The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-05
ASSESSMENTS REVISED.
TRUE VALUATION TO BE PLACED
UPON ALL RAILROADS.
Many Protests Expected-Hearing to
:. Be Had ON Increase Of $4,000, 600
in Valuation at Meeting Wednesday.

in Valuation at Meeting Wednesday.
Columbia, May 3o.-The State
board of railroad assessors decided at
a meeting yesterday to place the val
ustion of all railroad property in
South Carolina on a basis of 1o0 per
cent or at its true market value.
This means that the valuation upon
which all assessments upon railroad
property are made by county and
state will be over ss2,ooo,oo as
against ss2, 600, 900 last year.
The board, consisting Of comptrol-
ler General Jones, chairman ex-ofi-
cso; Secretary of State McCown, State
Treasurer Jennings and Attorney
General Lyon, has been in session two
days and went over all Of the returns
and figures for previous years. AZ
torney General Lyon moved that the
law, as expressed on the statute books,
be carried out. This law calls for all
assessments at true valuation Of
property. The motion was unani-
rnously adopted and the board pro
ceeded to consider the value of all
railroad property in this State. The
results are as fof1ows:
Alcolu railroad, valuation last year
$500 per mile; this year $4,000 per
mile. Total valuation sS2,5oo,
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line,
value last year, per mile, s1s,soo; this
year $4,000 perrile. Total valua-
ton se,24s,5Oo.
Atlantic Coast Line system, value
per mile last year s11,oe5; this year
s25,ooo. Total value in South Carroll
pa s1s,747,75O.
Benne.tsville and Cheraw, value per
nile last year $500; this year So
500. Total valuation s5o,75o.
Blue Ridge railroad, value per mile
last year $3.50; this year $4,000
Total in State $4,000.
Branchville and Bowman, per mile
last year $500; this year $4,000; to-
tai s3o.SoO
Carolina and Northwestern, last
year $4,000 per mile; this year s15,-
ooo; total $4,000.
Carolina and Western, value per
mile last year s1.S0o; his year So
900; total s21,oOe.
Charleston and Western Carolina.
value per mile last year s7,ss7; this
year sl2,So0; total s3SS,750.
Chesterfield and Lancaster, value
per mile last year 50, 500; this year
$4,000. Total valuation s1oS,0oo
Conway Coast and Western, value
per mile last year s1.5oo; this year
$4,000. Total valuation s1os,s6O.
Columbia, Newberry and Laurens,
valuation per mile last year $4,000;
this year $4,000. Total in State
ssz5, 900.
Georgetown and Western, per mile
last year $4,000; this year $500. To-
tai valuation s36o,ooo.
Glenn Springs value per mile last
year $4,000; this year $4,000. Total
valuation $4,000.
Hampton and Branchville. value
per mile last year $1,000; this year
$1,000. Total for State s63,9o0.
Lancaster and Chester, value per
mile last year s3.o25; this year 5000;
total in State $4,000.
NORTHWESTERN Railroad of South
Carolina. value per mile last year
$4,000; this year 5000; total. s457,-
100.
Pickens rairoad, value per mile last
year $500; this year $500; total
for the State s31,500.
seaboard AIR Line system, value
per nile last year s11.595; this year
$4,000; total for state s6.S35.70o.
Southern railway, value per mile
last year s11,54S: this year s22.5oo;
total for state s1o24s 500.
Southern railway, operating the
Carolina division, value per mile last
wear s11.s26: this year $4,000; total
for state s21,sS725o.
Union and Glenn Springs. value
per mile last year $500; this year
$500. total for state ss6,5e9-
Charleston Terminal company val
ue last year per mile $1,000; this
wear $4,000: total. s15s.4oo
Raleigh and Charleston, value per