The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-07-23
INTANGIBLE TAX
 BRINGS B|G SUM All Opposition to Assessments
 Withdrawn WILL BRING IN S14O,000 Counties Will Also Share Handsomely in New Source of Revenue-Mi- litia Receives New Uniforms.
 New Handle Factory.
WILL BRING IN S14O,O00

Montgomery, July )-That the new law providing for assessment of intangible franchises will yield the state the magnificent sum of $14O,O00 will be a surprise to many Alabama citizens. In exact figures last year the tax was $l3S,- BPS, and it will be fully as much this year. The same amount that goes to the state will be received by the counties, as the counties as a rule, assess about with the state The total valuation last year was s21, ,21, ,292, and it will be about the same this year.
 This revenue is in addition to the tangi- ble assessments and until the 1907 session of the legislature was not collected at all. It is now discussed in its relation to the past as "escapes"-legal escapes. It will like other sources of revenue, grow better as it grows older, until in a few years it will yield way up toward $l,000, 0o0 Taking the counties and state to- gether, it's return on last years assess ment will be s276,656.
 The fact that the fight threatened by the Montgomery Light and Power com pany has been withdrawn and agreement made to pay the tax, removes everything that had been brought forward as an op- position to the law, and 1t looks now like there is a certainty that it will go along turning in it's very large mite to the treasury of the state. Chairman J. J. Mitchell and his associates have seen this possibility of trouble pass away, and they are now getting industriously to work to make all the assessments and get them out of the way.
 There are a number of both large and small companies to be assessed yet, and the next few days will be given over to them However, the entire assessment will be made by the middle of the fol- lowing week, and the papers in the hands Of the county tax officers.
 Library Class.
 The training class in library administra- tion, methods and economy is reported progressing quite satisfactorily. On Tues day, Miss Ora l. Smith, the librarian of the State university, who has been as- sisting in the work of instruction during the first week of the course, left for Bel ton S. C., where she is to spend her va cation. She is succeeded by Miss Eva Wrlgley, librarian of the Talladega pub lie library, who will be with the class for the second week. Miss Smiths work was largely devoted to library classification, while that of Miss Wrigley will be given to cataloguing.
 Both Miss Smith and Miss Wrigley are full course graduates in library science, the former from the Drexel Library school, Philadelphia. and the latter from the Southern Library school in Atlanta.
 Miss Nimmo Greene and Miss Alice Wyman are permanent instructors and are with the class constantly from a. m. until 1 p. m. The class has practice work in the afternoons, and much time is devoted to actual work as illustrated in the Carnegie library in the oity
 More Uniforms.
 Adjt Gen. Bibb Graves is sending out Tot of new uniforms to the members of the National Guard. He has sent out this week in all about $34,000 worth of equip ment. He is determined that the Ala. bama forces will be fitted out completely with all that is needed.
 A JOtnt OcDdte.
 Will Hodge Sanford and S. H. Dent, the former of Troy and the latter of Mont gomery and both candidates for Con- gress, will have joint debate at China Grove, Pike county, July 2S. These two gentlemen are after the Democratic nom- ination, and both are after votes in the county of the other. The date mentioned Is that of great country picnic and bar becue.
 Pardon Board Meetings.
 The state board of rardons held it's last meeting until the fall on Wednesday aft ernoon. The full board was present and many cases were heard. It is anticipated that q number of recommendations will be made to the governor for action.
 Woodruff Buried.
 The funeral of l.. N. Woodruff on Wednesday was well attended from all sections of the state, the deceased being one of the best known men in the city. He was the father of Lorenze Woodruff, well known in the southern cities as a newspaper man. The deceased was for saany years in business in Montgomery