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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31

1908. an increase in non-revenue train
mileage OF 5S6937 The total tran,
mileage of all trains for wear ending
June 80 1904. being l0.650.513 miles.
EXPENSE OF OPERATION.
Inc expense of operation was s2.150
So4-9o greater than for the correspond
ing year of 1908. There was nor So
ihucn expended for maintenance of
way ana structures the larger increase
being for maintenance of euuipment
ana FOR transportation expenses. The
! Increase in wages and cost OF fuel en-.
tered largely into the increase of cost
Of transportation.
The number of passengers carried
upon the entire systems OF steam roads
was 5i.13l,S0.. against 5a,212.05O in
| 1908. a gain Of 1.9l9,.51 in passengers
| carried.
The total gross earnings of the same
roads We're sl1S.15S.134. against Sll3
96''33 in 1903. 4 gain of S4.190.3S0.
on the Maine Central system, the
number of passengers carried wa~
3.240.iSl against 30S3604 in 1903. i
sam Of 1a6.51.. on the Bangor e,
Aroostook r. r. the number Of pas
SeIgers carried VAS 51S.47S. against
i"l.3fO in 1909. Il gain OF s311sS.
The number OF TONS of freight car
iied upon the Maine Central Il. r. was
i.4ol.194 against 43I4221. in 1909. 4
gain in tons carried of al0.567. The
number Of tons carried by the Bangor
q Aroostook +. r. was l0y7 94S.
against slt.So5 i'll 1909, gain of ISL
l43 tons.
Ihe gross earnings of the Maine
Central Railroad We're s6.9l,9Sl.
against S6,661,l09 i'll 1903. a gain OF
$2il.S,2 in earnings
me gross earnings of the Bangor 4
Aroosto"k r. L. We're. So.Ol5.3,6
against Sl.S00l6S in 1903. a gain in
earnings Of S215.IsS. The Maine Cen
tril Railroad. paid all charges ana a
dividend Of S34>.3iS and carried a sur
plus Of $S3.304.7O The Bangor &
Ar"ostook Railroad paid dividends Of
$4,000 and carried a surplus of So
343.9a
M interesting table is published
showing practically the results Of the
operation Of The steam railroads and
| contains some very interesting facts.
IN THIS table the Boston q Maine. "a
Eldiall Pacific and Grand Trunk Rail-
ways are rot Included. for the reason
that IT is intended 10 show results from
the operation OF railroads in the State
of Maine.
The amount Of dividends paid by
railroad systems, other than the except
cd roads mentioned, was $554S3S
which would he 4.65 per cent on the to-
tal amount Of capital stock represent
ed
The amount of surplus carried over
TOR the year was $227,y7l and had this
surplus been used for the payment of
dividends il would have equ,led 5.72
per cent.
The gross earnings of all the railroad
systems, excepting the Canadian
Paciilc Railway. for he year ending
JUNE 80. 1904. Were $2,rG6,773. ana the.
operating expenses. s2n4aaie greater
than for the same period in 1902. The
expense OF operating Increased one per.
cent, being II IN 1903, and II, in 1904.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31

