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Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Proposes Reforms For Poland.

st. Petersburg, March 31.-Emperor
Nicholas has instructed NJ. Maxine
witch, governor general of Warsaw,
to elaborate the reforms necessary
for the prosperity of Poland.
In rescript to the governor gener'
al, the emperor says:
Since the radical revival OF civll
life in the Vistula territory during the
past 40 years, a series OF needs mas
developed on which the government
is now bestowing solicitude.
Enemies of the existing order are
seeking to provoke disturbances. tnuz
hindering the calm discussion OF tne
reforms for which the country 10 iiPe
and at the same time some sectaona
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

A Thousand Dollars Worth Of Good.
Il have been afflicted with kidney
and BLADDER trouble for years, passing
gravel or stones with excruciating
PAIN" says A. H. Thurnes, a well
known coal operator of Buffalo, O.
Il got no relief from medicine until
began taking Foleys Kidney Cure, then
the result was surprising. A few
doses started the brick-dust like sub
stance and now feel like new man.
It has done me $1,000 worth of good
Foley's Kidney Cure will cure every
form of kidney or bladder disease
Sold by Wilson & McKechnie. FO.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
RECORD MADE
BY CONGRESS
IN THE MATTER OF IRRIGATION
FORESTRY AND LAND LAW
REFORM.

What has congress done this win
ter in the forestry and irrigation
cause? Did it do anything of impor-
lance in either, or on the public land
question? Nothing in any sense spec
tacular, but yet several things of very
considerable importance, and furth-
ermore it refused to do several very
bad things which We're strongly urged
upon it.
After a long struggle of years the
law was passed consolidating all OF
the forestry work of the government
into one bureau in the Department OF
Agriculture; this in place of having
it split up among some five various
branches in different departments.
This gives over 60 million acres OF
forest reserve into the care of the
Forestry Bureau of the Department
of Agriculture with adequate author.
ity to fairly protect the forests, allow
for the cutting and sale of ripe tim.
Der, and with power to arrest tres
passers, etc.
Reclamation Service.
Several small bills desired by the
reclamation service to more fully car
ry out the irrigation law were consid
cred and readily passed by congress-
such as the bill to allow the proceeds
from the sales of the vast amount OF
partly used supplies, at the end Of
each season, to go back into the rec
lamation fund.-" instead of into the
treasury, thus keeping the fuAd intact
and operating as an incentive to the
engineers to take care Of their prop
erty and realize the most out Of It.
The really great legislation Of the
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Salt Lake and San Pedro railroad and
tickets to San Francisco and return
$3.50. Tickets good to return ninety
days. StOpOvers allowed returning.
For further particulars call on or ad-
dress Short Line city ticket Office,
105 North Main ST., Butte, Mont.
H. o. WILSON, D. F. and P. A.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Murder. Husband With Hatehet.

Pittsburg, April michael Nov
ackovich, an Austrian laborer, was
murdered at his home while he lay
sleeping in bed early today, by ais
wife Annie. The crime was a brutal
one, the woman using Ratchet.
The woman and II foreigners were
arrested and locked up in the station
where the police later obtained a con.
fession from Mrs. Novackovich.
The cause assigned for the crime
was revenge for i'll treatment by the
husband, who. it is alleged insisted
on his wife leading an immoral life.
He therefore urges planting trees,
especially by school pupils.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

of the Polish population are putting
forth exorbitant claims concerning
limits in the employment of the state
language, to which there must remain
assured throughout the empire the
high importance due it, but without
any superfluous or unjust exclusion of
local languages"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Peculiar In Merit.

