Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1907-06-05
RAILROAD ASSESS SNIElNTSE
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s,OOO,0 900 III Valuation ut Meeting
Last Week.

board of railroad assessors clueo
at meeting to place the galna atlonn y
of all railroad property IN South Car
olina OH basis Of 100 per cent. OF
at its true merket value. This means
that the valuation upon which y
assessments upon railroad property
are made by county and State will
be over s62,OoO,O0O as against $32,
100000 last year.
The board consisting Of eomptroE
Ter General Jones. chairman ex ofaco;
Secretary of State Nee G6wah State
Treasurer Jennings and Attorney
General Lyon, were in session two
days and went over altsof the se-
turns and figures for previous years.
Attorney General Lyon moved that
the law, as expressed on the statute
books, be carried out. This law calls
for all assessments at true valua-
tion of property. The motion was
unanimously adopted and the board
proceeded to consider the value OF
all railroad property III this State
The results are as follows:
Comparative Figures.
Alcolu railroads, valuation last
year $500 per mile this year $2,-
500 per mile. Total valuation $62,.
500.
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line,
value last year; pettnile, Sis, 800;
this year $4,000 per nile. Total
valuation $6,249,500.
Atlantic Coast Line system, value
per mile last year SD, ,095; this year
$4,000. Total value in South Caro-
lima, $19,747,750.
Bennettsvil1e and Chernw, value
per mile last year 81, 800; this year
$500. Total valuation $5O, ESQ.
Blue Ridge railroad, value per mile
last year $3.50; this year $4,000
Total in State $4,000.
Branehyille and Bowman, per mile
last year $1,000; this year $2,SoO;
total $3O,SOO.
Carolina and Norihw estern, last
year, $4,000 per mile, his year $15,-
900; total $$44444,0OO.
Carolina and Weste, value pei
mile last year $1,800; d; year $3,-
600; total $4,000.
Charleston and Westerd Carolina
value per mile last lear, $7,679; this
year $12,sOO; total $sSs,75o.
Chesterfield and Lancaster, value
per mile last wear $2,5O0: this wear
$6,OOO., Total valuation $1OS,OOO.
Conway Coast and Western, value
per mile last year ST, 500; this yeal
$500. Total valuation SlO6, $50.
Columbia, Newbelry and Laurens
valuation per mile last year $4,000;
this year $4,000. Total lin State
$S25,000.
Georgeto aifss estern per mile
last year 81, 600 tliiis year $500.
Total yalna ton $3.50 i0gtjss
Glenn Springs value Der mile last
year $4,000 IT bis ysai, $sS 500. Total
saliia ion ssSS5;06 8.
Hampton and Branchville ralne
per mile last year ST 200; this year
$4,000. Total for State $4,000.
Lancaster and Chester, value pei
mile last yea1 s$3,O25; this year $5,-
900; total in State $143,000.
Northwestern Railroad of South
Carolina, value, per mile last year
$4,000; this year $4,000; total $457, >
100.
Pickens railroad value per mile
last year $1,000; this year $500;
total for the State $31, 500.
Seaboard Air Line system, value
per mile last year $1l,595; this year
$4,000; total for State $685., ZOO
Southern railway, value per mile
last year SILL, ,54S; this year $22,5OO;
total for State $10,246, 800.
Southern railway, operating the
Carolina division, value per mile last
year 1l,626; this year $4,000; to-
tai for State $12,9S7,25O.
Union and Glenn Springs, value
per mile last year $1,5OO; this year
$500; total for State $66,500.
Charleston Terminal company, val
ue last year per mile $1l 900; this
year $4,000; total $15S,40O.
Raleigh and Charleston, value per
mile last year 1,5OO; this year $4,000
to+o1 fo,, Sto+n tSo ddO.