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Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Alaska and Puget Sound.

If the January record may be ac- cepted as an indication of Alaska'a commerce for 1908, the year will quit the calendar with splendid showing for the northern country. DeS pite general depression which followed the October disturbance, and despite other untoward conditions of purely local character, Alaska's business for the first month of the current year totaled s752, 2,S43, sum within few dollars of the 1907 record.
 Of this business, about 99 per cent. was handled through the ports of Puget sound, fact which again emphasizes the dominant part played by the Puget sound district in the commerce of Alaska.
 Not only so, but out of total of S1O,OOO,OOO, the approximate value of AIuska's business during the first seven months of the current fiscal year, more than 95 per cent. of the business passed through Puget sound.
 These statistics, which are taken from the official reports at Port Town send, show conclusive tendencies in Alaska. The present year, if circum- stances are not wholly unfavorable, will probably give Alaska new record, and that will mean of course, better showing for the ports of Puget sound. -P.-I.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

The election yesterday passed off quietly in spite of the little war of words at the polls just at the opening. A little rain fell during the day, but not enough to keep the crowds of can didates, workers and voters from con- gregating on the street. Marshal Nc Donald stretched a line to mark the 50, foot limit prescribed by law, and so the business at the polls was not inter rupted. When the polls opened at 10 o'clock Boss Tarkelson was on hand with about half a hundred of his motley followers, who took their places in line waiting an opportunity to vote, meekly and quietly. Other citizens pre- ent, who saw their anxious atti- tude, quietly stood back and gave them full swing. The votes were very evenly divided, and had it not been for the presumptious literature circulated by Boss Tarkelson there is every reason to believe that at least a part of the "labor ticket" would have been elected. Some of the candidates on this ticket had many friends, but the Tarkelson load was too much for them to carry through. The suggested protection to the sanctity of homes and the honor of wives and sweethearts by a man of such calibre was taken either as joke or an insult.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

It is singular but true that a busi- ness depression is a real benefit to gold mining. Industrial depression result ing in reduction of wages and in the cost of supplies enables the gold miner to hire his labor at lower wage rate and buy bis supplies at lower prices than in times of prosperity and every ounce of gold mined will therefore actually cost less than iu prosperous times when wages and materials are high, and as the value of gold always remains the same, s2O6716 per fine ounce, the mine owner finds mining more profitable when business general ly is depressed.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

Repeatedly, through the platforms of both political conventions, more than once through free ballot and by large majorities, the people of Alaska have expressed the desire that they be given the privilege of self-government so far as the privilege exists in the ter ritorial form of government. A repre- sentative of the people, elected by them on platform that made it bis duty to do so, prepared bill granting to us somewhat of that privilege, and Che bill is before the committee of con- gress which has it in it's power to recommend it's passage. Before that committee went to the governor of Alaska-the governor being appointed by the president-and declared Alaska to be "not ripe for self government."- Skagway Alaskan.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Fresh fat Turkeys. Spring Chickens and

Fresh fat Turkeys. Spring Chickens and Hens, Cranberries, Celery. Hothouse Lettuce, P ars ley, green Onions, Gu cumbers, Cabbage, Car TO t s. s qu as h, Pumpkins, Turnips, green and red Pep pers, Tomatoes, Beets Garlic, Onions, Par snips, Sweet Potato 8 Scotch Kale, Red Cabbage, Fresh Fish Shrimp, Ranch Eggs and Eastern Eggs, Star and Premium Hams and Bacon Fresh and Pickled Tongues, Bologna and Summer Sau- sage, Fresh Smoked and Salt Herring, Smoked Beef sliced, Boiled Ham sliced, Sour pickles and Dill Pickles, Pickled Olives, Beets and Saur Kraut. 0oligan Spiced Russian Cav lar and Sardines. An ohovies Cod Fish and Salmon Bellies, Cheese of all kinds, Imported Swiss, Ro- chefoTt, Bdam, Im- perial, Br @ akfast Cream, Limburger, Honey In glass jars, Fresh Apple Cider and Vinegar, Fresh Meats and Game at Wholesale and Re tail.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

Railroad building in Alaska is now pushed vigorously-at Washington. The Alaska Central is asking for gov ernment guarantee of it's bonds, and all the rest of them are anxiously watching for chance to cry, "me too" Meanwhile the money that has been wasted by the various companies would have built one road clear through to the Yukon.
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08

According to the Juneau Record, Governor Hoggatt is again in the sad dle, as far as the republicans of the capital city are concerned. The same delegates who walked out of the Ju- neau convention last fall have been re- elected to attend Che Ketchikan con- yention on May 12
Douglas Island news., 1908-04-08
Citizens Ticket Wins.

