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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

As shown above IN $50 the amount Of
capital Invested In agricultural AND manu-
features in Iowa was st53 for each 500 In
Wisconsin: In 1890 Iowa S145. Wisconsin,
500. In 1900, Iowa $40. Wisconsin Sit0
The progress Of Iowa over Wisconsin Is
very marked, eqnaiug about y per cent
Taking the capital Invested as measure
Of the labor employed Ia these tuo great
industries, ana II amounts to a demOnatra-
tion mat Iowa Is outranklug Wisconsin
This is still further confirmed as shown
in the average amount of capital Invested
in the agricultural and manufacturing ig-
dustries 10 each persoa ~ the population
in Wisconsin and Iowa ia 1850, 1890 and
1lf0
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

find their way to market by that route
which will be most profitable to the rail-
road and most expensive to the shipper.
A struggle to escape In SO far as possible
the oppressive exactlons of the railroads In
Wisconsin has very largely massed manu-
featuring upOu the east side Of the state
The manufacturers have seen the mpor-
lance of establishing themselves where they
could secure the lower rates of water trans
portation, or more reasonable railroad rates
I, luced by the force of competition with
lakc freights. This IS made very clear in
the figures submitted below.
Effect on Manufactures.
The following table gives the total manu-
features for the state In 1900. together with
the proportion of the total which Is so To-
Gated on the lakes as to have access to
water as well as rail- transportation
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

When the Iowa railroad law was enacted
1t was predicted that the progress OF the
state would be retarded, agriculture and
manufacturing paralyzed. and property gen
orally deprecated in value as n result of
the legislation establishing commission
with power to fix rates. During almost
every legislative session in decade the
claim has been made before the committees
OF this Legislature that the regulation of
rates In Iowa had checked Development In
that state as compared with Wisconsin
As bearing upon that question. ! present
for your consideration the following figures:
This table shows the capital invested In
agriculture and manufacturing industries
In Wisconsin and Iowa in 1850 and in 1900
with increases.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21
TABLE MI.


Classification.
Chicago & North Western 'aliway:
Miles average ...........
Capital average per mile. ,......
Expenses:
Maintenance way per mile .........,
Maintenance equipment per mile -
Conducting transportation per mile
General expense per mile. ...............,
Taxes per mile. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Total expenses per mile. ..................
Net earnings per mile. .........-...,
Cross earnings per ton mile--cents ...
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

by state railway commission. The two
states had reached about the same stage
OF industrial development when the railrnad
rates In Iowa passed under the control Of =
commission. Both states had then. ana
now nave, about the same character az
population. Conditions were very similar
excepting that Wisconsin had gr-afer
natural advantage for manufacturing AMI
iowa greater natural advantage for az
ricultural development. Wisconsin leading
in the first because Of It's greater resonrres
In raw material; Iowa In the second becanse
of the more uniformly excellent and more
readily tillable character OF its native soil
From the commissioner OF statistics /
have procured and submit for your ronsid
Grafton data from which the Industrial
growth of the two states can be traced for
the twenty year period
Wisconsin and Iowa Compared.
Table V shows for Wisconsin and -,
in 1880. 1890 and 1900 the relative 0mornt
of capital invested in manufacture and afr
riculture. or. in other words the amou37t
invested in agriculture for each sio0 in.
vested Ia manufacturing
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21
TABLE NO. 10.

quite enough TO secure prompt action Mt this
session Of the Legislature for the relief Of
producers and consumers alike II
Is tie be expected that represen-
tatlves of the railway companies viii urge
delay. but IL is to be remembered that de
lay costs your constituents millions of dot
lars every year. II will be no answer TO
say 10 the merchants and manufacturers
OF your distri IT'S that they are to continue
paying from % TO As per cent. more than
the manufacturers and merchants of Iowa
pay to the same railroad companies under
exactly the same conditions; II Will he no
answer to make to the farmers In WiscOn.
sin TO say that on grain and sheep ana hogs
and cattle they are to continue paying + oh,
10 to ~ per cent more than the farmers
OF Illinois pay for shipping the same prod
ucts of their farms over the same lines of
roads equal distances TO market; IL win he
40 answer to say to the consumers o. hard
aud soft coal throughout Wisconsin who
are paying - to 80 per cent. more freight
charges on ineir coal than the consumers IN
Illinois are pas lg for transporting their
coal the same number of miles over the
same lines of roads that this whole subject
has been deferred for two years more be.
cause the railroad companies want more
time For ten years at nearly every session
of this Legislature bills have been intro.
duced. figures have been presented. facts
have been placed before the Legislature and
action urged for the relief of our people 50
unjustly and unwarraptedly Disseminated
against ny the railroad companies,
~ -
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

strengthens the comparison and makes more
conclusive the evidence of grossly excessive
freight rates In Wisconsin where railroad
companies are permitted to charge the pub
law.
Table " shows the per cent. of the ex-
cess of freight rates between Milwaukee
and 151 other stations in Wisconsin over
the freight rates charged in Iowa between
the same number of stations, the distance
being the same in each case. These figures
show an average discrimination in transpor-
nor. cent
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

Classification.
Wisconsin average capdtu,
TO each person ..-....
Iowa average capital -
each person ..........
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21
e Argument Answered.

