Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-12
Earnings per Mile
Indicates decrease.
Little Roads Show Well.

| state. Some of the little roads make inter-
esting showings. For instance the Colfax
| Northern, only six miles long jumped from
$l,9l1 earnings per mile in 1901 to $31S in
1902. The Davenport, Rock Island & North
western jumped from 1885 to $5,61s on it's
thirty-three miles. The Ames & College
line made a gain of rs per cent. The Omaha
Bridge and Terminal reported 1882 Der
mile in 1901 and So 4O2 per mile in 1902 The
Manchester Oneida made its first regular
! report, S,S43 per mile on seven miles
! Tho reports as given are for systems en-
tire. But, for instance, the entire North
western system earned an average of 81. 1886
per mile on Iowa business, yet on the main
line the earnings were 79S per mile a
decrease of 0.01 over the previous year The
| Toledo Hawarden branch, 1888 miles long
also showed decrease from $5,17S to $3.50.
| The Sioux City & Pacific branch showed an
increase from $6,sA to 1854 per mile
On the Rock Island the main line earned
s12e& per mile, as against 81, ,9l9 the pre-
vious year. The southwestern division
showed falling from 81. .O55 " $1O,O9s.
The Chicago. Burlington 6 Quincy report
Is In twenty-six divisions. The 277 miles
of main line earned S1s,55O per mile as
against s17,7S2 the previous year.
The main line OF the Great Western, Du-
buque to st. Paul. earned S10,949 per mile.
! against s12, 400. The addition of new lines
also brought the earnings down In Iowa.
The Milwaukee main line earned $1217O
against Nl416, aad there was a slight in
crease on the long northern Iowa division.
No President for Ames.
The board of trustees Of Iowa State COL
lege met at Ames today to select a presi-
dent. The committee on presidency asked
for further fDna al
the progress made in looking for a presi-
dent. The board decided upon meeting
again July to consider the matter.
Fights ExtraditiOn.
1t was expected that there would be
hearing before Commissioner Macarthur of
the United States court today on the appli-
cation of the Mexican government for ex-
tradition of ]. H. Greenwell Of Davenport,
but owing to the fact that the attorney for
the Mexican government was detained In
st. Louis by the floods the hearing could not
be had. Un ess the showing is made by Sat-
urday the man will be released, but it is
learned that Mex.oln consul from Chicago
is on the way here to present the case.
Greenwell is accused of the murder of a
man named Stansfeld. He was arrested
in Davenport and held for papers from
Mexico. Resistance was made to the ex-
tradition and the matter was placed in the
hands of Commissioner Macarthur Attor-
neys have been retained and a fight is to
be made. Greenwell is a member of the
Order of Railway Conductors and is backed
by that order.
Old Bank Bill Presented.
State Treasurer Gilbertson today received
a IS bill of the old State Bank of Iowa with
letter from a government official at
Washington making inquiries to the
status of these bills and the history of the
bank. The bill was issued by the Council
Bluffs branch OF the bank and was signed
by Horace Everett, president; George D.
Lockwood. cashier, and E. Baker, register.
The central picture on the bill is that OF a
pioneer driving eight oxen TO covered
wagon. The portrait on the face is that OF
the late Judge Baldwin of Council BLUFFS.
The state treasurer has no information as
to the character Of the bank bills The bill
was issued May /, 1850, and was No 767.
There is no way of redeeming It now and It
is useful only as a curiosity
Planning for Newspaper.
A conference of democrats and newspaper
men was held here this week for the pur-
pose of considering what can be done
toward establishing a democratic daily
newspaper in Des Moines. Charles e. Rus
sell OF Chicago. representative of the in
terests OF w. r. Hearst, was present, An
effort is being made TO induce Hearst to
come TO Iowa and establish here a demo-
cratic daily paper with the understanding
that as a reward he is to have the Iowa
delegation TO the next democratic national
convention and that the Iowa democrats
will do all they can to help in getting dele
cations from other nearby states. 1t is
not kTown what conclusion was reached at
the conference here the men who were
interested In 1t refused to disclose the plans.
Accused of Poisoning Cattle.
Ed Brown has been arrested in Emmet
county, accused OF poisoning cattle. num-
Der OF cattle have been lost by Schaefer &
West from eating paris green found in pas
ture, and some OF the animals were very
valuable.
General NJ II. Byers is in osceola today,
where he Is investigating the situation with
a view to locating a company OF militia 70
take the place OF the Bedford company. He
has authorized Dan Flannagin TO organize
a company at Perry.
GFafters Work q Farmer.