Line railway, and consolidation of the
Portsmouth, I<ittery and York street
Railway. and the Kittery and Eliot
Street Railway, which is now mart of
the Portsmouth, Dover and York Street
Railway, and the operations of one
new railway. the Wateryille and Oak
land Street Railway
The returns show an increase Of
mileage by the construction of the
Eustis Railroad (operated by the
Phillips and Rangeley RailroaD. Il
miles; additional construction by the
Bangor 4 Aroostook Railroad. lis
miles; remeasuremeEt of Washington
County Railroad II miles: gain. Is. -
miles.
There has been eliminated from the
mileage of 1902, the mileage of the
Eockport Railroad. three miles. which
will not probably be further operated
so that the increase Of mileage over
that of 1903, is 1873 miles.
This increase of mileage makes the
total mileage on June 30, 1904, 2,o1S. 60
miles. The mileage of the narrow
gauge railroads is 1921 miles
GROSS EARNINGS FROM OPERA
TIONS IN MAINE.
The gross earnings properly belonging
to Maine are. made up from the cross
earnings OF All railroads operated i'll
Maine and the estimated earnings of
those roads operated partly in Maine
and partly in other states. This esti-
mate is coEserVatively made, and
amounts stated below may be regarded
as Il reasonable statement of the
amount Of earnings III Maine which
come from the operation nf railroads in
this State The same care is had III
the statements Vi passengers carried,
tonnage. mileage. etc.
The gross earnings in Maine for the
year ending June 50, 1904 wer. Sl3 :
294, 35l. 45. against SIZES. S4S.31 in 1908.
gain of $t3-.. ,0:,.lN.
The number Of passengers carried in
Maine. for the corresponding year. was
7.342. 0.9 against 6993046 in 1909. Il
gain in passengers carried Of $685.
The number oI IONS Of freight hauled
for year emitting June 30. 1au4. WAS
9,9609aO, against a,1lH,9l5 III 1863. a
gain of H.. ions
the corresponding year was 43O4 200
! lgailSt 4.I92 SIS in 1893, a gain in pas
senger mileage IF 1872 miles.
The, total freight train mileage for
1904. was 3.S.5.3Gl. against 31l2305 in
1903, gain IN freight train mileage Of
ll3.05C miles.
The number Of passengers carried one
mile for year ending June 30. 1904, was
20O.411.2I6. against t9..9S3,7:2 in 1903,
a gain in passengers carried one mile
of 1,421,524.
The number Of tons of freight hauled
one mile for tn" corresponding year
was 1874 .2S5.114. -gailist 746 1861 461 in
1908. a gain in tons hauled one mile OF
31,1lS,3l3.
The total mixed train mileage for
Year 1904 was 41A..33. making the to-
tai revenue train mileage S.54S.;00
miles. against S.3Hi.3S6 in 1903. a gain
III revenue train mileage Of f53.9li
miles.
The total non-rrrenue train mileage
Was 2,102,213 miles against 1,515.336 in
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
Annual MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the annual
meeting of the shareholders of the First
National Bank of Augusta will be held at
the banking rooms OF said bank on Tues
day. January 10th. E-E5. at 10 O'Clock A. NJ,
for the choice of directors for the ensu-
ing year and the transaction Of any other
business which may legally come before
said meeting.
c. S. HICHRORN,
Cashier.
Augusta, Dec. 2Sth. 1904.
d2geOd tOdat0
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
STREET RAILWAYS.

Number CT employees. 1929, and wages
paid. s69S ,0172S.
STREET RAILWAY COMPANIES.
OF the 81 street railways. which have
been operated in Maine, only ~ now re-
main consolidation and leasing having re-
duced the number.
MILEAGE OF STREET RAILWAYS.
The following is a list Of the street rail
way companies. as now organized, and
the mileage of each railway
Miles
augusta. winthrop & Gardiner Rail-
BANGOR, Hampden 4 Winterport
Bangor, Orono & Old Town Railway ID %
Bargor' Street Railway. public
Works Company OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 9O6
benton Z Fairfield Railway ........... AZ
IoiudeIoru d SlcO railroad .......... s.H
Sakils street Railway ............... 100
Fryeburg Horse Railroad ...... 800
Lewiston. brunswick 4 Bath Street
Railway ......................... 5777
Norway ~ ParIS Street Railway ..... o.l3
Peiiobscot Central Railway ... 20 25
Portland Brunswick Street Rail
Portsmouth. Dover & York Street
Railway ..,........................ 49, &c
cortland halIroad ...................... rs
Rockland: Thomaston 4 Camden
Street Railway ..................... 2lO7
Skowhesam Norrldgewock Railway 5.1o
somerset traction Company ...-..... l.. 20
Waterville & Fairfield Railway 4
Light Company ....................... 475
Waterville & Oakland Street Rail-
way .....................-.. D.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31

RAILWAYS
The total number of passengers carried
for the year ended June so, 1904, was 81
76t095 which was o,6l2,3S1 more than for
the same period Of 1903
The gross income of the street railways
was $l.SSS.952, which was s9S,SSi greater
Than in 1903.
Taking the railways as a whole the
amount Of dividends paid was S. 919,
which was LIS per cent. on the total
amount o fcapital stock
The amount of surplus carried was $685.
800 IL this surplus had been applied to
the payment of dividends it would equal
to 2.73 per cent. Of the amount of CAPITAL
stock.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
BeeChan'S
Pills

viii easily put this right, but if neglected
what burden Of illness may be the con-
sequence.
Sold Everywhere. In boxes 1Oc. and &c.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31

Heals and protects the Membrane, Re
stores the Senses Of Taste and Smell
Large size, ~ cents, at Druggists or by
mail Trial size, 10 cents by mail ELY
BROS. Is Warren St. New York.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
For a Time

Constipation and Indigestion may give
rise 10 nothing more serious than a dis
tressed feeling or discomfort due to an
overworked or impoverished condition of
the Digestive Organs. A dose or two Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-31
JOHN C0axghlix,,
GUSTA

Easy and pleasant
10 use. Contains no
Injurious drug. Is
quickly absorbed.
Gives relief at
once. It opens and
CleanseS the Nasal
Passages. AllayS
IN II A m IN q tt n,
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
REALES7A.YD BARGAINS
Offered by Whlteis & Patterson,
Real Estate Dealers.
MANY RARE OFFERS MADE
watch This Space Each Week, as
Many Ranches Will be
Listed Here.

