The Brunswick news., 1922-07-07
IN
REFINERY TAXES
AGREE ON FIGURES
Valuation of Atlantic Refining
Company Plant is Aniica-
bly, Adjusted.
ARBITRATORS MAKE
FINAL ADJUSTMENT

senting Both Parties, Bring to
Satisfactory Conclusion Mat
ter of Vital Local Interest.
1t has become generally known. to
the citizens of the city and county
that an issue arose between the man
agement of the Atlantic Refining Com
pany and the county tax assessors as
to the assessment to be placed on the
properties of the company for state
and county taxation purposes
county, the matter was referred to ar
bitration, Captain J. H. Leo being Sc
lected by the assessors: L. H. Haym
by the company, and these two select
ed j. P. Davenport as the third arbi-
traitor These gentlemen are among
the most progressive and representa-
tive citizens of the community, and
have been actively identified with ev-
cry public movement and cooperative
effort to build up and develop Bruins
wick and Glynn county. They readily
and unanimously agreed on an assess
ment that was satisfactory to the au-
thorities of the county charged with
the levy and assessment of taxes and
the administration of its business af-
fairs, and to the management Of the
company.
| 1t was well known to the very large
number of citizens who took an active
part in securing the location of the
mammoth plant of the Atlantic Refin-
ing Company in this county, that be
fore deciding the matter representa-
tives of the company mad particular
/ inquiry about taxes and assessments.
| They were informed as to the general
average of assessments throughout
Georgia for taxation purposes and
were assured by the citizens commit
| lCC tllelL lHC COuilly duIHOIillCS WOu1u
give them. as we'll as all other indus
trial plants the same basis of taxa
! ton.
In reaching their decision the arbi-
| traitors took the stand that all the
industrial plants of the city and coun-
ty should be assessed en- the same pro-
portionate basis as they are taxed in
other counties in Georgia The as
SCISSORS and all public spirited citi-
zens realize that these industrial
plants with their large pay-rolls are
the very life of the community. They
have been brought here by the hercu-
lean and cooperative efforts of the cit
izens of the city and county.
Government statistics show that the
percentage of money invested in in
dustrial enterprises and the percen-
tage of increase in pay-roIls of indus
trial plants increased in this county
from the year 1909 in a much greater
proportion than in any other county
in Georgia.
The News feels that the county au-
thorities and the citizens generally
are to be congratulated on the fine
and fair, spirit shown by, the gentle
men who were appointed as arbitra-
tors.
Their action will be convincing
proof to the officials of the company
that the attitude of the people is such
that they can safely continue to en-
large the plant in accordance with
their original plans. The main plant
of the Company is located at Phila-
delphia where more than II 900 men
are employed Those in close touch
with the situation predict that with
/ the development of the. business to
be done here additions will be made to
the Brunswick plant until it becomes
one of the largest industrial establish
ments in the United States.