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The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
Bf~T YEAR IN HISTORY OF
RAILROADS.

The Interstate Commerce Cou'rnis-
.son has just complied the reports ef
the railroads of The United States for
the year ending June s0th IN"
comparative ~satetnent shows that nc
prort~ Of the railroads we're larger
,lan in any previous year. tha. sho~ :
tnS that the pc~~!rnisttc ~ailingz 81 t.'e
HIS and Aorxsns and F1nIeys has
ne solid founda,ion 20 rest upon The
business Of tn. roads has beer
phenomenal The increase IN ross
earning was szss.2Si.7si more than
the previous year The net earnings
Increased ssT.00-.sss There ~cr"
more than s s.ooo miles q raiiroaa con-
struc,ed and there is great aeii@'iy IN
railroad building. Here are the ns-
ures in detail
Passenger revenue. 1910. .es2.ss5. In
crease. t37.s37.ssI.
Mail. ;.7,57l. asa, increase. t.stb.-
32s
Express. s5Ioio.sso; increase. IS
ssI.7T5.
other earnings from passenger ser
vice. sI1.Sl4.237. increase. seTto3S-
Freight revenue. si.s4o.3ss.s55. in
crease. sis9.6t3.slT.
1fner earnings from fFslSNt ~tFN&SNt
s5s45221 Increase. S56s.s56
other earnings from operation. In
Guiding unciassified items, s6o. .0o4 .0sf: /:
increase. s7.ss4sse
Gross earnings from operation per
mile OF line averaged sio.46o. the cor
responding average for the year 1905
being ss62 less
The operating expenses assigned 70
the four general classes were
For maintenance OF way and struct-
ures sSli,T20.s2o.
Maintenance OF equipment. s32s.-
55465s
Conducting transportation. ss36.-
2o2.7oT.
General expenses. s5s.752.e3o.
Cndistributed. s646.s56
The same report shows that the
casualty list or the railroads last year
was larger than in any previous year.
The victims OF the railroads for the
wear, aggregated the enormous total OF
1qs.S24 OF this number l0.6ls
we're killed outright. and the balance
OF nearly 100. 600 were manned.
Train employees IN various capacities
were the greatest victims. the dangers
to passengers having been lessenec
somewhat only $50 passengers
were Killed ldsl year aNaihSA 10
in the previous year. The number
Of passengers injured. however. IN
creased slightly. being 10,764. one
passenger was killed for every 2.272.-
GIL carried, and one was injured for
every 1926 carried.
These figures OF earnings and the
increase IN railroad building are COM
mended to the consideration Of those
who are trying to make the pubic
believe that railroad regulation and
agitation is injuring business and de-
creasing railroad earnings. They
completely refute all such tommy rot
with which sensible people have been
deluded These are official figures.
furnished by the railroads themselves.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
But 1T CAN ACT ON ROADS NOi
DECLARED CONFISCATOR1.

n the highest court in the land
declares that a two and a quarter cent
rate is confiscatory, we do not see
how the legislature can enforce two
cent rate on any road in the state
and feel that it has acted fairly in
the matter-Durham Herald
If the Supreme Court should, be-
cause the inferior Federal courts
make Up a case that accepts the last
swear" of railroad officials that con-
tradicts the regular sworn reports, de-
clare the rate OF Il cents "contisca-
tory on the southern system in North
Carolina, that would not mean that
a two cent rate would be "conf1sca-
tory on the North Carolina railroad.
If the branch lines and poorer systems
cannot stand pa cents, that would
not mean that the leased North Caro-
lima railroad could not stand two cents.
In such a contingency-that will never
arise if the case is made up with the
States contention fully outlined
the proper thing for the next Legis-
lature to do would be to simply re-
duce fares to two cents on the North
Carolina road and then pass a freight
reduction bill that would give the
needed relief.
The fight has just begun.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
REFORM WILL cow

