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The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29

Trial roads for which no comprehen
sive returns We're received During
the year railway companies owning
| 3SO2.02 miles of line were reorgan-
lzed, merged, or consolidated. The
corresponding figure for the year 1904
was 5,G0o,ls miles.
The report shows that for the year
ending June 30. 1908, the mileage Of
roads operated by receivers was 1852
miles, OF a decrease of 527 4G miles
as compared with 1904. The number
of roads In the hands of receivers was
~.
Equipment.
On June 80, 1905. there were in the
service Of The carriers 48.357 locomo-
tlves, The increase being 1.6l4. These
locomotives, excepting 947, were class.
flied as: Passenger, l1,GlS; freight,
~ 500, and switching. 1923.
The total number of ears of all
classes was 1.S42S7l. or 44.310 more
than for the year 1901. This rolling
stock was thus assigned: Passenger
service. 40,713 cars. freight service,
l,73l,409 cars and company's service
7o,749 cars These figures DO not IN,
clude cars owned by private CONNER
eial firms or corporations.
The average number Of locomotives
per 1000 miles of line was 223 and
the average number of cars per 600
mles of line was S,494. The number
IF passenger-miles per passenger 10
was 2.04S.55S, showing an
Increase Of 100.174 miles, as compared
with the previous year The number
If toumiles per freight locomotive
was & soc, ZOO, showing an increase Of
333.S54 miles
The number Of locomotives and cars
n The service of the railways ag
1,S9l22S of which 1.G41 .395 |
we're fitted with train brakes. or an in |
'rease for the year of SG,623, and l. /
II $50 were fitted with automatic |
'ouplers. or an increase of As $50 |
Nearly all the locomotives and cars
n the passenger service had train
irakes, and all but 50 locomotives in
he same service were fitted with
coupIers. Only 1863 per
ent Of cars In the passenger service
sere without automatic eouplers. Sub
all the freight locomotives
ad train brakes and automatic coup,
ars OF 1,731,409 cars in the freight
aryice on June 80 1905. the number
tied with train brakes was l,5t5,-l
81 and with automatic couplers III
15754
The statistical report continues a
lumber Of interesting summaries,
howing the general type and tractive
over Of locomotives and the capacity
f freight cars by classes,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29
ROADS ARE WORTH
Concluded from First Page.)

hurt last year and five killed.
We may take some consolation in
this fact. however that paradoXical as
it may .eem, il appears to be safer
TO ride on a train as passenger than
not to. for whereas there was one
passenger killed or injured for every
81 1870 transported. there were Si,7l7
PEI sons other than passengers killed
er injured or at a slightly higher rate
than one r every thousand of the
population. In any event it i. doubt
fu if We can afford to have 95.1l
pas senger- killed or injured in n
years time by our railroads More
people were thus killed or injured
tlan are in the standing army of the
United States; the number is almost
half hat under oar flag in the Cuban
war. 1t is almost a tenth of the num-
Der Of pensioners when the United
States pension roll vas al its top
figure.
Mileage and capitalization.
On June 90. 1905, the report shows
that the total single track railway
mileage in the United States was 2lS.-
101.O4 miles. or 1860 miles more
than at the end of the previous year
An increase in mileage exceeding 100
miles appears for Alabama, Arkanhas.
California. Georgia. Illinois, Louisiana
Michigan. Minnesota. Mississippi, Mis-.
souri,. Nevada. North Carolina. Penn.
sylvania. Texas. West Virginia, Wis.
eonsin and Indian Territory.
The operated mileage for which sub
stantially complete returns were rem
dered TO the Commission was 2lG.-
973.Gl miles. including 756S95 miles
.of line used under trackage rights.
The aggregate length of railway mile
age. including tracks Of all kinds, was
@oG.79G.74 niles. This mileage was
thus ella sined. Single track PIG.
37.Gl miles. a. just mentioned. sec
und track l7.ojG30 miles third track
l,GU9G3 miles fourth rack l.21553
miles. and yard track and sidings, g.
9llG7 miles. These figures indicate
that there was an increase Of 9.723.l0
miles in the aggregate length Of all
tracks IT which 3,f4e2t miles. or
55.4S per cent repre- ented The eX-
tension Ct yard track ard sidings
The number of railway corporations
for which mileage is included in the
report was 2167 OF this number
1i69 were classed as operating roads
Including some miscellaneous indus
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29

Accounts OF corporations and indiNd-
uals especially solicited. bxcnange
furnished to any part OF the world
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29
Alexander
County National
Bank
Commercial Ave. and Eighth street,
CAIRO, ILLINOIS.

