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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
THE PHILIPPINE TARIFF.
Il should BE Dispensed With in the
Interests of Both Coun-
tries.

We are taxing the people of the
Philippines rs per cent. of the Ding
ley tariff rates on their products that
are imported into the United States.
They are naturally asking us to abol-
ish, or at least reduce, that exorbitant
tax on, their business relations with us.
The United States bought the Philip
pines from Spain and we have UNDER
taken to govern them for our own ben
eft. It has proven to be costly ex-
pertinent and will probably always re-
main tax upon the American peo-
pie; but to raise up tariff wall to
prevent their products from coming
here and our products from reaching
them would seem to be taking an un-
fair advantage of poor, defenseless
people. The only excuse for taking
the Philippines and governing them
in the way that imperial governments
eventually be profitable to the Amer
lean people. But even the financial
prospect is not encouraging; for all Of
our profits so far would not pay for
the beer that the United States army
In the Philippines consumes The only
way they ever will be profitable in
vestment is to encourage them to grow
tropical products that we need and SO
give them money enough to buy our
products in return. A high tariff tax
at both ends of the route will not bring
that about; yet the protectionists are
opposed to abolishing or even reduc-
ing the tariff wall between us.
The representatives in congress of
the protected industries, such as sugar
and tobacco, are denouncing any at
tempt to reduce the Philippine tariff
and declare they will fight it more
bitterly than they fought Cuban reci-
procity. The time must come, how
ever, If we continue to hold the Phil
ippines. when there will be free trade
between these islands and the United
States. There is no more reason for
q tariff wall between us and the Philip.
pines than there was for continmine
the tariff against Porto Rico. We have
reduced the tariff in Cuban products
and we do not own that island, how
can we refuse to do better than thai
for our own colony?
A few protected interests should moi
be allowed to stand in the way of Civ.
Ing the American people all the adj
vantages that are possible in return TO,
their enormous outlay in PURCHASING
and holding the Philippines, and an,
tax on trade is to our advantage.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
MORE MONEY FOR THE EXPOSITION
Legislature Gives $4,000 Additional for Iowa Elk
hibit in ST Louis-Chiid Labor Bill Killed
Volidhy of Primary Law-Other
Notes of Interest.
Especial corre.Dond.no..1

Des Moines, Ia, March both
houses Of the legislature have appropri-
ated $40, 900 for the st. Louis exposition,
additional to the appropriation Of $125,-
900 appropriated two years ago for the
Iowa exhibit at the st. Louis fair. The
following table shows the amount APP
propriatsd originally as distributed
among the several departments, the adj
ditional amount asked for each depart
ment by the st. Louis commission and
the amount appropriated additional by
10 lori clio fNrn.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
p,ath Of . pioneer !.

Henry Clinton Hargis, who died at his
home in Bloomfield township, hadbeen
q resident Of Polk county for more than
half a century. He came to the county
in 1853. In 1872 he was the nominee
of the greenback party for state treas
ursr; for elector In 1876; for state SEN
ator In 1883. Later he was nominated
Tor congress, and in the contest ran con-
siderably ahead Of his ticket. Mr.. Hargis
was born in Pulaski county, KY. Febru-
AIRY FL. 1920.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

IfMr. Hearst is nominated by the
Democracy the Republican party will
be kept very busy keeping Indiana
and Illinois from wheeling into the
Democratic column. Hearst is the
candidate who is the most ayailabld as
the one man in the party who can get
the necessary votes to elect. -Jackson-
VILE tIll.) Daily Courier.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
Mason city Ahead.

r. L. Polk & Co. are Just completing
the directory Of Mason City and they
give the population as $1,000. This is
an increase of S1S during the year 1908.
The directory at Boone has also just
been completed and gives a population
Of 512 less than Mason City. Both cal
culations are figured from the same
basis.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

This is the season of the year when
the humblest constituent is swelled
with pride at the fact that he has been
remembered by his congressman with
five kinds of seeds. We note from the
Times that Office has received its seeds
and thanks returned.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

The Detroit Journal says SIT is diff
cult to see what the president wants
those new $4,000 cavalry stables in
the rear of the White House for, I'M
less he feels uneasy with Mr.. Bryan
politically at large"
That or the omnipresence of Will
lam Randolph Hearst and his news
papers exposing the extravaganza and
hypocricy Of the president.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
Lowest Rates

Ever made to the Southwest via the
Chicago Great Western Railway. One
way ronnd trip tickets on sale March
1St and 18th; April 9th and 10th. Fu,
further information apply to any
Great Western Agent or j. r. Elmer,
G. P. A., OhicaSo, Ill. apr Is
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
OFFICIAL PAPER OF COUNTY
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