Because of its peculiar combina-
ton, proportion and process, Bunsen's
Pine Tar Cough Honey is the best
cough medicine that money can buy.
1t is delightful to take and slightly
laxative. Sold on a positive guaran-
tee-no cure, no pay. Price Is and
so cents. Sold by Wilson & McKech.
ME. Be,
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

lands commission, along with the spec.
ial message from the president to con-
gress endorsing the commissions rec
ommendation against these bills, and
of the strong protest of Chairman
Lacey, of the house public lands com.
mittee, the house of representatives
passed these measures by vote Of
nearly three to one.
Dry Farming Reclamation.
This proposed legislation was con.
sidered especially unwise just at this
time when the department of agricul-
ture is every year bringing into the
possibilities of profitable cultivation
millions of acres of the semi-arid
lands, where it was proposed to apply
these laws, through the introduction
from abroad of drouth resistant plants
and desert species of grain and fod-
der, and by new and improved meth
DDS for farming dry lands. Moreover,
the commission has worked out a plan
of range control and grazing permits
| which gives the real settler all asked
for under the $40 acre measures and
yet avoids the danger of the absorption
of the land into large cattle holdings,
but allows ample time and scope for
| the "dry farming" reclamation work
of the department of agriculture.
"All in ALL" remarked a prominent
advocate of both irrigation and for
estry, a man in high official life, Every
much indeed has been accomplished In
this congress, the result of hard pre-
vious work. Now We have this report
Of the presidents commission, outlin.
ing comprehensive policy for the
treatment of the entire irrigation, for.
estry and public land questions and
We can all stand on this report and
believe get its provisions through
the next congress. The time is ripe,
the country is awake and the men
are here"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Arbor Day Proclamation.

Helena, April 1.-Governor Toole to-
day issued an Arbor day proclama-
ton naming Tuesday, May 9.
"The most beautiful word in holy
writ descriptive of heaven is the word
Paradise-garden full of trees" says
the proclamation, land there is no
spot on earth which may not be made
more attractive through the help of
trees"
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Our Kings Of the Range.
We're mighty glad to see you here,
you cowmen of the West;
Git down an pull yer saddles o6-yer
bosses need q rest:
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

what is the difference between the
cigars your wife gets you and those
you get yourself?"
about IA cents."-HOustOn Post.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Lights and Sidelights.

his good name."
81 wonder that he doesn't do some
thing for his bad one."-Yonkers Her
aid.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Mrs. Flip-Why, every single time
l send over there to borrow some
thing she is always out of it.--Detroi.
Free Press.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05
Land Law Reform.


law reform and does away with one
of the most notorious and scandalous
forms of fraud and graft under the
federal land laws. Under this law
enormous losses have been put upon
the government, the right to select
these lieu lands having been transfer
able and resulting in the relinquish-
ment during the past few years OF
several million acres of comparative
ly worthless railroad grant and 9TH
err lands included within forest reserv-
es, and the selection in their place OF
equal areas of the finest timber lands
in the northwest.
Outrageous Frauds.
Denuded slopes not worth so cents
an acre, or bare mountain sides. &C.
quired under other land laws at nom
inal figure simply for the purpose OF
exchange, have been relinquished and
lieu selections made, worth, according
to the highest official and expert au'
thorities, $50 and even $1l00 an acre
By these transactions the country has
lost in the last few years tens OF mil
lions of dollars. BY the action OF con-
gress this form of graft is now at an
end.
me repeal of this lieu land law is
the first recognition by congress OF the
wise recommendations of the president
and his public lands commission
There are three other specific reform
recommendations Of the president and
the commission and these will be fol
congress to act upon at its next SEES
sion.
Square Mile Homestead.
Another, point, however, wherein
| congress followed the recommends
lions of the commission was in the
refusal of the senate to enact GAO acre
homestead laws for Colorado and South
Dakota, although the house did Its
best to secure this square mile home
stead legislation. In defiance OF the
strong adverse reports Of the commits
sioner of the general land office. the
secretary Of the interior, the public
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

Mrs. Flip-That new neighbor is
fearfully slipshod housekeeper.
Mr.. F1ip-How do you know!
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

$45.90 California and Return via the
Oregon Short Line.
April 18th to 18th inclusive the
Short Line will sell excursion tickets
to Los Angeles and return for $3.50.
both ways through ogden. Utah. with
privilege of diverse routes between
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-04-05

session. however, was the repeal of the
forest reserve lieu selection law, thus
preventing the location in the future
Of all forest reserve scrip, sO-called,
i. e., repeating the right of a man or
corporation owning land within a
forest reserve to relinquish it to the
government and select 'in lieu there
Of any other unreserved non-minerai
public land.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-09
@iSerrnf oes ManSats.

