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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

flee hits: Fitzpatrick. Campbell, Hester.
Mckay. Stolen bases: Holmes, Neihoffs
C~hoivanard, Campbell. First base on balls
OF Mckay. 2: off Olmstead, g. Struck
out: BY Mckay, 8; by Oimstead, :. Passed
ball; Heckinger. Hit by pitched ball: An
Davis and Brennan Attendance, 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Cubs Defeat Dodrers.
BROOKLYN.

Left on bases: Chicago, 0; Brooklyn, 4.
Two-base hits: Sheckard C). Three-base
hits: Ruelbach, S~heckard, Lumley. Home
run: Jordan. Sacrifice hits: Schultz,
Moran. Stolen base: Schultz. Double play;
Struck out: BY Bell, I; by Ruelbach, s;
by Rucker, /. Hits: Off Bell, 4 in five
and two-thirds innings; off Rucker, s in
Off Bell, 4; off Rucker,. ]; off, Ruefbach, 3.
Wild pitch: Rucker. HIT by pitched ball:
Bell. Time: 1:2. Umpires: Rudderham
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
PLAY AT KANSAS CITY
Koch of Omaha Defeats ID. skinner
and Potter Defaults.

KANSAS CITY, Aug. @.-Plsy in the
Missouri valley tennis tournament began
this afternoon. Adrian sherman or TINS
also of this city. defeated Harry Prescott
of Chicago. Prescott drove many of his
returns into the net and out OF the court.
He made many brilliant plays, but was
FIRST ROUND.
Carter Wilder, Kansas City. defeated
Harry Prescott, Chicago. 6-3, 60.
George Rodmana Kansas City. Sc, S-l
burial, Kansas City. Ga, So.
r. Z. F~eitshans, Los Angeles. defeated
j. H. Floyd, st. Joseph, So, SO.
= s. Tritie Kansas city, defeated
George Rice, Frankfort Kan, defeated
u. +. Bailey, Albion, oki., defeated A.
b. Chaplin. Kansas City. 81, 65l
H. A, Koch, Omaha, defeated d. Skin
Adrian sherman, Kansas City, defeated
A; F. Sterling. ST. Joseph 81 - w
Bert williams, Kansas CITY, defeated W.
Lamar Hoover, Baldwin. Kan. defeated
H.. W. Lake, Kansas City. So, SO:
r. Brombacher. Ottawa, Kan, 81, SO:
o. V. Vernon defeated j, X. Chandler
Kansas City, 6-2, So.
Pierre Porter, Kansas City, defeated Z.
Thompson, Kansas city, 81. l-e, lz-iO'
r. M. James, Kansas City. won b. de-
fault from b. Nelson, Kansas city.
Burns Moore. Kansas CITY, won oy de-
fault from Cub" Potter, Omaha,
o. d. Leming, Kansas City won oy &c
fault from W. A. Summers, Kansas CITY
Heylon Eaton. Kansas City, won by oe-
fault from II B. Eaton. H
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

Earned runs: Kansas City, l.; Indian
apolis, Q. Three-base hit: Brashear. Home
run: Hopke. First base on balls: Off
BY Marquard, o; by Brandon, s. Hits:
Off Brandon, z in Nix and one-third IN
nings: off Egan, Q in two and two-thirds
Innings Left on bases: indianapolis, s:
Kansas City, 6. Double play: Carlisle to
Brashear.- Stolen bases: Hopke, Livings-
ton. Sacrifice hits: Bush, Davidson, Carr.
Coulter. Passed ball: Crisp. First Case
on errors: Kansas City, 2; Indianapolis. l.
Hit with pitched ball; Coulter. Time: 300.
Umpire. Bierhalter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
@ NOTICES

okFICE OF rHE SIOUX CIT AND
WESTERN RAILWAY
Omaha. Nebraskas August & 1903
To the Sto kholders;
Notice Is Lorsby Siven, that he annual
meeting OF the stockholders of The Sioux
City and Western Railway company will
be held at the office OF the company In
south sioux CITY. Nebraska. At ten Q0
O'Clock o. m, on Thursday, October Is. 1S0S,
10 elect directors for the ensuing year and
10 act upon the question OF selling the
TailrOad properly apd franchise Of this com
pany to the Chicago. Burlington a Quincy
Railroad company the railroad and prop
erty atofesAad being now under lease 10
said company, and for the transaction OF
such o~th&r-bnstness al may legally come
before the meeting.
-rAAr 81 the Board. OF Directors.
So w. y. DURKEE
s Secretary.
Aid Got
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

