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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
UNION PACIFIC STATEMENT.
Gross Receipts Increased More Than Did
Operating Expenses.

Gross Receipts Increased More Than DID
Operating Expenses.
New York, December 27.-The financial
statement of the Union Pacific shows that
the gross receipts fol the year ending June
30, 1901, were S44, 53s, 1871; expenses S24'-
5s7,145 and total net income S22,l720Ol'
The gross receipts showed an increase OF
1880, 4s3 or 11.21 per cent and the oper-
atlng expenses an increase of S3,l4O95o OF
30 per cent.
The surplus was S5,17S,l7S, to wn'en
must be added $751;, ESQ earned in dividends
between April and June 80 by the Nortn-
srn Pacific stock held by the company
The statement of the Southern Facinc
shows that the gross revenue was S''-t1'
SDS Rentals. betterments sinking lunu
and discounts absorbed S2i,6os,sbI, leaving
a surplus of So, 4o6560. As TO the acquire
ment Of control Of the Southern ana Norm
ern Pacific the report says: "Deye!oplnv,inl.Is
in connection with the consthhli! my ne
Ing traffic of the Northwest and oil we
States of the Pacific slope ana me Wa
Importance Of securing Tor the Union
cline system Its due proportion OF Tue !
mage and revenue tributary 10 It's AhSS
rendered II essential in the Judgment o.
the hoard of directors that steps suou.u
be taken TO maintain and protect inc PTS fs
ton Of the system ana 10 saIes "a -
fnture ngalnst combinations OF otner hues
In furtherance Of this policy ana ior IKE IKE
purpose OF developing and extending tne
business of the system ana opening ~
channels Of interchange, the direcJor Is
deem it necessary TO acquire Sto'vs1ouGSo
par value of the capital STOCK OF tnt Suu ~, ;,
ern Pacific company and lS,1ue'ONo par a
value of the stock of the Northern "a
cifc Railway company. .ha
The report brought out the fnct that we we
title TO the Northern Pacific stock had pseh
| vested I'm the Oregon Short line companS
| The table of securities owned includes SOL.
| 100000 of per cent certificates, none me- "a
| which are In the hands Of the public me
| baiance sheet OF June 30 contained - IN Ine
| statement Of Liabilities an item OF $500 $500,
aa7 as the current liabilities OF the oregon
| short line, A foot note explained that th "a
was the balance of indebtedness lSSuIti Gu
| in the acquisition of securi Ies OF otnep
| companies and in new construction. Cu r,
rent liabilities OF the Union Paclnc wss h,,
Ia Ta5, 1870. A map Of the Union ParlnS
system given ont with the report contained
!, projected line from Callentas, NeYaua'. to
| Palm Springs in southern Cahforhld' on '"e
| line Of the Southern Pacific.
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SANTA FEES POSITION.
II Is Keeping Its Tank Cars on Its Own
= Rails.

II Is Keeping Its Tank Cars on Its Own
Rails.
Galveston, Texas, December 2'''-Colohei
L. j. Polk general manager Of the santa
Pc. was asked by Post representative 70
day concerning the report that there had
been complaints made against the Santa re
before the railroad commission growing OUT
Of the refusal OF the company TO send us
rank cars 70 GLADYS station. He repneaa
that. OF course, the santa re alu NOT an sTnu
its cars to Gladys for the reason, hIst'
that ii did not want TO pay the division
charges, and. further, that the santa te
was rot sending any Of its tank cars %
points rot on Its own line, for the reason
that when the cars once get away there "
10 telling when they VIII be retlirnen I
GLADYS rs not on the Santa Re, Colonel
Poik said that the railroad conmlssi.o o..
Knew that the santa Pc was not sending ~
cars to Gladys all along, and that the re ~
son why they were set sent t ,ssIen nau a''s
sRcxsrdlng the charge that the tank car
IL the sanfx ys are a tbs dtzoas&i ~ '~1
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Yoakum Locals

Yoabum, Texas, December 2s-The nth
Sunday meeting Of the Colorado Baptist as
ISOLATION is In progress at the Baptist
church In this city and win continue till
tomorrow night. Quite Il number OF minis
tiers and delegates are in attendance and
the discussions of matters pertaining to
this denomination are proving interesting.
The festival Of ST John the Evangelist
was observed by the Masonic bodies of the
city last night banquet was sprend In
their lodge room on Grand avenue, to which
all Masons and their families were invited.
Interesting addresses were made by MI
~ M. Wolfe Mr. Taylor and Dan T.
Price, ESQ.
inc Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemer
will give their twelfth annual ball ut GIL
mer's opcra house next Monday night, The
annual balls given by this order nre always
one ~ the leading society events OF the
eenSon.
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G. A.QUlNLANSSUCCESSOR
{. II. Markham of The Southern Pa
cific Elected Vice President
OF THE HOUSTON AND TEXAS CENTRAL
Selection Came as surprlse--New or
tlcisl Now in San Francisco-Wir
Make His Headquarters Here.

