The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-22
TAX ASSESSMENTS
 ON THE INCREASE State Tax Commission Gets Out
 Interesting Figures S695,942 INCREASE NOTEG Figures Indicate Return of Good Bus mess conditions-Brandon Pull
 ing for ormond-Sehool
 Laws in Handy Form.
S695, ,942 INCREASE NOTED

Montgomery. September a.-(special)- The fact that the intangible tax assess ments are greater this year than last is taken to indicate that conditions are get ting back to what they were in 1907. when there was a slump in values, catching this department as it did all others. The total of s20,017, ,3S7, announced by the state tax commission, Is $695,942 greater than year ago, but yet below that of 1907 by H,26S955.
 These taxes are on a basis of 65 per cent of the real value. For this year the taxes realized will be s19O,112 an increase over the year just passed of $4523. Of this 25 per cent goes to the general fund, 90 per cent for schools and 10 per cent for old soldiers, taking up the entire 65 per cent. The heaviest taxpayer is the Louisville and Nashville railroad, the sec- ond being the Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, with values of A.- 0oO,00O and S2.ssS,Ss1 respectively The full list follows:
 Alabama City, Gadsden and Attalla Railway company, s99,115; Atlantic Coast Line Railroad company, $244,470; Anniston Water Supply company, s20.oOO; Anniston Electric and Gas company, S49,000; Ala bama and Mississippi Railroad company. $13,S2; Alabama Great Southern Rail road company, s774.725; Andalusia Light and Water company, s1o,ooO; American District Telegraph company of Alabama. slo,645; Atlanta and Birmingham Air Line railway. s21s,oOO; Andalusla Telephone company, S3740; Birmingham Railway, Light and Power company, g. 99S, ,391; Bir- mingham Water Works company, sS2e, $50; Birmingham and Gulf Railway and Navi- gation company, $9200; Birmingham Belt Railroad company, $40, S92; Bessemer Water Works company, $6O.o00; Central of Georgia Railway company, $S71 9s0; Citi- zens Light, Heat and Power company, S40000; Columbus Railroad company $SOOo; Decatur Light, Power and Fuel company, $l4523! Demopolis Electric Light and Power company, s4500; Ensley Southern Railway company s75,OOo; Eba Telephone company, s150O; Etowah Light and Power company, S5460; Eufaua Gas, Electric Light and Power company, ss25O; Home Telephone company. $4O.oOO; Huntsville Gas eompany, 5000 Kansas City, Memphis and Birmingham Railroad company, $4s2,- 800; Long Distance Telephone and Tele- graph company, s75oO; Louisville and Nashville Railroad company, s40OO.9O0; Mobile and Ohio Railroad company, $5O4,- 600; Mobile Docks company, $35, TOO; Mobile Electric company, s4s2, $50; Mobile Gas company, s1o5.ooO; Mobile Light and Rail- eTTO9 r and Water Power company, s4O0, 900; Mont gomery Traction company, s225, 900: Nash vile, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway company. ss4s255; Northern Alabama Railway company, $344.00o; North ern Alabama Gas company, $12SS0; North Alabama Traction company, s32,e20; Opelika Water Works company, s14000: Peoples Home Telephone company, $s5,- 900; Southern Bell Telephone and Tele- graph company, s719,194: Southern Railway company, s1,795,00o; Southern Express company, s625. 900; Standard Telephone and Telegraph company. s11.7SS; Selma Light ing company, s5,O00 South and North Alabama Railroad company, s1,6S7,150; Selma Street and Suburban Railway com pany, 33,100; Tuskegee Railroad com- pany, s1S,320; Tuscaloosa Ice and Light company, S13,40O; Tallassee and Montgom- cry fldllrOdu COulpdHy, Sll,fOU, lne SneI- field company, $26. 400; Union Springs Tel ephone company, 5000; Woodstock and Blocton Railroad company. s15,00o West ern Railway of Alabama, $590,oO0; West ern Union Telegraph company. s5O0o0; total, s20, ,337.
 Brandon for Ormond.
 Gen. William W. Brandon, state audi tor, is lending his interest to the ap- pointment of Ormond Sornmerville of Tus- caloosa for the supreme court bench. He comes from Tuscaloosa county and that is always enough to put General Fran don to work. MT Sommerville, In any event, will be in the race for the place at the next election, in which case he will be able to draw all the Tuscaloosa fellows to his support.
 Limestone county delegation, among whom was Senator Hayes and Justice Thomas Mcclellan, with support by Con- gressman William Richardson. laid se.ge to the heart of the governor today in the interest of Ryan Walker of that county The members of the party seemed very much encouraged after the interview. N is stated that there is very little Likelihood of Judge Aston desir- ing the appointment of circuit ju lge if Judge A. A. Evans. mu,h discussed. should be chosen. This Is thought to be