WirfIam iii oas gerfabren. Dos
Burger Der Stoot Soc 4naeles an-
menoen, um gertreter log I'll tperz
ben, bic bas Wertrauen lbrer @1niii>
tuenten perlDren bnben. 9as Witt
tel gum 8med lit Der nWioerruf" ,
Der @ioerruf bes Wanoats. bas
Die Wdbler linen aaben. Wenn Is
Brosent Der 8dblerihnft zines Dis
itritts ben Stabtrat Doer bic 2egiss
latur banabridtiaen. oaB tie ben
8ioerruf etnes alderman ober
Nlfemblpmannes ulnihen, 10 mus
Die &0rperiGaft innerbalb 30 gagen
cine tleue Wabl anDronen. Der ans
it6Bie Doer miBliebio ge~tuDrbene Bers
treter tam ala Ganoioat fur Die Wis
bermabl anftreten, er lit aber nibt
oasu oesnunaen. Dieier Gage tam
Elm FOLDER ,@ioerruf" in Sos Inaes
les CDR. uno Der ALDERMAN, Der oas
8ertrouen Eeiner gDnitituenteu etns
aebaBt batte, nurbe, Gbwpl er ans
teriQlt@ NIT nrlebrllld3er Wtenrgeif
eemdbit mar, nit acknowledgement
Waioritat geiflaaen; er erbielt faun1
ben oritten Teil Der Stimrien, bic
i'm bel leiner eriten Wahl su Cell
nuroen. --Dieier 8ioerruf oes Wans
bats lit Elm ebenio mirflames tpie
Ihneaeg Gerfabren, gS 1T Elm gplfss
aeriht ubne U0r6erige anffage un0
3eugenoerbDr. NusHi bte, Die
Ihlaue Gopofaten eriinnen mDeer,
aelteu 90 nihts. Gin Giertel Der
Stimm9eber elmer 8aro maht be-
fannt, oaB tie bic lduaere Beibebals
tune zines Beamter fir nidt rpnns
|Ihensmert b<, unb oaS 8plf ents
ldeioet bic SereGtisung bes 8ers
(angeng. Cine Berufuna siebt es
nidt. Das 8~erfabren ~erinnert ON
ben Dftraeismus i'm alten Ntben.
nnaerehtiafeisen tpnnert oarunter
uurfomnten, aber es 1T oDh Elm treff'
lid)eg GmubmitteI geaen BD0oler
uno COS anGeIes itebt fid gut babel,
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-09
setf nper 60 7anrem

idDn uurbe Mrs. 8inslpu's SoDs
thing : Syrup pDn WiqiDnen pun
Wnttsrn beitn 8abnen Der 4inber
aneetpenbet. Birlt Du i'm Shlafe
burh bas Sdreier zines ainbes ge=
it6rt, baB i'm 8abnen 1T unb Dor
Shmersen ueiut? Benn 10, laife
ipfort cine Tlaibe pDn ,.Wrs.
Winslpns 9Dptbing Sprup" hDlen.
9ein @ert lit unbeaablEar. @s mirb
benz fleinen 2eibenben lDfDrt Hinbes
rure ueridaHen. 8erlaBt eud boz
raul, Miitter. es lit tein 8meifel
barber. Sc BELT OiarrbDe, reeus
liert ben Maeen uno Die Mieren,
beleitigt Winb GUlif, ersDeidt Den
@aumen, berbinbert @ntsinouna
unb tdrft 0ag gauge Spitem.
,Mlrs. Winsl1ms SDDthins Syrup"
Fir sa6nenbe &inoer lit angenebm
i'm @eihmad; bas 3erept itarnmt
pm eirer, Der beiten tueiblihen
Mer8te in ben Ser. Staaten. gs III
BEL alien 9ruagiften in Der aaraen
Welt su baben. Breis IS Gents per
Jlafde. Rauft nihts anoere8, ole
W}rs. Winsl1ms Snothina Gnrup
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-09