c. n. Markham succeeds the late George
A. Vuinian as Vice president Of the Hous.
ton and Texas Central railroad. The an.
nouncement was made yesterday afternoon
by Judge Il. 5, Loyett after a meeting OF
the directors of the company at the gen.
eral offices In this city. This meeting was
held at noon and there were present
Messrs A. p. Root, John t. Browne,
James A. Baker, j, II. Lee and r. s.
Lovett.
II was some time after adjournment OF
the directors before the news Of the SO.
lection Of Mr.. Markham became known
aud then 1t spread Ike wllddre. Through
the big building wherein the Offices OF
the Central are located the word was
passed from mouth to mouth and the gen.
eral query was: "Who is Markham -
Other things had been expected other
names had been suggested aud here was
q genuine surprise.
MIR. Markham is at present assistant
freight traffic manager of the Southern
Pacific railroad, with headquarters in San
Francisco" said Judge Lovett, one of the
Central directors. HE is said to be a
splendid railroad man and will no doubt
fill the position with ability. Mr.. Mark
ham has been notified of his election and
has accepted the office. lie will make
preparations at once to remove his family
to Houston and will make his headquarters
In this city We expect him TO be here
inside OF ten days Mr.. Markham Will be
vice president and chief executive Of the
Central lines in Texas"
Questioned as to any other changes thai
might he made, Judge Lovet said he had
no information further than the above.
1t was learned from an authoritative
source, however, that Mr.. j y. Miller,
who was chief clerk TO the late Vice Presi
dent Quinlan and who has been acting
manager since the death OF that official
will not be disturbed. OF course, it Ii
with Mr. Markham as to any change IN
this direction, but it is generally understood
that Mr. Miller win remain Just where
he is
1t will be noted that Mr. Markham Is
elected vice president and chief executive
! of the Central lines In Texas The position
of manager is not mentioned.
Acting Manager Miller was seen IN tn,
| afternoon. He said he was we'll satisfied
with the selection and paid q high com
| pl'ment to Mr.. Markham who, ne hat
| learned, was a hrst-class railroad man AM
an excellent gentleman. Mr.. Miller did no
care to say any thing concerning him owl
! prospects, but from the satisfied expression
that he wore he is not worrying over tn
trend OF future events, it being generall
| conceded that he win be well hxed.
MIR. Markham was in Houston two o
three weeks ago and conferred with leadln
! officials OF the Central. Mr.. Markham
said to have come on from New York. Tn
new vice president is man about 40 yeal
of age and has been In the railroad bus
! ness for many years. He is said to b
just as thoroughly conyersant with tn
| operating as he is With the trnfnc depart
ment. He will receive a warm WELDON
upon his arrival.
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NEW ROAD FOR sEGuiN.

Us to Be Built in Connection with the
International and Great Northern.
Austin, Texas. December os--w. Il. Neal
and I. II. Baker. prominent citizens Of
seguin. were here today and nled a rail-
road charter with the secretary OF state.
The name OF the new road Is the segun
and Northwestern and will run from the
county seat Of Guadalupe county to a point
IN Hays county, where II will connect
with the International and Great North-
ern and Missouri, Kansas and Texas roads,
a distance OF twenty miles. The new road
ms capital of 100000, and Seguln will
ne the headquarters The directors are G.
p Tips. 7. II. Baker, II. Selginan, II,
I. Cook W. r. Neal Henry Blumberg and
X l., Wnpperman, all Of Guadalupe county.
Alr. Neal stated that all of the money for
the purpose Of building the road had been
subscribed and paid In, and that work on
the new llGe would begin at once.
seguin has been shut or from the traffic
becoming tired Of H. SO they all took to
the idea Of a railroad to the west. In or.
der to give them a direct connection, and
they put up the money for Its construction.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
TEMPLE TOPICS.
Board Of Trade Has Balance OF Cash

