The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-02-21
NEW YORK RAILROADS.
=. Increased Prosperity for ls0S-Fsesd
from the Records.

-. v,.r....d Prosperity for ls9S-Fsets
from the Records.
The New York state board OF rail-
road commissioners. in its annual re.
mort Tor the year 1895. states that the
summary of railway traffic in New
York state for the past year AFFORDS
much ground for encouragement Inc
increase in freight traffic has been gem
eral showing that the people are buy
inc and selling more goods than ~
nrevious wears A comparison OF the
raceip,s and expenditures of the prin'
c;nal steam roads operating In the
state and representing four-hfths OK
The total mileage. shows a gratifying
increase of business in favor OF 1898
over 1904 The increase in gross earn.
;,rs from operation was 50. 9i0?l5, and
' IN oneratinr expenses s.. l6j, Cos, max
;rr an increase in net earnings from
; operation of 81. -75,el7. The total In
) cr.asa in net income To be passed 20
: the dividend paying account IS e. 4'o'-
i -. The commissioners anticipate q
O continued Improvement during the
n present year.
J. az course this official statement OF
e Increased business for the ailroads
II will be unpleasant reading iN he re-
n nublican legislature of CIV York
IS state. Anything which does not prove
Of that trade is at q stand still since the
Mckinley law was repealed. is looked
n on with suspicion by the protectionist
III statesmen whom Boss Plat sends to
It. Albany 10 represent him. Under the
Of o;rc,mstances the audacity of these
d. railroad commissioners is surprising.
er They evidently do not know their ous'
IL mess It is their duty to hunt for facts
us 10 show that all industry. including
nd the transportation of freight and pas
ee ser gers. is in terrible depressed con-
IS. dition. IL they cannot find such facts
o. they must initiate ex-Laoor Somm's-
ly sioner Peck, Of the same state, ana IN
Is. vent them Thus they will please inc
re partisan republican legislators, anu
ar. will have a chance to retain their po'
nd sitions. Otherwise they will probably
m Ia summarilv bounced out OF office, az
ty warning against telling truths when
he contradict every plea on wnicn inc
lot McKinleyites of New York hope 70
sw carry that state Mt the coming election
IRE Gov. Levi p. Morton, of New York,
Ter Il an avowed candidate for president
pm II nominated he will have to run on Z
ch platform declaring for a revival OF tns
di- trade restricting laws which tnree
gn wears ago plunged the country inte
re- the worst panic ever experienced. he
OF will be forced TO join with the caiam
be itv crew who are bowling about trau'
re- depression, although the gloon OF id'e
the rsss and bankruptcy lightened as soor
les as the tariff law OF 1890 was repealed
/ lie will be the candidate OF the monop
oliex and trusts which hire newspaper
IN lie about the condition OF business
Ill and to hide the facts of wage advances
increased production and greater con
nEe sumption. lie will be placed In the u
De- consistent attitude of denying tn
OIL statements Of his own subordinate
whose official report testihes 20 ger
'cs eral improvement in the carryin
.ao' trade, and, Of necessity, In otn'
-hr branches OF industry
pre- II Gov. Morton is wise he Will haste
rive 70 disavow the cheering conclusions
Oh his railroad commissioners, and TO gay
fuii orders that state officials must ut
nau times wear blue ruin spectacies.
'tec- that nothing encouraging to revivi'
un. business shall ever find Its way in
had = public document. Then when he Q
rate ~. usx,ors ~ the Empire sta
GUN for a platform Of high taxation ana
own lamity wailiny, he will not be met WI
lsaP- ARGUMENTS of his own furr.shif
ester Otherwise he may be reminded by
Kind democrats that his party 5 thcor
the and his states official records are We
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