Die Nteniden iein, Die CT Ihil0ert.
limo CT uerftebt es, oaS Sntereiiante
an lbneu herQus5ufebren. Wtit Der
qriinolid3en Genntui5 bes Wanne5,
Der mater oielen Gteuoen .uno Ser
f~otnlnenen getebt bat, Der einer Der
ibren sepeien lit, nit ibnen gelaht,
geider8t, geludt uno gebungert bat.
8eidnet er uns ietne Tiauren, sugleib
obet audi nit Der pollen 2iebe uuo
benz ~uuenolid1en Mitleio zines 0fen-
Idyeu, Der oie5e Gtenbeu uno gerfom=
nlenen in iein 6er5 Qelhloiien bat,
Der Iie feline 5ceunoe, leine 8rltoer
nennt nno Der nun auh Die anoereu
2eute fir bieIe ieine psrahteten 5renns
Be unb Nrioer erpdrnten mDdte.
so meiB er benn an bieieu 3anoitrei=
dlern, Bettlern, Dieben, 8aunern
uno gptIhldaeru ooh nod imraer
rabrenoe uno uerIDbneube 3iige elmer
9eDii1en 0Db(eiie Dee 6ersens uno
Der @einuuHg gu entoeden, Die im=
nter mieoec utter all Dem Shmub
ourbbridt uno oerbinoert, baB mir
por bieien Wieniden uno oieien ST.
tuatiouen gtel %empfin0en. Sour Wit>
leio erfaBt uns uno suueilen = Be-
numbering.
unlece 4eier ner0en o~eriteben. oaB
Elm Mann, Der oerarttgeS iGrieb.
WufIehen erreaen muBte. Scum fam
nod ba5u. ME er es lhrieb. @orfi
neib pafeno 81 er5dblen, feline 8aa
raftere idarf uao lebenstuubr gu
seihner, feline 6anoluna ipanneno
All entmtde(n, trobbem in BEN, mas
&c lhreibt, meiftens Iebr wenie 5anos
lung lift. Das lit audi nit Seinem
berubmten Drama RahtaID" oer
Sol. Gin paar Derfomnene Wtens
Ihen fommen oa IN elmer Spelunte
gum 0abtquartier 5ulammen uno
mas ite reoen uno tun, biloet Den
Snbalt pm bier Nften. Mber 10 / e
@prfi es perftebt, in bieler nihtiQen
Sauolung cine 5teigeruna, cine
SPINNING berpDrsubrinaen, ME er
einen mirtliden 65bepunft berausau=
orter meiB. oas lit aeraoe gu bemuns
Dernngsmiroig.
Cine aneenebme 2eftire lino @ors
IT'S 5driften nidt. Demieniaen,
Der Iih nah eluem guten Diner nit
elmer feinen @isarre nnhmittaas
auf's SDpba legt uno nun nah einem
Bud Qreift. mDhten mir iie niGt
empfeblen. Nber o%emienigen, Der
5reuoe oaraa empfinoet. einem edten
Dihter uno eigenartigen Mtenihen
auf unausaetretenen Bfaoen su fol-
gen, Der iib pDr Der Mibielieteit oes
Weaes niht 1deut uno fid uon ben
DDrren nibt abihreden ldBt, Die Gos
len 81 brehen, Der BON Dem Dihter
nid1t nur u~nterbalten iein min. fons
bern bereit TT, nit linn su fiiblen.
nit inn gu leioen uno fib init inn su
freuen, Dem empfeblen nir @Drfi gu
leien. llno CT miro es niht bereuen.
Die meiften ieiner Shriften fino
ms Deutide iberiebt. Sn Der Res
f[am'iden Observation-Disclosures befin<
ben ith einige ieiner beiten fleineu
grsGblungen.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-09
Gin 6aIbneraeTiemer

