Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-02-06

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The tables show large sums expended
n improvements to roadway and other
The following are sums
in improvements to the road
way by; few of the most important
-oads: G. G. W., $251, 1880: c., n. y
st. p, $1,OS1, 23O.59 G., r.. i & n,
s577, 1881; @. & N. W. $7O5,648,O1.
The table shows an increase OF $3,871,-
722.98 in the operating expenses of the
roads Of Iowa. Five thousand three hum
ired and eleven more men were employ
I'd in 1900 than in 1890. Passenger reve-
nues fell off to the extent Of 81 ,439,
D7S.73, while freight revenues increased
81, 1855, 39l.13. The new mileage in 1900;
was SO3.93 miles, making the total mile
age in the State OF 9,169.O3. The net in
come in 1900 was SIT ,O5G, 434.27. In the
year preceding it was $16,645, 1888
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Two hundred and twenty-five people
were killed and G67 injured by the rail
roads OF Iowa for the fiscal year ending
June 3d. 1900, according to the annual
report of the railroad commissioners
More lives were lost and more people In
jured last year than in my other year In
the history Of railroading in Iowa. In
spite of all this the percentage of passen-
gers who lost their lives during the year.
according to the total number Of deaths
was much smaller. Only nine Of the 222
killed were passengers, while less than
one-third OF the total number killed were
railroad employees. One hundred and
forty three of those killed were not con-
nected with the railroads in any way,
either MS employees or passengers. They
were either killed while walking on the
track, at crossings. etc, or else were
buns, tramps or others stealing rides,
and for whose death the companies were
in no way responsible. OF the number
injured nearly two-thirtls were employees
Of the road, while persons who had no
connection with the road suffered much
more than passengers.
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The maximum Of salary to railroad EN-
ployes was reached in 1890, when the
average wage paid was ~ From thiS
high water mark the wage average fell
as low as $1.6S during the panic Of 1893. 5
The next year the average increased 10
cents per capita and the year following
went up cents more. This WAS thu
turning point; however, and the average
Of wages paid has been declining for the
past Ave years. Last year although the
amount paid in salaries was more than
$4,000, 900 more the per capita amount
was two cents less on account OF the
Increased number of employees, more
than 5000 men having been employed
last year in rnilroading than at any pre-
yious time in the history of railroadins
In the State.
The business of the Des AIoines PEN
sion office for the Iowa Nebraska district
continues large, despite the fact TINT
death is claiming many of the old sol
diers and their dependents. In the month
Of December Just passed the pension
Office here struck from the rolls the
names of eighty-four pensioners whom
death had claimed. Notwithstanding
this, the number of pensioners on the rolls
Of the office increased twenty, making the
total Mt the beginning Of the year 64,804.
The number varies from quarter to quar-.
ter ON account Of the disposition OF many
Of the old soldiers to travel about.
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In an interesting case from Woodbury.
County some new questions are discussed
by the Supreme Court. In the, case' Of
Holman VS.. Hodges the plaintiff claims
an island which was built up in the Mis-
souri, river opposite his land. the first
ing in 1858, and the island is now two
or three miles long and valuable for fnrm-
ing. The court discusses questions OF
riparian rights and the claims Of the
owners for abutting land and decided
that the island does not belong to the land
owners along the river, but to the State.
So
Agent Sperry of the pension ONCE has
force of twenty-six clerks regularly em-
ployed and in payment time eight more
are required to transact the5 business
promptly. The office pays ont about 49,
10000 annually. The number OF PEN
sioners on the rolls under the general
law, mt the first OF the year was "a BIB,
of whom $50 are minors; under the, act
Of June 81, 1890, there were go, 694, Of
whom 1,765 are minors; pensioners Of the
Spanish war, 1853, OF whom nine are min.
ors; pensioners of the Mexican war, 627;
Of the Indian wars. 81; Of the war Of
1912. 80. Az
Gov. Shaw and sAdjt. Gen. Byers have
arranged to issue handsome parchment
commissions. TO NIL the volunteer officers
from Iowa who served in, the Spanish
war. These documents will be more dur
able than the paper commissions which
were issued at the time the troops went
into service and they will be handed
down to the posterity of these Iowa SOL
diers for preservation MS evidence Of the
patriotism of their ancestors.
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Iowa sends rather surprising number
Of men into the regular army every year.
In the past year the Iowa recruiting 6fs-
Ger, Lieut.. g. B. Sweeney, has picked up
eniistments at the rate OF about sixty
per month. When the year is ended the
Hawkeye State will have furnished prob.
ably more than 100 mon for tho army, a
large quota made necessary by tho large
number of service expirations: each S6Ar.
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Fireman Charles Bellany, who fires1 the
engine that pulls'the fast mali from Bur
lington to Creston, is a remarkable char
actcr. He has worked for the burlington
road for sixteen years, and In that time
has not lost trip or received nm injury.
Burglars broke into the hardware store
of VIM. Archibald at Walker. and carried
away considerable small articles, such
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