Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-12-20
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RaiIwav Earnlnxs Grow.

Railway Earnlngs Grow.
Des Moines.-Ths railroads made IL
per cent more money. net, out Of their
Iowa business last year than they did
the year before.
They took In about II per cent more
money and for the first time their
gross earnings exceeded $4,000, 900
and their net earnings @20.000,ooo.
In thirty years their earnings on
Iowa business have exceeded $1,000
mile but three times before this year.
While the number Of their employees
increased but about 3 per cent, the
total compensation paid to employees
Of all kinds within Iowa during tho
year was 10 per cent greater than the
year before.
These facts are ofically reported to
the governor, complied from reports
made by the roads for the year ending
July i, 1907.
The mileage of the reads within
Iowa decreased 10 miles durirg the
past year There now are 9,817 miles
in this state. In 1904 there were o.
s27.
Since 1904 the gross earnings Of the
railroads have increased from Sb7, $685.
900 to 972,s26,000, or more than 26
per cent. Their net earnings have In
creased from 14,seS000 to $21, III, zoo
Or 30 per cent. That year was the
low water mark for net earnings back
to 1897.
Net since 1902 have the net earnings
Of the Iowa railroads been above 81
600 . milo. That year they wsfe Va
ool. The past year they were t2,211,
It ives wayback In 1881 before, that
the net earnings exceeded $1,000 q
mills.
Il was N 1883 that tbs Iowa rail
roads passed the $40, 600 900 mark. Not
until 1850 did they pass the $4,000
o0t mark, dropping back toiths other
Azure during two yeASe, and In 1900
they passed thS $50, o0o, 900 mark, in
1905 going above 100000 900, and the
past year exceeding 90, 00e, 900.
IN the past ten years the pay roll
Of the railroads Of Iowa has steadily
grown. In 1897 slightly more thar
S16 .006, coo was paid ont by them II
wages. Almost double that sum hal
been paid out during the past year
, the total pay roll amounting to $50,
6o7, 722. The increase since 1904 hal
besn $4,000. 900.
Never before has the rate Of wage
eQualled the figure for the past year
An average daily wage Of $2.1S wa
} paid by the railroads. In 1894 it wa
e4.10, but It never approached that fa
ure before or after except Ia 1890
w3an it was $2.f5.
More employees, too. were worlin
than eyer before the past year, thef
being 4S,4o2 to 1854 IN 1909.
Parker Pursuss ohantiand.
Upon the instant that 0overnc
Cummins ovs1ruled the petition .
MAioY Parker Of the Fitty-sixth reg
WaAt Ter q new election for oclQpt
~ that regiment Major Parker file
Aaress Against Colonel Ohantlap,
d1mApdink general court martial.
Il . not unlikely that Colont
esss. nd. ~ & 9i asIs = psgs
pert Dec. TO-
Two charges are prsfssred-col
duct unheao1ainx IN. oAkesr and GO
4 good erdas asd military d;seiplis
Periar oksgSs. that Major 6hantisn
a. Ohixaet 70 v0ts 1oe him, re
fsssati&s tlet e6ltttnsn9 Dape
s.. ss :. .. ss ssI'a u . liz ts''' j e.
malsI ShaS 10 Induced mSh to enl,
IN ordsf - vots tor him; and
tAyaateped a. unnamed merhha
mekbA OF . COMPANY with loss
3Sade NplesD he yofe4 Ser Hmj u
he pforaise9 psesdotjeas TO 4 Il. II
0djfe and others x they yeuld vo
for hin, "a Hat be {hreatens
DroMiSM AID tntamidAtsd guarAim
to Induce them - vote for him,
p support Of the second char
Major Parker alleges the same thin
All OF them ate denied by Color
CAAntlaAd.
Thsnfas 10 Earning Money.
Charlie Thomas d spending his i
urs moments q the Fort MAIDS
penitantiary earning money to h,
bay tho expepses 81 sappsaline
oAse 70 the Cattsf StAAee spprs,
court As recently - his 9arel
safs wNich b. had list eowpj6'
n6 sste - dtte6 nth oeh6lnA1
loek, dfawers ~ a6Sly04 IND y kal
son1e1y driShNd. Mi. Thomas 81
tAe ldtA dswA - Sheriff Lsper 4
asked him to sell II ~ Asx TaAq
4 snpleYf4 - the oablnss ksk
Aon Il 10 prison. B '..',
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