Depelhen aus Bnris melbeu bas
Mbleben pDu Gnoretu so. Retlep, I'M,
beiien BeriDn unb uni oef1en Srau
@emablin Iib Dor unaefdhr stpansig
Sabren elm ieltIamer, in iener Nrt
einsiaer oiplDmatiIher STREET eeorebt
bat. Reilen bate in ieiner 6eimat,
HibmDno, 3d., als bemDfratiiber
Barteiflbrer .uno 2eitungsberausae<
ber cine 3DIe eeipielt. SIN Sabre
1885 muroe er nDr 8rditoent gleues
lanb aum @eianoten nah HDm err
nannt. Die oprtiee Reeieruna ies
bod muate i'm nidt; iie erflGrte i'm
als persona non grata, neil tie
BON rultrampntanen" Geoer1 aebDrt
bette, Die &eilep bier in tatboliIben
Gerlammlungen eebalten bate. uno
in oenen er iber Die italieniibe Dp.
Matte, Die Dem Bapite ben 4irbens
fiat ,,aeranbt." in menia Diploma.
tiiher Weiie fih ge1uBert haben lplIte.
Braiibent @lepelano iiberlegte iih
Die Sadie. @r eelangte 81 benz 5bluis
fe, oaB Der Wann. Der Der rDmilden
Gegieruna 81 papftlib geitnnt lei.
fir baS frDmme 6aus 6absbura ges
raoe Der Rihtiae iein miirbe. Nllo
%ernannte er i'm gum @elanbten na1
Wien-un0 mar bnmit aus benz He=
gen unter Die 9raufe getommer,.
Deneu i'm rDmiihen Quirinal batte
Der 6err Reilep nibt aepaBt, oener
in Der @iener 6Dfburg paBte Die
Jrau Geileb ntht. Benr man es
Der Srau AUDI nidt aeraoe gum Ser
brehen anrednete, als Slbin CUR
Welt aefnmmen gu fem, 10 mar maj,
bod einig barber, baB cine Jrau
BON FOLDER 6ertunft fir Die taiiers
lihaf6niglide uno iunftige bDhaoe=
liae Wieuer @eieuihaft einfah un=
m6glib iei. als Der 5rau zines
@eianoten bdtte man ihr Die Tur
niht uerihlieBen oirfen, fplslih
birfe man ben Wann niht als @es
Fanoten annehmen.
Wie snu0r aug Hom. Durbe nun
pDn Wien aus rabgeuunten" Man
lieB ben Brdfioenten erluhen, Die
@%rnennung riidadngig gu MAIDEN
uno iettano anoers Ri idifen. Scum
puroe glenelano draerlib uno lieB
ben Wiener 6errlhaften iaQer, bab
tie i'm uno bic ameritaniibe Berfai-
flung lebr ihledt tennten, faIs fie
tplrtlib a[aubten. onB man bier bel
BET NemterbeIebuna burb berartiee
Giifiihten iih leiten lafien uno 2eute
ibres r~eliaiDien @laubens poer ibrer
Nbitammuna tpegen entrehten tpiiroe.
Or beitritt niht, bob ieoe Hegierung
bog 8eht babe. ieben @eianbten qua
r~idsupeifen, oer ibr peripnlih nibt
angenebm iei. Buue Die blterreis
hiibe &egieruna auf iDlden @runb
hin 6errn &eileD niht annebmen, 10
ndre oariber neiter teiri Wort gu
perlieren. Wenn aber bic oprtioe
6egierung einers @eianoten oieies
2anoes bic Gunabme poer bic iiblis
den 6DHihfeiten nerueigere. Doer
Die Graennune ielber beanttanoe,
nur neil bic Srau bes @eianoter
pirflih ooer anaeblih au elmer aes
uiiien &eliaion fih befenne. 10 miHe
seiaat meroen. oab man iolben Gins
tpano bier nidt aetten laiien tinne.
G~fenelanhs 5taat8lefret6r Bagaro
bat in Der Sadie mande ibDne oips
lOmatiihe 0ote geihrieben.
Das Gnoe tpar, boR man in Wien
fi6 idlieBlih bequemte, 6errn Set
leg perI0ulib als persona non
grata gu beSeihnen, tuornuf onntt
laber erft nab geraupter .3eiti Bro.
fioent gleoelano einer anoeren Ue.
ianoten ernannte, unb Den 6errn
Geilep ourh cine onoere grnennuna
fir Die gebabte Gnttdulhuna ents
iddoiate.
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1905-02-09
Grphe sm,utertafetten porberaeieben.

