Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-12-10

the road has been built. and is now in daily
operation from Duluth, Lake Superior
westward to Bismarck, on the Missouri uyefr
distance Of $50 miles and from Kalama. on
the north side of the Columbia river, in the
Territory of Washington, northward to Tacoma,
on Commencement Bay, Puget Sound, dis
lance of los miles. The COST of the surveys
of the lines of the road, including necessary
purchase Of right of way. has been 81 ,10S
S93.75. The extent of lines surveyed is 1883
miles, and, in addition, 1850 miles of river
reconnaissance. When the final locations
shall have been made, the number or miles
surveyed will be about II, 600, and the cost
of the surveys viii aggregate about $780,
00e-equal to about S125 per Tile. The in
debtednees of the company is as follows
First-mortgage bonds (dollar), S2S, 647. 900 ;
irst-mortgage bonds (sterling), $3.50, 600;
bills payable, 500, 2e3 SO; accounts, payable;
SIS, 042.20: bonds and scrip issued to fund
interest 1858, 304 total, S31, SIS, 630.5S.
The amount of stock Of the Texas and Pa
cifc Railway Company authorized by law is
$50 900, 600; capital stock issued: scrip stock
for partial payments on account Of subscrip
tions 5000. 900 full-paid stock. 81 600 600:
total $780, 900. The Indebtedness Of the
company is as follows: frst-mortgsge o per
cent. gold construction bonds issSed, 20, 210-
600; frst-mortgsge land-grant per cent.
currency bonds issued, S9,251, 0e0 floating
debt, -, POI, 444. 40 debt of the Southern Pa
CHIC haiiroaa Company 10 the otate OF IeAas'
@ i a. Dy TIC leAae aIo ac.n lie SonnpsmS,
SS,20i ,964.69; total, 500, 473. 409.69. The
company's assets are as follows: 800 miles of
constructed and equipped road; l07 miles of
partially constructed and equipped road $50
miles Oh teregraph hne: SZo,.oo'Seo.o5 ac-
Iouu'a coz CO. la |to'soI-H suppnes on
Ianu ",s gov; CASH Oh hand' SS. 800
saI, S5I,oIo.o4I.Io. Inc roau VIII extend
iioin La, or hei iiNef, 70 pan LIZ
1So, Ca.iiornia, WIN Dranch from Dlarshaii,
IeAas, 10 ie4aIhana, tnere sohhecuhg WITH
1he O@iio auu 9 III Id'ii anu Iroin lex
arhaha III oush - ans anu Snei Connect
lag Win ,ne nam me d. OF. worm; 90
Durlng tne nscai year eholnS June -
i ioaa' puoi'o i"hu' "eie uisposeu VI do ioi
io"e'
Cash sales 1e4l, 46
nll'ary warrant loca'ions. ioo' doVoo
oae CO.. %
anricntnrai co,,ana scr ,ocs;ons 11e os1 ~
Certified to railroads. .2S4.Sl4.42
Approved to State as swamp. ..... 202.ls7.M
Certified for wagon-roads ......... 57,921.n
Certified for agricultural colleges ia, aS9ls
C.;iS 70 20 :i.; coc -
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ments' " ''"'es ~, 12.ass.7 &c
Sioux half,breed scrip locations: 72o.oo
! Chippewa half-breed scrip locations 49,. u61l.n
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io'ai. ',9'o'o'2.sS
quantity less by 5, 499, T33 III acres than that
| disposed of the preceding year. The cash
receipts we're 3. 469, 93S so, sum less by
@53o,oG thaE That received the preceding
year. During the year 2y 49,, ll0.43 acres
were surveyed. making. with the quantity
previously surveyed, 649, 393, O52 sores, and
leaving yet 10 De surveyed l, $50, 6U3 34S acres.
1t Is worthy OF notice that the diininution in
the aggregate quantity OF lands disposed OF
! the last nscal year. as compared With tee year
before, is found chiefly In the amount certi-
ned to railroads. 1924 314.42 acres IN the
year endlng june 5O, 1914, against LUIS, 536,5i
acres In that ending june ~, 1878 Nearly
million acres were entered under the Timber
act, which augurs well FOR the now treelees
pralrles OF the West. The entries under this
and the Homestead act .xceed by over half
million acres like entries during the proceed
ing year. Such entries, being made for actual
use, are the surest criterion OF the progress
OF the country
| Ihe rapo destruction OF TIMBER IN TINS
country, and especially that which is found
on the pubic lands, Is a source OF great solicit
tude to all persons who have given the sub
Ject any consideration. II this destruction
progresses in the future rapidly as in the
past the timber lands OF the government Will
soon be denuded OF everything that Is yaiua-
BILE. Effective legislation protecting these
lands from such waste Is absolutely necessary.
and cannot 1onger be neglected without seri-
Gus injury TO the public interests.
are, that pine ana mr. lands shall not De suo-
homestead laws; that a system of surveys be