112O acres, part good farm land, rest
fine grazing land. One fine seven room
house, three houses for tenants, Rood
barn and out buildings. fine orchard,
700 acres government land fenced, nine
miles from Hamilton. About 4O acres
of good timber on land. 800 per acre.
Easy payment.
$40 acres, good houses and barns,
finely watered, 200 acres meadow land
timber ON the land will more than hall
nav for it, adjacent to outside range,
fine ranch for some ons at reasonable
nrice Five miles from Lone Rock. ~
200 acres IL miles from Lexington.
A snap for a short time.
1l2O acres 31a miles from Lexington,
fine wheat rarch, nearly all under
cultivation, some improvements. VIII
he sold on reasonable terms.
64O acres 9 miles from Heppner, fine
wheat ranch, plenty of good spring
water. all under good 3 wire fence and
cross fences Will / e sold at bargain.
1910 acres. 800 acres plow land, 8
iwelling houses. large barn Just COM
pleted. all OF 800 atIes can be irrigated,
ali under good 5 wire fence, adjacent to
p)yernment range. fine stock ranch.
Strap.
800 acres, wheat land, 260 acres under
cultivation, all under good two wire
fence. Price $4,000. This is a bargain.
We have a number of good houses and
lots in Heppner for sale very cheap.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
McGGanlass. Old-Time Minstrel

McKana4s, popular minstrel OF the
old school, remembered by many
Of the old.timers, dropped into Heppner
without notice Thursday evening and
furnished g good entertainment to an
audience consisting mainly of men. 1t
!. no, often one has the chance to ear
s1ch high-class violin playing as Nc
Kanlass is capable of executing, his
Mag ra," by Oe Bull, being especial
" marvellous in technique, aso "The
Mocking Bird" He is past master OF
the banjo ard cornet as well and his
skill has not deteriorated with advanc-
ine wears. McKanl4ss is a fitting ex-
ponent of minstrelsy OF the generation
lust past, which nowadays has been al
m ,st metamorphosed into straight
udeville, it must be confessed to the
regret o. those accustomed to old
standards. We regret to note also that
person,ll Mr.. McKan'ass has degsE-
Grated u professional morale. One OF
his support is a Cuban woman, whose
legitimate "work" is excellent, but
who prostitutes her charms go FAR as TO
exhibit to man only. We would have
been better pleas~d had Mcksnlass cut
that out and remained steadfast to the
higher ideals of his profession rather
than 20 cater to the bestial in man for
the sake of higher profits.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
disastrous Wrecks.

Csrelessness is responsible for M ny
a railway wreck and the same canses
are making human wrecks OF sufferers
from Throat spd Lung troubles. Bnt
since the ADVENT of DR.. Kings New Dis
covery TO- Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, even the worst cases can te
cured, an hopeless resi9nstion is DO
longer N eces ,s-y. Mrs. Lois Crsgg, oil
Dorchester, Mass. is one OF The many
whose lie was sovei by Dr.. X nR's New
Discovery. This great remedy is guar
snteed for sll Throat aud Lung diseases
by Slocum Drug o., Druggists. Price
5Oc. and Sl.O0. Trial bottles free.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
LIVE STATE NEWS
What Oregon Editors Are saying
on a Variety of Subjects.

Condor Globe.
Ben Steever, a we'll known character
around Arlineton for several years past
died at that place Monday afternoon
after lingering illness. Ben was oh'N
a gambler but those who knew him we'll
recognized the fact that beneath ms
rough exterior tlrobbed as big, warm
heart as ever treated man 'sqnare or
a dumb brute kindly. His pet dog, ana
inseparable companion. Cultus' Is as
we'll known as WAS his master and ME
he liyes Ben will not be forgotten.
Ben's life may have been wasted, MS
opportunities for being useful clt'ze"
thrown away, but it is worth something
to be able to say of a man after he ls
gone that he treated people square and
that his dog loved him.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
A Question of Tscks.

