The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-17

because he could not do the work for the salary. Another man was secured and the citizens of the county, especially of Marion, contributed enough to make his pay $1500 a year. and he Is giving all his time to the work. With this kind of feeling victory is fully expected for the special tax
 Great things are expected from the re- cent organization of the school trustees of the various counties This is the first time such a thing has ever been done. Heretofore the teachers have been brought together and instructed In the better methods of teaching and given op- portunity to discuss methods and plans but not before the men who have the money and manag cement to look after. In many cases the trustees have formed county associations which will meet every year like the teachers They will later have a state organizations from which school workers expect much in practical way in bettermen of the schools.
 Amount Now Available.
 Alabama had last year, on a basis of 7C0,000 children of age to go to school, $l.3l for each child. This will give about $2.65 for each child enrolled arid about $40 for the average attepdance. The city schools are most all tbs time well taken care of. City appropriations, dispensary taxes
 
 open eight months in ths year usually. The children of the country are the ones which suffer, and the ones which all the school officials are striving to benefit and several of counties have special taxes already levied which gives them much more than others in cash for this purpose. This is so of Jefferson. It has been levying special tax for some years. Having adopted the county special tax fha sim al a alaC- tion it has two specials In addition to the sum received by the state from the regu- lar appropriation. When It is remembered that this last levy will give the children of Jefferson county $49.000 more than they are now receiving 1t is seen how much the county is trying to do in the way of education.
 More Increases.
 Two other county assessments have come in to the state auditor both of which show large increases over last year in tax values. They are as follows:
 1904 1903 Inc. Crenshaw.... ....$1, ,927. .69O s1SS4,904 27S6 Henry e. ........ 1,519S1 l, ,329, 3S3 242, 59S The total increase shown by these two counties Is S2S5, 3s4. The counties of Au- tauga. Clarke, Escambia, Greene, Pick ems. Sumter, Talladega, Ta1lapoosa and Etowah, already reported in these col
 
 which added to the figure above, make the increases for eleven counties, $2 047 S94. If the same ratio of increase prevails throughout the county the increase this year over last will be thirteen million dol lars.
 New lncorporators.
 The following new corporations have been certified to the scretary of state: Andalusa Light and Water company, And dntt t-fn all al ators John McDavid, W. K Hyer, Jr., Henry flyer and Frank Sutter Electric lights are to be put in at Andalusia which is a new and prosperous town in South Alabama.
 Hays & Moore Mercantile company Jasper capital $S5 900; incorporators, J. M. Hayes, T. H. and w. II. Moore
 s. H. Smith Quarrying company, Bir- mingham, capital $SOOO; ncorporators. w. w. Praytor, N. E. Hit, S. II. Smith and J. B. Martin
 Louisville Ginning and Milling company, Louisville, capital $S5OO; incorporators. J. D. Veale, W w. Pearce M w. Fenn, w. H. McEachern M. Lee, F. D. Veal, M. c. Tomberlin. J. A. McLennon, J. M. Stevens, S. H. Hixon, I. w. Baker, R. H. Stevens, J. H. Norton, A. A. McDonald Ella Thamason. H. H. Hovey, B. r. Ben nett, A. J. Lee. J. S. Douglass. F. B. eell SS, ". IN. "SlNacileihi |. E. fearce, J. W. McRea, J. A. Shipman, M. l.. Beas- ley, J. M. Grant, C. II. Arlington and J. M. Fenn.
 Notes and Personals.
 Deputy Insurance Commissioner Harry Shorter has gone to Blount Springs for few days. He has not been well for some time
 Chief Clerk A. S. Sexton of the secre- tary of state has been called to Chatham Hill, Va, by the serious illness of his sis ter.
 pr. J. D. Dedman of Birmingham has been appointed surgeon of the provisional regiment which Alabama will send to Manassas, and pr. I. N Stone of Opeli- ka, assistant surgeon.
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