The Morgan County press. (Wartburg, Tenn.) 1916-1926, 1917-05-03
WORK IS RESUMED
AT BELLE MEADE
WAR DEPARTMENT WAVES RE-
CENT RULING AFTER APP
PEAL BY GOV. RYE.
TROOPS ARE MODELLING
Work Was Resumed Monday After
Suspension Of Several Days Pend
ing Decision-Regiment To Be
In Camp This Week.

In Camp This Week.
Nashville.-The@- mobilization camp
for Tennessee will remain at Belle
Meade. Gen. Wood has recommended
that no change be made in the recent
order for the establishment of such
camp here. Gov. Rye and Mayor Ew-
Ing received a message from Col. w.
A. Simpson, adjutant general, an
nouncing that Gen. Wood had decided
that the camp should remain at Belle
Meade, and as result work was re-
sumed there Monday morning, pre-
pairing for the soldiers, who are ex-
pected to reach the camp by Wednes.
day. Gen. Hoods message was in re-
Spouse to one sent by the governor.
Plans have been made to have the
regiment in camp by Wednesday, Capt,
w. H. Hyde has arranged his railroad
| schedules to that end Officials at the
| capital say that within a week the
controversy over the location of the
camp will have been forgotten.
Births Lead Over Deaths.
A comparison of the crude death
rate of Tennessee for the year 1916
with those of all registration states
for the year 1915 shows that Tennes-
see has a death rate above that of 10
Of the registration states. The COM
parison indicates that Tennessee has
as complete, if not more complete,
death registration than at least one.
half of all registration states.
Other proof might be offered going
to show that the data herewith pre-
sented are comparable with those fur
nished by any other state, but that
offered above is sufficient for practi
cal purposes.
The number of births exceed the
umber Of deaths by 21,308. This rep
esents an increase in population OF
, per cent in one year, the estimated
population of the state rs of July l.
1916, being 1888, 00n-,aa e
Data On State Finances
W. r. Marshall, secretary Of the
state funding board, has prepared
leaf1et, showing the wealth and re
sources of Tennessee at the time Of
funding the bonded Indebtedness in
1883, as compared with 1916. In 1888
the taxable wealth, including railroad,
telephone and telegraph property, was
S249,652,973, with a tax rate of 30
cents.
The taxable wealth in 1916. includ
ing railroad, telephone and telegraph |
property, was $630,S40,9S6, with tax
rate Of IS cents.
In 1883 the percentage Of indebted.
ness as compared with taxable wealth
was ga per cent.
In 1916 the percentage of indebted
ness as compared with taxable wealth
was IL per cent.
The state debt in 1883 as refunded
was $16,O0O,O0O; in 1896 it was SILL
781, 900.
In 1883 the population was 1912,
359; in 1916 it was 2,1S4,7S9.
In 1883 the receipts from all sources
or one year, Dec. 10, 1882, to Dec. 10,
1888, amounted to $910 TAB; from Dec.
-, 1914, to Dec. 10, 1915, $5.3O9,929.
The actual value of property in the
state is given at about $1,7O0,00O,0 900.
The assessed value of property in
is about 40 per cent of the
cal value.
The state has paid interest on its
Iebt from 1883 to 1915, the amount OF
16,S7O,533.
Some of the big items of expenses
re found in the following, covering
he period from December, 1888, to
Zee. 10, 1916, as follows:
Charitable institutions, $13,124,457;
chool fund, including Peabody Nor
lal fund, s15,16S,75S; pensions to
soldiers, widows and Sol,
iers' home, $S,656.7O6. Total, $780,
A2.O21.
The state pays annually about half
million dollars interest on its debt,
len. Rogan Is Promoted.
Capt. Charles B. Rogan, retired ad
ltant general Of Tennessee. was ad
anced by the war department to the
rade of major retired. This promo
on comes to Maj. Rogan in recogni'
on of his excellent record made with
lie war department in mobilizing the
troops and successfully
andling all matters assigned to him.
eIease Students For Farm Work.
Chairman P. L. Harmed. of the state
bard OF education. asked the board