Omaha daily bee., 1903-06-17
RAILROADS HAVE PROSPERED
Last Years Earnings Greater and Expenses
Less Than in Preceding Period.
STATE CAPITOL IS TO Be MADE MODERN
Music Dealers, Health Omcers, Sunday
schools ana Auctioneers Hold
state Conventions in Des
MOines.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


DEs MONIES, June 16.-(speciaL)--Iowa
railroads received more money for their
business in 1902 than in the previous year
by a total OF 1886 SG2. .O5, and the operating
expenses in the same period were reduced
by total OF s27s 764.6. This was on
mileage Of 2s5 miles OF main line trackage
greater than In the year 1901. The net
earnings OF the Iowa business were in
creased as between the two years by S673.-
1868. These are the figures as reported
by the railroad auditors 20 the secretary
OF the State Executive council, on which
the council will make its assessment of
railroad property for the current year.
These reports have just been tabulated and
the totals turned over 20 the state officials
who will make the assessment The actual
work of assessing will be commenced July
15 next but the board and the railroad at
torneys will have the abstract of the re-
ports in hand for a month that they may
make comparisons. The chief totals Of the
abstract are as follows:
Main line mleage-In 1901, total 9,S36.17; in
1902, 9,62i.24
Gross Recepts-In 1901 $5s. .O79. 12; In
s6,OO675; in 1902. 1886 20; decrease, s5l.55.
1867 @p0sssss s Decrease ns E. m
penses per mile: In 1901 S4.243G0; in 1902,
NLiISi6; decrease per mile. 1854.
Net Earnings-ln 1901, SIG, $50 g15.3; In 1902,
sI7,l3l, ,1O2 Is; Increase, 1913 1868. Earnings
per mile: In 1901, 81, 763l3 In 1902, 81 S07.0 .0t;
Increase per mile. 1891.
The same roads report that in 1902 they
paid taxes in Iowa aggregating $i,624,O5s.96,
and in 1901 they paid $,b6S 1927.
Capitol Improvement.
The State Capitol commission met today
and opened bids on the heating, ventllat-
ing, electric wiring and other work OF the
state capitol and state warehouse large
number OF bids were opened. but the COM
missioners had not reached any conclusion
as yet as to contracts. The work to be
contracted for at this time will aggregate
nearly 100000. II includes as almost COM
plete remodelng of the interior mechanical
workings OF the state capitol and modern
king at every turn. All the httings of the
capitol were placed about twenty-five years
ago and better methods prevail now. The
commission plans that the capitol shall be
modern in every way.
Donovan Sent to Hospital.
j. w. Donovan, the old man who was ar
rested on six charges of heinous offenses
against children a few days ago, was today
declared insane and sent to the state hos
pital. There Is considerable doubt about
his sanity and mental condition. but the
action was takenrto prevent prosecution
on the criminal charges and he will be kept
far removed fromrthe possibility OF sum
mary vengeance by the indignant citizens
in the neighborhood of his home He had
been in the same hospital as an inebriate
at one time.
! Hired IN sioux City Band.
The executive committee of the State
Fair association today entered into a con-
tract for the services of the Sioux City
band at the state fair in August for one
week.
Music Dealers Are organized.