Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1911-04-01
DISTRIBUTE TWO MILLION
Kanawha County Gets Largest Share
of Corporation Tax---Schwertfeger
inheritance Tax Paid to the State.

inheritance Tax Paid to the State.
Charleston, W. Va, March "a
Distribution Of the largest amount
u public service corporation taxes
ever collected in the history Of West
Virginia is now being made through
the Office Of State Auditor John s.
Darst Over $2.000,000 collected by
the auditors Office from the public
service corporations doing business in
West Virginia is being disbursed
among the counties, cities, magisterial
districts and towns of the State.
The public service corporation
taxes disbursed among the counties
end cities 10 replenish the local
treasures have been collected by the
State Auditor since the first OF Janu-
airy on that property assessed in the
fore part of the year 1910 by the
Board of Public Works. and the col
lections were the largest In the his
tory OF the State. While in former
years the public service corporation
taxes distributed amcng the counties
and cities have nearly reached the
two million mark, the present year is
the first instance where that figure
has been exceeded.
This year the total amount OF the
public service corporation taxes dis
tributed from the office Of Auditor
Darst win amount to $2,131 98SS7.
Kanawha county received the largest
share of corporation taxes, securing
$40, 662 05. while Wetzel county re-
oeiyed s104 619.49, and Harrison
county was third on the list, receiving
the sum of s101,S16.eS.
Among the cities Of the State,
Wheeling. received the largest share
of the public service corporation taxes
the Auditor sending $1S,522.54 to the
metropolis. Huntington received s16,-
99S4S; Charleston, $16,316.96; Blue
field, $S,022.21; Benwood. $7,703.36;
Mrgantown. S7563.61 Grafton, &c.
1854; Parkersburg, s644S.25; Keno
va. s7,24S.74; Clarksburg, $3.50 80 !;
Keyser, "a 06S.11: Point Pleasant, ST.
S1722; Fairmo1t, s2.69342; Elkins,
s2.453.S4, and hartinsburg. $217993.
The Counties Apportion.
The distribution of the corporation
taxes among the So counties Of the
State Is as follows:
Barbour, $20,OS9.44; Berkeley, $780,
Sol; Boone, $6,S5S.72; Braxton, $1S-
5S3.46; Brooke, s2717157; Cabell,
go T41 AZ. Calhoun eE Oe1 CT Tuav
s11,2S464; Doddridge, $32, 315.71; Fay
cite. sS7,1S99O; Gilmer, $4,S96.S1;
Grant. s6.29116; Greenbrier. $2S-
1852; Hampshire, s12,634.56: Han
cock, s16,542 40: Hardy, $34S1; Har-
risol. $101.S16.6S; Jackson, s24,324.40;
Jefferson, $24.49613; Kanawha, s11O,-
e62.O5; Lewis, $33,29494: Lincoln,
s24.253.53; Logan. $7132SS; Marion,
se7S9300; Marshall, $64,6O4.05, Ma
sen, $31 ,77744: Mercer $50 330.6t;
Mineral, s35, 02660; Mingo, $50, 362.15;
Monongalia. S45.516,7S; Monroe, ST.
924.4O; Morgan. $33, 96471; Mcdowell
s59.S539S; Nicholas, $6.74O37; Ohio,
s53.07157; Pendletol, $41.16; Pleas
arts. $21 ,906.74; Pocahontas, SIS
3S5.43; Preston. Sal ,005.95: Putnam,
s20,S7212; Raleigh, $16 722 90; Ran
dolph. $31 ,0S1.O9; Richie, $31,77627;
Rosne, s134S9.S1; Summers, s32,-
C71,05; Taylor, s27,7O1SS; Tucker,
s16.70s.O4; Tyler $39.52S23; Upshur,
$l1,52s.94; Wayne. SIS 1884; Web
ster. 74s1.55; Wetzel, s104. 61e. 40;
Writ, $4,000; Wood, $50, O52.S3; Wy
oming, s5,777.sS,
Schwertfeeer inheritance Tax.
BY the receipt of a check from the
eyecutrix CT the estate of F. c.. H..
Schwertfeger, OF Ohio county. the
State OF West Virginia has added
s3,510.62 to the Inheritance taxes col
lected this year The estate of Mr..
Schwertferger was appraised at $685.
422.92, but with the exception Of few
bequests to charitable and religious
institutions. the entire estate was left
to he wife and children. which ac-
counts for the small amount the State
received from so large an estate.
Charter Issued.
A charter was issued by the Score
tary of State to the Romney Consoli-
dated Telephone Company, of Rom
ney. VIVA, to build and operate tel
ephone lines in Hampshire county
this State Authorized capital, S25, 900.
Incorporators, John ]. Cornwell, G. P,
Miller and j, Sloan Kuykendal Rom
ney, w Va. f. w. Miller, Paw Paw
w. Va. and S. L. Hoover, Harrison
burg, Va.