A delegate convention of the Democrats OF
the State OF Iowa is hereby called to be held at
Des Moines on WEDNESDAY, MAY 4, 1904, Tor
tho purpose Of selecting Four delegates at large
and twenty-five district delegates 1.-TWO from
each Congressional district) 20 represent the
Democrats OF the State at the National Con-
vention to be held at st. Louis on July 8. 1904,
and to transact such other business as may
properly come before the convention.
The ratio Of representation will be one dele
gate at large from each county and one dele
gate for each 800 votes or fraction OF loo or
over, cast for the Democratic candidate for
governor at the last general election.
The several counties will be entitled to the
SoY,ov,inu dalaUatea.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is notuncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. lfthe child urin-
ata - H. .e n
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

All voters who endorse the principles of the
Democratic party and who intend to support
its candidates are invited to participate in the
selection of delegates to this convention.
BY order of the Democratic State Central
Committee A. E. JACKsNN.
N. G. ROBERTS, Chairman.
Sacretary
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
ped-wetting, depend upon it. the cause of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as well as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
Swamp-Root is soonrealized. II is sold
by druggists, in fifty Eskn-
cent and one dollar 1s:::5ESh
sizes. You may have
sample hottie by mail sasls9e @ IT,
free, also pamphlet tell Home Of swampRoot.
ing all about it. including many Of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Or. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton. N. T.. be sure and
mention this paper.
Don't make any mistake, but re,
member the name, Swamp Root, DR.
Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the ad
dress, BiDghamton, N. Y, on every
bottle.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

corrupt and contented" seems to
be about the condition OF those who
fear to have the corrupt practices OF
the dead brought to light as a warn
ING to the future.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15

The gold democrats met in Des
Moines the Bird of March and will
organize a campaign against MIR.
Hearst throughout the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
Cornell COLLEGE Orators.

Fred A. Clark, Of Cornell college, at
Mt Vernon. proved to be the winner in
the state oratorical contest, in which
the interest Of the college world of
Iowa has been conferred to-day. Those
who gathered in the "Stone" church,
the scene OF many previous contests,
were ready to concede the palm of vic
tory to the representative of the Meth
dist school. Second place was awarded
to ]. Newton Colver, of Simpson, which
won the contest last year. and Frank
M. Beatty, Iowa Wesleyan's represen-
tative. carried off third honors.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-03-15
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courapes and lessons ambition: beauty. vipor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
RAILROAD NEWS.
Santa Fe to Build $4,000 De-
pot at Florence.
All Old Buildings to Be
Renewed.
$4,000 TO BE SPENT.
New Freight Depot and Coal
ChuteS.
Addition to the ROundhouse
Will Be Made.

Right of Way Agent Barrett has
been busy at Florence, Kas-, in the
preliminary arrangements for the ex-
tensive improvements to be made there
this season
The present coal chute is to be torn
down and a modern one to be built
on about the site Of the old passenger
depot. Directly north of it with an
end on Main street will be built COM
modious freight depot.
The new passenger depot will be
erected a block west of the former one
and will be good modern union depot
of pressed brick. costing $4,000 Ex-
tensive changes will be made in the
yards and the total cost of the i'm
provements in Florence is estimated at
$65, 00O exclusive of an addition to the
round-house, not yet estimated.
The passenger depot at Florence was
destroyed by fire not long ago, and
since then the Santa Fe has been at
work on estimates for replacing the
building. 1t realized the growing i'm
portance of Florence as commercial
point, and is making its Improvements
accordingly.
The erection of $4,000 depot there
will give Florence one of the best
depots in the state. 1t will be adequate
to the needs of the town for a long
TING to come.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
WHAT THE OWNERS GET.
Something About the Distribution of
ST., $50, 15O,679 Railroad Earnings.

Statistics regarding the distribution
of the railway earnings of the United
States for the year 1903 present many
interesting facts. Next to agriculture
the railroads of the country earn more
than any other industry or natural
group of industries. The last census
shows that the total property value
of thu United States was about eighty
billion dollars the income from which.
on q conservative estimate. was about
sixteen billion dollars. The gross earn
ngs of the railroads amounted to ST.
800 150, $40. or between one-eighth and
one-ninth of the gross income of the
countrx.
The direct contribution Of the rail-
roads toward the prosperity of the
country, according to the Railway
World. is represented by a dtsburse-
ment of 81 PAS $40, 4S3, or sc per cent,
aries, supplies and materials After
making this distribution, classed as
operating expenses, the railroads had
in 1903, including $93,079,239 received
1876 left from their earnings. For this
sum there were four claimants-the
public, the creditor. the corporation,
and the owners.
The public was the most imperative
claimant. for the tax bill for 1902
amounted to $52. $50, 900, in addition to
which a large sum in taxes was paid
by the holders of railway securities. If
the railroad tax bill be caOitalized at
315 per cent. it represents a principal
sum of 81. ASP. 600, 600, which may fairly
be taken as the public's interest or in
vestment in the railway property of
the country. This investment is a Sc
cure one. for the public is bound to
get its return no matter what happens,
the taxes being fixed charge preced-
ing all others. The creditors come
next to the public as claimants for this
income. In interest, rentals and guar
antics of various kinds. including the
cost Of betterments paid out of income,
the railroads paid out the sum of 1884,,
236. 713
Next in rank of claimants come the
corporations themselves. which have
large annual needs. The amount de-
voted to increasing the surplus, some
of which will be productive and some
not. but all of which is available for
the payment of dividends, was 1871, 1872.
712 for the year ended June 80, 1903.
In considering the public's relation to
railway earnings this sum should be
classed with operating expenses. as it
was paid out for wages and materials.
The final claimants to earnings are the
owners. who took $3.50 80. 900, or about
8 per cent. Of the total gross income.
In other words. the owners of the rail-
roads of the United States took less
than one-fifteenth of the gross receipts
Of their business.-Chicag Record
Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
OPEN ITS NEW LINES.
Rock Island Soon to Reach st. Louis
and New Orleans.

