Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-08
RAILROAD PAYS A BIG FEE
Costs the Rock Island $4,000 70 Amend
Articles Of Incorporation.
COMPILING STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
Belief Expressed that Spectators
Have Turned a Sharp Trick on
the Rock Island with Des
MOines & Fort Dodge.
STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS
(From a STAFF Correspondent

LEO MOlNbSs June ne
heaviest fling fee ever exacted by Iowa
from a corporation for the privilege OF
increasing its capital stock was secured
by the secretary of state from the Rock
Island Railroad company. An amendment
to the articles Of incorporation was filed
increasing the capital stock authorized by
$50, 200, 900. For the privilege Of doing this
the company paid the state 1 $4,000. The
increase was made necessary In order to
absorb the Burlington, Cedar Rapids &
Northern railroad.
Other corporation papers filed with the
secretary of state today were:
Lake Park Fuel company of Des Moines;
capital, $4,000. President, E. G. Newquist;
secretary, j. w, Wilmer.
Iowa and Dakota Mining and Improve
ment company of Sioux Falls; capital, So
OO; by William l.. Pauley of Cedar Rapids,
A. u. Lee Of AcCallsburg and John King
of Sioux Falls.
Des Moines Terminal company Of Des
Moinesi capital, 100000; by F, NJ. Hubbell,
H d. Thompson and others.
Compiling Railway Statistics.
The secretary Of the state executive
council has been engaged for some time in
preparing tabulated statements of the con-
dition of the railroads Of Iowa, and has
just had printed sheets showing at a glance
the important facts regarding Iowa rail-
roads, on which the council will soon make
the annual assessment. These sheets show
that the twenty-nine different railroads
from which reports are required have a
mileage Of main track in Iowa Of 1886 miles
and a fraction; they have 500 miles Of Sec
ond track, 2,137 miles of sidetrack in the
state, and the total mileage of the systems
represented is 1892. The average as
sessed value per mile of the railroad prop
erty in Iowa last year was 1904. The
total of gross earnings for Iowa was $685.
OS9, 953.12, or $6,006.73 per mile. The oper-
ating expenses in Iowa totaled $39, 61S,-
967. $780,, or S4,234.60 per mile on an average.
The net earnings, after deducting net losses
on a few of the systems, were SIG, AGO, e75.S 50,
or an average of 81, 1878 per mile in Iowa.
The total taxes actually paid in Iowa in
1901 was 1868, 492.S7.
May Not Lose Fort Dodge Road.
1t is believed here that the Rock Island
railroad will not lose the Des Moines G.
Fort Dodge branch. That line is now OPP
Grated by the Rock Island on a lease which
expires January 1, 1905. At the election
held here 1t was demonstrated beyond any
question that interests other than those
allied with the Rock Island have secured
a majority Of the stock and bonds and are
able to control the road. Just what these
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persons most interested say that 1t means
merely that spectators have gobbled up
enough stock of the Fort Dodge line to
make 1t necessary for the Rock Island to
pay a big price for the stock when the
| time comes for making new arrangements
after the expiration Of the lease. Such be-
ing the case it is expected the Rock ISL
and will buy the road within the next two
years, even though it nav be necessary ia
, pay handsomely for negligence In not get
ting possession OF the stock long ago. This
is deemed all the more probable since the
Rock Island has bought outright the Bur-
lington, Cedar Rapids & Northern.
COngregationaIisJs Adjourn.
The sixty-fourth annual meeting OF the
Iowa State Association of Congregations
Churches will be held in Creston the third
Tuesday in May, 1903. This was the vote
of the association just before adjournment
at the noon hour today. The contestants
for the location were Creston, Usage and
Dubuque. The informal ballot stood: Ores.
ton, As; Usage, 8S; Dubuque, 80. The
formal ballot gave Creston 60 and Usage 3S
The announcement this morning by PresI.
dent Dan F.. Bradley of Iowa college, Grin
nell, that Andover Theological seminary oil
Andover, Mass, would probably be re-
AAO W NA AhASAA oA4 "OdAd 10 hGO ADOI
ated into Iowa college, was hailed with en-
thusiasm by the association. President
Bradley said that while the removal Of An
dover was not certain, 1t was very prob
able.
Arrest a Murder Suspect.
Chief OF Police Fred A. Bracket Of Des
Moines was informed early last week that
a man by the name OF c. X. Harris of Adei
had been doing a great deal OF talkine
about the murder OF the Peterson children
which occurred in Des Moines April /:
last. The chief wal informed that on a
number of occasions Harris had called
leading citizens of the town to one side
and given them a long talking to in regard
to the Peterson murder. and not only were
there these suspicious signs, but Harris
II was learned, had talked in his sleep Of
the crime. The matter became common
talk and public sentiment had been di.
vided as to whether Harris knew sometime
about the murder and could not rest un.
der the burden or whether he had beer
crazed by the details OF the terrible crime
which he had read in the papers. The
chief sent word to Sheriff ]. N. Haines lasi
Saturday that he would have "a couple Of
men in Abel on Tuesday morning early ant
that the detectives would endeavor to Learn
Nho huONb VI lhC Cdot1 II any
thing. After some Investigation Harris
was arrested and brought here, where he
will he held as a suspect, though there Il
thus far little evidence against him.
Plans for Deaf school.
The plans for some of the temporary
buildings to be erected at the State Schoo
for the Deaf at Council Bluffs have beer
completed and are in the once OF the
Board OF Public Works. The buildings will
all be as plain as possible and of very
cheap construction, because 1t is feared the
Board OF Control will not be able to keeI
within the limit allowed them by the ex.
%ecutive council for this purpose. II II
the intention Of the state architect thai
all these buildings shall be temporary II
nature, none OF them more than two storie.
high. He will recommend to the board
that when plans are made for the perma.
nent structures they adopt the cottage
system at the school, and instead Of build.
Ing one large building for the school,
part of which is to be used for a dormi,
tory, that they erect a number Of small
cottages. each one to be the home Of
group OF the students and over each on
Of which there will preside a matron.
Made q Rural Dean.
At a formal meeting OF priests witt