The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-12
TAX VALUES
ARE $73,S66,575
' Detailed Figures on Rail
roads.
EXACT INCREASE $15,44o,5 o3.O5
Result Of Equalization Board Hear
ings Is Given Out.
Higher Figure. VIII Bring Revenue of
Over 100000 To Alabama From
The Common Carriers of
The State.
EXACT INCREASE $15,44o,5o3.O5

crease OF $lo,44o,o03.O5 over the assess
ment for 1906.
"a The State Board of Equalization yes
w terday made public the facts of it's re-
cent work in assessing the comon car
riers of the State.
&. The increase of taxes to be. derived
from the enhanced assessments is $780,
1863 over the taxes being collected this
year from the assessment 21ade in 1906
The taxes upon properties as assessed
in 1905, were $379,769 while by the re-
cent assessments they will be s480,132.
The increase of fifteen million dol
lars is undoubtedly surprising to many.
In one or two instances, only, were as
sessments reduced or held at old fig
ures.
Members of the Board of Equalization
say they regard the increase of assess
ments of railway telegraph and long
with the increased valuations of other
properties and not exorbitant
The detailed figures of the tax values
placed upon the various railroad lines of
the State, are as follows.
Alabama Central--S75 miles main
track at $4,000; 1904 miles side track
at $4,000 rolling stock at s3,105: total
assessment. $ss.4S5; 1906, s13,420: in
crease. $25.065.
Alabama Great Southern 244s miles
main track at $4,000; 7.76 miles branch
line at $4,000; 1877 miles side track at
tai assessment, s6.634.620: for 1906, S5,-
b94, So. Increase $1,o39,130.
Alabama and Mississippi--S.5 miles of
main track at $4,000: rs mile of side
track at $1,000; rolling stock at SIS. 500:
total assessment, $31,675; for 1906, SEA-
$50: increase. S9.625.
Atlantic, Birmingham and Atlantic
1877 miles of main track at $4,000; 1.89
miles of side track at $1,000; rolling
stock at $4,000; total assessment. $110.-
s35: for 1906. s101,335; increase. 5000.
Alabama Northern--7.4 miles of main
Zine at $4,000; "a mile of side track at
$4,000; total assessment, $2S,S40; for
1905. same.
Atlanta Coast Line-142.12 miles
main track at $4,000; 30.69 miles side
track at $4,000; rolling stock. main
line and branches, 1897, 900: branch
tines are assessed at $4,000 and $1,000
total assessment, $3,011,510; 1906,
s3100.772.50. The entire increase for
The road is $85S,16S.
Birmingham and Atlantic-22. 9 miles
main line at $500; 2.53 miles side
track at $1,000; nine miles side track
Mt $3.50; rolling stock at $4,000; total
assessment, $i73. 800; for 1906, $135, 800;
decrease. $11.40o.
Birmingham Southern-13. 35 miles
main line at $4,000; 67.16 miles side
tracks at $4,000; rolling stock at $251,-
i1e; total assessment. $706,650: for
1906, $639,065.75; increase $67.584.25.
Canton, Aberdeen and Nashville
BIB miles main line at $4,000; 1923
miles side track at $4,000; rolling stock
at $4,000; total assessment, $112,990;
1906, $45,660; increase $67,330.
Alabama Tennessee and Northern
2,0S5 miles main track at $4,000; side
track $1,000; rolling stock at 5000;
total $50. 100; 1907, $ss,s5o; increase
$3.50.
Chattahoochie valley-16 miles main
fraa Of
side track at $4,000; rolling stock at
S11,900; total $91,120; 1906, 4,450; in
crease $26,670.
Chattanooga Southern -436 miles
main track at $4,000. s.97 miles side
track at $4,000; S.97 miles side track al
$4,000: rolling stock at $4,000; total
s333,51o; 1906 $259,S0s.25; increase, $74.-
POLLS.
woodstock and Blocton-Total $119,-
800; no. change.
Kansas City, Memphis and Birming-
ham-1076 miles main track at $4,000
HOG miles side track at $4,000. TAG
miles side track at $4,000, total $2.S01, ;
500; 1906, $2,136,735; increase $664.765
Manistee and Repton-Eighteen miles
main track at $4,000; rolling stock at
$4,000; total, s47,937.50; 1906, $31, 900;
increase $16,927.50
Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City
27.24 miles main track at $1,000; 8 Sc
miles side track at 1900; rolling stock
at $67 ,440; total, $2S1,3l6; 1905. $245,-
$50; increase, s36,036.
Mobile and Ohio-60. 80 miles main
track at $4,000; 1854 miles side track
at $4,000; rolling stock at $232. 700; to-
tai. $1,514,960; 1906. $1,000. 4s0; increase,
$685. SO.
Blocton Branch-11 92 miles main
branch at 10000; 21 miles side track,
$4,000; total for branch, $131,SSo; 1906,
$53,160; increase, $78,670.
Montpomarv DiViSiOn-157 nileS
main track at 100000; "a. 80 miles side
track at $4,000; rolling stock at $685.
600; total for division, 1885, 100; 1906.
S1,43S.9 increase. $517,67O.
Mobile and Bay Shore-29. 90 miles
main track at $4,000; $40 miles side
track at $2,500; rolling stock at $50, 900;
total $2s2.S56; 1906, $2O3,425 increase,
S7s.910.
Portersville Branch--S. A miles main
track at $4,000; 1855 miles side track
i8 at $1,000; total, $35,410; 1906, $26,245;
increase, $9,165.
Warrior Branch-9.40 miles main
track at $6.OO0 2.6S miles side track
at $4,000; total. $62,975; 1906, $40,230;
increase, $22,745.
Northern Alabama-95. 5 miles main
track at $4,000; IL miles branch at
$4,000; 32S miles side track at $500;
rolling stock at $225.OO total $1.527.-
$50; 1906, $1,04S.S40; increase, $47S.44O.
Nashville, Chattanooga and st. Louis
-13. 90 miles main track at $26,007;
ga miles side track at $4,000; rolling
stock at $4,000; total, $766,620; 1906,
1857, 800; increase. $19S,630.
Doran's Cove Branch-S.4 miles main
line at $4,000; l AZ miles side track at
$4,000; rolling stock at $1,000; total
$57,065; 1906, $46.15250; increase. SILL
913.
Huntsville Division 80 9 miles main
line at $1,000; S.S7 miles track at
$4,000; rolling stock at $4,000; total
s5O5.69O; 1906. s4OO,95750; increase,
$1O4.6S2. so.
Middle Tennessee and Alabama Di-
vision-16. So miles main line at $4,000;
.92 miles side track at $4,000; rolling
stock at $4,000; total, $4,000; 1906,
$69,3SO increase, $19.71O.
Sequatchie Valley Branch. IS miles
main line at $500, SO miles side track
at $4,000; rolling stock at 1900; total,
$24.67O; 1906, $24.642; increase. $2,75O.
Tennessee and Coosa division 81. SO
miles main track at 10000; 6.36 miles
side track at $4,000 rolling stock at
$4,000; total. $442,210; 1906, $274,790;
increase, $167,420.
Oak Grove and Georgetown 23 g
miles main track at $1,50O; 5 miles side
track at $500; rolling stock at $10,755;
total. $46.255; 1906, $S3,2SO: increase,
$13.025.
Seaboard Air Line--Georgia and Ala