1t has heretofore been urged IN oppcsi-
tiou 10 the enactment Of a rate commission
further construction within the state stop
Improvements. miure manufactures pref
uGice agricultural development seriously
harm business Interests. and generally re-
tard the progress OF the state Iowa has
been held up as warning example % deter
other states from adopting a similar law.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

1880 1850. 1850
1914 $50 s557
4Gs GIG so
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1903-01-21

Table Y shows the miles of road gross
and net earnings. aHd tons carried In 1878
aud IN 1870 hy the railways in jowa ana
Wisconsin. together with the total annual
Increase during that period.
n has be commonly understood inst
railroad extension bears some relation 10
the conditions Of railroad business 10 any
state This would De- expected TO be- espe-
ciaIly true IN d state where II Is claimed
that the business Of tie railroad was de-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
HEARD IN PASSING

It begins to look as if there was going to be head-on collision between MT Cleveland and the democratic presi- dential nomination, says the Norwich Record.
 The best authenticated case of hound ing the army occurred when that vel low dog in St Louis, tue other day, snapped at General Corbin's heels, finally putting the general to flight.
 A law in WeIdeck, Germany, pro- .hibits the marriage of any individual who has the habit of drinking to ex- cess, and, once identified with the habit, an inebriate must produce suf- ficient proof of reformation to war rant his receiving a license at an fu- ture time. 'l/
 In startling contrast to the resound- ing outburst of eulogy and criticism of a possible third nomination of ex-Pres- ident Cleveland is the urbane and dead ly silence of ex~President Cleveland himself upon the subject. It is long cry to 1904, but it might be as well In view of prevailing conditions to ascer- tain whether the ex-president would again consent to be a candidate. If he will not inc discussion of his name is loves labor lost.-,New Britain Her. ald
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

made in the event of Moro attack. The signal men have three or four classes of enemies of the wires to deal with. First there are the ladrOne Moros. who chop out sections of the wire for the sake of the wire for me- chanical use on their farms. Then there are the foes who cut down poles and fell trees across the wires and the like to cut off communication and you have to travel out in the rains or the night with a small guard and half q dozen linemen to repair the break. Then the white ants are a bother, for they eat the woodwork of the poles in places in a few months and the pole topples over. Then there are the gales that sweep debris on the wires and stop operations. Earthquakes have oc-
 cured twice ill the past year with such
 violence that the wires have been
 wrecked along mountain sides by land
 slides.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

So far the attacks of the administfa- tion on the trusts have been confined to the beef trust and to the northern securities merger, says an exchange. To show that neither has been effective of good to the public it is only neces- sary to remind the people that the northern securities merger decision has been so modified that they are still en- abled to pay dividends to the stock holders and, the beef trust, after pay ing some fines, has advanced the price of meats from $2 to $5 per 100 pounds, and. the public will. have to pay the fines in the end. Whether or not these feeble" attacks on the trusts cease. there is no disposition on the part of the illegal trusts to support a demo- cratic ticket. The Washington Star, a republican organ, gave that snap away when, in speaking of this attack Of the New. York Sun on Roosevelt and the the east preferring a conservative dem- ocrat to another term of Roosevelt, said: "The only trouble would be that the election of a democratic president might carry the election of a demo cratic house and some democratic state legislatures. The big Industrial cor porations are not ready to risk even half a democratic administration soon again" That tells the story in nut. shell. The criminal trusts are not going to have a democratic administra. ton if they can help 1t. They know who are their friends and they will stick to the republican party. The present administration may make bluffs at them that brings them into unpleasant publicity, but it will never do anything that will permanently in. jure their graft on the people, Know. ing this they will stand pat If the people desire to stand with them and
 continue to be robbed, that is thei1 look out If they sincerely desire tc curb the aggressions of the trusts they will assist in Kicking out an admins
 tration that treats symptoms but never the disease, and elect a democratic ad ministration. ..-
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

In writing about the army telegraph corps and the difficulties experienced by those in charge, a writer in the En- gineering Magazine says that in the field it was a practice to throw up a fly, canvas, or sometimes only shel- ter-half, and under this place the in- strument and get to work sending and delivering messages with the wire on the ground. If possible, gangs of na- tiyes were secured and light poles put up to string the wires. If permanency of the camp were assured, then the corps would undertake to establish q good line on cocoanut or other strong poles. But in garrison, one has only to look for a cosey nook In one of the Spanish forts and here he finds not only excellent quarters for office work tsh took every precaution to protect their telegraph and signal towers, and usually employed one of the corner or end towers of the fort for the purpose. ing at the front or sides, because it is all solid masonry. The rear door is about twenty-five feet above the ground and Is reached by steps. These steps can be hauled up for protection. There are several port holes in the tower, and as the signal men are prop erly armed, a good resistance could be
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05