Board OF Trade Has a Balance OF Cash
on Hand.
Temple, Texas, December cs.--The board
Of trade held meeting yesterday moru-
tng to settle up on the recent street fair.
aud after going through with the various
accounts and paying them on II was found
that there was the neat sum Of $o03 left
ever us profit to the board This Is much
better than the most sanglne expected ami
the workers in the fair are feeling fipe
over the financial success. 1t was decided
t. use part Of the money in hotter fur.
Idshiug the board OF trade rooms. They
will be dtted up nicely and viii be a matt =
I OF pride to the members, Mcssrs. e. r..
Downs and A. J farrell were elected adj
ditlonal vice presidents and g. e. VIII
cox and 7 A. Tirado added to the board
o. directors.
frhe Italian, Frank Savage, who was
shot on Christmas bay by the yoang m an
good chances of recovery. Mullens who
Was allowed bail IN he sum Of $500 fur
nished the same readily and was released
to await the action o, the grand jury.
The news OF the death OF Mr.. Frank Ball
Mt Fort Worth was received With much
regret here. where Mr. Ran had many in
who was n classmate ut school, went &c
For Worth Immediately to accompany the
remains to the old family hurylns groun
at Hartford, Coma Mr. Bali had som
property in Temple and was the demon
some few years ago Of a handsome toIntain
and watering place 10 the city which now
adorns the square.
! The frc BOYS gave q grand bill md hqn,
quot last night, to which all those In
clmca TO dance we're out. nice ine
was had and the bays cleared a neat little
sum.
Miss Mvrta Halter IS N the city visiting
her friend, Miss Claudia ~ lens, The Hal
Ter family, who warp long .ir'c eslients o
Temple. now make Brentwood the home
place.
Miss Sadie Tentrcss of san Saba is thr
guest Of Miss Annie Nav Campbell unit
sunday Miss t'eutross VIII meet frient
from Yves Virginia, who will spend tn,
winter In Texas.
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HalIe.sville Items.

Halletsvine. Tex0m necomhcr 2s-D r.
Cheney while returning from a ball in
the country got Nt'nSIth n barb wire
fence with his horse and cut his leg about
the knee severely The horse was also bad
ly cut.
w. r. Beaumier late Of the Pecan Valley
News OF Brownwood, has accepted posi-
ton on the Halletsyile Herald with G.;
T. lehman, and Colonel VIII Brown VIII
go elsewhere,
A. J. Dornok has sold his stock Of gem
eral merchandise 10 his clerk, T. ~ Brown,
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FORT WORTH TERMINALS.
Plans Have Been Submitted to the In
terested Roads,

Plans Have Been Submitted to the In
'erested Roads.
Fort Worth, Texas, December 2S.--Four
different plans for the Armour Swift and
Fort Worth packing house terminals have
been completed and shipped to the CHIEF
engineers Of the various railroads inter
ested II now develops that the interest
Gu reads are not agreed as TO whether the
'over and UNDER or the iuterlocking plan
will he the best, more probably the form
er. as the system win he more likely &c
give satisfaction. The roads which viii
enter the yards are the Frisco, the Santa
Denver, the Rock lslund, and the Ric
Grande, Will the Belt live will give the
remaining roads ample connection With tht
yards. There will be something like forty
miles Of &Sad In the stock yard terminals.
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Texas CentraI Appointments.

Executive office of the Texas Central,
Waco, Texas, December 26The follow.
Ing appointments and changes are effective
Oh January !, 1902:
The Office OF superintendent of trans
portstion Is abolished
Mr.. r. NJ. Cox is appointed superintend-
emit with all the authority IN the different
departments that the title implies,
mechanic TO til the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Mr.. Tlmlin.
Mr. =. 7. Mooney is reappolnted master
car builder c. Hamilton,
Vice President and General Manager.
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Higgins oil company and the santa re
road, Colonel Polk said that the Higgng
III company was the only one which had
loading racks on the Santa Fe, but that he
nhlerstood that other companies had ar.
ihhgepicnts whereby their oil could he
lloaded from these racks. lie said that tho
Santa re did not care whose oil was
hauled. but that II was doing the best IL
could Tor them all until other equipment
arrives There ute nut 100 tank cars 10
the service Of the Santa Fe. Fifty OF these
are used by the company In flllng It's own
storage tanks and the other fifty are In the
trade, As stated In The Post OF yesterday,
400 more tank cars nre expected to be dc.
livered rext month
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nelaved Trains Order.

Austin. Texas, December 2s.-The rail
road commission is receiving a mass of
data and time schedules from the railroads
in their objection to the order on delayed
passenger trains, which Will 20 Into ef-
feet January 20 Some of the trunk liues
desire 10 be exempted from the order. but
from what can be learned they are butting
against stone wall An exception VIII
likely be made regarding some of the
short lines. but In the main the commits.
sion will stand pat on the order.
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COULD NOT AGREE.