CaPItst...-.. .''-'.''.s.'''' %io0tSSS
Surplus and Undivided Profits, $4,000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29
Officers


intsrsss PAID On Time pssosisA
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29
Employees.


The reported number of persons on
the pay rolls of the railways in the
United States on June 80 1905. was |
1882 1886, which is equivalent to an |
average of 637 employees per 100 miles
of line. These figures show an in |
crease In the number of employees ms
compared with the year 1901 Of &C.. |
OTIS or 20 per 100 miles OF line. OF /
81 he employees 54,8l7 We're enginemen |
~, S92 firement 41,0Gl conductors and |
III 465 were other trainmen. There |
were Is 532 switch tenders. crossing |
tenders, and watchmen. The total
OF railwya employees, disre
garding a small number not assigned, |
were apportioned among the four ger
eraI divisions Of railway employment |
as follows For general admins
tration SIN: for maintenance of
way and structures, 44S.370; for main
tenance of equipment. 2Sf 900. and |
for conducting transportation, 595,
45G.
The reports Includes summaries
showing the average daily compensa-
ton of is classes of employees for a |
series Of years. and also the aggrc
gate amount Of compensation stated |
for the several classes. The total
amount of wages and salaries report
ed as paid 70 employees during the |
year ending June 30, 1905, was $500
944,680
capitalization of Railway Property. |
On June 30 1905, the par value "
the amount Of railway capital out /
standing was $13.805,2 58121. which IS
equivalent to a capitalization of sG5.
92G per mile for the railways In the
United States. Of his capital there |
existed as stock sG.554 5557 ,051, Of
which $5.lS0.933 9O7 was common and
$1.375,G23,IH preferred; the remain
ing part s725o.7ol 900. represented
funded debt. consisting of mortgage
bonds sG024, 449,0 miscellaneous
obligations, s7S6,24f.442; income
bonds $253.707G 500; and equipment
trust obligations, $1SG.302 900.
OF the total capital stock outstand-
ing $2,435. 470.337. or 3716 per cent.
paid no dividends. The amount of
dividends declared during the year
was s237 1854 428. being equivalent to
5.7S per cent on dividend paying
stock. For the year ending June 80,
1904, the amount Of dividends declar
ed was $221.941.049 OF the total
amount of stock outstanding s6.554,
5570jl. 9.72 per cent paid from / to
1 per cent; 1A77 per cent from 10
) per cent: 1914 per cent from to 6
per cent, $40 per cent from to Z |
per cent. and l1.GS per cent from TO |
s per cent. The total amount Of /
funded debt (omitting equipment trust /
that paid no interest was |
s449, 1896. or 6.36 per cent Of mort /
gage bonds. $326.S63 40t, or 5.43 per
cent; OF miscellaneous obligations |
s542l4.525. or CSC per cent. and of |
income bonds s6S022. 470. or POSI- per /
cent. paid no interest
OF the total amount OF railw,
stock outstanding S2.071 052. los were /
reported a. owned by railway corpor |
atims. and Of railway bonds $5GS. 90
02t were so reported
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29

Capital. s....'s...'''s 'ssV,Voo
surplus and Undivided Profits. 10000
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-09-29
Alexander County
Savings Bank
srRicTLY A SAVINGS BANK.
CAIRO, ILLiNoIA

$500
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
CROWN NEW RULERS
NoRWEGIANS INVEST KING HAA-
koN AND QUEEN MAUD WITH
INSIGNIA OF ROYALTY.

Trondhjem, Norway, June 22-King
Haakon and Queen Maud were during
the day crowned respectively king
and queen of Norway in the cathedral
here. The royal party left the palace
at 11:05 a. m. and entered the cathe-
dral six minutes later. The corona
ton ceremonies began Immediately
after their arrival. The browning Of
the king was completed at IL: Is p. m.
The coronation of the queen began at
1920 and was completed at 1926 p. m.
The coronation ceremonies, which
were very elaborate, were conducted
by the bishop of Trondhjem, assisted
by the leading cabinet ministers and
the chief justice of the supreme court
After the amounting by the bishop the
latter and Prime Minister Nicholson
conformity placed the crown on his
head, after which Foreign Minister
Loeveland and the bishop conformity
handed him the scepter. At the ter
mination of the proceedings the presi-
dent of the storthing called out, "God
save the king and queen" and the
whole distinguished company heartily
took up the cry.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
TO PROBE ELEVATORS
SENATE PASSES IA FOlLETTE'S
RESOLUTION ORDERING AN
INVESTIGATION.

