The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1909-08-12

Tor, ,and SAID the 'etc happened 10
be the insurance companies. True
the insurance companies were assess
ed at S53,044, the Kingstree Tele-
phone company at $1,000, and
both were included in the "etc." Mr.
Starr forgot to mention the last item.
Why did he forget this little item?
Oh! l guess twas too small to men
ton, Notwithstanding the fact that
it is just $500 more than the assess
ment of the Paroda railroad, over
which he raised such Juror. |
listed the insurance companies as the
law provides, and as Starr well
knows,at their proper place, which is
the county seat; and as that has not
been moved, will continue to list
them at the same old stand. The
Kingstree Telephone company was
not charged in Kingstree township
from the fact that it Was returned ,as
the law requires, to the Comptroller
General, and passed upon by State
board, but 1T is credited to that town.
ship. The Lake City Telephone
company was not returned to the
Comptroller General but sent to me
and listed in Lake City township
and included in the total property of
said township. See auditors dupli-
cate, volume 2, page 1l2, line 5.
His (Starr's) deductions are all fal-
lacious.
"What becomes of Mr. Wilson's
railroad in this divislon" l presume
the Salem Railroad company is the
same. See auditors duplicate, vol
ume l, page 100, line 81, and you
will see for yourself. But for the in
formation of others I'll say that the
Salem Railroad company, like the
Lake City Telephone company, has
never made Its return through the
regular channel, but made it direct
to this Office, and it is listed in Sum-
ter township, all of which is in the
new territory, with so pei cent pen
atty added for return. The pen.
atty for last year increased the
assessment $4,750, upon which the
company had to pay for ron'retusn.
This sum, though credited to new
territory, amounts to four times the
assessed value of the Paroda railroad.
The new territory was also credited
With 81, $50 that was abated by the
Comptroller General, 81, $50 of same
on the Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Lake City, which reduces
Lake City's increase, shown below to
be S12,071, to $7,s21. Amount abat-
ed in old territory $l06.
Right here | would like to ask
IMr Starr to specify when was it that
I crushed into print" for / am at a
loss to know. / have not written one
word either for or against the new
county movement, ror have / thrown
one straw in It's progress, unless the
certificates of cold facts, taken from
the records, had their effect. / am in
no wise responsible for the publica-
ton of those certificates. Both Mr.
Starr and Mr. Wolfe called upon me
for data and I had no right to refuse
them. Had Mr. Starr published the
data / gave him, 1t would not have
been necessary for Mr. Wolfe to pub
lish his, for Starr admits that they
were practically the same. 1 deny
the charge that 7 voluntarily gave
out figures from this office, and am
willing to tell Mr. Starr 10 to his
teeth, in no uncertain words. Yes,
indeed, will call attention to the
fact that Mr. Starr was present when
1 signed the official report for the
"New County Commission, and
will call attention to the fact that
Mr. R B Smith was also present.
would advise Mr. Starr to keep
"mum' on constitutional questions
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