LINCOLN.

Three-base hits: Fox, Murphy. Cassadyi
KinEeally. Stolen bases: Fox, Davidson.
Sacrifice hits: Jude, Prjtchett.s Zinran.
Bases on balls: OFF Adams, 3; off Bonno.
8; off Hendrix, l. Struck out: BY Adams,
2; by Jackson, Il by Bonno, e. by Hendrix
Double play: Kinneally to Belden. Passed
ball: McDonough. Hit by pitched ball;
Waldron. Time: las. Umpire: Haskell,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Standing Of the Teams
AMER ASSN.
WEST. LEAGUE.
NATL. LEAGUE
AMER LEAGUE
GAMES TODAY.

Western L~eague-Pueolo at Denver.
National League-New York at Pittsburg.
American Leazue-Chicago at New York,
st. Louis at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia,
Cleveland at Washington.
American observation-disclosures at In
d%ianapolis, Kansas City at Milwaukee,
Minneapolis at st. Paul.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

Bated for Ackley in eighth.

Denver .............. 0 0 1 o 0 0 S 06
Lincoln .............. 0 o Z 0 0 0 %
Three base hits: Thomas, fox. Home run:
Davidson. Sacrifice hits: Olmstead, Jude.
stolen bases: Cassidy, Murphy, Davidson,
johnson. Hit by pitched ball: Weigert
Base on balls; Off Olmstead, 3; off Ackley,
2; off Jackson, 1; off Johnson 6. Struck out:
BY Olmstead, I; by Ackley, 8; by Jackson,
4; by Hendricks, /. Left on bases: Denver,
Z; Lincoln. s. Double play: Fox to. Gagnier
to Thomas. Time: 2:15. Umpire: Haskell.
Score second game.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
DIstiIIer1 Blank Brewers.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Aug. 3.-Manske
outpitched today, but fast fielding pre-
vented the home club from scoring, no less
than four Milwaukee players being thown
out at the plate, two by Stanley from deep
center field. The visitors scored in the
eighth on Robinson's 'error and singles by
Quinlan ana Hughes. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

TWo-base hits: THUS ". bacrlflce hlts.
Higgins, Bransfield, Osborne, Doolin (),
Corridor. Stolen bases: Magee, Osborne,
Doom. Struck out: BY Ewing, /; by Corr"
don, /. First base on balls: Off Volz, 8;
off Ewing, 4; off Corridor, 4. Hits: Off
Volz, 2 in one and a third inning. Time;
2:O4. Umpire: Johnston.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
WITH THE BowLBRs.

In a match game Of tenpins at the Assoc
citation alleys last night between the Luxus
and Falstaff teams the former won the
three games. Bruke of the Luxus team had
high single game with 222 and Rempke OF
the Falstaffs high total with 593. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Burns Would Meet johnson.

Burns, who yesterday defeated bill"
squires, states that he is anxious to meet
Jack" JOhnsOa In sydney and that nego-
tiations looking to a match are now under
way.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
st. Louis Wins from Boston.

ST. LOUIS. Aug. 25.-Clever base rum
ming and last fielding enabled st. Louis to
make it three games out Of four from
Boston by winning today's contest, 4 to l.
Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
THIRD STRAIGHT FOR GIANTS
New York Nationals Win from Pitts.
burg by Score Of Five to Three.
TIGHTEN HOLD ON FIRST PLACE
Bunch Hits on Maddox I'm
sixth Inning and Make Three
Runs-ScOres OF other
Games.