Washington, June 25.-The senate
has passed Senator La Follettes joint
resolution extending the scope Of the
inquiry now being conducted by the
interstate commerce commission un-
der the Tillman- Gillespie resolution so
as to have it include the transporta-
ton and storage of grains.
Speaking in support of the resolu-
ton Mr.. La Toilette said the country
had been astounded at the revelations
that had been made in the matter of
the combination between the coal pro-
ducing industry and the railroads and
he felt satisfied that the prosecution
of inquiry would show as bad condi-
ton in the grain business. He as
serted that corruption had been dis
covered at every place where inquiry
had been made and asserted that "the
whole system is permeated with
fraud" In support of his contentious
he said that testimony taken by the
ship between the railroads and the
elevator companies to the detriment
Of the farmers, who are entitled to a
free and open market He then gave
the names of individuals and corpora
lions which had secured such inside
privileges as to give them monopolies
along various Western railroad lines.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
CORPORATIONS FINED
BURLINGTON ROAD AND PACK
ERs ASSESSED $4,000 EACH
FOR REsATING.

Kansas City, June 23.-In the Unit
ed States district court here Judge
Smith Mcpherson passed sentence up
on the seven defendants recently con
victed in this court of making conces
sions and accepting and conspiring to
accept rebates on shipments. Judg-
ments in the nature of fines were
assessed as follows:
Swift & Co, $4,000; Cudahy Pack
ing company, $4,000; Armour Pack
ing company, $4,000; Nelson Morris
& Co., $4,000; Chicago, Burlington
and Quincy railroad, $4,000.
George L. Thomas of New York was
fined $4,000 and sentenced to -four
months in the penitentiary. l.. B. Tag
CART of New York was fined $4,000
and sentenced to three months in the
penitentiary.
Thomas, a freight broker, and Tag
CART, his chief clerk, whose case was
the first to be tried, we're convicted
of securing rebates from railways or
shipments from New York to st. Louis
and Kansas City dry goods concerns
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

There is probably no peasantry in
the world so ground down as the Per-
sian. The agricultural laborer there,
as In China, never tries to ameliorate
his condition for the simple reason that
IL be earns more more is taken away
from him by the rulers of the land.
The general condition Of the laboring
classes, however, does not seem to be
SO bad as might be supposed. In a
country so vast (550,0O0 square miles
and so thinly populated 6,500.0O0 In
alb small and sufficient supply OF
food is easily raised, especially with
such prolific soil at the command of
the poorest. At ShiraZ there are two
harvests in the year. The self, sowed
In summer and reaped in autumn, con-
sists of rice. cotton, Indian corn and
garden produce. and the tchatOi is
sowed In October and November and
reaped from May till July. This is ex-
clusively wheat and barley. Here also
grow grapes, oranges and pomegran-
ates, for which latter Shiraz is famed.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

"On ny ship" said the captain, the
stewards. the first day out, go TO every
passenger and show Just how the HE
preservers are put on.
"The steward first says:
"'Excuse me. sir, but Go you know
how 10 manipulate life preservery
why. yes; suppose So the pas
senger replies.
"'Then, sir. II you please says the
steward. getting presercer down.
And he hands il TO the passenger 10
put on.
"The passenger, nine times out OF ten,
either puts the life preserver on wrong
or can't put il on at all. So the stew
ard shows him how to do il. He is i'm
pressed and grateful
1.-THE life preservers, in shipwreck.
would be of little use, for nearly all
the passengers would be unable TO get
into them. There should be q maritime
law requiring a passengers drill with
the preservers every voyage, so that
each passenger in catastrophe would
know how to save himself with the
means placed at his disposal AS
things are now, there might as well be
NO life preservers on ships. "-Philadel.
phia Bulletin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

TERMS place. The house was struck by
lightning, but the flames were put out
before they gained much Roadway
Mr. and Mrs. f. o Potter retui ned
TO Webster Saturday and took in the
circus. G. A. Potter and the boys came
IN from the AXE that evening and on
home the next day, Ed. Potter had
charge Of the elevator during his uncles
absence.
Mrs Lee Butler and little daugi ter
left fer Webster Thursday night and
All and Loren Friday night to visit
relatives and attend the circus. Lee
drove over Saturday and returned on
the train Sunday morning leaving the
team for his wife to drive home
Ed Potter is quite an automobile
crank these days We are told that not
long ago his wife awoke in the night
and felt something humping under the
bed. She put her hand over and found
Eds place vacant, then struck match
and looked under the bed. There lay
Ed on his back. working away at the
Stats. She asked him what he was
doing. "Oh," he replied, 1.-The pesky
machine has stopped on me and I'm
trying to fix her 80 she will run"
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
The Costlfest Canes.

