The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-06
Will Have Charge of New In- migration of the State
 of Alabama
IS 4 WELL KNOWN
 BIRMINGHAM MAN
Judge J. T. Cook, Secretary of the State Board of Assessment, Sends Letter to Corpora
 ton Officials.

Montgomery. April 5.-(speeiaI) I)-The | appointment of R. II. DeHoll of Birming- ham as commissioner of immigration, has been announced by Governor Conner. Ue 1 Is to take office at once and will have the duty of getting immigrants of a desirable class for the state. It is un- derstood that Mir. DeHol was highly recommended by Walker Percy of Bir- mngham and others Mir. DeHoll has been a chemist for sometime for the Tennessee Coal. Iron and Railroad company at Birmingham ! and was born in Holland, He has kept in touch with the people of that and other old countries and is we'll posted on the best kind of people to bring into the state and where to find them. He will go to Holland in few weeks and begin work at once to bring over people The place pays a salary of s240O year and two clerks are allowed. It is pro- posed that the commissioner shall pre- pare and have distributed literature about the state and it's resources and do every thing possible to keep the advantages of the state before the rest of the coun- try.
 
 state board of pharmacy succeeding him self.
 ] State Auditor Brandon announces that ' the receipts nf thas state for the six months ending March q were S3,oos,979
 More Deposltaries. l The following other banks have been designated as state deposltares, getting S10,000 each: Savings bank Columbiana; First National Decatur; First National, | Mobile. Dekalb County, Fort Payne; | Bank of Guntersville, Guntersville; Bank i of Roanoke, Roanoke; Steiner Bros. Bir- | mlngham; Bank of Ensley Ensley; State Bank Bessemer; Oneonta Trust & Bank l ing O., Oneonta; James and Midway Banking Co., James; Merchants and Farmers, Union Springs; Bank of Car rollton, Carrollton; First National Red Level; Autauga Banking and Trust. Prattville; Bank of Wedowee; First Ma tional, Sylacauga; Macon County, Tuske- gee; Bank of Sumter Livingston. These officers have been named by the governor; Notary public and justice of the peace: S. F. MatioX. beat 16, Fay cite county notaries: Miss Laura Ruth erford Blrmingham; J. F. Naylor, Bur bank; Miss Inez Clarke, Russellyllle; T. J. Judge, Greenvile; s. I1. Stokes, Mo- bile; Miss Jessie onson, Birmingham.
 Judge Cooks Letter. The following is q copy of the letter be- ing sent out by Judge J. T. Cook secre- tary of the state board of assessments, to the telegraph. telephone and railroad officials, calling attention to the informa- ton desired by the board and the date of the meeting:
 Dear Sir: In the assessment of the properties of the railroads, telegraph and long distance telephone companies for 1007 the state board of assessment not having in it's possession satisfactory data upon which to base an estimate of tho properties of the --- company in Ala bama adjourned until the - Inst, and instructed me to request the attendance on said day of some officer of said com pany who will be able to give information pertaining to the business of said company and other matters it may deem necessary to an intelligent discharge of It's duties, particularly 10 give information as out lined in act approved March :, 1907, a copy of which is herein enclosed Yours truly, J. T. COOK
 "Clerk of the Board"
 The following is a copy of the act en- closed:
 An act to amend section 3972 t5o2) of tho code of Alabama of 1S96. Be it enacted by the legislature of Aalabama that section 3912 of the code of Alabama of 1896 be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows 3972-Principles of valuation of railroads, long distance telephone and telegraph property, the valuation of the
  phone and telegraph companies for tax ation shall be upon the same principles the valuation of every other species of property, that is to say that valuation of such property shall be had upon the consideration of what clear fee simple title thereto would sell for under tho conditions under which that character of property is most usually sold, and as evi- dence tending to show what this would be said state board of assessments shall ascer- ta4r. Nl.xr the average market value of the stocks and bonds of such companies in the mar kets during the preceding twelve months, and shall also take into consideration the estimated Investments valuation of said property as returned by the duly au- thorzed officers agents of said com panies to the railroad commission as L basis for the adjustment of rates for serv- ices to the public by such companies and all other legal information as to such values which they may obtain.
 Approved March r. 1907"
 Garber's Opinion.
 Attorney General A. NJ. Garber has ren- dered an opinion for Judge J. J. Mitchell president of the state tax commission, in reference to what is the difference be- tween a fertilizer factory and fertilizer mixing plant
 The reason for this opinion was that the fertilizer factories are to pay license or SzvO dUu the ItTllllZtT nilAluflB pidnt, or factory must pay only sl0. The following is the opinion in full:
 Replying to your communication of the 2d inst. requesting me to define the difference between d fertilizer factory and a fertilizer mixing plant or factory as used in section 20 of act approved March :. 1907 entitled an act to further
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