Daily Republican., 1883-05-17

RAilrOadtng.

Notwithstanding that tins has been IL
year of great Railroad excitement and
combinations there have been a less
number Of miles of Railroads built than
during last wear. The hallway Age
says that during the first tour months
OF the present year there were 40
IN les of Ii ain track laid, against >, 800
miles during the corresponding period
last year. The decrease, However, i,
sand to he owing to the cold winter and
backward spring interfering with the
work. Notwithstanding tins tact, the
mileage this year has been greater This
season than for the same period Of any
prev ious year except 1872. Tn" work
was done on seventy-hve different lines,
in thlrtv-one different States and Ter
ri'orle>. Those which lead in the con
>tructiou are: California, 10 miles
Utah, lG; New York, llJ, pcunsyiva
MIA. SO Montana, So Idaho, So: AriHo
ma 81, and Missouri, -. The c>timat-
ed railway building for the yea Is
:, 900 miles. III these figures We arr no
progress in any Of the southern states,
where Railroads are scarce aud where
We would suppose they would b" needed
| as much ~ in the North and South,
| and vet the census OF lSNt tells us THAI
the South is increasing relatively
faster III population than the North
| We do nor refer to this TO cast any re.
fectiOn on Southern industry and en-.
terprise but merely to show that some
thing is needed in the South to develop
that great system of Railroad enterprise
that has made the West prosperous
fertile soil, the manufacturing streams
and the population, what else is net4lel
| Plainly, moral energy. and enterprise
but she cannot have these without tOe
ration and "a disposition shown To pro-
ttct men Of capita in the expenditure
of their wealth, and III the exercise OF
free Thought.
Nix. QUGN% has seen proper TO "npos,
! the Water Commission bin because il
took away from III" people the right uI
local self government, but for doing 4'
g Boss" McIntire, and Mr.. Quinn is I,
! b" turned down WnccrenOniOurly anC
lOppns,s the boss" is nor to he nomina'
rd in any Of the Wards for Council il
III" " UO-s' can he p il, and the iIdt
| pendent Democratic voters Of the re-,
! >p-rtivr wards might as well first A.
last walk up TO Mr. McIu,ir"'S otIr" and
ask him in advance how to vote Mr.
| Quinn, hoW' yer, "e ar" pleased 10 say,
dom scare worth Il cent, and l., deter
mined to- try the ucttr Of III" Demo
Nrrat, Ol 'hr :, cund Ward
= Look an, for u pretty little fl Lht "H'
In the Third ward Drtwrcn the "swai
low raj, and 'ovrra,I' wings If tn'
Drm,rra'irpAr'y Mr. BIahr, pr",eu
/ 'CuWuI,mau and Mr.. Taylor. rx -C"un
Irilmpr ar. divdIu2 'lr yO'" Of IN,
,wHuu"Jat WIuL, and Peter j. Fore
leads the "DV,ra. Wiug Boss
Mclntir" will u." every ctor' tu c.nst
the gap uong>r the Nwa.Iowtail
and unite upon ,ue candidate 70 cru.l
cut the "ov,raII.' HI"aNer- ahead
NJ Fore
THE MOBILE, Alabama, Register i
Il Democratic reform organ and IL II,
ways backward IN declaring il. priurl
pies, II says - The first step j. b
secure power aud ~ secure Office IL 'h
first duty, and the first principl" Of III
Democratic parry. The Register ma
must be D"la EHrr Democrat Of III
M"lntire school, and we are glad to So
his sentiment. "nich 'a- long bee
knuHu to exist in the Drmurrat,c party
.tauprd al lat n,'h the sea- nf D"In'
cratic arpr"vaI,
STILL WE LIVE, move and hav" n b'
iug, all owing 10 th" fact that III" non
partisan" boss Of the Water Commi,
/ sion ha, NOT SIT hurIoi a second thul
, aelbol' at tn" people" Mr.. McInir
llrnn thn lifted tnnnlerhlli. Won migll