Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1906-12-06
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Gross Earnings of Railroads Grow.

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Gross Earnings of Railroads Grow.
An increase of $7,350,O0O in the
gross earnings of the Iowa railroads,
on Iowa business, OR more than ~
per cent, is disclosed by the annual
report of the state railroad commits.
sion, which is just completed.
The gross earnings of last year
were about s5S,475, 900; for the year
just ending they were more than $685.
$4,000.
The net earnings increased over
$2,600,000, while, at the same time,
the wages earned by employees on the
Iowa railroads increased more than
S1,000,000, and t he number of en-
ployes increased nearly 5000.
There are now 42,56O employees ac-
tually engaged in the operation of the
Iowa railroads and during the past
year they drew $26,7S5,0O0 in wages,
an average of more than 50 day.
The total expenses of the Iowa roads
In the state was over $46,716,0O0, but
the wages of the employees made up
more than so per cent of the outgo.
In the last ten years, according to
the report of the state commission, the
gross earnings of the Iowa roads
have increased more than SO per cent.
In 1896 they were $41, S41 900, and this
year were $65,856,000.
The net earnings, however did not
increase so per cent. Ten years ago
they were s13,106,OO0, and the past
year were $19,113,0OO. The compen-
sation of the employees has increased
nearly $11,000,000, which is nearly 20
per cent
Whereas ten years ago 1876 persons
were killed by the railroads in a
single year and S57 were injured, DUR
ing the past year in Iowa 100 persons
were killed and 1,722 were injured.
Auditor Completes Report.
The report of Auditor of State B.
F. Carroll, containing statement OF
the finances of the state and import
ant recommendations for the consid-
Grafton of the coming session of the
Iowa legislature, has just been COM
pleted.
Auditor Carroll states that the re-
ceipts from all sources paid into the
general revenue for the year ending
June 80, 1905. were $3,426,7SS; and
the receipts for the year ending June
30, 1906 amount to s3.466, $50, which
shows an increase in receipts of $780,
1862.
At the close Of the last biennial
period, after deducting all outstand-
ing warrants there was a balance in
the treasury Of $1.302.542. At the end
of the fiscal year just closed, after
like deduction was made, the balance
was 1,S22.24, showing a decrease
Of $390,719.76. This decrease in the
balance in the treasury added to the
increase In receipts $39,362, shows a
total increase in expenditures of
$430,0S2, which increase is fully ac-
counted for by liberal increase in
appropriations by the Thirtieth and
Thirty-f1rst general assemblies, as
shown in comparative statement No.
"A of expenditures.
The estimate of receipts for the
next biennial period is $6,S72, 200,
which is based upon a levy sufficient
to produce s2,OO0,00O per year from
taxation, and such additional receipts
the future seem to justify.
Governors Party Returns.
The governors special train Of
Pullman coaches arrived over the
Rock Island on the 25th, bearing the
party headed by Governor Cummins
and prominent old soldiers Of Iowa af-
ter tour Of the southern battlefields,
wher the Iowa monuments were dedi-
Gated and unveiled The train reach
ed Chicago early that morning, where
the veterans of the civil war, the
Fifty-ffth Iowa regimental band, the
speakers and Governor Cummins and
party separated, four cars being sent
over the Rock Island for the accom-.
mediation Of the Des Moines and
neighboring delegations.
The trip was comprehensive. 1t
covered all of the we'll known points
of interest including WcksbLrg, ..ook-
out Mountain, Sherman Heights.
Rossville Gap and Shiloh, the nation
al cemetery at Andersonville, in all
of which places the state had erected
monuments in memory Of the Iowa
heroes who fell and the veterans who
fought through the battles which
make these places historical.
Busse Wants Rehearing.
In view Of the action of e. A. Daw..
son, attorney for Louis Busse, in Al
ing notice Of intention To ash for a
rehearing in the case recently decid-
ed by the supreme court adversely to
Busse, the court has not ordered pro-
cedendo to issue. The law gives the
party moving for new trial sixty
days in which to file the petition. 1t
is assumed that Busse's attorney will
take the full time. The attorney gen.
eral asked Judge Bishop Of the court
to order the procedendo to issue, but
the notice Of intention to ask re-
hearing was filed first. Pending the
enjoyment of this guaranteed right