Any reader of this paper, sending 20
cents in silver, by postal note or in one
and two cent stamps, will be sent The
Daily Journal one month; or The Sun
day Journal two ooths; or the Semi
Weekly Journal three months, or the
Weekly Journal tour months, and in
addition a match safe filled with tacks,
postage prepaid. Address The Journal,
Portland, Oregon.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03

h d e,rned. This method OF dang
business keeps the price of land down
f,r immiyran,s coming into Morrow
conntv Will not buy land when they
see the conditions that exist there.
There are more than one example OF
th;s sort We are to have higher taxes
for it takes more money to keep up he
poor Louise, the Jail, courts, etc. II one
OF the poor victims OF the 81 on gets
tired Of his wretched life and ends II we
have a big expense account to meet as
soon as the cou can act upon the case.
We are to have saloons at the cost OF
the lives and character of our business
men: at a cost of trade to these busi-
ness men and a loss of their accounts ;
the consumers are forced to pay higher
prices for their goods to make up Tor
the loss of accounts. The saloon men
themselves lose all confidence they
ever bad in men and become law
bre .kers, robbers and anarchists. But
for the sake of little revenue we 20 in
to the partnership with them when we
vote to allow them TO exit in Morrow
county. Worse h.n all this, all these
saloon victims are going to hell in spite
of what the preachers can do. Will the
voters 90 to the polls next Tuesday and
throw away with single ballot all the
money the good people of Morrow coun'
ty are giving for the support OF the
gospel Just for the ke # a l'ttle reve'
nue. which the taxpayers OF the county
never get? Gen,l4men, OF Morrow
county, i, is up to you now VIII yot
shoulder the responsibility of the fore
going results by voting AGAINST prohl
bition next Tuesday? | can do 1t.
could never face my fellow men witt
such a record ard to face my GoC
would be fearful. There's another bal
to consider-the Judgment bar OF Go
s, far as it appears to me now ehal
not burden any one any more with my
writing upon this subiecs but hope tt
m ct many OF nv readers on my tour
the county where | can present all the
facts to them. l am grateful to the
editor for the columns he has allowed
me to use and the patience with which
the public has read my discussions
With kindest feelings to all and malice
toward none, | am yours for prom
hilton J. w. MOUNT.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
.ss,et An Acre and Live From IT,"

Great Falls, Montana, Nov. line
wage earners of the country ana those
who would ameliorate the hard condi-
tions of the la boring man ann see nun
established in comfort in a hom' CT his
own will find some interest and pfoht
in the campaign and lecture tour when
is being made throughout the west oy
Geo -ge H. Maxwell executive chall-
man Ct The National Irrigation Assoc'-
alton. Mr.. Maxwell has spoken at the
principal cities in Montana and his pro-
gramme takes him also through Wash
ingto,, Colorado, New Mexico. Ari-
zoua, Texas, North Dako'a, beside large
eastern centers.
The lamp of hope which we held out
to the west and to he country at large,
| in speech at Great Falls was that the
idea should be fos. cred that any strong
m an can from one acre of good ground
get good living for himself and his
family.
"Get an acre and live on it," he said.
'Get an acre and We on it," l wish
could burn that thought into the heart
of every working man in America. IN
the west oull say, Get an irrigated
acre" Mr.. Maxwell declared that if
every man who now works eight hours
day n a factory or smelter could
work four hours day in the factory ana
four hours day on his own acre of ir-
rigated land, he would double his in
come and he would insure himself, his
wife and his children against want when
the days wage should stop.
"But we must have different system
Of national education from the present
one," he said, (which trains our
children away from the land" This
idea is gaining ground. We have man
ual training and domestic science
taught in some of our schools. That Is
getting back to the true system OF edu-
cation where, instead of tue old folks
remaining at home to die a'one while
the boys 60 to the cities with the IDEA
of becoming mi,lionaires but to end as
counter jumpers and clerks, the making
and keeping of home is taught
cone more thing should be coupled
to the school system. Every child
should be made a gardener and hort-
culturist. The winter term should be
devoted half to books and half to work
on the benches, and a summer term
should be devoted to agriculture. II
, bows should learn to build a home and
' the gir's to care for them as wives and
mothers.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
Goldendale Sentinel.

Now ia the time to start your hght
against the collin moth; clean al
rough bark from your trees; clean mp
all trash and leaves; pick and destroy
ali apples that are laying around IN the
OF olchard; don't give them a place to
hide and as soon as you can after the
leaves and trash have been DESTROYED,
cultivate your orchard and vineyards
that are c'ose t. your pple trees and
about half of your fight is over.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
Monum E mt Enterprise.

