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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 I mannas OAO A 9(« no oo o no odd d Until the last minute to do your Christmas shopping? Don’t do it. SHOP EARLY We have a complete stock of useful and serviceable things that will make the best gifts. Things that can be used every day and will last and constantly remind the user of the thoughtfulness of the giver. 1 Look in our Windows. Something for Everybody. ! Only 19 days left to gel ready for Christmas - Do it now. Georgia Agricultural Works. / s' i Hardware FORT VALLEY, GEORGIA Furniture I 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. i 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. o 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. o 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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