PITTsBURG, Aug. S.-New York took
the third straight game from Pittsburg to-
day by a score of : TO 3, thereby strength
ening its hold on first place. Score;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

~W~|| . TINV" u III NI6HNH'
Minneapolis ........O o 5000 -
Toledo ........--.. 0 0 0 o.
Sacrifice hits: Quillin 81. Hits: Off
Wilson, 5 in eight innings. Stolen bases:
Quillin,i .O'Neill, Kerwin, Barbeau, Hinoh-
man CO.. Lett on bases: Minneapolis. 4;
Toledo, 6. First base on balls: Off Wilson,
q; off baltimore, 2. Struck out. BY Wilson,
q by Byers, =; by baltimore, 8. Time:
1.bO. Imnlre; HaVRs-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

TWo-base hits: MurraY,. .Dahlen. Hts:
Off Chappelle, Z in, six n two-thirds in
nings; off Lindaman, 1 IN one-third inning;
off Dorner, l in one inning. Sacrifice hits:
Stolen bases: Murray q, Byrne. Double
plays: Byr1e to Charles, Bonetchy lunas-
sisted. Left ON bases: st. Louis, s.; Boston,
t.. Bases on balls: OFF Dorner, /; off Chap
pelle, /. Hit by pitched hall * BY Chappelle,
/. Struck out: BY LUSH 4; BY Chappelle,
l. Time: l43. ITmpire. Klein
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

oud place last year. was In secord position
tonight New York, which finished In FIRST
place IN i9B-ot-OA is twenty-fourth today.
North Carolina Is at the bottom with i.3SV
points.
The wind was ~unfavorable today and blew
across the ranges.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
PbiIIies win In Tenth.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 3.-Poor base run
ming handicapped both teams in today's
game, which was won in the tenth nnlng
by the Philadelphia on two hits and an
error, netting two runs. Gleason of the
visitors was indefinitely suspended today
by President Pulliam for using unbecoming
language in Sundays game. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Baae Ban Results at cOrnIng.

CORNING, la. Aug. 26-(Special.)-A
base ball tournament was opened In this
city yesterday. Two games will be played
each afternoon for three days. Score. first
game: Brooks, 8; Williamson, 8, fourteen
innings; second game, Corning, >; Mt.
Etna, l. o.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
McCook Takea second Game.

MCooK, Neb., Aug. 3.-(special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE second game of the McCoOk-
Cambridge series here was won by McCook
this afternoon. Score;
MeCook ...... o 5000 3 % 8 6
Cambridge II . o 0 "a 4 4
Batteries; Cambridge. Fugate, Owsley
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Bers. PLAY Florence suna.x.

The Berg Clothing company team. which
lost TO the Signal Corps team on the Fort
Omaha diamond sunday b. the score Of Z
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Three straiaht for Napa.


PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 25.-In a game
played In a driEzling rain Cleveland today
won the third straight game from Phila-
delphia by timely stick work. Score;
CLEVELAND. PHILADELPHIA
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
MiIIers win in Eighth.

MINNEAPOLIS, Aug. 2.-Two singles,
combined with Lattimore's costly error,
netted Minneapolis the final game of the
season with Toledo by a score of 2 to /.
Both Wilson and baltimore were effective.
Score: @
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

Ihree-base MT: 5tahI- SacfIlCs HIe'
Jsbel C8, Walsh, Hahn. Gessler. Left on
bases: Chicago, 4; Boston, I. First base
on balls; OFF Arrellanes, ?. First base on
errors: Chicago, /. Struck out: BY Ar
rellanes, s; by Walsh, 8. Time: 1:S9. Urn
pires: O'Loughlin and Hurst.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
MILWAUKEE,.
SBatted for Brown in ninth.
Stated for Manusch in ninth.