Mr.. Large, of Heppner, ls IN THIS
community with some thoroughbred
rams. We understand he has sold TO
several local sheepmen.
Newt. Milestone, of Heppner, is
again in this community looking for
more sheep. Sheep buyers have been
quite numerous this fall, and practically
all the surplus stock have sold at a fair
ly good price. If we could onl ly say
this much for the cattle market.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
Milton Eagle.

Milton Eagle.
8. S. Shields had horse drowned in
the Peacock mill race last Friday at the
bridge near his house. The animal
baked on the bridge and was crowded
off into the water. it's mate falling on 1t
AMI holding it under until life was ex-
tinct
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
Mitchell News.

Fred Roe returned from Crook county
last week where he purchased l4O head
Of dry beef cows for SIG per head. The
cattle will be driven to the railroad and
will probably be chip ed from The
Dalles as better rates can be secured
from that point.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
COniou Globe.

George Earha,t has returned from
the mountains where he spent part OF
the summer lo~klng after his sheep.
He is now out of the sheep business fer
the first time in tnty years, having
sold his focks recently TO Heppner
parties.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
The Dalles Chronicle

The DalleS ChrOnlCe.
"Never say die" is the motto + the
Ranger, published at Long Creek, in
Grant county. Blown up with dyn9-
mite six months ago and IN Monday OF
this week the victim of ii,e, which de-
stroved the presses and portion Of the
newspaper plant, the Phoenix like sheet
will again ari-e.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03

Mrs. A. P. Gordon. who was employ
ed IS one of the teachers in the public
schools at Mitchell, died last Monday.
Her death was caused by severe burn
ing which she received last week, when
her clothes caught on fire from tie
stove.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03
Mitche | News.

Douglas Belts, president Of the Ore
gon Wool Growers associat on, VINO
has been in this county several days,
purchased 1000 head Of yfaring sheep
of NJ. Fitzgerald for So 20 per head
1900 lambs from R. E. Wright at Sl7o
per head
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03

Call at the Gazette office and learn OF
our clubbing o1sr with the Weekly Ore
gonian.
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-11-03

n Won take this paper and The Weekly
orepon,an YOU won't have to beg your
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-30
Buffalo! RjIl Drops; Suit.

Denver. Colo, Sept. 2S.-Convineed
that he was deceived into bringing
false attempted poisoning charges
against, his wife, Colonel William F.
Cody will withdraw his suit for d.
vorce. which was due to come up in
Sheridan, Wyoming, this week. 1t is
stated that he has already written to
Mrs. Louisa Cody, at North Platte, Ne
braska, admitting to the woman. to
whom he has not spoken a word in
eighteen years, that he was misled and
that he was desirous Of obtaining her
forgiveness, their relations to continue
as in the past
This result, according to word re-
ceived here by his relatives, is said to
be due to the arguments of Buffalo
Bills own attorneys and influence ex.
erted by the various members of the
Cody family and public sentiment
The daughters have exerted their
influence on their father not to press
charges against their mother, which
are scarcely believed Colonel Codys
attorneys have reached the conclusion
that the charges can hardly be sup
ported, and it is said have strongly
urged their client to abandon his suit
The Grit-advocate., 1904-09-30
ORIGIN OF FORGED LETTER.
Editor o'Nettl Copied It from the Wis.
eonsin ToiIer.

Denver, Sept. 28.-The News this
morning prints the following:
THE letter purporting to have been
written by President Theodore Roose-
velt and addressed to President MI
chael Donnelly, which appeared In the
issue Of the Miners Magazine Of Sep
tember %, was clipped from the Wis
consin Toiler," said Editor John M.
O'Neill of the Miners Magazine last
night. The invective character Of the
alleged letter attracted my attention
at once. clipped it entire and
brought it into the office Of Secretary
William D. Haywood OF the Western
Federation of Miners. He read it
through twice and pronounced it the
warmest emanation from the pen of
the strenuous President that he had
ever read. l also called the clipping
to the attention OF President Charles
H. Meyer of the federation"
Il told both the officials that in.
tended to embody the letter in an edi-
torial upon the meat strike. The Wis
consin Toiler, l believe. is published
weekly in Eau Claire. Wisconsin. The
copy out of which l clipped the letter
must have been published some two
weeks or more ago. l took every pre-
caution to copy the letter verbatim.
did not keep the Wisconsin paper.
believed the letter to be authentic and
had no further use for it.
81 still believe that the letter is a,l-
thentic, and have got to be shown
before can believe the contrary. The
burden of proof. 1t seems to me. lies
in proving that 1t is not authentic.
There can exist no sane reason why
any man should forge the Presidents
signature.