will be
the Savannah Volunteer Guards Bat
TALON, an independent organization, un-
der the command of Maj w w. Will
hanson.
The Fifth Georgia Regiment com
manded by Col. Clifford Anderson of
Atlanta, will probably camp at Rome.
The First Regiment of Cavalry may
camp this year in Savannah. This Is to
be determined by Col. Peter w. Mel
drim of Savannah, to whom the mat
ter of the place was left by Gov. Ter
rell. With the exception of the Gov
ernor's Horse Guard of Atlanta and
the Gambler Horse Guards of Gaines
vile, all of the cavalry troops are
within forty miles of Savannah, and
it will probably be decided that the
best place for the cavalry outing would
b at the headquarters of the regiment
Next year the United States gov
eminent will take the matter of en-
campments in charge, and the Georgia
soldiers will not only have their ex-
penses paid, but will receive a per diem
for their services as well.
VIII Assess the Roads.
Controller General William A. Wright
will tomorrow assess the property of
the Central of Georgia, the Southern
and the Atlantic Coast Line Railways,
having failed tc reach any agreement
with the officials of those lines regard
ing the value of the tangible property
or the franchises.
A fight is now on and it means an
arbitration with the state and per-
haps a lengthy fight in the courts, as
both the railroads and the controller
are determined.
When Maj ]. F. Hanson, President
John NJ. Egan, T. M. Cunningham Of
|
R. L. Pritchard, the land and Industrial
agent of the company called at the
| Controller Generals Office this morning
they found Col. Wright already closeted
with Boykin Wright of Augusta, with
whom he was comforting in reference
to the franchise of the Augusta Street
Railway Company. They remained with
the controller for two hours.
The railroad men took the position
that the valuation at which the Cen
trail had given in its tangible property
| included its franchise, or that the Gle
ment of franchise entered largely into
it. The tangible property is given i'm
at $12, 100000 and the Central is there
| by the largest taxpayer in the state.
The system in Georgia consists of ora
miles, and the franchise is returned at
$500 mile, or a little over half a mil
lion dollars This the controller thinks
is far too low
The conference showed that the two
sides were so far apart that ii was
I impossible for an ageement to be
reached. There will be no further con-
sutation, and the controller stated that
he would tomorrow assess the fran
/ chise and let the matter go to arbi-
tration. At the same time he will as
sess the Southern Railway and the
| Coast Line.
supreme Court Docket.
The criminal docket Of the Supreme
| Court of Georgia will be taken up for
argument on next Monday. June 10,
when a number of important cases will
be tried before the highest court
The case of John Perry, convicted of
the murder of Walker, an employee of
Robinsons circus, while that show
was at Dalton last fall, will be an inn
portant one. The plea for a new trial
is that one Of the Jurors was known
to have expressed his opinion against
the convicted man before the trial.
Repairs on the Capitol.
Repairs on the state Capitol. costing
$4,000 have been completed. The
building has been re-roofed and re-
painted and broken windows replaced
| The interior has been Thoroughly
| overhauled and repainted. and the
coloring within the Capitol is the sub
ject Of pleasing comment The colors
chosen were light olive and light tan.
The scaffolding Is being torn away.
The pictures Of famous men have
been retouched and rehung.
l. About the Depot Plans.
Chairman j. T. Hanson. President
John NJ. Egan and Chief Engineer
Steele. Of the Central Of Georgia. are
IN the city to-day and were IN confer
snce an the morning with Capt James
W English regarding the depot plans.
u was stated that within the next
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