The attempt on the part ..
malefa ctors To preclpiiato
order TO prevent rcgulatian .t
service corporations and end
cution Of trusts shows % what
ate measures "the iHter'-N
sort to prevent the needed
to which the American l'
committed Writing 10 the -..
world VIM. T.. Chaudl'f. .
Hampshire. voices a eor'"...
cannot be denied when hn
1--WE have under wag -a."
luton against political corr
grasping. cruel and hfa.#
millionaires. vast corpora
lies, and monstrouB raIlT.. I..
and criminals as ] aat.
hoped for but dareJ H"'
my lifetime. RevolutnH
backward, at all event '.
not Either under tho
candidate or Mr. Bryan n
ried to Triumphant c9Wi...
This IS significant I".
smartness Of Roosevelt l.o
that he knows no power -r
can prevent the lFl4fl.l.
OF Bryan unless the Eeps
many Of the wrongs parI
the trusts. The blind
think the Hanna ga'
Roosevelt knows better
hold the Interests" tE
tax the people by the -
and subsidies. while H
masses of the Repuha.-
Ing them believe he st.
reformer as Bryan. am.
real reforms quicker @
disturbance Of prosperaa
The men in North
are trying 10 stop rate
the men in Ne@ YORK
to overcome pubAe
throttle trust convlc'"r
to sweep back the ocean
The people Will win '.
or tomorrow.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
MISLEADING TERMS.

1t seems to be q fact that some
good people have a .nisconception OF
the fight to compel public service cor
porations to give fair service at rea-
sonable rates. and to punish trusts for
violating the law. North Carol.la
editor has this editorial paragraph
Notwithstanding the present agi-
tation against men OF wealth we
would not like to live in a country
where everybody was as poor as we
are
Where Is there any present agita
ton against men of wealth - The
only agitation apparent is against the
use Of wealth to get undue aTvantage.
against the many for the wrongful en-
richment of the few. There is no fight
against Mr. Rockefeller because of
that large portion Of his wealth OBJ
tanned without resort ID lawless meth
DDS; the agitation is against the use
of that wealth to get rebates and to
crush out competition There IS no
agitation against the fortune made by
the Dukes in their praseworthy early
successful manufacture OF tobacco;
the agitation is against those methods
by which they conspire to keep down
the price OF the farmers tobacco and
to destroy competition. There is no
agitation against the expansion and
prosperity Of the Southern Railway
and the Atlantic Coast Line in North
Carolina: the agitation is to REQUIRE
them to charge only reasonable rates.
discontinue determinations, and give
good service.
Who ever heard any agitation or
envy because L. Banks Holt, Julian
,. Carr, p. H. Hanes. j. r. Blades
Henry f. Fries, Ashley Horne. Henry
Well, d. Y. Cooper, and men Of that
type had made large fortunes. In
stead their neighbors and the public
rejoice in their success because their
Dig money was made in as clean and
honest manner as other men have
made smaller fortunes or earned mod
est salaries, without any oppression OF
others, without violating any law
without destroying any competition
without conspiring 20 put down the
price OF the products Of others Enc6
fortunes are a blessing to anv com
munity and the careers of tho mon
who make them are an tr,soiratio, .,
ambitious youth.
mere is need Of distinguishing be-
tween the fortune, honestly made and
used to bless instead Of crush otbers
ana the fortune built upon the blood
OF competitors driven out of business
ana laws trampled under foot The
one Is blessing; the other is
curse.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Mr. Wesley NJ. Oler says there can
never be natural ice trust be
cause the Lord made it, and it is free
to everybody. The Lord also made
coal, and yet, if common report be
correct, there is a pretty good sized
coal trust in this country is the COM
ment of an exchange. If you don't
believe there is coal trust, you will
find it out when YOU go to buy your
winter fuel.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

1t is now stated that, though the
Pennsylvania railroad won in the low
er State court in its fight against the
two cent rate. it Will sell tickets after
october first at two cents pending the
appeal to the Supreme Court The
two cent rate is as certain to come
as death or taxes. BY padded reports,
accepted by judges with a bias. the
railroads may stave it off for a time,
but it will not be for long.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

We air sorry to hear that the re-
port that the Southern raleroad had
given Tom Green a trip to Europe and
had promoted him wasn't true. He
desarved the best they had but they
say the Southern keeps all the good
things only and exclusively for the fell
lers 'higher-up" and Tom got neither
recognition nor promotion for his 10y
atty. Bill Sykes says that the failure
to treat Tom Green white is the mean
est thing the Southern has done yet
Rhamkatte ROaSter
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

We were told in 1898 if Mr. Bryan's
friends would help to nominate a
New York man of "safe and sane"
views, it would secure harmony and
victory. They did so. Where was
the victory? That experience does not
give much warrant for asking for it's
repetition? No man can be named as
harmonizer, for no man can COM
mand the support of the people un-
less he stands for progressive policies
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

