The state herald., 1903-12-25

Inc seventeenth annual report %
the interstate commerce commission
says in part:
The preliminary income account fol
the year ending June 90, 1903, shows
railway returns for POI ,i57 miles OF
line, which is approximately 9S per
cent of the entire mileage in the Unit
ed States. Gross earnings for that
year amounted to 81 500, l50.679. OF
81 ,3S2 per mile Of line. Operating eX'
penses aggregated S.520.4s3, or
s6,l9l per mile, leaving net earnings
OF sG4l $50, 1886, or s3.iS5 per mile, Fiji.
ty-threc million dollars In taxes are
not included In this statement Of oper.
atlng expenses Compared with the
previous year the net earnings are
greater by some $4,000. 900 and stock
dividends are greater by nearly SlO.'
100000. In 1897 the gross earnings
averaged only S6,l22. and operating eN-
penses si,l0G per mile Of line,
In discussing the Elkins law, II is
pointed out that proceedings can now
be taken against corporation. Where.
as the beneficiary of an illegal trans
action formerly escaped. The report
says increased traffic would enable the
railroads to operate probably without
advanced rates. II Is recommended
that fixed charges for private cars be
established.
The gross earnings of railways for
the year ending June 80. 1903. were
$3.50, l5O,G79 The gross earnings for
the prcyiouN year were sl,72G,3S0,2 G7.
The House passed without division
tna pension appropriation bill, carry
Ing sl3S, l5O,lOO.
The President today sent to the
Senate the nomination of Joseph w.
Filter Of Illinois to be an Interstate COM
merce commissioner, This is re.
appointment
The Senate committee on public
lands has reported a bill authorizing
tne Secretary Of the Interior TO restore
TO public entry lands embraced in
whole or In part with segregatlons for
reservoirs.
The President has rendered the pc.
sition Of civil service commissioner
made vacant by the death of John II,
Proctor. to General John c. Black OF
Chicago. commandeT.in.chief OF the
Grand Army
Secretary Moody, in addition 10 a
letter OF commentator to Boatswaln
Patrick Deery Of the Peoria, who at
great peril swan 10 the submarine
boat Adder and attached a line to her
will order that medal Of honor be
presented to him as an evidence of the
departments appreciation Of bis hero,
ism.
The Senate finance committee "a
yorably reported the bill increasing
from $4,000 to 100000 annually the
amount available for purchase Of metal
for nickols aud pennies, and providing
that instead Of combining their coinage
20 the Philadelphia mint. as hereto
fore they shall also be made nt the
Denver. san Francisco and New Or
leans minis,
Senator Mitchell made speech In
advocacy Of the bill 10 aid the Lewis
and Clark Exposition At Portland, Ore
Pon He said that almost $500 OOC
had been raised by the sale Of stocks
In the exposition company, and thai
over 100000 had been raised by dlf
foront states for the purpose Of max
ing exhibits. making total Of 81.
l26.907 Of available money for the on
tcrpriHc He said that n mngnltcon
site Of over 400 acres had been secure,
on the Willamette river, which nlrcnd,
had been graded and planted to shrubs
Senator Teller left Washington De
ccmber 18th for Colorado Senate
Patterson left for homo tho next dn!
to spend the holidays. Mcssrs. Shat
roth and lIogg will remain In Wash
| IngtOn during the vacation. Congress-
man Brooks IN In Massachusetts nj tn
/ bedside OF his mother. who IN prrcarl
ouuly ~ X W. lonyngo, who " con
testing the seat Of Representative
| Shnfroth and who has been frequent
ing the floor uf the House daily durlnl
the past month. lett Washington OF
/ tho nth inst for New York. whor
he will spend the holidays and roturi
IN time TO appear before the election
committee on January 9Th,
Congressman Baker Democrat. q
New York speaking In tho House u
the subject NJ labor. commended tina
compenEating wages arc not paid II
| cited the testimony aB to wages take
before the anthracite coal commission
and said II showed conditions q
slavery" lie said the United State
steel Company sold stock To It's ON
ployes q, n figure thirty points hlrhe
than present quotations IT, New Yorl,
he raid tho 'tus,t squeezed the labor
Ing nan until he WA willing TO wofl
AZ low wages lie referred tc the shin
building trust, connecting II with III,
steel rust, ana declared that ne htucl