The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-05

tho head Of tho list; next In vnluo aFs
The lAttar crop this year otlgt1t to Yield
TO the farmer over $500. oQoo q0.
Cincinnati has just computed It's actual
worth. the value Of its fixed assets. that
| is the land, buildings and equipment Of
It's waterworks, It's syharves, Its univcrsi-
ty and hospitals, libraries, etc, and the
result totals up ISL, 10000.
The electric railways haye out trs-
tnendously into the short haul business
OF the steam railroads 80 much so that
many Of these have taken off their short
line services, but the strangest part about
this trolley system ls that 1t actually cre-
ates travel: the visible business OF a
district is rfo Indication whatever OF what
a trolley line may bring forth. For In
stance the road between Detroit and Ann
Arbor Michigan, may be given as an IL
lustratlon. The latter town has 1900
population, and the distance Is forty
riles! Before the electric road was
built the purely local business OF the
Michigan Central between tho two points
averaged about 200 passengers a day. No
sooner was the trolley Installed than the
daily average between the two places
ran up to- over 1000. while In summer time
1t is no unusual thing for 5000 local pas
sengers to be carried. The trolley has
done wonders In extending the radius OF
possible suburban residential territory,
and has, no doubt. created the travelling
habit.
The Michigan Central has lately run d
train from New York to Chicago that
made az high as IS lie miles an hour,
and averaged Is ia In running time.
In connection with the movement made
". "a t,n afx.t %n,1
medicines the official chemists OF some
OF the States affirm that many much
advertised mface bleaches" contain either
corrosive subllmats or blchloride Of mer-
curry. The State chemist Of Massachu-
setts ftnda that a remedy much exploited
ia cure tho drink habit contains Al per
cent OF alcohol and ano Their 26 per cent;
cent Of alcohol with no sulphur at all.
Tho Bureau OF Chemistry at Washington
has analysed many OF these remedies
and finds that starch paste Ia the prin-
clpal Ingredient Of n well known con-
sumption cure. A wise movement has
been inaugurated to compel the printing
OF the formulas "a the labels OF all |
such bottles. and tho Postoffice Depart
'nlent Ia taking steps to minimize the evil
BY forhidding the mails TO some manu.ac-
turers on the ground OF their fraudulent
use.
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The postoflice receipts Tor tho fiscal
year ending July lot. next, will approxi-
mate 5000 o0 In 1905 the receipts were
ts2.oo0.oo0, There are 1900 rural free de-
livery routes in operation that serve
nearly 100000 people in the rural dis
trlcts.
According to the last census there are
$4,000 college trained men in the nation
100000 men, who have gone through
a common school course. Taking
the publication Of who Is Who
In America as basis OF COM
parisor we find that OF the 1000 success
full mon mentioned, the names OF self
taught appear but % times In the compl-
lation. the home taught 22s times. the
man with the common school training
1853 times. with high school training
l,637 times. and the college trained 100
times. 50 that. according to this authori-
~, the college trained man has achieved
success ten times as often as the high
school graduates and 200 times BE often
as the man with common school edu-
cation.
Tho United States Is the largest pro-
ducer and a1o the largest consumer OF
cotton. During the past tweny years It
has Increased Its cotton crop nearly boop,-
900 bales. or about 9s per cent. while the
worlds consumption OF cotton has m
creased about 100000 bales. or about %
per cent During the same period tie
consumption OF cotton in the South has
increased 1.6d7,0oo bales, or 800 per cent.
while tho consumption In the North has
Increased 7d2. 900 bales. or 50 par cent.
It IL reported that some 5000 railway
employees, engaged chiefly in extension
and building work. will be discharged
within the next month or so. Railroad
business has fallen off considerably. The
net earnings OF the roads have decreased
since January list something like sl6,
oo0, 900.
Our over sea exports carried IN Amer
can bottoms have declined from ninety
per cent. down to nine per cent. while
our commerce on land has increased enor-
ndusly Ship subsidies and all sorts OF {
panaceas have been suggested to remedy
this condition OF affairs In our shipping.
1t costs more to build ship here tran
It does abroad, and It is mcre expensive
to man ship with Anl,r,caa sailors than
With any other nationality.