LouisVilIe ...........0 Q 90 0 0 0 / 0l
Milwaukee, .......... 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 90
Sacrifice hit: Beevile. Stolen base: Quin-
Ian. Left on bases: Milwaukee, 5; Louis
Vile, 2 Struck out: By Manske, 6; by
Halla, 4. Time: 1:25. Umpires: KERN and
Owens.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

|bdtteu tut IIU"UII III HTHtH'
st. Louis ...........,. 0 o 0 o 0 o o OIL
New York .,......... o 0 o 2 o 0 0 l O3
Three base hits: Hartsell, McIlveen. Two
base hits: Schweitzer, Ferris. Sacrifice hits:
Laporte, Howell Manning, Williams. First
base on errors: st. Louis, ]. Base on balls:
Off Howell, 2; off Manning, /. Struck out:
BY Howell, 4; by Manning, l. Left on bases:
st. Louis. s; New York, 5. Double plays;
Ferris. Smith and Jones; Hemphill ana Con-
roy. Time: 1850. Umpire: Connolly,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
IN AMERICAN LEAGUE
Manning Outpitches Howell and New
York Wins from ST, Louis.

NEW YORK, Aug. 3.-Manning out
pitched Howell and the-locals took today's
game from st. Louis, 3 to /. New York
won the game in the fourth when two runs
came In on Balls single. The visitors hits
were badly scattered. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Columbus Bunches Hits and Makes it
Four Straight from sc. Paul.

ST PAUL, Aug. 25.-Columbus punched
hits and made 1t four straight fIom st.
Paul today. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
DoubIe-Header Here sunday.

Tn double-hsader scheduled between
Omaha and Des Moines Sunday at Des
Moines has been ordered transferred to
Omaha and will therefore. be played at
Vinton street park. Omaha gets homo
from the mountains in time 70 begin a
three-game series with Sioux city Thurs
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
PITrsBuRG.

Three-base hts; WlsOn,- AbbatIcchio,
Doyle. Sacrifice hits: Tenhey, Barry.
Stolen bases; Wagner, Wilson. Double
play: Wagner 10 Storke. Left on bases:
Pittsburg, 9; New York, 8. Bases on balls:
Off Crandall. 3; off Maddox, 8. Struck out;
BY Maddox, 2; by Crandall, /. Time: 1850.
Umpires: O'Day and Rigler,
Cubs Defeat Dodgers.
CHICAGO, Aug. 25.-Chicaso defeated
Brooklyn today, 10 to e.. Bell was wild and
was relieved by Bucker. Ruelbach pitched
in fire form. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

]. Clarke, Davis, Lajoie. Left on bases
Cleveland. 3; Philadelphia, 5. Struck out
BY Berger, 2; by Vickers, T. Double plays;
Nichols TO Davis, Bradley to Laioie. First
base or balls: OFF Berger, 3; off Vickers-
2 Time; 1856 EMPIRES; Evans and Sheri-
dan.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26

hit: H~ollenbeck. Double play: King to
Franck to Aubrey. Left on bases: Omaha,
s; Pueblo, 6, Sacrifice hits; Gondlpg, Pat
terson. Struck out: BY James, z; by Hol-
lenbeck, O. Bases on balls: off James. 3;
off Hollenbeck, l.. Wild pitches: Hollen-
beck, 2. Time: 1I30. Umpire: Black. At
tendance: 1900.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-26
Game


At Washington - Washington Detroit
game postponed on account OF rain.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05