When the attempt was made to in
struct for Parker, the North Carolina
State Convention refused to do it be-
cause 1t did not know exactly what
Judge Parker stood for The Demo-
Gratis of North Carolina will not next
year instruct for a candidate who fails
TO ring clear on vital issues They be-
Heve in men who have convictions
and stand by their convictions.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

mere are all sorts of suits thee.
Gays. A farmer in New york 80
sued barber for $4,000 because -.
cut of his long Populistjc uhis,.
ne 1910 the barber to trim his
".shers' then went to sleep in ~
bfa ai chair, and awoke TO find All
ms Whiskers shaved. The n,n u an
this is that n h-.rber-s cba;r ioIai Df
place TO sleep in. - not u
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Mr.. J. J. Britt, who wants to be the
next Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, has an elaborate article on
The Enlargement of the Federal
Power" in the Tar Heel. in the course
of which he says while | am a follow
er of Hamilton, l am yet lover of
Jefferson AS we'll might he say
while I believe in a monarchy and
distrust the people, yet L hate mon
archy and trust the people" Evil
IDENTITY Mr.. Britt expects to catch 'em
coming and going"
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
ALL FOR $1.7O

There has never been offered
in North Carolina so much
good reading for so little
money as we are offering un-
der the following proposition:
For S1.7O we will send the
following for one year:
The North Carolinian, an
SPACE Democratic weekly
newspaper:
The Commoner, the able
weekly journal published by
Hon. William Jennings Bry-
an:
The Farmer and Mechanic,
an 8-page North Carolina
home and farm weekly jour
nal:
Thus for One Dollar and
Seventy Cents you can get
all these papers one year.
For particulars, address
JOSEPHUS DANIELS,
Raleigh, N. c.
...oo.o.ooooo- o~~~~~o~-~~~~~~~~~~-~~~~~~
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

When d former Republican admin
istration dictated the nomination for
Governor of New York. the voters re-
belled, and elected Cleveland bv near
ly 100000 majority Now that Roose-
welt has put Burton up as Republican
candidate for mayor of Cleveland, will
not the people resent Washington die
tation of candidate for mayor? Or
do the people want a king and are
they ready to give up self government? :?
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Traffic Manager Hardwick testified
that there was no demand for reduc-
ton of railroad rates in North Caro-
lima. That is worth as much as the
balance of the expert" guesses that
were given before Judge Montgomery.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Not great while ago a subscriber.
desiring to reduce expenses, discon-
tinued his subscription to The News
and Observer. He writes: Il find 1
cannot get along without the Old Re
liable, SO please let my name go ba :
on the list. The o,,ildren don't cry
for it, bu, the older folks must have it
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Ihere are thlrty-seven columns of
smiths IN the new Manhattan Directo-
ry. They are growing rapidly, and if
the Smiths and Joneses would form
an alliance defensive and offensive the
balance of the folks wouldn't,have anv
chance.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

lhese theosohists might be able 70
catch escaping prisoners II ~.
would try. Mrs Annie peea,, 49,
had communication for two
. men sent mental message to
one ana telegram t. the other. "Tbe
reply to the telegram came after
Wait OF ridny apnr3; but witfdn fen.
ohos ar = -" montal message was
the chg, man Jailed me uD an
the telephone"
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

The editors of most of the daily
newspapers will meet in New York
this week to discuss the white paner
question. The trust Is putting prices
UP so high that newspapers must take
action for self protection. As long as
the trust can write the tariff. they win,
nave the whip hand. Are the editors
ready to demand free pulp?
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

If the farmers can win their fight
and get fifteen cents for their cotton.
not only will it help the farmers and
the South. but also every interest in
America. It, of course increases money,
in the South. but it also brings
gold from Europe, and therefore helms
every business in the United States.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17
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The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Ex-Governor Taylor, of Kentucky,
who is a fugitive from justice in In
diana, declines to go back and testify
in the Powers case, though promised
immunity by the Governor. He dares
not undergo a cross-examination and
his unWillingness to help Powers is
due to fear that his own guilt in the
conspiracy will be established
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

The publication of the sums given
to elect Roosevelt more than justi-
fies the statements made by Judge Par
ker. So far no big contributor has
been "teched.'' '!,The administration
Will not run amuck'
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

