The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1870-12-16


manson
peninsula.
EARNMGs, Gross AND NET.
Its gross earnings for the year were $12,5S5,-
42S; operating expenses and taxes, SS,Ol3,Sl1,
and after paying g, 208, 253 interest on funded
debt, sinking fund, dividends on Chicago q
Milwaukee Railway stock anc rent Of leased
roads IN Iowa, leaves q net income Of S2,S13,-
857. The reduction of the bonded debt was
q, 142, 500. Over q million and . quarter dol
lars charged to operating expenses were sx-
pended IN repairing and improving the road, .
million IN construction, and q quarter Of . mil
lion in equipments.
The short crops of 1869 caused 9 diminution
of the earnings of the road over the previous
wear. But the general result is creditable to
the management of the road, and the fact that
no passenger was killed or seriously injured on
any of the Company's lines during the year is
worthy of note. The conductors on We divi-
sionsNthe Wisconsin and the Milweukee-Ican
testify from long personal experience, are most
gentlemanly and accommodating, and study
the comfort Of their passengers There were
some changes IN the general officers at the last
election John T. Tracy was chosen President
to succeed Alexander Mitchell, NJ L. Sykes,
Jr., Vice President, and Albert L. Prtchard,
Secretary and Treasurer. Geo. l. Dunlsp, for
years General Superintendent, has been made
General Manager, and John G. Gault succeeds
h4L4 &C NCACA oaRoAL4lCLAlC1NH - - -
Stanwood is General Ticket Agent IN place of
B. F. Patrick
The extension of the road from Madison to
Portage, and from Madison via Baraboo to
connect with the road from Tomah to Eau
Claire and St. Paul, and the La Crosse and
Trempeauleau TO Winona, connecting with the
Winona and St Peter Railroad, AS miles,
(most of which is completely viii add largely
to the business and prosperity of the Com
pany. The possession of such vast franchises
gives this Company a power over the homes
and fortunes Of millions of people, which, if
beniicently used, VIII be fruitful Of blessings
through coming generations
NEWSPAPERS
are a very peculiar product. They grow like
character, but are not made, like railroads and
canals Given so much money and time and 50
many laborers, and you can build the Pacific
are not sufficient to build up a great newspa-
per. 1t needs something more and higher than
these. There must be q strong moral force, q
chord of electric sympathy and an identity of IN
terest between q newspaper and its readers, to
make It a power In the land. Its conductors
courage to utter its convictions, even though,
at times, such utterances may be unpopular
and subject it to unfriendly criticism The peo-
pie viii tolerate honest mistakes, or inoppor-
tune utterances, when q papers course is right
in the main, and gives evidence Of independ-
eQco ana lnU6gIlIy. I1e56 LQOQRubS are Bug-
gested by the course Of
THE CHICAGO RBUEE.
which, on entering its twenty-fourth year, an
nounces its platform to be, a Revenue Tariff,
Civil Service Reform, and Opposition to Monop-
olies. 1t holds that the Tariff should be levied
solely for Government revenue; that, Is every
man has a right to his own earnings, al laws
which seek to take a part of them for the BEN
eft OF any other person or class, are AKIN to
robbery; and that appointments to subordinate
offices should be made on the ground of quail
fications, instead of partizanship, and removals
be made only for incompetency and unfAith-
fulness- In other words, that the government
should conduct its business on sound business
principles. 1t favors the substitution of Ma
tionA bank notes for greenbscks, and q return
to specie payments, under q free banking law.
II is for q dignifed, just and peaceful foreign
policy, and opposed to war for partizan ends.
In brief, it is opposed to all special interests in
Sntagonism to the general interest, and is the
champion OF the people against monopo-
al This is a creed for the
people; and it is these doctrines, maintained
with singular ability, in opposition to oppressive
monopohes, corrupt rings and political r~ascality,
which have given It 8 strong hold upon popular
favor. Just now the partizan press, which
measures political integrity by cancuses and
party lines, is criticising It sharply for its indie
pendence of party; but its last Sunday issue,
with its fourth page SOLID with ten columns of
short advertisements, and its first page nearly
full Of displayed ones, exhibits living proofs of
popular favor which make partizan criticism
Having labored earnestly and eff
GENTLY for the complete triumph of Republican
principles-the reconstruction of the Union on
the basis of freedom and the ballot. and thie
having been irrevocably secured]it now ad-
dresses itself to present living practical issues,
and advocates new reforms of vital interest 70
fha nanUlQ and 0Ond rr0nnrn-na-N II L.
is q bold, independent, able, fearless and out
spoken newspaper on al living questions: Is
without a peer, In this respect, In the whole
Northwest, and, for complete and early news
from all quarters, is equal to anyneEsapaper in
this country.
AFIRE AT TIE METROPOLITAN HOTEL
early last Wednesday morning occasoned (
loss of $4,000 to furniture and &C, 900 to the
building. But the saddest results were the
death by suffocation and burning of Moses |
Hansen, a porter, % years old, who lost his
life IN his endeavors to save others. and the in
jury Of seven or eight men, Some were brought
oCt suffocated but were resuscitated. A Mr..
W. N Morris, of Boston, cut the artery of his
wrist in escaping from his room through the
transom, and tainted from loss of blood. ].
a. Field of the journal, jumped from . win
dow rs feet, and is laid up with q sprsined
ankle. One servant girl in descending a lad
der from the roof, fell two stories and was tax
il AAoCA1ADA~s oAOtAC4 2 ON0L I0o blhI |
b~alusters and was severely injured. Several
had very narrow escapes.
TRADE
has been quite satisfactory the past week.
Wheat is q little higher. Money is close, and
pork packing is delayed by the remarkably
mild weather. To-day has been like Indian
Summer.
are lively.
AT Aiken's Museum new curiosities are added
every week, gd visitors from the country are
sure of 8 good play in the evening, and
1t the matinees on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons. On Christmas and New Years
here viii be fine performances
Edwin Al ms begins an engagement at Nc
Vicker's Tonight in Enoch Arden. He is one
IF the most accomplished actors IN the country.
The Minstrels at the Dearborn slwsys attract
houses, snd give eminent satisfaction. B.