"A single joint malacca cane will al
ways fetch ftom $500 to $500" said the
dealer.
"WhyF"
Because malacca hardly ever grows
with enough space between the joints
to make single joint stick. Usually
the joints are not more than foot
apart. When you find In Singapore
that is where malacca comes from-a
piece of malacca with the joints FIVE
feet apart, SO that II will make a single
joint stick. come to me. and l will give
you $500 for il. Malacca sticks with
the joints three feet apart are worth
$50 or $40. Snakewood sticks, If they
are marked well-snakewood comes
from British Guiana-are worth $40 or
$50. A yellow ebony stick = ebony
comes to us in logs from Ceylon and
Mauritius-is worth $40 or $25 Wang
bee, from China. makes an excellent
and costly stick. A perfect wanghee
Ia worth $20."-St Louis Globe-Demo-
crat
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
Tn. Color Of Flames.

You have often noticed the many
tinted bars and bands that rise in the
shape of ''forked tongues Of flames
from wood burning in the CRATE. 1t is
ten to one, however. that you never
have thought to figure on the cause of
the variegated hues presented by
flames. To bring the matter quickly
to the point. we will say that the many
colors are the result of combustion
among the different elements of the
wood. The light blue Is from the by
drogen and the white from the carbon;
the violet Is from the manganese, the
red from the magnesia and the yellow
from the soda, which are constituent
parts of the wood.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
From Bristol Tribune.

Chas. Knott was attending to bust.
ness at Webster yesterday.
Alfred Rietz, went down to Webster
Tuesday morning to attend the teachers
institute for day
Mrs. f. w. Sanborn and daughter
and two sons are at Webster where
Mrs. S. is attending the institute.
Thos. Filback, John Filback and
Chas. Deuel. were at Webster Tuesday
where the latter proved up on forty
acres of excellent Day county land.
Oscar Grue, abstractor and deputy
register of deeds, and family were in
town Monday. They have q host of
friends here who are always glad to
see them.
Agent Mobiles sold about seventy
tickets to the circus at Webster Satur-
day. Frank Stevens says he saw the
hippopotamus was live one and not
simply painted on a canvas. for he saw
them feeding it hay.
Miss Anna Moxness care over from
Webster Saturday night and spent Sun
day at home. She was accompanied by
Miss Janna Wickre, daughter Of the
county treasurer, who came over as her
guest.
While Ed Weber was driving home
Saturday from Webster his horse got
mired in mud hole in the public high
way and in trying to get ont broke its
back. The horse 10 still alive but it can
not stand and will probably have to be
killed 1t is fine animal and Ed will
feel the loss keenly.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
Thursday, June Is, 1900.
Republican State Ticket.

Republican state TICKET.
For Uuited States Senator
Robert R.Gomble,of Yankton
For Representatives in Congress
Philc Hall, of Brookings.
w. H. Parker, OF Lawrence.
For Governor
Coe /. Crawford, of Beadle.
For Lieutenant governor
He. Shober, Of Hyde.
For Secretary of state
d. d. Wipf, of Hutchinson.
For Auditor
John Herring, of Campbell
For Treasurer
G. III. Cassill, of Lincoln.
For Attorney General
S. w. Clark. of Sphinx.
For Superintendent Public Instruc
ton
H. G. Ustrud, of Minnehaha
For Commissioner School and Pub.
lie lands
&C. Lakken, of Deul.
For Railroad commissioner
George Rice, of Moody.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
From Pierpont Signal.