The Red Springs Citizen has been
enlarged and improved. Editor Branch
makes it easily one of the best and
brightest weeklies in the State, cred
it to the live town in which it is pub
liShed,
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Now that the negro t
who precipitdtel the
Onancock. Virginia B.,
fenced to the Peniteu -.s'
interesting to have f.-
see If he really is The
who caused the race r..
ton, as has been stated
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

We air eternity as.'
PASSENGER rate Las "'.
trip - Asheyillc am.
menny folks d trar.
culdn't git Il seat ha.t
truth is that most folr
ter home at work tAa.
traneS.-RhamA.tte l.
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

Congres ssman Barnett, of Alabama
says: Il don't think the South needs
immigration-I mean the kind she is
getting in part at this time" But the
South wants all the good folks it can
The farmer and mechanic., 1907-09-17

theosophist has discovered that
John D. Rockefeller is to have a re-
birth and be an angel When he is
oaptised is the water to be boiling hot :?
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22

On account of dry climate. ir-
rigation is practiced. 1t has one
of the finest water systems in
in the northwest. A new iron
pipe is now being constructed.
Water is distributed over all the
city.
1t has fine orchards of peaches,
pears, apples, and cherries.
Clover, alfalfa, berries and veg
etables thrive we'll.
The homes are large and
beautiful, most containing two
stories. 1t has eight churches
aud two schools capable of hold
seven hundred pupils. These
schools are within reach of every
child in Charleston.
It's streets are straight and
graded. More streets are being
made annually.
Yours truly,
CLINTON KERR.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22
STRANDBERG
March 20

Business is dull on account of the
roads, and its a fright to go any
where.
Chas. Raum left for Florence last
night to ok up his brothers affairs
and is expected home tomorrow.
Last Sunday we had another funer.
al, when the youngest son of Rev.
Schold, Einar, was laid in his last
resting place There was a big con-
gregation attending and Rev. Engdahl
from O~rtonville %officiated. Rev.
Schold's brother from White Rock,
S. d and Mrs. DR.. E. M. Lindholm,
his sister-in-law, from st. Paul was
also present. Einar was 6 years anC
2 months old. The grief stricken
parents haye the sympathy of the
community.
Chas. Raum with his wife, came
home from Zumbra Heights. Mimi.
last Thursday afternoon to attend The
the funeral of his brother Fred. The
funeral was held in the Swedish
Lutheran church last Friday. and was
largely attended. 1t was a sad thing
to look at the grief stricken parents
of the deceased. Fred had Away been
known as IA bright boy. and strictly
temperate. He came to Strandburs
with his parents ten years ago, ant
last summer he moved up to Florence
and engaged in photography. He was
"a years 6 months old.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22
Governor Koch on the Saloon

Governor Hoch, who recently
commenced his second term as
governor of Kansas, in his in.
augural address referred to the
prohibitory law of that state and
said:
Not a single good thing can be said
of the saloon.
1t is everywhere and always an
enemy to society and TO good govern.
ment.
1t is a disturber of the peace.
1t Is a promoter of strife.
1t is q fruitful source of crime.
1t Is the DEVILS pest recruiting camp
1t imposes more burdens of taxation
upon the people than any other agency
in existence.
No human interest is sacred to it.
| voluntarily obeys no law.
1t desecrates the Sabbath. and re.
fuses to close its doors on this holy
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22

day except when a policemen with
righteous orders from some courag-
eous mayor is on that beat.
1t debauches childhood. in defiance
of the law against selling to minors.
1t makes day lurid with its profani-
ties and night hideous with it's orgies.
1t is everywhere and always an
anarchist.
Following this terrible indict-
ment of the saloon the governor
goes on to show that the prohi-
bition law of Kansas is doing
something to prohibit. In his
message ne says:
"Nebraska has about one third less
population than has Kansas, but
Uncle Sam has collected about 81, 0OO,-
600 . year liquor tax from the people
of Nebraska, while he has been able to
get only about 800, 900 from Kansas.
The amount of fermented liquor sold
in Kansas Is from six thousand to ten
Thousand barrels . year, in Nebraska
frOmkwO hundred thousand to three
hundred thousand barrels, and in
Missouri from two million to three
million barrels"
The governor remarks with
reason that the fight of Kansas
to enforce the prohibition law
has encounters difficulties from
neighboring states. 1T is like
says he, "a farmer striving to
keep his farm clean of noxiOus
weeds, while his neighbor farm
ers permitted their farms to be.
come foul and SOW his farm thick
with seeds with every waiting
wind that blew his way from
their premises"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22
CORONA DEPARTMENT

