The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-05-01
ROADS FILE RETURNS
sOUTHERN'S STATEMENT is NOT
SATISFACTORY.
AN INCREASE WILL BE ASKED,
VALUATION OF FRANCHISES ABOUT
$500 4 MILE.

Southern Fixes It's Physical Pro-
perty's Value at SI1,104,513-GeOr-
gia Southern nnd the Triton
and Northeastern, Also File Re-
turns-Judge Pardee IndOrscs
Judge Newman's Sentence of Sims.
Former Jeopardy May Be Plead
by Sims-News of Atlanta.
Atlanta, April 3O-The Southern
Railway Company made it's tax re-
turns to Controller General William A.
Wright to-day The company values
its entire physical property at $11194,-
BIB, and returns it's franchises in Geor-
giA at $512,270. The valuation of the
franchises is said to be about $500 per
mile, practically the same as was re-
turned by the Central of Georgia.
Capt. Wright has taken no action on
the return as yet From what has been
said however, it may be stated the re-
turn will not be received as satisfac-
tory, and there is little doubt an IN
crease will be insisted on by the state
officials.
The Georgia Southern and Florida
also made it's returns to-day valuing
its physical property at $317OS66, and
it's franchise at $95, 900.
The Triton and Northeastern Rail-
road returned it's physical property at
$117,63 and its franchise at $1,000.
For Methodist Hospital.
A movement has been inaugurated
RI he Of
900 hospital in Atlanta by the Metho-
dists to commemorate the birth of John
Wesley, founder of the church. A large
auditorium, to seat several thousand
people, where Methodist meetings may
be held, it is stated, will also be
feature of the proposed structure.
The funds necessary for the erection
of this building, it is stated, will be
raised by subscriptions from all parts
of the state.
Terrell with Cane Growers.
Gov. Terrell has accepted an invi-
tation to attend the Cane Growers
Convention, which meets in Macon next
week, and on that occasion he will de-
liver the opening address. From Ma
. con Gov. Terrell will go to Savannah
to attend the Southern Baptist Con-
Vention.
Dent1stS Received diplomas.
Forty-five graduates of the Atlanta
Dental College were given their diplo-
mas at the Grand Opera House to-
night after the rendition of an interest
ing programme of exercises. The ex-
ercises of the Southern Dental College
took place last night, when thirty-one
dentists We're given their certificates.
Says Sims Sentence Was just.
Judge Don A. Pardee of the United
States Circuit Court, to-day gave out
an interview, in which he strongly up
held the action of Judge w. T. New
man of the District Court in dealing
with the case of Sims, the defaultiug
bank clerk, who was given a sentence
of six years. Judge Pardee said had
the case come before him he would
have acted just as did Judge Newman,
and would have imposed the same sem
tence. He considers the criticisms that
has been made with reference to light
sentence unjust.
1t is stated by the district attorney
that the plea of former jeopardy will
probably prevent the case being again
taken up for the purpose of increasing
Sims sentence. Hon. Hoke Smith, who
represents the bank in the matter,
takes a different view, and intimates
that some steps will be taken within
the next few days.