The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1906-09-19

: gard these cases as if there was on
appeal and only one from eso
county. And in order to ascertai
r in the exsc scope OF the inquiry th
court is to make and the matter O
d ference between the contendinI
parties to be determined, it may b
stated that the Ripley g. Mill Creel
Valley railroad is vslued in the re
port fled with the Board of Public
Works. including second track
side track, rolling stock, tools ant
machinery. real estate Ind persona
property at S59, 9,292. or 81 SCI pc
mile, being thirteen miles; the par
of the Ravenswood. Spencer 8
Chenille Railroad 10 jackson
County. Including side track, etci
$74 964. or 81. $40 per mile, being
l6.40 miles, and that part of il
which is in Roane County, inolud.
ing side track, etc. $7S,4l4. o,
s47l3 per mile. being sixteen miIes,
.he part of the Ohio River Rail
road in jackson County, including
side track. eto, at $2O7. .66s. OF
s., ,28S per mile. being $3.50 miles;
m Mascn county at 1887 3O7, c,
81 ,469 per mile. being 5l.S6 miles
Engineer Venable in his estim .te
of the value of the r & M. V. r.
R puts it at $101 $50, including
equipment and all property; the
the r. s. & G. r in jacks or
Ooun y at $ll7432. and in Roape
County at $l3O. 230. the total value
of the Q. r R. in jackson Count,
at 1926. $40, and in M son County
657 .357 Some other engineers
who testify in the case substantially
agree with Mr.. Venable. The board
IF Public Works put the total valu,
Of the Ohio River railroad in j ack
son County at $l,6SO.673.OO OIL
S59. .075 90 per mile, being % so
nilse; and in Mason County at So,
OF. $4,000; or $59. .337.OO per mile,
being 81 Sc miles The Ripley
aud Mill Greek Valley railroad a,
1891. .902. or $25, ,754 90 per mile.
being 13 miles; the R4venswood,
spencer and Gienville railroad in
jackson County at $378.o57.0o OF
$23. lib 90 per mile, being 16 40
miles; and in Roane county at $371..
614.0o or $2S. .225 90 per mile. being
l6 miles.
As between these widely differ
ant views as to the values of these
properties, the court is called upon
to decide upon the evidence be-
fore it, 80 far as the evidence goes,
for as respects many important
matters which the court is called
upon to consider and decide there
is perplexing absence of satisfao
tory evidence. If we are to treat
these three roads, whose values are
in question, as the attorneys for
the applio mt insist, we shall. az
separate roads owned by separate
existing corporations, the absence
of evidence upon which reliance
can be had to fix values, makes the
work much more difficult than il
would be if We regard them as
parts of the B & . r. System.
controlled and operated by the B.
& 0. r Go. The attorneys for
the appellant tell the court and the
evidence shows that the three
roads were not built by the B. &
o r. Co. and that the B & o. r
90 does not own the legal title to
the property of these roads. The
B & O. r. Co. has not leased
them but has been operating them.
has acquired virtually all of the
capital stock of these rosds, took
entire control of them without
any arrangement or agreement OF
with the officers of these roads
permitting it to do SO so far as
the evidence shows; the eff GERS of
The B. & o. R. Co have given to
the o. &. 3 and it's branches the
name of the o r. division of the
B & o. R ; the property of the o
r. division of the B. & o R. Co.
has for the past FIVE years been re-
turned by the officers of the Com
pany as it has been returned the
present year; and it has been assess
ed and taxed as it is proposed to
assess aud tax it for the present
yesr.
The capital stock, the number
shares. and the value thereof the
expenses of operating these roads