The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-21
ENERMOUS GAIN IN
 GEORGIA RETURNS Tax Valuations Will Run Over
 S6OO,OOO,OOO NO JOINT DEBATE AT ROME Friends of the Georgia Candidates Can Not Get Toether on Arrangements Other News From the Geor-
 gIa Capital.

Atlanta, June 0.-(Special.)-A an in- dication of the general pdosperlty which is prevelant throughout Georgia. and which, it appears, is on the constant in- crease, Comptroller General w. A. Wright IS receiving letters almost daily from tax collectors fin various sections of the state in which they tell him that the property returns for taxation this year will show an increase equal practically to the al- most unprecedented increase shown by the returns of last year.
 It is regarded as little short of marvel ous that Georgia should show an increase of more than forty millions in property returns two years in succession, but the Indications are that this is coming again when the 1906 digests are examined, and this will mean that the total taxable val nation in Georgia will be carried way over the 5000, 900, 600 mark ....
 The total property returns for 1904 were $53O0oo,0oO In 1905 they jumped to s577, ,O0O,- 0O, showing an increase of $31000OOO in general property returns and $10,00o,OOO in corporation returns. Another increase like that of 1905 and the total returns of taxable property in Georgia will be car ried up close to $625, GOO
 And in the event that 1907s should show similar results, Georgia would return in her taxable value to the high tide which she knew before the civil war when with all the slaves the highest total reached was nearly 675,oOOOOo
 There will be an increase this year in the returns of corporations amounting to S4, 100000 to $5,O00000. The total returns of corporation property in 1905 were sS3, ,OOO 600 in round numbers.
 This year the total from corporations will be about $ss,OOO,Ooo. The value of Georgia's corporation property is getting close to the one hundred million mark, or about one-sixth of the total taxable property of the state.
 This years increase in the corporation returns will be secured by the comptroller general, it appears now, without single | arbitration. Where he thought the re- turns too small he has simply so ind- cated, and as the result of conferences with officials of the companies interested, he has secured practically all he has asked for In addition there has been some new railroad mileage returned, par f ticulariy that of the Louisville and Nash vile between Gainesville and the Ten nessee line, and also the new mileage constructed by the Atlantic and Blrming- | ham Railroad company
 | The. comptroller general today accepted ! the returns of the Savannah Street Rail- road company, after that company had agreed to certain increases in the re- turns which he demanded. The value of the company's franchise was increased s7o,O00 and it's tangible property was in l creased $54,O00 making a total increase 1 of s12i.000 This brings the total returns of the Savannah Street Railroad com pany up to $1,070000 in round numbers. The Savannah Gas company likewise agreed to an increase of $90,O00 in the | valuation of its franchise. and with that amendment. it's return was accepted by the comptroller general. This makes that | company's total return s434,000
 | Similarly increases have been secured from other corporations where the comp troller general thought the returns were l too low, and so far there is no indca- tion that a single arbitration will have !! to be held
 No Joint Debate at Rome.
 The indications are today, according to advlces from Rome, that there will be no joint debate in that city on Saturday