Western Officials Find II impossible to
Settle Military Traffic Question.
Chicago, December 2s.--After four days
meeting Of officials OF Western roads today
IT was announced that II had been found
impossible to agree to settlement of the
military traffic question raised by the
southern Pacific. The latter road gave
notice that 1t would wi hdraw from the
old agreement December 81 and railroad
men fear decentralization of rates all along
the line In consequence.
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the benefit has been extraordinary, D. nxs
completely braced me up. am JUST
vigorous aH when boy and you can n"'
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Dear sir. Yours was received and
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cslpt as directed, and can truhfuily say
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improved In siss. strength and vi9r
All eorrespondencs 90 strictly e@1naen-
tiaI. mailed In plain sealed envelope Tns
rsoeip9 - tres fSr ths azkfnE asa ~
WszdA osoIY uaaz - AaEa -
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Electric Light Franchise at Corsicans.
Corslcana, Texas, December 27--The city
council met yesterday afternoon for the
purpose Of discussing the question Of lights,
They granted the electric light company n
franchise for twenty-five years, the city
both public and private consumers every
ten years
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HIDES AND WOOL.

81 Louis. December 2s.--wooI-- Steady; ;
.bcsxS ane iOQl2; tub washed l4124.
New York, December 2S.-Hides-Flrm;
Galveston 20 to Is pounds Is; Texas dry
"a to 80 pounds i4lS. Leather-Firm; Hem.
lock sole Buenos Ayres light to heavy
Weights 25Q26h Wool quief
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and Will devote all his time to cotton bust
ness.
w. z. Applet Of the firm OF william APP
pelt Sons has disposed OF his interest In
said hrm and viii remove to Jackson coun-
John Noozel has bought the Schwartz
rock building on the east aide OF the square
for $1,000 aud will open q saloon.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
COTTON SEED PRODUCTS.

Memphis. Tenn, December 2s.-cottcu
seed oll-PriIne crude So; prime summer
yellow Ss14; choice cooking summer yellow
nomlrai Meal and cake-Prlms "a 80
New York. December 2s--cottcn seed ell
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sow any man may quickly cure him
self after many years OF suffering from
sexual weakness. lost vitality, nsnt
losas. varooeele etc, and enlarge small,
veal orrans 70 full size ana yigor. simply
send vonr name ana address 20 Dr.. i. W.
Knapp, Isl Hui building. Detroit, Mica,
full S,reet,ons 80 that sny man may
easily cure himself at home. Inis y
certainly most generous oner sna .ng
following extracts taken ,rom - 49,
srosity; .S....
Dear ar: Please sceS,t NJ g,esfs
ssszass ncr yoars q rcesas ass@ 49,
ar4a yDas tznn&znza . ts~rS4A ssss szSS
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Old Rates Readopted.

Dallas, Texas, December 27.-The rate
clerks of the passenger departments of
Texas railway systems met in executive
session in Dallas today TO consider winter
tourist traffic affairs. 1t Is given out to-
night that the tourist rates in force for
several winters were readopted.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-29
SOUTHERN PACIFIC EARNINGS.
Annual Report Issued Yesterday Shows
a Successful Year

New York, December IS. The annual re,
port Of the Southern tactic Railway com
pany for June 3d. Ascal year, was issued
today, 1t shows a gain of S12,079, 800 in
gross earnings The surplus was So t1U.5Sl,
ment expenditures In 1901 we're $3.50, $50.
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uALVEsTON STOCK
90 GRAIN MOVEMENT
Naval STORES.

3 foiS;, December s.--spirits tur-
y i.8peatine steady LILO to 400.
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MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
Fsf OF GALVESTON, December rs.
ARRIVED.
''0ao'o de Larringl (Br), Manches


psail, (Am.l, New York.
|tlsscosa tAm.), Pensacola.
'suey lNor.), Bluehelds.
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Sy' \ n lAm.), New York.
rase tAm,), New York.
sSsopia Ann, Pensacola.
'@ppol Nor.) Hayre.
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n. u. Il w. IT. II. n.
Fifth Ward Depot
|..,ooan. Express Train Arrive 1000 p. IN
Grand Central Depot
k,tts p u",..'..'..'''''''Af arrive wv g. %
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,llIpoAD SCHEDULE.


