The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1914-10-23
ESTIMATE STATES
CORPORATION TAX
I42o, 7tA.74 WILL BE DERIVED FROM
PUBLIC UTILITY ORGANS IN
MISSISSIPPI.
VALUATION IS 100000 900
Property Of Public Service Corpora
tiens Assessed and Counties NoA-
fled by Railroad Commission
to Collect on 6-Mii Basis.
jackson.


jackson.
The grand total valuation Of proper.
ty Of public service corporations In
Mississippi, as made by the railroad
commission, for 1914, has been fig
ured out by Secretary Galceran Of the
railroad commission, who completed
the tabulation by counties and an
nounced the result. The total valua-
tion is $7O,127. 1927 SO, which, at 6 mills,
the legal rate. will bring a gross reve-
nue. Of 420.714.74. divided among the
various counties.
Lauderdale county. with a total valu-
alton of 50. 6.259.50, leads the list,
with a revenue Of $~19.577.49. closely
| followed by Kinds, Harrison and
| Washington, all with a valuation OF
over two million dollars.
The cellar position is occupied by
| Leake county, which has a small local
telephone line valued at $110. which
will return a revenue Of 66 cents.
Leake has no railroads nor telegraph
lines, being the only county In the
state into which such utilities have not
yet penetrated. though several are re-
ported to be ION their way"
Election Middle In Jones.
The Jones county election commits.
sioners seem to be In the middle OF q
bad fix, SO far as the arrangements
for holding the election for circuit and
chancery Judge, in the districts In
which it Is included is concerned. The
Jones county commissioners were en-
Joined by the late Special Chancellor
Devan Scarborough from holding an
election for these judicial officers on
Nov. 8, this Injunction being sued out
by parties agreed upon, In order to get
a test before the courts again. At the
time, both Chancellor Whitman and
Circuit Judge Arnold. feeling that as
candidates for the nomination, they
were disqualified from acting in the
case, Mr.. Scarborough was designated
by Gov. Brewer as a special chancellor
to sit in the case. After hearing, he
granted the injunction, and immediate
steps were taken to have the case ad-
vanced on the docket of the supreme
court, in order that 1t might be decided
before vacation set in.
The supreme court, however. de-
elined to advance the case, n so II
went wei to this term. 1t is still on
the docket Of the second district cases
and under the procedure of the court
could not be advanced In time for 9
hearing and a decision before election
! day.
Jones county Is the only n in which
such q test has been made, and wheth
er the ruling in the case would affec
the two judicial districts, the secon'
q chancery and the twelfth circuit court
ns a whole, is a mooted question. to b.
: determined when 1t Is reached II
proper course, II at all. 1t was not tn
general body Of election commission
ers throughout the state who were er
. Joined, but Just the three individuals Q
Jones county when the proceeding
were brought. Since that time tn
state board has appointed another sc
Of commissioners throughout the stat
including the county Of Jones.
a Railroads Ask Rhearino.
Officials Of the Illinois Central an
= Y. & M. v. railroads have requisite
!, the members Of the railroad COMM
sion to give o rehearing OF the case Il
volving the transportation by passe1
ger trains Of private and baggage ca
OF tent theatrical companies.
The railroad men ask the commi
sion to reopen the matter on Mover
Der 3, and Secretary James Galcers
has written the three commissions
to ascertain their wishes regarding
When the case came up before Il
railroad commission at its last sc
sion both the railroad officials al
owners OF shows gave their sides
the case. The commission decid'
that the railroads should not discril
mate between theatrical compani
playing in opera houses and und
tents, and that II the private and bs
gage cars Of troupes playing und
canvas met requirements Of the
terstate commerce commission tn
should be carried by passenger trail
The railroad officials contend
that the transporting Of the theatris
= cars by passenger trains delayed SCH
ules, and hence they had decided
p carry them by freights. When II
order was put into effect the sh'
4 owners appealed to the railroad CO
- mission to require the railroads
carry their equipment by passenge