The National tribune., 1907-09-26

I'VE have conducted extensive ex-
periments at our State experiment sta
ton to ascertain the effect of the use
OF sulphur in the manufacture of mo-
lasses and upon the human system. We
have shown that 1t Is beneficial. instead
of harmful. as the sulphur removes the
impurities that otherwise would remain
and which would be Injurious, and the
amount of sulphur that remains can do
no possible harm to the consumer. We
are endeavoring to straighten out the
matter before the Department by the
time our next crop of cane is ready to
cut, and we look for a ruling that will
be not only protective to the public, but
fair and equitable to the manufactur-
ers. We have secured permission to
follow the old practice with this years
crop"
Gen. Charles S Wainwright died at
the George Washington University
Hospital last week after an illness ex-
tending over several weeks Interment
with full military honors was had in
Arlington. Gen. Wainwright had been
a resident of this city for a number of
years. Gen. Wainwright attained his
military rank in the volunteer service
during the civil war. having served
thru the four-year struggle with honor.
He was mustered into the service as
Major in the 1st n. Y. L. A, and was
afterward Lieutenant-C Colonel and Col
onel of Volunteers, reaching the latter
grade June 1, 1862. The records of the
War Department show that Aug. l.
1864, he was made a Brigadier- General
of Volunteers for brave, constant and
efficient service in battles and marches
of the campaign.
A plan by which European laborers
on the Isthmus of Panama may bring
their families to that place is under
consideration by the Canal Commission
1t contemplates the erection of cheap
houses on small tracts of land, estab-
fishing settlements in close proximity
to the work along the canal. The coll
oniZation of these people. it is believed,
Will give steady and permanent sup
ply of the best labor available for the
canal work. and will result in clearing
and improving a good portion of the
the Canal Zone.
Exclusive Of the contract for labor
ers brought to the Isthmus of Panama
at the expense of the Canal Commits
sion, during the fiscal year ended June
80 last the number of immigrants ar
irving at Colon, to which port come
practically all the laborers for the
canal, was an excess of 7134 At the
Pacific terminal the number of passen-
gers who left there during the fiscal
year was 1913 less than the numbe
who entered. From the total force of
canal employees on the roll in July,
1905, the death rate was 81 per 1000,
as against "a per 1000 in July 1907.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
is issuing to the press epitomized rail-
way statistics that answer all sorts of
questions asked by the curious The
circular states that for the year ending
with June 80. 1906, the total railway
tracks of the United States would make |
a single track of 22436317 miles: an |
increase since 1905 of 6,26213 miles. |
There were in use 51,672 locomotives
cars, 1,95S,912, of which 42.262 cars
We're In passenger service, drawn by |
12.249 locomotives. There were on the |
payrolls of all the railways an aggre- |
gate of 1,521,355 employees; the train |
men were: Engineers, 1885; firemen, |
62.61S; conductors, 1896; other train !
men, 119,0S7. The total paid employees |
during the year cannot be given in ex- |
act figures because of records lost in |
the San Francisco fires, but 1t exceeded |
0,S01,653 by something more than
the s27.OOO,O0O known to have been
shown by the destroyed books. The ex-
isting face-value of railway capital was |
equivalent to s67,s36 |
a mile. OF the stock 33.46 per cent paid |
no dividends, the dividends paid |
amounted to s237,964,4S2-an average |
Of SOB per cent. Passengers carried |
numbered 99,507,S3s. who Travelled |
25,175, 5,4S0.3S3 miles. The gross earn
ings were s2,325.765.167, an increase
for the year of s243.2S2.761. Operating
expenses were s1,536, 6,s77,271, an in |
crease of s146,275.119. The number of |
persons killed or injured by the rail-
ways: killed, 1858; injured. 97,706. Of
the killed 1929 were employees, $50
were passengers. 5.8S1 We're trespassers.
Of the injured, 76,701 were employees,
1874 passengers, 5,927 trespassers.
One passenger of each 2,227,041 was
killed and one of every 1926 was in
jured. For every 70.126,6S6 miles trav-
eled one passenger was Killed, and for
each 2.338,S59 passenger-miles, one pas
senger was injured. Surely the Com
missioner has gotten down to hard-pan
in details.
"SOidlers From the Kansas Line.o