Officials of the Rock Island system con-
ndentIy expect that the new line from St
Louis to Memphis will be open for traffic
April 1, and by May l it will be operated
link between St. Louis and Shelbyville. on
the Eastern Illinois. On the same date
they expect to establish d passenger ser
vice between St. Louis and Kansas City
over the new Rock Island line now under
construction The full freight schedule
over that line will probably be put in
operation about September l. The pas
worlds fair
The river line from New Orleans to St
grade, and will be in the Mississippi val
ley between Memphis and St Louis IS
inches above high water mark in 1882, the
highest since 1874. The line from Thebes
to Chicago, which will be one division of
the Chicago-New Orleans low grade route,
cept for one five mile stretch over the
Ozark range.
At New Orleans the New Orleans Ter
n1nal company, whose stock is owned by
the Southern Railway and the Frisco, has
terminal properties that admit of de-
veIopment equal to If not greater than
the terminals of the Illinois Central at
the same point. From the city line and
running southwark the company owns s.
600 acres of land with a river frontage of
1900 feet, running to the Chalmette ter
ninal. 1t also owns a strip of property
$50 feet wide and seven blocks long right
in the heart of the city, fronting St.
Louis street. All the principal car lines
of the city pass it in Canal street. That
is where the passenger station will be-
The freight lay out will have floor
space available, though not all built at
the outset, equal to the floor space of
the Illinois Central, which is about equal
to all other lines combined.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
ROAST FROM WELLINGTON.
Claimed That Railroads Rob the
Town on Freight Rates.

The Wellington Mail says: Some
time since the state board of railroad
commissioners ordered a reduction of 10
cents a ton on all coal from Kansas
piled with this order and then proceeded
to defeat for denomination the member
of the board who was responsible for
the order. OF course it was generally
understood that this order would lead
to a corresponding reduction on coal to
all points in the vicinity of Wichita.
With a view of securing this reduction
for Wellington, George H. Hunter took
the matter up with the railroads.
This morning he received a notice
which is published in the newspapers
that the rate on slack coal to yelling
ton has been reduced 10 cents from and
after the 21st instant. This makes that
rate SIPS. But no reduction is made on
lump coal, on which the rate remains
$40, while Wichita gets a rate of 81. so
for a shorter haul
The idea behind such schedules is that
the consumers of slack are the mills and
large manufacturing concerns, who are
well organized and in a position to fight
against the railroad that does not give
them a fair deal. The general public
pays the freight on lump coal. The
general public is disorganized. The
ing a year is so small that he will not
neglect his regular business to make
the necessary fight for the rate he ought
to have. So the railroad can rob him
with impunity and proposes to do so.
Consequently it is proposed to compel
Wellington to continue to pay $40
freight on its coal.
Mr.. Hunter states that he will call
meeting of the Commercial club early
next week and take up this question
with a view to securing redress from
this extortionate rate The Commercial
PlIlh can do M hotter work
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
WINE BILLS DON'T 90.
Frisco Will Not Allow Its Agents to
Spend Policy Money"

Chicago, March F.-The st. Louis &
San Francisco and the Chicago & East
ern Illinois railroads have determined
no longer to allow expense accounts
for wine feasts among travelling district
and general agents For years it has
been customary for agents of railroads
to spend what they termed policy
money. On every expense account
about one-half of the items have been
for drinks, suppers and other expenses
incurred in preserving policies The
reform is in line with the general rules
against intoxicants that are now en-
forced on all railroads. Up to this time.
however the rules have applied only
to the employees of the train and oper-
ating departments.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
N. N. RICE ELECTED.
Topeka Man for Vice President of
New Association.