Il SO Eva tIiller was a Milbank
is,'"r Tuesday.
Mrs. Otto Busjahn. of Melrose, is
on ;ile SICK list.
Mrs. Aug. Thiele returned from
Big stone Tuesday.
Paul Austin left Monday for N. D.,
tn visit his brothers.
Cashier Geo. w. Clark vas a Mil
bank visitor Monday.
James Harper is under the doctors
care with a real case Of grip.
Gus Anderson, Lee Brown and Will
Soule were at Milbank Tuesday.
Bent Clark went to MOntevideo
Monday, returning the same evening.
The M. E. church is making pre-.
perations for the observance OF East
Sunday.
Mrs. Jno. Ehrle was very sick the
first of the week but is much improved
at present.
The Gerdes family are living for
the present with Mrs. Schroeder in
the village.
Miss Mable Harper of the Milbank
high school, visited with her parents
over Sunday.
Geo. JOHN started Monday for his
North Dakota.
Mrs. w. Hortsman. of Twin
Brooks, is visiting with her mother,
Mrs. Jno. Ehrle.
A large delegation from here at
tended the telephone meeting in Mil
bank last Saturday.
DR.. Emerson Harbaugh, veterinary
surgeon, has moved into town from
the Schmucker farm.
Mrs. w. H.. Peck and sons, returned
from Browns Valley, Tuesday even
after a two weeks visit.
| Jas. Chervenka, manager of the
Corona M%erchantile establishment,
returned from Tyndall Friday.
Mesdames Campbell, Preston, Her.
rick, and Houger attended the con.
vention of the ID. of H. in Milbank
Tuesday.
The Corona base ball boys are
pretty well organized and will com
mence practicing as soon as the
weather permits.
John B%retterick, bachelor member
of the firm of Bretterick & JOrgenSOn
returned Thursday from Wisconsin
where he had been visiting during
the past two months.
N. G.. Anderson, McCaull- Webster
carpenter, dropped into town Friday
from Wetanka. a new town on thu
M & st. j.. extension, where he ha.
been doing some building for his com
pany.
Station agent, Guy Ginther, and his
stove had a misunderstanding on
day recently in which the stove sue
ceedpd in putting a brown polish OF
Guys face and giving his whiskers ar
extra curl.
The Garfield town board met here
last Friday and among other matter:
ATTENDED 10 WAS Lnc ppOinGIHcn VI :
constable, which Office became vacant
because w. A. SOule the n elected
refused to qualify. Leo Hoffman
was appointed.
A large number of farmers ant
others interested in the drain
age of Bull Head lake were il
town Friday to attend the anti drain.
age meeting. The meeting was adj
dressed by Thad l.. Fuller, of Mil
hank. Pail Kohler, of Corona, and {
number of others. At the close O
! the meeting an executive committed
was elected. a sum Of money wa
raised to fight the drainage movement
and Thad l.. Fuller was selected Il
present the antidrainage argument t.
the county commissioners OF Robert.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22
MARVIN

: Ole Frosted and G.. P.,MOll5erg were
Summit visitors one day last week.
Mrs. Carl Olson and her son Franz
went to Thief River Falls, Mimi, Sat
urday, for a few weeks visit with rel
atives.
Rev. Fridell held services here Sun
day, returning to Strandburg Mon
day.
Sherman Bell returned from Sisse-
ton Monday.
Ole H. az was in Twin Brooks be-
tween trains Monda y.
A. G. Anderson was a Summit visit
or on Tuesday.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22
MAZEPPA

James Murray called at Mr.. Arch
er's, Monday.
Ben Archer was acting bust
mes in Milbank last Thursday.
trip to Summit Friday.
Arthur Anderson was hauling flax
to Twin Brooks last Saturday.
Bennie Archer and Will Hubbard
drove to Twin Brooks Saturday even
ing.
Fred Krenitz, who has rented james
Coyle's farm, took possession of tn
same Monday.
Mrs. William Brown is taking car
of Mrs. Rebecca Murray.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-22

Two landmen we're looking over this
neighborhood the FIRST Of the week.
A few friends of Anton Anderson
helped him celebrate his 37th birthday
on Tuesday evening. A good time
and q number of presents were the re-
suit.
Another surprise was rendered on
Mrs. Mattson q few days ago, by her
friends, who repaired 81 heE. house. A
chimnys, new floor and q room
plastered WAS tho outcome.