The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-11-11

be something of a disclosure of the plans
and personnel of thu company. A char
ter taken out in Louisiana last week for
the New Orleans and South Mississippi
Railroad company is known to cover thu
Louisiana end of the Birmingham enter
prise. The Mississippi section was COW
cred by charter taken out some time
ago with Ex-Governor A. H. Longino at
the hear of it. A charter in Alabama ~
now being prepared. With construction
OF these projected roads there will be but
a small part of the south Mississippi
left without railroad accommodations,
The Mississippi Central Is more active In
it's work than are the Others for it al
ready has its corps of surveyors i'm tile
field. and contractors will be set at work
as SOON as the survey Is completed
The boards of supervisors of the Vari-
Gus counties of South mississippi have
been In session during the present week.
and each of them. representing counties
in which are located considerable tracts
of timberland have been swamped with
petitions from the syndcates asking 1 q
nave their assessments reduced because
of deterioration in value as the result
of the big wind. Tie assertion is made
in many cases that the loss of timber has
amounted to 80 per cent of the original
value, These tinberlands were assessed
this Years Varously in the different coun-
ties, from SIS to $50 In no case that
has been heard from have these petitions
been granted for in nearly all the coun-
Ties the tax levy had been fixed. and
taxes had been collected. also it WI.
found that the assessments OF this year
were made on the basis of the values on
the lst of February. and. therefore the
boards Of supervisors could not take
cosnzanee Of depreciation since tina.
time.
Complaint OF the scarcity of cars 10
the burden of the mill mems song In this
part of the country. All along the rail-
roads in every direction from Ilattes-
burg may he seen the result of this ear
shortage in ramps crowded with lumber
and yards filled To overlooking with ma
terial that should be ont ON the mar
ket. The mill men do not find ihat the
market Is advancing as they anticipated
at this time of year and they attribute
the condition to the fact that so much
material Is accommodating at the mills
The small mill man who has a weekly
pay roll TO meet must raise the monev
some where, and with his yards crowded
with the goods he Is disposed to offer
them at any old price in order to raise
the ready cash. This can but be democrat
izng on the market 1t Is figured out
that in the course Of few weeks there
Will be relief from the car shortage
The coal will have been hauled for the
winter supply and Tie crops Of the west
will have been marketed. Then there
will be cars TO spare for the lumber
trade. and then every mill man will have
an unprecedented stock To rush on the
market Unless the demand shall 5e
found surprisingly heavy, the result Of
this condition can but he a demorallza-
ton Of the market.
Al present, prices are ruling fairly
steady. There Is no complaint on that
score from the min men. who however.
point out that they are unable TO take
advantage of the strong market. because
of inability to fill the orders.