El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07

Totals sss5 sos as1 s5se a6. $50 s774,s6s5
The remarkable increase of nearly
seventy.seven and Q half million dol
lars, paid to railroad labor during the
year ending In June, 1899, is due to the
increased prosperity resulting from
the operation OF she republican policy
In the last four years. 1t shows what
rsilrosd men have gained BY the cleo
tion of Mr.. Mckinley and what they
would have lost had Bryan been elect
ed and had be carried out bis ruinous
policy. Is 10 equally significant as
showing what they will lose should
Mr.. Bryan be elected this fall.
The increased oompe nsation paid to
labor IL also significant from another
point OF view. II has enriched the
working force of the roads. or this
large increase OF ST ,459. 635, the Rener-
al officers only take s729, 1855, and all
the remaining officers OF various grad
es but 81 634 sic, leaving, s74, 095 1853 OF
increased wages earned by engineers,
hremen, brakemen, conductors, sta ION
agents, switchmen, shopmen, msohin-
ist5, carpenters, and employees of all
other classes. The regular working
force has taken twenty-five times more
OF the increased compensation than the
managing force.
. And this Is not all the benefit that
has come to railroad men from toe four
years OF repu 5lican prosperity. The
pay-rolls OF the roads 81 the close OF
the fiscal year 1899 show that the |
mum Der OF regular employees was 92S.-
924, or 134, $50 more than the numte.
at the corresponding date In 1895. The |
Increased prosperity Of the country |
growing out OF the sane and healty
business policy OF the republican party
has necessitated the employment of |
this largely increased number of men,
who otherwise must have rem aimed |
Idle. Ia the meantime the gross earn
ings OF the railroads IN the year ending |
June 30. 1899, were sI,313, $40. 1ls, an |
increase as compared to those In the |
" ar ending June 30. 1895, of s23s. 1885,
556.
Such statistics as these are clear and |
tndices OF tae increased |
OF railroads resulting from |
the wise and business like policy of the |
-epuolicao administration. In 1895 the |
y hole country was hard up and the |
railroad business was depressed. Wages
we're being cut and men were cons
.antly being discharged. Had Bryan
been elected these conditions would not
'oly have continued but steadily grown
worse. The election of Mr.. Mckinley
topped the downward course and
IL we'd business interests from newt.
'ole bankruptcy and ruin. An increase
u four years of 1874 $50 men employed
nd OF 81, 459 635 paid out In wsges,
'ver four 6fths of 10 TO the bone and
NEW OF the working force, shows the
Measure of this prosperity SO far
ne railroads are concerned.
Such figures a. these certainly mu-s
induce railroad men not TO vO'-
tho was pleased with the email nun,
er OF men employed Ia 1895 ana sh.
mall wages paid to them, and W..
40 not look upon thu magnificeus t. I
rease OF men and wages in 1899 wiso ,
pproval or satisfs tion.- Chicago Tri-
uue. N-~''-'s
parks From the Engine.
A car load of cattle came up from
a. as Gran les today.
Fifteen excursionisss came In on the /
/. H.. this morning on their way TO
loudcrofs.
Engineer McGinley, Of the Del Rio
vision Of the G.. b., care In this
corning on lsy-of.
G. b. trainmen report q big BUSH
rss from the FL Pa=o Brick company.
hey took two cars out for them yes
srtay.
S~itcpmao Thi2Den returned to his
prk in the G.. q. ysrds yesterday
Fer teen cay lay-of.
Tie G. 1. A. of the B. L. Z will .
i've sn orange sUcisl next MOtd,v
veping at the residence OF Engineer ,
ch ~srtz at elli Myrt avenue.
F.. B. Miller, formerly of the T. &
,. but more recently of the Mexica..
CENTRAL, came in from Mexico last
light ssd will les.e tomorrow night
Dr. ~hicsgo.
The White Oaks train was deIayeG
his morning In leaving Ell Paso as 10