Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-23
The RAILWAY REPORTS
Fifteen Companies Have Filed
Statements Of Business For
Assessment Purposes.
Half Of the Roads Yet to Be
Heard From = The
Profits.
Deputy State Auditor Days
Health Failins-.-Cummins
Denies Rumor.
pecial to Times-RepubIican.


Des Moines, Feb. 2S.Aside from the
terminal companies and minor roads
there are now on file with the state ex
ecutive council the reports of fifteen
railroad companies on business done III
Iowa last year for assessment purposes.
These reports We're all to have been in
Ily Feb. ID under penalty of having the
assessment made double by the execu-
tive council. Notwithstanding their
dire threat under the statutes half of
The reports are yet to be secured. The
cnly one of the trunk lines crossing the
state to turn in report is the Rock
Island. The Rock Island reports some
better business in Iowa this year than
in the year before. The gain amounts 10
SSS, 1921. The other roads reporting
gain iii the net profits are the Mason
City & Fort Dodge, the Marshalltowr &
Uakota, the Union Pacific, the Burling-
ton & Northwestern, the Santa F'e and
the Crooked Creek. The Wabash reports
that it lacked s0.o34.73 of losing as
| much on Iowa business this year as in
tie Year before. The roads showing a
decrease in profits between the two
YEARS We're the Great Western, the Om
aha. the Cedar Rapids, the Muscatine8
North & South. the Willmar & Sioux
Falls. the Burlington q Western, and
I the Humeston Il Shenandoah These
seven companies report that their mel
profits We're not as large by $126.II11.6
as in the previous year. The gains in
ret profits amounted 10 sG7, ,9S0.20 more
THAN this sum. The following is the
;srotit or loss shown in the reports OF
the various companies reporting, as re-
ported this year and the year before:
| Rock Island 81. 7sOG5o.ss; last year,
s2.6T1 .667.6l.
c. St. r.. NJ & o.-s4ol 7ss.4s; last
/ year. s42s. .5Sa..2l
Great Western s555.a aos; last year,
4 sy69. .60S.0
b, q r. & N-sl ,sos, ,2ss. 40; last year
Si,347 ,A31.sl.
i, \ Masoh CITY & Fort EDotige-ss2 ii .sas 2 81
last year 1906. 0G
wabash-Loss, s7o.57s.ss; last year
4 loss s40544.1s.
Marshalitomn & Dakota - l4.l g.. .ss55
iast year. s5.443.3s.
Muscatine North & Loss. ST.
4 lf9.ls last year loss sl,57s.e1.
linton Pacific-s5s,6 ,64a.2a; last year,
si7 1923
wilImars & Sioux Falls-ss1. .2ls.45; last
year. s9l.4S157
Iowa Northern-Loss sl,54145
burlington & western - Loss, sss,-
I07S. &c. last year loss. sl9.465.s2
Burlington & Northwestern - s42,-
So. 20; last year. s2e.a27. .6s
a. T. & $. F.-s59o2s 10; last year.
s4a.741 49,
Humeston 4 shenansloah-Loss. sea
4 eSS Go; last year. s3.s7s.Sa.
/ Crooked Creek s3c622 last year loss,
s.,25e45.
4 Other railroad reports are expected IN
soon and al viii probably be in by the
time the council meets to fix the assess
raent. The fact that some of the reports
ore not in vii have the effect. however.
Of preventing a general study of them
hefore the actual work of making the
assessment is entered upon.
His friends fear that Mr.. G. n. Day,
of Manchester, deputy auditor of state,
will not be able TO resume his position
lie. the auditors Office. Soon after he sac-
cspted the place he broke down with
some nervousness and recovered with
! difficulty. and now 1t s rumored that
hs is seriously i'll. He Is away from the
| office and unable to give it any atten-
tion. failing in his health has been
observed and 1t is feared he will be
compelled to relinauish the post.
The county auditors. altho there were
| few of them present. held a. Very pleas
4 ant state meeting which closed yester-
day. They determined upon making
some demands from the next legisla-
ture. Ore of these demands is unusual
for the auditors. and that is for an in
crease of salary TO correspond with
other county official positions. Hereto
4 fore the auditors have never asked any
thing for themselves and their petitions
have been We'll received by the mem
4 bcrs of the legislature. This time they
i say they want something for them
I selves. and apparently they have cause
i !or their complaint. They also want the
4 law in regard to the assessment of rail-
road, telegraph and telephone property
changed so that the tax will be certified
4 down to them by districts and not by
the county, as this will greatly lessen
the clerical work they have to perform.
Denial is made by A. b. Cummins that
he is considering the question of retlr-
ing from the gubernatoral race in favor
of some compromise candidate. Rumors
i to that effect have been persistently cir
oulated and published. Mr. Cummins
has not considered the matter. There
has been no change in the political stu
1 alton at all. Col. Raymond has been
here in the interest of the candidacy OF
Senator Hartman. The announcements
from Herriott and Palmer are still
hanging fire.
The statement is made here that the
plan for the consolidation of the Mime
apolis & st. Louis railroad and the Iowa
i Central railroad has been perfected and
that new company is to be formed
/ separate from both and that stockhold-
ers of the Minneapolis road can ex-
change their stock, even shares for
stock, in the new company and those
holding Iowa Central stock can get one
lfhare for each two shares of stock held.
Il is also stated. tho the authority ID