MT Joseph Pominville of Saltwater, Minn, after having spent over $2,00o with the best doctors for stomach trouble, without relief, was advised by his druggist, Mir Alex Richard, to try a box of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. He did so and is a we'll man to-day. If troubled with indigestion, bad taste in the mouth, lack of appetite or constipati tion, give these tablets a trial, and you are cer- tain to be more than pleased with the result. For sale at 25c per box all druggists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
TUESDAY, MAY x 1908.

The efforts of the war department to suppress General Miles and his report
 after returning from the Philippines
 has been the occasion for considerable
 newspaper comment. A staff writer on New York paper writes as follows:
 Worst of all is the abandonment of
 the principle that the people of this
 free country are entitled to know the truth about what is done in their name by their military and civil representa- tives Not only has there been willful suppression of the truth, but there has been the willful and public declaration or falsehoods, about matters of the very highest concern to the American people. Of the former, the suppression of General Miles's report on the war in the Philippines is the most glaring instance. General Miles is the com mander of the whole army, in success sion to men like Grant, Sherman and Sheridan. Next under the president, he is the highest representative of the national military authority. He went to the Philippines in his public eapaci- ty. He examined the situation there through the eyes of an expert, who knew what the laws of war forbid and allow, and who knew what military necessity might justify in special cases. He had had an unusual train ing for a judgment upon such a war, through his long and successful ham, ding of our proceedings with the h. dians. It is owing to him that Indian wars have come to an end in this coun- try, after being waged without much or long interruption for over POO years. It was his f1rmness and his truthful ness that put an end to them, and changed Sioux and Comanches and Apaches into cowboys and shepherds" :"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
HOW TO GET RID OF DRUDGERY

Three things Ruskin considered ne- cessary to that happiness in work which is the right as we'll as the prtv1- lege of every human being: "They" (men and women) must be fit for 1t; they must not do too much of it, and they must have a sense of success in it not doubtful sense, such as needs some testimony of other people for its confirmation, but a sure sense, or, rather knowledge, that So much work has been done well, and fruitfully done, whatever the world may say or think about it.''
 No man is original, prolific, or strong, unless his heart gives full con sent to what he is doing, and he feels a glow of content and satisfaction in every days well-done work. If you are in love with your work, and dead in earnest in your efforts to do it as well as it can be done; if you are so enthusiastic about it that you fairly begrudge the time taken from it for your meals and recreation, you will never be bored by 1t; the ;drudgery which others feel you will never know.
 A fond mother feels no sense of drudgery in her housework, in the in l finite details of sweeping, dusting, cook ing, and making for her loved ones. The long days and nights of care and toll spent ministering to the crippled, deaf and dumb, or invalid child, have never a thought of unwilling labor in l them.
 What are years of waiting and hard ship and disappointment and -incessant l toll to an inspired artist? What cares the writer whose heart Is fin his work for money or fame compared with the joy of creation? What are long courses of seeming drudgery to the poor stu dent working his way through college, if his heart is afame with desire for knowledge, and his soul athirst for wisdom? What does it matter how long a man works if his work, even humble, is credit to him? .... ...
 In the production of the best work, the cooperation of heart and head is necessary. It's quantity as we'll as quality will be measured by the amount of love that is put into it.
 "He loved labor for its own sake ,'' said Macauley of Frederick the Great His exertions were such as were hard ly to be expected from a human body or human mind 10. S. Warden in May Success.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
IT'S CALLED STEALING.
People No Longer Humored in Tax
 ing Souvenirs.

People No Longer Humored Ill Tax
 ing Souvenirs.
 After 'ladies' night at one of the leading Chicago clubs two hundred and thirty-seven articles of decoration, min- iature vases, small bric-a-brac and two hundred spoons were found to have disappeared. Pilfering of this sort has become a serious matter for many caterers. In many fashionable hotels an inventory is made of the ta- ble ware and linen that goes with an order sent to a room and if any are missing the waiter who served the or der is held responsible. If the guest served is one of those petty thieves, the position held by the waiter is not an envfable one. He has the alterna- tive of demanding the lost article or having the amount deducted from his wages. In some hotels accounts are kept of the amount of table ware stolen by guests, generally fashionable women who take them as souvenirs The time has long since come when a spade should be called a spade; talk ing valuable spoons and other silver ware is stealing. The thieves should be arrested. The same rule should ap~ ply to articles taken from rooms. If the dear ladies in the case of the Chi cago club did not steal the spoons, then why did they not ask the man. ager to to let them have these trifies? ? Perhaps he would have yielded them up with a smile. As it is, he must have grown pretty hot under the collar when taking the inventory the next day. And what an inspiration has been born in him to welcome the ladies again on the next ladies' night!-Hotel World
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
PIANOS. PIANOS. PIANOS,

