The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-01-09
,The railroad. of Kansas.

UoU.UUU. NE tOtai mileage OF ali rali-
roads operated in Kansas follows:
Santa Fe, 5000; Burlington, ESQ;
Maple Leaf, 80; Rock Island, 1928,
Choctaw, IA; Kansas City Belt, l2;
Kansas City Southern, 40; Kansas
City Suburban Belt, 5; Leayenworth
&: Topeka, 60; Katy, ass; Missouri Pa
ciic, acre; Central Branch, 40;
Grand Island, 16G; Frisco, s27: Union
Pacific, LBS; Leavenworth, Kansas &
Western, 1911; Total, 10,4s3. The only
line reporting which had deficit was
the Leavenworth & Topeka, and it
only amounted to S2.7s7. The rail-
roads paid 81, 1868, 965 in taxes in Kan.
sas. The Santa Fee was the greatest
taxpayer, having paid $7O2, 44o. The
Missouri Pacific was next, paying
S421, 500: The Rock Island was third
with S501, 12s, and the Union Pacific
fourth, with $122,422. During the
year SIS employees were killed and ITO
injured in Kansas; passengers were
killed and 1877 were Injured; So tres
passers were killed aid 156 injuredI
others not trespassing, 90 killed and
so injured.
The roads emplo Jed in Kansas T,179
engine men, paying them S1,550,341;
1908 firemen, paying them $910,5s5;
1893 conductors, paying them $780,
1858; 2,6O5 other train men, paying
them S1,417,129. They also employed
90 general officers at an aggregate
salary of s2s5,961; 81 other officers
at salary of $1s1,3s7; 1882 clerks.
paying them $712,s71; 1,122 station
agents, paying them $712,64s; 1,5T0
other station men paying them $685.
1872; s,735 trackmen, paying them 3d.
54s,117; 491 switchmen, fiagmen and
watchmen, paying them $341,143; 644
operators, paying them $472,5S7.
Kansas Furnished Most.
In addition to furnishing IS per
cent. of all the cattle and calves re-
ceived at the Kansas City market dur.
ing the past year, Kansas supplied
100000 head of sheep, more than any
other one state, and % per cent. OF
the total receipts for the year. The
receipts of sheep from Kansas fell
only 4,7OO head short of those of 1901.
A year ago when the market was
flooded with pigs and brood sows
from Kansas, it was predicted that
the sunfower state would have very
few hogs to. market in 1902. And yet
the receipts of hogs from the state
were 100000, or SO per cent. of the
total receipts. The decrease from
the receipts of 1901 was $4,000.
Oppose Children as Teachers.
The Kansas Teachers association
elected A. s. DIN. of the state uni
versity. for president. The resolu-
tions declare for an increase in the
salary of the state school superin-
tendent to $4,000 year; that the min
mum age for teachers certificates
be IS years, and the average in all
branches rs per cent; that itera-
ture, nature stu1ies and elements of
music and drawing be added to teach
ers' examinations; for the consolida-
ton of rural schools; favor raising
the school age to six years, and for
free kindergartens; for the suppress
sion of the open saloon "in the inter
est of the school and the home"
olin Castle Quits EIdorado.
DIN Castle, one of the central fig
ures in the Jessie Morrison murder
case, let Eldorado for California to.
make his permanent home. He was
accompanied by his widowed mother
and his sisters. Olin Castle formerly
was engaged to Jessie Morrison. He
Tilted her and married Clara Wiley
Then Jessie Morrison went to his
4, - he
rison is under Is years sentence for
the murder.
Interest Greater Than the Principal.
County Treasurer. Frey, of Geary
county, has just paid the Fort Kear-
ney railroad bonds that. were. voted
by that county 80 years ago, and
which dated from December z, 1872.
The amount of the bonds was ST, 600.
Since the day they were issued Geary
county has been paying seven per
cent. interest on them. The interest
ON the bonds for 80 years amounted
to So, ZOO, making total of 700 Of
the interest and principal.
Teachers Want a New Rule.
Kansas school teachers want the
present examination system abol-
ished. They want to be placed on the
same footing, professionally, with
lawyers and doctors. Once a lawyer
or doctor, always lawyer or doc
tor. The teachers want it the same
way with them. They are now re-
quired to take examinations frequent
ly.
Bought 20, 900 Acres of Land
John NJ. Bonebrake, banker al
Viedersburg, Ind, and cousin of ex-
Auditor p. /. Bonebrake, has bought
10000 acres of land adjoining tho
Rock Island railroad near Colby. Tho
land will be fitted for raising Polled-
Angus cattle, and $25, 900 win be spent
in improvements.
Who Killed Henry Hagnerf