The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-05-31
STATE ASSESSORS
RAISE THE ROADS
TRUE VALUATION TO BE PLAC-
ED UPON ALL OF THEM.
Many Protests Expected-Hearing to
be Had on Increase of $30,000,-
900 in Valuation.
The State.

The State.
The State board Of railroad asses
sors decided at meeting yesterday
to place the valuation Of all railrdhd
property in South Carolina OH a bas-
is of 100 per cent. Or at its true mar
ket value. This means that the valua
ton upon which all assessments upon
railroad property are made by county
and state will be over 100000 as
against $32, 100000 last year.
The board, consisting of Comptrol-
ler General Jones, chairman eX Off
clio; Secretary Of State McCown,
State Treasurer Jennings and Attor-
ney General Lyon, has been in ses-
sion two days and went over all Of
the returns and figures for previous
years. Attorney General Lyon moved
that the law, as expressed OH the sta
tute books, be carried out. This law
calls for all assessments at a true
valuation Of property. The motion
was unanimously adopted and the
board proceeded to consider the val
ue Of all railroad property in this
state. The results are as follows:
Comparative Figures.
Alcolu railroad, valuation last
year $500 per mile; this year $2,-
500 per mile. Total valuation $685.
500.
Atlanta and Charlotte Air Line,
value last year, per mile $19,S00;
this year $4,000 per mile. Total val
uation $6,249,5 500.
Atlantic Coast Line system, value
'per mile lust year $I1 ,O95; this year
$25,000. Total value in South Car
olina $19,747,750.
Bemettsville and Cheraw, value
per mile last year $500; this year
$500. Total valuation $50,750.
Blue Ridge railroad, value per mile
last year 1880; this year $4,000.
Total in state $572,000.
Branchville and Bowman, per mile
last year $500; this year $4,000;
total $a0,8O0.
Carolina and Northwestern, last
year $1,000 per mile; this year $l5,-
900, total $444,0O0.
Carolina and Western, value per
mile last year 81 1900; this year $3,-
900; total $1,000.
I Charleston and Western Carolina,
value per mile last year $7,679; this
year $12, 800; toal $3S8,750.
Chesterfield and Lancaster, value
per mile last year $2,5oO; this year
$4,000. Total valuation $10S,000.
Conway Coast and Western, value
per mile last year $1,500; this year
$4,000. Total valuation $106.060.
\ Columbia, Newberry and Laurens,
valuation per mile last year $4,000;
this year $4,000. Total in state
}$925,000.
s% Georgetown and Western, per mile
last year $4,000; this year $500. To-
tai valuation 100000.
If Glenn Springs, value per mile last
|aHear $4,000; this year $4,000. Total
BAaluation $4,000.
ASHampton and Branchville, value
#er mile last year $1,000; this year
IO00 Total for state $4,000.
B&ELancaster and Chester, value per
Ale last year $3,025; this year $5,-
DO; total in state $143,000.
9sS Northwestern Railroad Of South
HCarolina, value per mile last year So,
#d0O; this year $1,000; total, $751;
9FpO.
~ Pickens railroad, value per mile
last year 1890; this year $3,500; to-
tai for the state $31 500.
Seaboard Air Line system, value
per mile last year $11 ,595; this year
$1,000, total for state $G,835, 700.
Southern railway, value per mile
last year $11 ,54S; this year $22,500;
total for state $10,246,500.
4 Southern railawy, operating the
Carolina division, value per mile last
year $11 ,626; this year $25, 900; to-
4 tai for state $12,987,250.
Union and Glenn Springs, value
. per mile last year 81 800; this year
$4,000; total for state $66,500.
charleston Terminal company, val
|ue last year per mile $11,000; this
Ayear 100000; toal, $158,40O.