We are representatives for the fol- lowing we'll known makes:
 Knabe, Steck, Ivers X Pond, Poole'
 Newby & Evans, Monroe, How
 ard and Riddle.
 High and medium grade goods, low prices, easy terms. Good second-hanu and slightly used Pianos always OH hand Musical Instruments of all kinds. Classic and Popular Sheet Music. Also Instruetion Books for all instruments.
 THE DRlGGS & SW1TH co. 49 Center St. Telephone 63S-3.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
TOO GREAT A RISK.

In almost every neighborhood some one has died from an attack of collie or cholera morbus, often before medicine could be procured or a physician sum- anoned. A reliable remedy for these diseases should be kept at hand. The risk is too great for anyone to take Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera an2 Diar- rhoea Remedy has undoubtedly saved the lives of more people and relieved more pain and suffering than any other medicine in use. It can always be de pended upon. For sale by all drug ists.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-05
GET READY.

Work called. Telephone, 117-12.
 f. Summer is here with a jump. Vaca- ton time is on. Tired humanity is ready for vacation. Maybe you will go on long trip, perhaps only on a short excursion. When it comes to the preparation, you will find you need a Trunk or Dress Suit Case or any other baggage to carry your belongings. You can get it here: Strong, durable, all sizes, and prices that will surprise you at the lowest in the city on account of our removal. We also make the best Umbrellas, Parasols, and sell them at manufacturers prices. Umbrellas re- covered, repaired with the best gloria silk from 45c up. Remember, will move to 153-155 Bank street, where Jones, Morgan & Go are now, soon as they vacate the premises. Yet at old stand, 179 Bank, corner Grand.
 Wafonhuru UnhraIfa ond Tpuuk WiFp
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-31
Hogs on Sweet Potatoes,

Bulletin 122 Of the Alabama Sta.
tion says: From November 13 to De.
cember 1S, 1900, period of 35 days,
two shoats were penned on sweet DO.
tatoes growing on poor sandy SOIL and
furnished daily per head with two
pounds ground corn and one pound
ground cowpeas, which was regarded
as half ration. The total weight at
the beginning Of the test was 231
pounds, and during the five weeks the
two shoats made total gain of 67
pounds, requiring besides sweet DO.
tatoes. 3.13 pounds of grain per pound
OF growth. The potatoes were not
eaten with much relish, and after be.
ing rooted up they were left on the
surface, some Of them remaining there
until they decayed. Probably the
waste would have been less if less
grain had been fed. The composition
of the sweet potato leads us to expect
that 1t would be advisable not at any
time to confine shoats to sweet po-
tatoes alone, but to give them while
on the potato field little heterogeneous
food, such as cowpeas. peanuts, etc.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-07-31
Locating the Peach Orchard.

Locating the Peach Orchard.
In spite OF the disasters experienced
by peach growers during the last
five years. peach orchards are be-
ing planted in considerable numbers
and on large areas. This Is q wise
thing to do. as q big crop now and
then help to average up the lean
years and the years when the freezes
destroy large areas Of peach orchards.
Gradually localities are being found
in most Of our states where the dis
asters come rarely and where crops
Of peaches are common.
Soil for peach orchards may be
OK almost any character, except
swampy. Wherever situated it should
contain enough sand to permit of a
sort of natural drainage about the
roots. Where there is q hard, COM
pact clay beneath. peach trees should
not be planted. as the roots of the
trees find 1t difficult or impossible to
penetrate 1t and are compelled to feed
only In the surface soil. When the
water in the surface soil is gone, the
roots are exposed to the drouth.
When they go into winter in this
condition they are more easily affect
ed by the cold. 1t is now believed
that moisture in the soil has a very
important influence in bringing trees
through severe winters unharmed. In
addition, where there is a hard pan
that will hold water, some of the
trees will most likely be set in basins
that will keep their roots immersed
for weeks during the wet weather
This often results in the destruction
of the tree, as the roots of peach trees
must have air as well as water to
enable them to grow. The texture
Of the subsoil has much to do with
the success Of the peach orchard. 1t
must not be so impervious to water
as to hold 1t for long periods and it
must not be SO porous as to permit
it to leach away too readily. The soil
should be loose enough to permit the
passage OF water but must be close
enough to keep the law Of capillary
attraction in operation. A good
peach soil is neither too rich nor too
poor. A too rich soil gives wood
growth at the expense of fruit.