The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-04
Mobile and Jackson.

be heard along with the Coast Line on April II.
 Mobile and Jackson.
 Mr Rich said that the Mobile, Jackson and Kansas City had twenty-seven miles of track in the state. It has floating debt of $1,6OO,OO0 and is bonded for $2O,o0O a mile It cost from 5000 to $12,oO0 mile to build it, which is much less than IL could be constructed for at this tlme. There Is no preferred stock; the earning capacity is shown to be S3399 per mile, and the tax values are placed at s2oOO mile
 By the new laws the regulations gov erning the valuations of railroad property are given as follows: The valuations or such property shall be had upon con sideration of what clear fee simple ute thereto would sell for under conditions under which that character or property is most usually sold, and as eVldence tending to show what this would be, said the state board of assessment shall aS- certain as near as they can, and consider the average market value of the stocks and bonds of such companeis in the mar kets during the proceeding twelve months, and shall also take into consideration the estimated investment valuation of sad property as returned by the duly author- iZed officers or agents of said companies 10 the 1dl1TOdu CcIltlllSSlOh eio Ne DSN~ for the adjustment of rates for services to the public by such companies, and all other legal information as to such values that they may be able to obtain.
 To Finish Survey.
 At the meeting of the trustees of the Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Dis trict Agricultural schools today 1t was decided that w. G. Smith, of the national soil survey is to be invited to finish the surveys for the agricultural schools and experiment stations. Also that local trustees look into the needs of each school with regard to buildings and equip ment and report at later meeting Of the boards sndl
 The Sixth district board reelected H. o. Sarget president at a salary of sl6o0; J. A Johnson, assistant, at $500. J. A. York and Miss May Harvey were elected teachers. The local trustees present were W. II. Carpenter and James H. John son, Hamilton. W
 The Seventh district trustees present, w W. Haralson, Mt. Payne; s. w. Rid- dle Albertvile. At this meeting Com missioner of Agriculture, J. A. Wilkln- son. presided in the absence Of the gov ernor, who was at the meeting of the state board of assessment. J. 5. Hopoy was again elected president, at salary Of SlfUU, raised 1rOIH 9l1U oyiNtotos Greer was reelected first assistant at salary of 5000. Miss Myrtle Merrell and Miss Vida Jones were elected treachers. third teacher will be chosen later.
 The Eighth district local trustees pres ent were pr. Theo Westmoreland of Ath- ems, and N. M. Rowe of Triana. Elections were deferred to later meeting.
 The Ninth district local trustee pres ent was A. F. Fields of Blountsville. E. A. Miller was reelected president at a salary of S15c0. S. l.. Gibson was re- elected assistant at a salary of 5000, and R. o. Dyke at $760 Miss Nellie Chumley was elected teacher.
 The schools are located as follows: Sixth at Hamilton, Seventh at Albertville, Eighth at Athens, and the Ninth at Blountsville.
 Governor Invited.
 Governor Conner, who has been in vited to attend the Bryan banquet at Chattanooga, is not yet sure he can go. He has written a letter to that effect. Other speakers invited from Montgom. cry are Adjutant General Bibb Graves and Representative O. c. Maner.
 The Negro Normal school at Montgom- cry has received it's third installment