The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1916-06-22
specIaI columbus correspondent.


praisal of the properties OF the
five Independent eastern Ohio
telephone companies that are to be
taken over by the Central District Tel
ephone Co., a Bell corporation. The
final inventory and appraisal as of
April 80, 1915, as fixed by the utilities
commission, shows a reproduction
value of the combined properties to
be $3.50, ,478.27 and the present value
to be $1,279,S13.32. The estimates
prepared by the Central District Tele-
phone Co. set down the reproduction
value at $1,679,7S2 and the present
value $1,4O5,129 The utilities COM
mission set June 10 as the date for
hearing of the application of the Lima
Telephone & Telegraph Co. for $40,-
600 addition to its capital stock, TO be
used in erecting and equipping a stor-
age, and warehouse.
DisapproVe of Project.
The proposal for the establishment
of deep water canal to connect Lake
Erie and the Ohio was affected ad-
versely by the report of the United
States board of engineers disappearing
the project to build an inland water
way from Toledo to Chicago, connect
ing Lake Erie at the former place and
Lake Michigan at the latter. Gov.
Willis was notified by the board, which
was appointed under an act of con-
gress in 1912, that it does not consider
hn MI MI
that the benefits would not be COM
mensurate with the cost The advo-
Gates of the project for a deep water
canal across Ohio lear that the action
of the board Of engineers has given
this it's quietus. The proposition has
been up several times during the past
decade. One plan was to build the
canal from point near Ashtabula to
connect with the Ohio river near the
southeastern boundary line of the
state, and the other was to have the
route in the western half of the state.
Cannot Extend Time.
The attorney general gave an opin-
ion to the state tax commission to the
effect that it has no authority to ex-
tend the time in which county boards
of revision at their June session must
complete their work-beyond the first
Monday in August. He also held that
the state tax commission is limited in
the exercise of the authority conferred
upon it by provisions of section 76 of
the -Whittemore act to the
years in which the original appraise-
ment has been made in accordance
with the order of said commission in
the exercise of the authority conferred
upon it by provision of the first part of
section 55 of said law.
Not Living Up to Conditions.
Unless Ohio cities which have Car
negie libraries make generous appro-
priations for their maintenance, they
will receive no further aid from the
| Carnegie corporation which assists
such Libraries. This is the word re-
ceived by Gov. Willis in a letter from
the secretary of the corporation, which
complains that the cities are not living
up to the conditions on which money
was given by Carnegie for the estab-
lishment of the libraries.
Indian Chief Pays Visit.
Chief White Cloud, aged rs, from the
Sioux reservation at Fort Peck, Mon
tana, who said that he was located in
Columbus so years ago, stopped off in
the city while on his way to Washing
ton on land business and called on
state house officials He is almost
sightless, has two bullets in his head
from frontier fighting and has broken
leg and wooden leg. Otherwise, he
is all right physically.
Was Friend of Mckinley.
Col. w, H. Surles of East Liverpool,
the new grand army department com
mander for Ohio, was close friend of
Mckinley. The latter appointed him
postmaster of that city, and he held
the position continuously until near
the close of the Taft administration
Congress voted him medal for saw
ing the life of one of the fighting Nc
Cooks in one of the important Civil
war battles.
Must Not Engage In Politics.
The state civil service commission,
by it's president, DR.. Campbell, sent
out a general warning to all state Off
GERS holding under civil service rules
that they must not become active in
political matters in the campaign and
stating that the commission proposed
to enforce the law on this point with
out fear or favor.
Are Not Highways.
In an opinion to Prosecutor Hender-
son of Mahoning county, the attorney
general held that where in additions
outside of cities streets are simply
plated and are not formally accepted,
they do not become highways of the
state and the public authorities are
not required to improve them and
keep them in repair.
Will Open Bids for Leases.
On Saturday, June "a, Auditor Of
State Donahey will open bids for the
lease of oil and gas land in Greene
township, Hooking county. Eight
pieces Of land will be leased. The
auditor reserves the right to reject
any and all bids if the terms do not
suit him.
Naeeived Large Gifts.
Gifts t-Stalling in excess of $3.50, 600
received wiring the last year are an
nounced by DR.. w. w. Boyd, president
of Western College for Women, Ok
ford, in connection with the com.
mencement exercises there.
May Withdraw His Name.
Judge James ]. Allread of the Day.
ton and Columbus appellate court may
withdraw as candidate for the Re
publican nomination for judge of the
supreme bench. The Montgomery
county bar has urged him to do so and
to remain in his present judicial posi-,