A gathering of railway storekeepers
recently held at the Auditorium hotel,
in Chicago, organized what is to be
known as the Railway Storekeepers'
association. 1t has for it's object the
Exchange of ideas as to the better
ment in methods of handling, caring
for, and use of materials and supplies
in connection with the operation of
railways, by discussion, investigation.
and reports of experience of it's mem
bers, and to provide an organization
through which the members may agree
on such joint action may be requir
ed to attain the greatest efficiency in
the methods of handling, distributing
and caring for material" The members
elected the following as its officers to
serve during the year ensuing from the
first regular annual meeting, which will
be held in Chicago within the next
three months: President. ]. P. Murphy;
first vice president, N. M Rice; second
vice president. w. Josselyn; treasurer,
J. NJ. Taylor; members of executive
committee, J. c. Morris, Theron Highly
and John Burke.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
ABOUT RAILROAD PEOPLE.

w: r. slayton is a new, employe in the
began work Wednesday.
w. L. Fisher, an employee of the office
Of w. J Healy, freight auditor for the
on account Of sickness.
Nat Black, an employee of the Santa
F'e passenger. department, is in Chicago
back the latter part Of the week
Conductor George Minor of Newton has
been discharged from the local hospital
and has accepted passenger run on the
Great Bend branch. He will begin work
about April l.
It is reported that ". Tack formerly of
Coolidge and Valley Center, has been
rine of Chase has been promoted to the
Santa FEES agency at Manchester.
Alexander Reed of Newton has been APP
pointed librarian of the Santa Fe read
ing room at that place. Mr.. Alexander
was formerly hagman at the Main street
crossing of the Santa F'e in Newton.
1t is announced that William Hoyt of
S11 Jefferson street, this city. has been
appointed master mechanic for the Frisco
at Hugo, Ok, and will leave Topeka in
the course of the next few days to as
sumo the duties of his new position.
Nearly all of the Santa Fe's westbound
trains were late into Topeka Wednesday
ness from the east. Both No l and
No. 5 carried extra equipment and it was
for this reason that the schedule could
not be maintained.
It is stated that the old Junction depot
at Emporia is being torn down and re-
moved. This depot was built at Enporia
about 80 years ago. OF late years, how
ever, Emporia Junction has ceased to be
the important point that it once was and
the trains no longer stop there.
1t is reported here that at a late hour
last night westbound Santa Fe freight
train No. 121 was derailed about one-half
mile west of Hawthorne, Kan. Seven cars
left the track. No one was hurt but as
the result of the wreck passenger train
No. T. due here at 10:40 p. m, was de-
layed for about two and one-half hours.
A E. Morelock. night chief of the San
ia Fe telegraph office, is the man who in
vented a contrivance by which the tele-
graph key is done away with and mes
sages may be sent by simply touching
the keys of a typewriter. Mr.. Morelock
states that while he is in Chicago he may
let the contract for the manufacture Of
his machines
eral superintendent of the Union Pacific,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
Proper Treatment for Pneumonia.

PneumOnia Is too dangerous a disease
for anyone to attempt to doctor himself
although he may have the proper reme-
dies at hand. A physician should always
be called 1t should be borne in mind
from a cold or from an attack Of the grip
and that by giving Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy the threatened attack of pneu-
is also used by physicians in the treat
ment of pneumonia with the best results
DR.. w. J. Smith of Sanders, Ala, who is
also a druggist, says of it: Il have been
selling Chamberlain's Cough Remedy and
prescribing it in my practice for the past
six years. I use it in cases of pneumonia
and have always gotten the best results .
Sold by all druggists.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17
70 MILES AN HOUR.
Engineer Made Fast Run to Join his
Sick Wife

One day last week a west bound mail
train of the Union Pacific railroad made
a distance of Ill miles, between Raw
Inns and Rock Springs, Wyo-, in SO min
utes, an average speed of 72 miles an
hour. The occasion is said to have been
due to the illness of the wife of the en-
gineer, who was given permission by
the train dispatcher to make unusual
time. The east bound Harrisburg
flyer" on the Central railroad of New
Jersey, recently made the run from
Phillipsburg, Pa, to Jersey City, dis
tance of 10 miles, in rs minutes. The
time consumed included three stops,
several slowdowns for crossings and
bridges. Many miles were made at the
rate of 40 seconds to the mile, and it is
thought that if the train had come
through without stopping the run would
have been made in about IS minutes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-03-17

with headquarters at Omaha Neb, who
IS at present making a tour of inspection
over the lines under his supervision, will
arrive IN Topeka some time this week
Mr.. Gruber was formerly general super
intendent of the western district of the
city.
The Santa Fe telegraph office at New
ton, Kan, has just received additional
The new wire connects that office with
the main office in this city. Work has
already commenced over the new wire
and 1t is proving great help in facilitat-
ing the business of the office, for the rea-
son that a message can be sent and an
time.