duce expert testimony to Offset that
of the railroads witnesses, and the
commissioners were advised that IL
would be necessary to have survey
and estimate made of the properties
of the l.. & " Railroad Company in
the state of Florida by a competent
engineer to be used afterwards as a
( witness.
Engineers Afraid to Serve.
At that time there was no law
providing for the permanent employ
ment of an engineer and the commits
sionerS, in each endeavOr TO employ
! a competent engineer with railroad
experience to make this survey and eS-
innate, were met with tn answer:
Il cannot afford to take this en-
ployment, as it is only temporary,
would only last a part of the year,
and then you would make a witness
of me. and that would be the end OF
any railroad work for me in the
| future"
The commissioners could have en-
ployed engineers without any actual
! experience in railroad construction,
or without experience in any of the
departments of raill DAD engineering,
but actual experience was necessary
| 10 make of him an expert witness
| whose testimony could not be broken
| down by witnesses who had served
| for years at this kind of work.
The writer seeing the roads in
the state were being allowed to run
down and, believing that it was
necessary that the commissioners
have an engineer in their employ,
not only for making such estimates
as those referred to, but to inspect
the physical property of railroads an
TO their safe condition, urged upon
Governor Broward. before the con-
vening of the legislation in 1905, to
recommend in his message that a
| law be passed giving the railroad
commission Jurisdiction over the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05

physical property Of the railways
with authority to employ an engineer
This Governor Broward did, and a bill
was introduced. but was defeated by
a few votes. The two years follow
ing this brought ABOUT such a deplOr-
able condition OF roadbedS and rolling
stock in different parts of this state
as to arouse a public sentiment in
favor of the passage of such a law
An Engineer Employed.
The commissioners in their report
for the year ending March :, 1907,
recommended that such a law be
pa sSed at the session of the legiSla-
ture then soon to convene. and the
law was enacted. The commissioners
acting under authority of this law,
employed Mr. Frank P. Damon, an
engineer of reputation and long eX-
perience In railroad engineering Mr.
Damon began work July 1st, 1907,
and very shortly thereafter was de-
tailed to begin a survey and esti-
mate of the roadbed, bridges. rolling
stock, buildings. terminals and other
equipments of the l.. & ", and this
work is about completed.
The railroad commission law
makes it the duty of the railroad
commissioners to examine the books
and papers Of railroad companies, but
the appropriation made for the main
tenance of the commission prior to
the session of the legislature of
1907, was too limited to undertake the
work of auditing the books and ac-
counts of railroads because it is d
very expensive kind of work.
The legislature of 1907, while it
increased the fixed expenses of the
commission, enlarged the annual ap.
preparation sufficiently to make a he.
ginning on the work of auditing the
books of the railways. The commits
sioners. believing that it is neces-
sary to make such audits in order
that they act with knowledge and in,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05

Complying with The Journals re-
quest of recent date for an article
giving the history and status of what
10 known as the l.. & n. three cent
per mile passenger fare case, ! beg
leave to submit the following:
In the early part of 1903 the COM
mtssioners cited the Louisville &
Nashville Railroad Company to ap-
pear before them and show cause
why three cent per mile passenger
rate on all their lines in Florida
should not be allowed and adopted
by the commissioners. At the same
time they were called upon to show
cause why their freight rates should
not be reduced.
Order Issued in 1908.
At these hearings. in the face of
the showing made by the L. & n.
with reference to lowering their
freight rates, at that time, the COM
missioners felt that they could not
force the reduction in the freight
rates and, therefore, the matter was
dismissed. 1t was the judgment of
the commissioners that the passen-
ger rates could and should be re-
duced from four cents to 3 cents per
mile, and an order to this effect was
issued on the l.. & n. railroad COM
pany on the 18th day of April, 1908,
making the reduced rates effective
May 1st
Injunction Secured.
On the 10Th day OF April the rail
road company obtained a temporary
restraining order in the United
States court against the commission
ers, the attorney general and all
state attorneys which prevented the
enforcement of the order Shortly
thereafter the commissioners made
answer, through their attorneys, and
the case was argued before Judge
Parde in Atlanta, Georgia, who some
time afterwards issued the tempo
raTy Injunction now in effect; at the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
BY Associated Press.

