The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-23
SMALL LINES
TAXES LIFTED
Equalization Board Acts
on Three Roads.
BIG RAILROADS NOT TOUCHED
Assessments Not Yet Fixed on En-
joining Companies.
All Those Bat Two Have Submitted
Their Figures. But They Were
Taken Into Consideration
by Omcials.
BIG RAILROADS NOT TOUCHED

The State Board of Equalization yes
terday lifted the taxes of three of the
small roads of the State. In accord
ance with the policy that seems to
have been adopted by the Board. thu
taxes of no road engaged In the liti-
cation in the Federal Court was as
sessed.
1t will be recalled that ten of the
railroads of the State. all of which
are among the larger and more i'm
portant lines of the State united in
the injunction proceedings in the Fed
eral Court. In making their declara-
ton before the court the roads de-
clared that their property per mile
would cost a given amount to repro
duce 1t as 1t was. This given amount
was higher than the taxes of the road
as given In by its agents. The FEEDER
al Court litigation has appeared more
than once during the proceedings OF
the Board of Equalization.
All of the enjoining roads except
the Southern and the Alabama Great
Southern have submitted their assess
formation as asked by the Board. The
assessment of all these enjoining roads
has, however, been postponed II the
Board Of Equalization has adopted any
policy in reference to them that policy
has not been made public.
The roads which went before the
Board yesterday did not fare SO wen
The raises to which they were sub
| jeeted, while not startlingly large
were material.
The Alabama and Mississippi had the
assessment on its main line raised from
$4,000 a mile to $4,000 a mile. The
| road was represented by r. d. Bus
| bee. Tt has eight and half miles OF
| main line inside of Alabama and a
| quarter of a mile Of sidetrack. The
| bit of sidetrack was assessed for
$1,000 and the main line at $4,000 a
mile. The rolling stock of this road
was assessed for $500.
The raise of the tax of the Chatta-
hooches Valley Railroad was sbout the
| same in proportion. The Chattahoo-
| chez Valley Is a branch line RUNNING
| from west Point into Alabama and
| reaching chain of cotton mills be-
| longing to company of which L.
| Lanier is the head.
| Mr.. Lanier was present at the meet
ing Of the Board yesterday at which
| the assessment was fixed. The roat
| In Alabama has a length OF sixteer
miles. 1t was assessed last year a
| $4,000 mile. The Board yeterda,
raised the assessment to 1880. Tn
quarter of mile of side, track belong
ing to the road was assessed at 50.
600 and the rolling stock at $500.
The Canton. Aberdeen and Nashville
also sustained considerable raise Il
its assessment. The main line of thi
ROAD was assessed last year at $4,000 ,
mile. but this year II was raised $500
This road is leased by the Illinois
Central and is now a pare of that sys
tenn. It has 9.1s miles of track II
Alabama. The road has a piece OF
sidetrack which was assessed at 81,
900 and its rolling stock was assessed
| at $4,000. The road was represent et
before the Board by W. l.. Tolbert
| Tax Agent of the Illinois Central.
| Major r.. e. Steiner appeared before
| the Board for the Seaboard Air Line
and furnished 1t with some additional
Information for the assessment oil
| that road. But the fixing of the tax
of the Seaboard was left to some otho,
| day.