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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920.
GAIN OF $288,000
IN TAXES SHOWN
PUBLIC SERVICE TAXABLE PROP
ERTY INCREASES $2,377,-
264 IN VALUE
STATE NEWS OF INTEREST
Brief News Items Gathered Here and
There From All Sections
Of The 8tate
Atlanta.—The total taxable public
service corporation property in Geor
gia will show an approximate in
crease for 1920 of $2,377,264, which
will yield an additional $286,000 to
county and state treasuries, officials
of the comptroller’s office announced
• ecently. These figures bring about
a very interesting comparison and re
veal to the public for the first time
ihe fact thaf through the operation
of the tax equalization law the pro
portional valuation increase of pri
vate property has outstripped that of
corporations by about $193,800,000.
Corporation property shows an ug
gregate value this year of $165,393,-
453, according to H. A. Hickson, state
public service corporation tax col¬
lector, who stated that the toial
amount of state taxes which will be
collected will be $826,967.99. This
sum is an increase of $11,885.S6 over
the $815,082.13 paid into the s-ate
treasury last year.
Basing his estimates on the receipts
bv county ar.d state treasuries of
$3,914,786 in 1919, and those by the
state this year, Mr. Hickson stated
an approximate total of $4,200,000 will
be received in 1920, showing an in¬
crease of $286,000. When this in
crease is compared with the increase
of private property (Axes shown on
the digests in State Tax Commission¬
er Henry J. Fullbright’s office, it is
readily seen that the latter exceeds
the former by almost eight hundred
thousand dollars.
In comparing these figures, it must
be remembered that the entire $800,
000 increase is paid into the state
treasury, while the corporation tax in¬
crease is divided, according to the
individual tax rates, among the 155
(under the old enumeration) Georgia
counties, while the state also receives
a portion. With the two increases
carefully compared, the private prop¬
erty tax revenue of approximately $5,-
550.000 and- corporation taxes paid
into the state treasury of $826,967.99
shows a great difference.
The total taxable property in Geor¬
gia for 1920 is $1,326,194,316, and this
will bring in a total revenue of ap¬
proximately $6,000,000 to the state
treasury after the expenses of col¬
lections pa
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i Hardware FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA Furniture
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THE LEADER-TRIBUNE, FORT VALLEY. GEORGIA
An apinoxtmate total of
will be paid into county and
treasuries this year by the
Railway and Power company,
j ing to Collector Hickson. The
j pany returned its property as
j on January 1, 1920, at the following
1 figures; Power line • *4,550,000;
i raJlwa y system, $11,092,200;
| i ville railway $62.1-00; Camp Gordon
I line, $60,000; Stone Mountain line,
i $150,000, and the Atlanta - Northern,
i $250,000.
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Decatur 7-Cent Car Fare Hearing
Atlanta.—After hearing arguments
on the merits of the city of Deca
! tur’s petition to enjoin the Georgia
Railway and Power company from es¬
tablishing a 7-cent fare in place of
the 5-cent fare now in effect until
December 4. Judge John B. Hutche¬
i son took the question under consid¬
eration and announced he would ren
j der a decision soon, Attorney J. Hew
ell Green, representing the city of De
catur. had not completed his argument
when the judge announced liis order,
and lie will submit a brief of his con¬
tentions to Judge Hutcheson during
the early part of this week in the
chambers in the offices of Rosser, Sla¬
ton, Phillips & Hopkins.
Deny New Trial To Jack Kelloy
Griffin.—Motion for a new trial in
the case of Jack Kelloy. convicted of
the murder of Leroy Troxler at the
special term of the spalding county
court in September, was overruled by
Judge Searcy. Attorneys for the ac¬
cused pleaded that sufficient time was
not allowed them in which to prepare
proper defense, and stated that the
case will be carrried to the supreme
court. It was also claimed by the
defense that witnesses who lived at
a distance did not have time to come
to trial. Kellog was represented by
John R. Cooper of Macon and Attor¬
ney H. A. Allen of Atlanta. Attorney
Allen announced immediately that the
case would be carried to the supreme
court. Kelloy was convicted and sen¬
tenced to be hanged on October 29,
but sentence was suspended for the
hearing of his motion for new trial.
The hearing was originally set for Oc¬
tober 25, but was postponed because
of the great amount of work neces¬
sary for the court reporter to finish.
Fight For Control Of Trade Board
Columbus.—A warm fight is on in
Columbus over control of the cham¬
ber of commerce and the outcome will
he eagerly awaited. Some ten days
ago the regular nominating commit¬
tee, headed by W. E. Page, named a
of directors for 1921, to be voted
at the annual meeting December 9.
self-appointed committee nominat¬
another list of names as directors,
a brand-new ticket being
out,”
BETTER TO BUILD UP CHEAP
ROADS BY CONSTANT CARE
Ft is better to build a cheap road
and keep it in good condition by ad¬
equate maintenance than to build
the most expensive highway and per¬
mit it to deteriorate for want of care,
say officials of the Bureau of Public
Roads of the United States Depart¬
ment of Agriculture.
Maryland, which has one of the
finest systems of improved highways
in the United States, if not the best,
I has consistently followed this prae
itice. The orig n iil. improved roads
in Maryland were comparatively in¬
expensive, costing only what the tar
payers were willing to pay for. i'he
first few years the average cost was
less than $10,000 a mi’e. In some
cases the work entailed considerable
grading and drainage, but in others
it amounted simply to resurfacing
the old turnpikes, which had already j
been graded and drained. j
Generally the roads built at that
time were macadam, 12 feet wide
and (j incm s thict. Sonp the width
was increased to 14 foet. Later many
were widened etill farther, some very j
successfully, by addin/ concrete
shoulders on each side of the exist
ing macadam. This method of im
proved roads makes it possible for
traffic to continue unimpeded on the
road while the work is going on.
The macadam roads in Maryland
have given very good satisfctlon, but
continuous care has been largely re¬
sponsible for their success, The
roads are constantly patrolled and
no hole of any size is allowed o go
unrepaired. Material for patching is
kept at convenient points along the
road for the use of the patrolman.
From a relatively small investment in
in admittedly low-type road it builds
up a better one from year to year,
always conserving the bulk of the
previous investment.
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The government is running- down
thieves who appropriated $500,000
of platinum from the army
stores during the war. The
metal was stripped from del¬
timing, sighting and firing in¬
A woman has been ar¬
The schooner Bertie Minor, known
the “ocean hobo” has returned to
Francisco, her home port, after
absence of 15 months during
40,000 miles were covered
are the South Sea Islands
the skipper spent four months
a newly established sugar
in Fijis.
WHAT IS A POEM?
A poem is a heavenly call
To guide our wandering feet
To Christ, Who shed His blood
all—
The Type of love complete.
What Is a Poem? You may know,
Its hidden angel see
If you the Master’s spirit show
In deeds of charity.
’Tis foqnd where souls endungeoned
weep,
And with their chains is bound;
Delights to bear their anguish deep,
Their seas of sorrow sound.
What Is a Poem? Tell the wise,
’Tis all a saint can be;
The brightest star in earthly skies,
’Tis Christian ministry.
W. C. Carter.
Powersville, Ga.
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REV. J. W. STOKES DECLINES
CALL TO ANOTHER FIELD
kev - Stokes, of Fort Valley,
having declined a flattering call to
another field of work, and having
decided t0 retain the Fort Valk> y.
Perry, Montezuma and Fields church
es ’ Wll! be in Montezuma this week
end to min « le w,th the Poople.
Montezuma Georgian.
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ink - - and watch sales sprout.
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