a.. A r. c. n. n.
c,,os Central Depot
100 a. ~ Arrive O. A. 2.z p "a
"a 40 a. m arrive 70 10y p ~
I, /. moo ? m n A"'v' No. 8 0'iO a. q
n q. & n. O. n. n.
c,.na Central Depot
1sa.m Arrive No. $1,000 p. O
<sMh~ $50 .. 10 Arrive No. ~ a. N
!, y $50 am Arrive No '''o' 80 7"
a. n. A 6. A. nv.
Grand Central Depot
,oOsam Arrive No s. $50 D. N
u y ~ His p, m Arrived No to.4.oo a m
O., n. a N. n. n.
Grand Central Depot
t0.O5 a. m Arrive No. a. 900 am
ff@ $50 p. N Arrive NO ~ 20 pm
Pssss B,00a. m Arrive No, o..I'OO pm
th~ Ks, & and Sundays Only
x.Y, T. 81 NJ. II. IL.
Grand Central Depot
!. !, lois a m Arrive No. Isa. 3.3S p, N
Q. A. g. A. J.. ~.
Grand Central Depot
q ..o.5ss p Arrive No, a.e.2S pm
a, @. & s. F. n. r.
Grand Central Depot
1000 m ArrIve..... Sam
IN "m7.45 p, m Arrive...'...o.20 p. IN
Galveston Trains
100 a. m. Arrive, .,..... $50 p m
se"7.45 p IN Arrve........T.30 pm
Additional Sunday Specials
ass am Arrive. $40 a. m
$50 o. m Arrive. 20 p. N
!. 40 rains leave the Santa Fe Congress
4, p,to, 10 minutes later than the above.
n. u. q w. IT. II. r..
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NJ, *. d II. II. II.

N,K& T. Depot. Fifth Ward.
,,o0sL N .........,...Ar Arrive 9. 90a. m
I, i6s ....,.... .... Arrive 8 so N
\ trGaIv.ston Trains see G.. h & II.
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AZ, rains leave the Santa Fe Congress
\ f,to, 10 minutes later than the above.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-16
SCIENCE NOTES.
From the Elmira Advertiser

From the Elmira Advertiser.
As early rs 1850 there were io.OlO operatives in
the English silk mills and cocoon houses.
Graphite suitable for making lead pencils is
found IN almost every country on the globe
Tho largest wrought iron pillar is at Dclhi, in
India. 1t is sixty feet high aud weighs seventeen
tors
Tho earliest wheat grew on the plateau of Ar.
monii where the plant once existed as a native
gIa~.
Tho oldest perfumes were those recovered from
Egyptian tombs, l,jC0 to 1000 yeats before the
Christian era.
We manufacture moro than England. France
and Germany combined We grow eighty per
cent. of the worlds cotton.
Swiss economist finds that the savings bank
deposits of Europe during 1910 aggregated the
enormous sum Of S0Ol1uur.OD
of the FIVE great goldproducing areas Russia
alone remains unprogrcNsiyo while the United
states and Canada have doubled their product IN
the last twenty years.
Experienced mmhcrmcn say that in the process
of seasoning wood should be occasionally replied
and dccaycd or detective pieces removed, lest
they infect the others.
form OF scaling wax has appeared which
differs from the ordinary stick wax by being
incloscd in a glass tube, hom which 1t flows
when the tube is heated.
separating the different layers. They are sup
posed to be caused bv wind and greatly inurt
the lumber made from such tree.
The highest pyramid is that at ChcopS. iS6ia
feet. II is computed that the weight of the
masonry in the pyramid would exceed 6,S6l, ,0oC
tons II covers thirteen acres oi ground.
The swiftcst bird known to the naturalist Is
either the vulturc, which is said to make lj0
miles an hour, or the English kc,tril. which can
probably equal, il not exceed. thi, speed.
The first known coin is Chinese. 1t is copper
and specimens weighing from one to five pound,
and supposed to dltc from period at least 20.
years before Christ. are .till in existence.
The first book printed in the limits Of The
United States WIS the "Biv Psalms Book" which
was Issued in Cambridge, Mass, in l6iO. SpcCi'
mems OF this publication are extremely rare and
command very high prices.
one Of King Edwards pets i parrot bought
recently from a boy in Trafalgar square. The
bird has however, turned out to he possessed OF
the most violent pro.hoor sentiments and his great
cry is three cheers for Dom Paul, Cronjc and
De Wet
Tclsercnc de Bort. the famous French acronaut
has secured the lowest temperature mark on
record, Scycuty.two Ccntigradc, or 076 Fahrcn
hcit The reading was registered on a thcrmome
ter in a trial balloon recently sCut up to a
height of -, 900 feet.
IN sixty years the speed IT steamships has hccr
increased from eight and onc.half to twCn,v
three knots: the time on the voyage has beer
reduced to about one.third of what it WAS in
1870; ships have been trcbcd in length about
doubled in width, and the displacement has beer
increased tCnfold. The engine power is fory
times greater; the ratio of horsepower to the
weight driven has been increased fourtold.