The Lamar register., 1905-01-11

F., Denver & Rio Grandc road went through
| a bridge near Eden. Col. and between
seventy five and 100 lives were lost; sn
| September sixty We're killed and le0 In
jured on the Southern railroad near
| Hodges. Tenn; in October twenty mine
| weie Killed and thirty injured on the
| Missouri road near Warrensburg. Mo:
| in November fourteen were killed and
twenty-five injured on the Oregon Short
line near Granger. Wyo. and Dec. %
eight were killed and twenty-one hurt
on the Southern road at Maud, Ill. And
so the list might be continued almost
Indefinitely. The result of this slaush-
ter the railroads OF the country Is q
demand for more safety appliances and
a stricter accountability on the part Of
| those responsible.
The General Sioeum Horror.
The worst disaster of the year was
| the burning OF the General Slocum. n
large excursion steamer. Mt the entrance
| of Long lslard sound. near Hell Gate.
n. V, June Is. The vessel was crowded
with the members OF a Sunday school
and their friends bound for one of the
| pleasure resorts on Long island. Fire
| broke out and before the vessel could
be beached the appalling number OF s5s
persons had been burned to death or
drowned. As in the Iroquois theater fire
in Chicago most OF the victims were
women and children.
Another marine disaster Of the year
was the wreck OF the Norge on sunk
en- rock IN the Atlantic north OF Scot
land. June IS. Some 600 of the passen-
gers and crew We're drowned. Most OF
the victims were emigrants from the
Scandinavian countries bound for the
United States.
Baltimore Fire.
OF fires the most destructive was that
in Baltimore. Nd. Feb and S. One
hundred and forty acres of business
blocks In the heart OF the city were
burned. The total loss was estimated
at between s75.ooo.ooo and $1,000 900.
while the insurance amounted to little
more than $1,000, 900. The work OF re-
building the burned district was begun
at once and Is now far advanced. Sioux
city. Iowa. had n fire Dec. %, which
caused loss OF more than 81. 500. 900.
Worlds Fair In ST. Louis.
The Louisiana Purchase exposition In
st. Louis was opened from the last day
of April to the first day OF December.
In the matter Of exhibits. architectural
effects and general interest 1t was
great success but the attendance was
somewhat less than had been anticipated
and financially the enterprise dis
appointment According to official
statement the total number OF admis-
were paid and $3.50. .239 free.
During the year rapid progress was
made on the buildings and grounds OF
the Lewis and Clark exposition to be
Gifts and Bequests Enormous.
Gifts to education. religion and char
ity in the United States in 1904 aggre-
gate more than sse.000.0o0. The total for
1905 was about the same. Andrew Car
neEie heads the list OF givers. his bene-
factions amounting to s20.901.500 This
sum distributed among nine libra
ries. five colleges. two clubs. n home for
convalescents and hero fund and for
excavations in Rome. Nine people gave
away s1.00ooO0 or more each during the
year. their gifts reaching a total OF
!i0.s91.5O0.
Charity Is First.
Charities received the largest share o.
the 1904 donations. but educational insti-
tutions are close second. Each group
secured more than $4,000. 600 The big
gest educational gift. 5000. 900. went to
the Carnegie Institute. Pittsburg.
Agricultural Prosperity.
Abundant prosperity has been en-
joyed by the American agriculturis. dur
ing the year 1906" said Secretary VIII
son In reviewing the last twelve months
from farmers point of view. "It is
true few exceptions may be noted to
this general condition. but these excep-
tions are few in number and trifiing In
Importance.
ITO present it in form easily under
stood. 1t can be stated that the prin-
cipal crops that are valued annually by
the department or by commercial houses.
had an aggregate farm value in 1904 OF
more than s3.5oo. 600. 900. an Increase of
more than 81. 900. 900. 900 since 1900, and
over $500 600. 900 above 1908.
Farm horses never were valuable
as in 1901. when the total exceeded 81
900. 900. 900. Farm mules reached their
highest value in 1904. when their worth
is estimated at ei7.53e 900. Cattle de-
clined in number and appreciably in
value. as did sheep and hogs Poultry
advanced in number. and the farm hens
now are producing one and two-third
Of arIx I'D tt.
eggs in less than one month are worth
more than years interest on the na-
tional debt amounts to-
Farm Wealth Enormous.
Five billions OF dollars-a sum the
enormity of which 1t is difficult for the
mind to grasp-cln conservatively be
placed as the value of the products OF
the farm In I90i This estimate is
placed after deductInG the value of farm
crops fed to live stock. and probably
does not fully represent the value of
wealth produced on farms.
ITO enable the mind partly to realize
what this stupendous production means
1t can be stated that since Columbus
discovered America the gold mines OF
the entire world have not produced as
much wealth as the American farms
have in the past few years. The value
OF our farm product in 1904 is over six
times the capital stock of all national
banks and within three-fourths of a bill
lion dollars OF the value of the manu-
IA CtureS OF lFVp. less the cost OF material
used. II is twice the value of our i'm
ports and exports combined for year.
three times the gross earnings of the
railroads and three and a half times the
value OF the output of all our mines and
quarries."
National Finances.
The United States treasury receipts
for the calendar year 1904 were $780,
600 900. according to a review OF the de-
partment's operations given out to-day
by Secretary Shaw. The expenditures.
excluding the Panama payment. were
s56a oOO. .0O0-a deficit for the year of
s22 O00, 900. As compared with the pre-
ytous calendar year the receipts show
n falling on OF sS,00o.000 and the eSpen
ditures an Increase OF $50. 900 900. The
decrease in the receipts is accounted for
by n decrease of 80 600, 900 in the GUS
toms revenues
Foreign commeree Large.
The year 1901 has been one of un-
usual activity and prosperity in our for
elgn commerce. While the exports may
fall slightly below those of 1900 and 1901.
the imports so much In excess of
those OF the year named rs to Justify
the assertion that the total foreign COM
| merce OF the country will exceed that
| of any preceding year.
The figures for the eleven months
! ended Nov 80 put the total exports at