&s IT letGt bofaussuiQgen, Dob uns
artebmlt6feiten beborfteben, ipenn
guer Waget ober Cure 2eber afiaiert
limb es lei benn Sbr nebmt bic ri6tige
Wtebiain, tpie Mrs. Sobn q. Ooung
bon Slap, u. g., bic iagt: sd bate
ytenralgie Der Seber unb bes Magers f;
n1eit 9er5 tpurbe idpa6 uto ib tonnte
nt6t ehen. Sn electric 8itters fanb
ID, mas i'd brau6te nnb mar i6ne0
gebeilt." Bette Mebisin fir I6ipahe
Grauer. Inter @orantie b%erfauFt BON
8. &alteper & Sobu c.. s. s.
S6mitt) nnb aOolpb SreiB, so Gents
Die 6lafAs,
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-13
Girl Aspirants For stage Careers.

The announcement that there is
scarcity of chorus girls this season
will irnpel many novices with higher
ambition to enter the realm of their
dreams even by the lowest round of
the ladder.
Histrionism has yielded as many
honors to women as to men, and one
scarcely wonders that it is in this di-
rection that the eyes Of SO many girl
sspirants are longlngly turned. The
Ideal of success here is full of fasci-
mating aspects, appealing alike 10 van
lty and pocket. But in reality there
is no profession, no way of earning
a living, though far more humble,
which does not present more substan-
tial chances, more opportunities of
happy and nsefui career. Unless one
has very marked talent for the stage
and great industry it opens but bleak
and barren prospects. The woman
whose principal gift is that Of phys
ical beauty may be temporarily sue
cessful. but her ultimate end is sure
to be professional failure If not per-
sonal ignominy. A successful and gifted
actress who achieved high position only
after an ardnous struggle of years re-
Gently summed it up in q published
interview: Genius is welcome on the
stage when ii has manifested itself,
a lnfst
ever industrious. Talent, too, is well
come, but has often to wait long for
opportunity. There is no place In the
theater for mediocrity. The mediocre
already crowd it and stand waiting
In a multitude outside" These words
should be conned by every young wo-
man anxious to appear before the foot
lights. The same criticism is in a
measure true of every profession, but
the stage calls for it in peculiar
sense, for the equipment of success
involves a union of rare and diverse
gifts. Aside from this there are dan
gers, temptations and deteriorating
conditions surrounding the stage nov
ice to which no other profession Of
fers parallel Only women with great
strength OF character and single mind
ed purpose wear complete proof armor
against these insidious forces. No one
who knows the stage thoroughly would
ever advise any young woman in whom
he felt an interest to aspire for its re-
wards at the risk Of its perils. Dan
ger. however, rarely repels ambition,
and it is weak human nature TO ac-
knowledge the worth of counsel only
when it has been illuminated by per
sonai experience.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1905-10-13
,aVenWOrth Mercantile CO.

efforts in the use of steam for the NOV
ing of passenger traffic in America.
The one or two little locomotives Of
1880. weighing about four tons and
drawing with great uncertainty a tiny
car with handful Of trembling pas
sengers or few pounds of merchan-
disc over a few miles of road, must be
compared with present conditions II
we size up the transformation that has
been wrought in three-quarters of
century.
Today there are in service upon the
213904 miles of railway in the United
States approximately $4,000 locomo-
tives of four distinct types. During the
last year, for which trustworthy sta-
tistics are available. this motive power
carried 715,00O,000 passengers and
moved 1,3O9, ,S99, 900 tons of freight. To
handle this traffic 80. .752 passenger
coaches and 1862, 900 freight cars were
used These figures are truly stagger-
ing when placed beside the tiny figures
of the equipment at the beginning of
railroad history in America. With the
rapid changes going on at present the
showing at the railroad centenary ia
1896 may be still more astounding.