Mrs. l.. l.. Norduess, of Webster, il
spending the week with Pierpont
| friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. r. Potter expect to
leave tonight for two weeks outing
at popular Pickerel lake.
Miss Laura B. Hanse. who has been
visiting Pennington friends since her
school closed, returned home to Web
ster Wednesday evening. Miss Hanse
has left record which but few are
able to attain. she came to Farming
ton over year ago with fine recon-
mendation from County Superintendent
j. II. Hetley, as an experienced teacher
aud one of the very test of the county,
being graduate from the Webster
school and within one semester of being
graduate of the state normal school at
Madison. Her natural ability and her
methods rank above all others who
have taught during the past yea s
in the two districts where she has been
laboring, and she has raised both schools
to high standard. The writer begs
Miss Hanse's everlasting pardon if she
regrets to see her excellent and faithful
work mentioned in the "Farmington
Dreams"
Two Of Pierponts popular citizens
t. p. Lennon and John Sutherland
distinguished themselves on Saturday.
June 10Th by catching the largest fish
that has ever been caught in Pickerel
lake. The aforesaid gentlemen were
rowing back to the hotel after fore
moons fishing without a bite except
from the mosquitoes when suddenly
their line became fast on something
evidently the bottom of the lake had
been caught again. In few moments
the boat was being dragged through the
water at terrific speed and the fish
raised hideous head with open month
above the surface. Messrs. Lennon
and Sutherland clutched each other
with dismay aud terror. Mr.. Lennon
whispered with white lips "Did you see
il Doc?" Mr. s. also white Tipped
whispered Ibid you seei it TOMB" Being
treasured by the fact that both had seen
it simultaneously and moreover both
gentlemen being prominent total
abstainers they proceeded to deal with
the situation in cool and business like
manner. The boat was rowed quietly
ashore, sufficient line was paid out to
the struggling monster and he was
hauled we'll mp the bank He was then
droperly secured and towed over to the
hotel whece he was placed in Mr..
Warmers new water wagon. In the
shade of this useful vehicle the two
captors sat for the rest of the day
answering questions. They bear their
laurels modestly and show no indica-
tons Of their experience beyond slight
trembling due to the mental shock
occasioned by the first 81 ght of the
monsters head. Any doubling Thomas
may verify this story by calling at
Pickerel lake and viewing the mounted
specimen. 1t weighed % pounds-no
more, or no less--the heaviest fish
caught heretofore in the lake weighed
% p0unds
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
From Andover Gazette.


Mrs. r. C. Laird visited relatives and
friends in Webster this week.
Quite a number from this vicinity
took in the circus at Webster last Sat
urday.
]. w. Kruger. secretary and treas
urer of the Day County Land company,
was at the county capital on business
last Monday.
K. @. Toy, Robert Martyr and Henry
Thorne accompanied Pierce Martin to
Groton latt Tuesday evening to see him
wade through new chapter in
Masonry. lis said that hair has begun
TO grow on "Baldy's" skating rink
since the event.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
SYMPATHY FOR JEWS.

Congress Passes Resolution Express
ing Horror at Massacres.
Washington, June 22.-The senate
and house have adopted the following
Joint resolution:
That the people Of the United
States are Mortified by the reports OF
the massacre Of Hebrews In Russia
ON account Of their race and religion
and that those bereaved thereby have
the hearty sympathy of the people Of
this country"
The president has not been able to
devise any plan whereby he can rem
der assistance to the prosecuted Jews
In Russia and the same is true of state
department officials.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28
PRESIDENT TO VISIT PANAMA.
VIII Inspect Work on Isthnian Canal
Next Fall.

Washington, June 25.-President
Roosevelt will visit the isthmus of
Panama to make a personal investiga-
ton Of the work of construction of the
Panama canal.
II is expected that the president
will leave Washington for Panama the
latter part of October or in the early
days of November. He will be absent
about three weeks. The trip probably
will be made on one of the big cruis-
ers, but what vessel is not known
Secretary Loeb said the president
had decided not to visit San Fran
cisco next autumn to participate in
the ceremonies incident to the laying
Of the cornerstone Of the new federal
building. While the president de-
sires to do anything he properly can
10 promote the reconstruction OF the
Mty he cannot make the trip to Pan
ANA and that to San Francisco too.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

As far back as 1870 there was In
Paris a man dressmaker, probably
the first of his kind. His name was
Rhomberg, and he was the son Of a
Bavarian peasant from the neighbor'
hood Of Munich. He owed his success
to his genius for concealing and RENE
dying defects Of figure. He drove O
beautiful carriage on the boulevard
and had an escutcheon in the shape
Of a pair of corsets and an open pail
Of scissors painted on the panel Of each
door. He left large fortune to his
heirs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-06-28

Indirectly. more forcibly sometimes
than directly" said senator. "a man
may be accused"
ssThus good woman of Cincinnati
called her cook one morning and said
Mary, come and take the parrot
out Of the bedroom at once. The mas
ter has lost his collar button"