Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-07-25
Ohio Commission Announces
Figures for 1913.
LINES WORTH s665,O74,81O
Largest Single Increase Is Made in
Connection With the New York
CentraI-L. s. q NJ. S. Also
viii Pay More.
Special Columbus Correspondent.

EW years ago OhloS ratlroadS
- were on the tax duplicate for
only 25 per cent of their true
value, If the brand new rail
road tax valuations just made public
by the Ohio tax commission, are to be
taken as a criterion. The new val
uations show that the steam roads in
Ohio are worth $685., 5,074,S10 in the tax
commissions opinion. This is an in
crease of $33,O00,OOo over the val
uations of last year. But in 1910 the
valuations of the railroads were made
by local officials, the combined aggre-
gate valuation of the roads was only
$167, ,S18, or about one-fourth of
the valuation of today. In the present
years valuations, the biggest single
increase is made in connection with
the New York Central lines. Last
year these lines were assessed at
$147 ,2S9,670. This year the figures are
$162, 2,747,290, an increase of more than
$15,000,000. Included in these lines
are the Cincinnati Northern, the Big
Four, the Cleveland Short Line, the
Lake Shore &c Michigan Southern, the
Toledo & Ohio Central and several
others. The greatest increase on any
individual road is that on the Lake
Shore & Michigan Southern which
gets boost of nearly $10,000,000. The
grounds for the general increase in
the various steam road assessments
are increased earnings and better
ments.
Street and Suburban Roads.
Hearings relating to the new val
uations of street, suburban and inter
urban roads, electric light plants,
natural and artificial gas companies,
| pipe line companies, water works,
water transportation companies, mes
senger and signal companies and
other utilities in this general group
also have been completed by the state
tax commission, although the steam
road valuations are the first to be an
nounced to the public. 1t is under
stood that an increase in valuations
is to be made all the way down the
line in spite of the flood damage
which many of the utilities encount
cred The increased earnings and bet
terments of the various different sorts
of utilities are believed easily to have
Offset losses suffered through the
flood
Donahey Wrestling With Problem.
Auditor of State Donahey is wrest
ling with the problem of how to re
fund the unearned portion of thu
Akin tax paid by saloons put out o
business by the spring floods. Th
special law enacted for the relief o
the saloon men provides that the re
funder shall be made by the county
but the auditor thinks in equity tina
that each political subdivision whicl
gets q portion of the tax should re
funds it's pro rata share and that tn
county should not be called upon t
pay it all. He has taken the questio
up with the attorney generals depar
ment, and meantime the semi-annus
settlements of the counties are bein
held up. Mr.. Donahey believes tn
special law is invalid.
Bitter Criticism Heard.
Rather bitter criticisms is bein
heard here of the action Of the go
ernor in following the recommend
ton of the state pardon board and
committing to life imprisonment tt
death sentence of Harry Brown, t
ledo negro murderer. Brown kille
Mrs Green, white woman, and We
: sentenced to electrocution next FL
day. When Brown was sought out
. the warden of the penitentiary to
/ told the news of his good fortune
was asleep on cot in the dea
chamber. ooh, Ho-Hum, much oblii
Warden" was all the negro said al
in the words he seemed to express n
the slightest feeling. The warden ht
hardly turned to go before the neg
8 had turned over on his cot and gol
to sleep again. Seven other prisone
have profited by the governors acti,
= in following the recommendations
the pardon board. Some are pardon
outright while others benefit by ha
ing their terms appreciably shortene
Would Appoint Woman.
Gov. Cox wants to know from t
attorney general If it will be possit
to appoint woman as member
the new state commission which W
have the duty of censoring movi
7 picture shows. 1t is believed the gC
ernor has in mind the naming of
woman as one of the members.
Lets Armory Contract.
The state army board has let
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). Would Evade Weight Law.
To evade compliance with the n
law recurring the sale of produce