The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-24
BIG TAX INCREASE
PENsACoLA's GROWTH SHOWN BY
 TAX LIST.
Real Estate Valuation Hss Increased e5,0O0,o00 in Four Years Death of pr. c. F.
 Mareh.

Pensacola. Fla. Sept. 23-(Special.) Statistics and data compiled by Tax Assessor Johnson and made public to- day show that the valuation of all tax able property In the city of Pensacola Is $i3,f40,947, wbich is the high mark for an assessment roll in the city, and reveals an increase of s5ooooo0 over the valuation of four years ago in real estate alone. During the past year the value of real estate increased half million dollars. and but for the fact that the personal property assessment showed decrease the total valuation would have reached s15.00o.00 The as- sessment roll shows the following: Real estate not subject to fire tax, s561.762; real estate subject to fire tax. $s,5S1.453; railroads. telegraph and tel ephones, $675,147; personal property, s3,622,5s5. The report of the tax as- sessor Is to go to the city council in order that the tax lew of the coming fiscal year may be fixed and appropria- tions made.
 Dr. Marsh's Death.
 The remains of Dr. c. F. Marsh. su- perintendent of the Odd Fellows San- itarium at Gainesville. Fla. reached here this morning and this afternoon were inferred In the National Ceme- tery near Fort Barrancas. with milf- tary honors, four companies of artillery from the post and band attending.
 The deceased was for a number of years and until eight months ago resident of Pensacola. Then he left here when the Order of Odd Fellows es- tablished it's first sanitarium at Gaines vile taking the posimtion of superin- tendent. His death was sudden. due to heart trouble. The funeral services were largely attended special cars talk ing the citizens to the National Ceme- tery, eight miles distant. During the civil war the deceased was surgeon in the Union Army and the ford en- titled to burial in the cemetery and also to military honors. He is sur vied by a wife ,one daughter and two sons. one of whom Is Fred W. Marsh. of the uity. Jerk of the United States Court
 Wrong Man Caught.
 Chief of Police Sanders today receiv- ed letter from the sheriff of Frank lin county, Miss, in which was en- closed a minute description of the ne- gro held in jail there, and who was sus- pected of being Jim Ardis. the negro who murdered Police officer Burnham here two years ago. shooting him through the heart. About week ago the chic fnoticed the arrest In the Mississippi county of a negro. who an- swered according to the newspapers the description of Ardis. so he got In communication with the Mississippi sheriff, thinking that perhaps Ardts had been captured. as 1t is known that he has been in that State and Louiss jana within the past three months. The description received here. however, shows that the wrong man has been captured.
 Farmers' Institute.
 Through the efforts of the Chamber of Commerce a number of farmers in- stitutes are to be conducted Tn this county within the next two weeks, Prof. c. H. Rolfs, of the State Universi- tv having accepted a ninvitatton to come here with a number of others and deliver a series of addresses to the planters. These will be soon growing tobacco as we'll as other products or the farm and as the planters are show the result will be very beneficial.