Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-12-15
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42S; operating expenses and taxes, IS, 013, 317,
and after paying =, pos, 253 interest on funded
debt, sinking fund, dividends on Chicago Il
Milwaukee Railway stock and rent Of leased
roads in Iowa, leaves a net income of 81, 3d.
ST. TIE reduction of the bonded debt was
q, 142, soc. Over million and quarter dol
lars charged to operating expenses were sx-
pended in repairing and imprc s1ng the roed, q
million in construction, and q quarter of q mil
lion in equip nents.
The short crops of 1869 caused diminution
of the earnings of the road over the previous
year. But he 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 two divi-
sions-the Wisconsin and the Milwaukee-Ican
testify from long personal experience, are most
gentlemsnly and accommodating, and study
the comfort of their passengers There were
some changes in the general officers at the last
election John F. Tracy was chosen President
to succeed Alexander Mitchell, NJ. l. Sykes,
Jr., Vice President. and Albert l.. Pritchard,
Secretary and Treasurer Geo. l. Dunlap, for
years General Superintendent, has been made
General Manager, and John C. Gault succeeds
him a. General Superintendent, and II. p.
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 10
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, las 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, II
benificently used. win be fruitful of blessings
through coming generations.
NEWSPAPERS
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character, but are not made, like railroads and
canals Given so much money and time and sc
many laborers, and you can build the Pacific
Railway. But money, time and mental force
are not sufficient to build up great newspa'
per. 1t needs something more and higher thar
these There must be q strong moral force, .
chord of electric sympathy and an identity of In
terest between newspaper and Its readers, II
make il power in the land. Its conductor
must have clear perceptions of the right, and
courage to utter its convictions, even though
at times. such utterances may be unpopular
and subject it to unfriendly criticism. The PEG
pie will tolerate honest mistakes, or inoppor
tune utterances, when papers course rs RICH
in the main, and gives evidence of independ
ence and integrity. These thoughts are sug
gested by the course of
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
which on entering its twenty-fourth year. an
nounces its platform to be. a Revenue Tariff
Oies 1t holds that the Tariff should be leviet
solely for Government revenue, that, as ever,
man has right to his own earnings, all law
which seek to take part of them for the ben
eft of any other person or class, are akin Il
robbery; and that appointments to subordinat.
Offices should be made on the ground of quail
6cations. 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. It favors the substitution of Ma
tional bank notes for sreenbacks. and a return
to specie payments, under free banking law
1t Is for a dignifed, just and peaceful foreign
policy, and opposed to war for partizan ends
In brief it is opposed to all special interests IN
antagonism to the general interest, and is the
champion of the people against monopo
lists and tax-thieves, state and nation
al This Is creed for the
people; and it is these doctrines, maintained
with singular ability, in opposition to oppressive
Inonopolies, corrupt rings and political rascality
which have given it strong hold upon popular
favor just now the partizan press, which
measures political integrity by caucuses and
party lines, is criticising IT sharply for it's indie
pendence of party; but its last Sunday issue
with its fourth page SC lid with ten columns O.
short advertisements, and its first page nearly
fun of displayed ones, exhibits living proofs OF
popular favor which make partizan criticism
harmless. Having labored earnestly and eff
principles-the reconstruction Of the Onion on
the basis of freedom and the ballot. and this
having been irrevocably secured-it now adj
dresses itself to present living practical issues
and advocates new reforms of vital interest 10
the people and good government The Tribune
is bold, independent, snle, fearless and out
spoken newspaper on vi living questions: ID
without a peer, in this respect In the whole
Northwest, and, for complete and early news
from all quarters, is equal to any newspaper in
this country
A FIRE AT THE METROPOLITAN HOTEL
early last Wednesday morning occasoned 4
loss of 1000 to furniture and &6. 900 TO the
building But the saddest results were the
death BY suffocation and burning of Moses
Hansen. porter, 22 years old, who lost his
life in his endeavors to save others, and the in
Jury of seven or eight men, Some were brought
out suffocated but were resuscitated A Mr..
W.M Morris, of Boston, cut the artery of his
wrist in escaping from his room through the
transom and tainted from loss of blood j.
n. Field of the Journal, jumped from win
dow rs feet, and is laid up with a sprained
ankle One servant girl in descending a lad
en- ND insensible. Another fell over the stair
balasters and was severely injured Several
had very narrow escapes
TRADE
has been quite satisfactory the past week.
Wheat is little higher. Money Is close and
pork packlng Is Delayed Dy the remarkably
mild weather. To-day has been like Indian
Summer
are lively.
At Aiken's Museum new curiosities are added
every week, aid visitors from the country are
always sure Of good play in the evening, and
at the matinees on Wednesday and Saturday
afternoons On Christmas and New Years
there win be fine performances
Edwin Adams begins an engagement ct Nc
vicker's tonight In Enoch Arden He Is one
of the most accomplished actors In the country.
The Minstrels at the Dearborn always attract
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