Paris, April IA gigantic lockout
affecting 100000 persons, bricklayers
and all allied workmen in the build
ing trades. went into effect today.
The trouble has been brewing for
months past over the question of
hours and the application of the
weekly day of rest law. The men
insisted ON a maximum day of nine
hours.
The masters offered a higher wage
scale and a reduction of hours last
autumn, but this the men refused.
The lockout will result in bringing
to A standstill all building operations,
both public and private, including
the work on the underground rail
road system of Paris.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
MORGAN VISITS
|TALY'S QUEEN
FlNANcIER> AND HIS DAUGHTER,
MRS. HERBERT SATTERtEE,
CALL ON QUEEN HELENA, AND
THE POPE-AMERICAN TRUST
OWNER is CORDIALLY RE
CElVED.
BY Associated Press.

Rome, April ii. Pierpont Nor
gan and his daughter, Mrs. Herbert
Satterlee, were received in private
audience today by Queen Helena,
after which they visited the
Pope. Her majesty was most gra-
cious to her American visitors and
accepted the presidency of a com
mittee TO give outside relief in ma
ternity cases in which Mr.. Morgan
Is interested. She presented Mrs.
Saterlee with a beautiful photograph
of the royal children, asking her to
take it to her own children.
The Pope received Mr.. Morgan
and Mrs. Saterlee in his private Ii
brary. His demeanor was very cor
dial. Mr.. Morgan requested the
Pontiff to write on a piece of paper
an expression of his good wishes for
himself and his family, and the Pope
complied with the desire of his
guests.
Subsequently Mr.. Morgan and his
daughter called upon Cardinal Merry
DelVal, the papal secretary of state
and MonsignOr Bisletti, major dome
of the vatican, after which they Wis
tied the Borgia apartments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
NEWS FORECAST FOR
THE CURRENT WEEK

New York, April Among the
important news events scheduled for
the coming week are the following:
Monday.
Battleship feet at Magdalena Bay
will begin preparations for north
ward cruise along California coast.
STANDARD Oil Company of Indiana,
charged with accepting rebates, will
he tried in Chicago.
Boston grand jury will begin inves-
tigation of stock transactions of G.
i. Ting, bankrupt broker.
Mississippi River Commission will
leave st. Louis on its annual inspec-
ton of levees.
Automobile carnival week, celebra-
ting tenth anniversary of introduc-
ton of motor cars, begins in New
York.
Ten per cent. reduction in the
wages of operatives will be put into
effect by Rhode Island cotton mills.
International Association of Fur
Workers of the United States and
Canada convenes in Toronto
Industrial Workers of the World
international socialist labor body.
meets in Chicago.
Tuesday.
Republican State convention of
Delaware, to elect delegates 10 the
national convention, meets in Dover
Republican state convention OF
South Dakota, at Huron, will elect
Taft delegates to the national con
vention.
Republican assembly district con,
ventions, TO elect delegates to the
state convention, will be held - New
York.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-05
By
r. Hudson Burr
Chairman of Railroad
Commission

this respect as they have always
made the analysis. The question Of
the state or the nation auditing their
accounts IS a new proposition
Il is pretty we'll established how
these accounts should be kept and
distributed, and the state and nation
al government have laid down rules
as to how ii shall be done. But We
come back 10 the whip hand again
the railroads keep the books. they
make the figures and submit their
reports (their analysiSl and the re-
suits are generally that they are
losing money or at least cant stand
a reduction of rates.
The only way to settle this ques-
ton for the future is for the state 70
do some bookkeeping. audit. and then
audit some more. analyZe the figures,
reduce them to their last and final
analysis in order that justice may be
done to the public as we'll rs the
carriers.
ACCOUNTS are Juggled.
From my study of this question and
six years experience as railroad
commissioner, l am forced 10 the CON
clusiOn that there is not a system Of
railroads in this country but that has
hundreds of thousands of dollars in
its accounts that has no legitimate
place in them. l believe this is true
of the L. & y. Il. r. | can't see why
the l.. & y. Railroad Company should
50 stubbornly persist in charging the
high passenger rates that they do,
from the fact that railroad com
panies are at all times looking for
anything that will increase their
revenues, and the decrease in rates
has in nearly all instances produced
an increase in earnings. This state
ment is borne out by sworn reports
of transportation lines in the office
of the railroad commission.