The result of the municipal election yesterday was a complete victory for the Citizens ticket.
 The vote stood:
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

the letters with il as he went II was
down he'd wrote what ! told ye
Wen o. course that put sn idee in
Montgomery head. n q ~ could
do that without bcin' taught they
wasn't 40 end 90 the things he could
do n he was taught aud Montgomery
vas jest the Teller TO teach him an
teach him de did AZ the end OF a
month he had that little euss trained
So a. he could work with both his
hind legs a. once. an kick OF two or
three thousand words an hour The
only thing be oouldnt learn Vas puc
tnauoh marks Periods was his long
suit but when IL came 70 commas an
Interrogation marks he didn't seem
20 be able 90 catch on 60 g al all
Sull as Montgomery said. it Was
somcthia 90 have his vriun' done for
him Unfortunately Stcnny got too
ambitious Montgomery called him
StcnnN aa ] forgot 10 tell Sc Stenny
rot 500 ambitious after awhile. an
began 90 do Business on hia own ac
count Montgomery made one very
bad mistake he taught the creature
TO Sign bis ovu name so'a Sc couldn't
toil h from MoRteomcryu own auto
mogFaph. M ono morBin when he
come downstairs he found the hy'd
been busy on hiH chequo 10 his own
order for a hundred an atty dollars.
an signed Moutgomerya name 20 IT,
As Montgomery told me this showed
the possession Of criminal insuncts
an be- decided that hts duty 20 s'cicty
required that Stcnuy should De pun
ished Consequently be shut him up
ia a tin box for two DAYS. an Shen
he let him cut the FIRST thing that ny
did vas 90 commit suicide He dove
head first into the molasses jug. an
drowned hilself Montgomery was
heart broken, but be got considerable
consolation out OF a cheauo for thirty.
Eve dollars for an article ho wrote on
Certain Evidences Of Science ia
Flies ia which he told Ia simple an
tonchin language the tragic story %
stenpy
Seems 60 me I've heard tell 90 that
Teller Montgomery said the post.
master Wasn't his name mentioned
90 that there article o. az presidents
I on the fakirsf
Maybe said The captain =
didn't read thai article aug I've Kind
o lost sight % Montgomery The las.
time I saw hlm was three years ago
ever 10 k~epnebunk
~suli Workin ca inscotsy asked 81
Yep said the captain ne told
me he a. tfainln q IunehaE b buti
ont hts oor~rospondsnce oR q Uee
Nuun machlne-
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

The Methodist Baptist Cuzn
Tough club Of ClearnonL Otherwise
known as the n 3. C. T. % ar or
E~auizatIon that has 20 coanterpau -
the United States says he MaryE
vile Republican TIE ciGb g cor
posed % men who have records for
not having been inside o. . church
for years. some q them not since theT
went % chaTch Christmas ~ IN boy
hood to get the sack q candy Tie
members take turns about going 10
the three churches IN CleaHuout No
one who has attended q church ser
vice in seven years Is eligible 70 EeI-
bership. Each member Is required %
put Eve cents in the Golfers o. the
church every sunday. Failure 20 Ere
proper excuse for not attending church
Eith the club Is covered b. a fne q
p cents. which goes 20 the church
the member should have attended
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

square on the head. Now what does
that pnove7 Il proves be says. that
they hev some o. the same i-nstincts
as college boys has. on'y they've got
more sense Dye hear them yelln
their heads OF while this games 30
IN on ! listened good an hard. but
they wasn't nary q sound no. says
!. I don't hear nothin You bet ye
don't says he DO yc see em bet
tin good money on the result !
aint seen the fash % a nickel. says
l. Arc they castin reflections upon
their paricnts by singin that they're
sons O. Gambuliersg he continued on
An smashiu' each others hats With
cnnes. an nEhtin' ~puccmon. an
steaiin' sirn-boardH ~ maxim fool
eyes az a lot o gifla an Paintin the
huh bloomin' landscape a deep Ycl,of
rcdT . Amt noticed &c. says J.
Well n that don't shoW that they've
got more Intelligence than the aver
age student from Yale. Harvard, Wis
couain. MiuuyroU or The North Fer
wick Military academy IN eat my
hat These bugs 81 play football la
q clean. hullsome. gcntlcmaniy way.
which o. morc'n them college boys
can do. an Il they can do that what's
20 prevent their learnin Latin an
Greek an Mathymaucss Tie had
uo ptumpcd all right though I
coaldnt see what Eood 81 could DO q
tumble bus 10 be able 60 do al them
things. an I thought thcn hat Mont.
gomer was a good deal % a durn
fool Tor Nasun' his time on anyJhin'
90 fcw-tlc Rut q month later ]
changed my mind because one mora.
Ga when cmptyin Montgomery
wastchasket ! found a typcwrote lot.
Ger 60 him sayin Your article on
The Intellectual Capacity O. The
Tumble Bug As Proven by Certain
Investigations on the Coast OF Maine
ls accepted for publication In tho
Scientific Orcgunian. Check for SIS
viii follow
Gee" cried 81 Wothcrspoon.
Eighteen dollars Tor an article on
tumhlebugs
YEP said the captain An he
wasn't over 3 week wuun 70 neither
wriun' an hour every day That,
dun good pay ia like 10 Be hired
TO ait on the grass an look az any old
Kind Of a bug tor three dollars a day'
Beats hoCin said 81
Beats anythin, returned the cap
tain. "Well, sir. he experiments,
with everything in the bug line n,
could md an one day he told his STEM
nygTaphie Fly That was a one 81
me, bat he explained H. A stcRnygra
phef - most generally a nice uttil
glrl with blue eyes an nunl hair TIA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

Prof w Il Lynch of she pahlie
schools o. CabooL. believes In he
newspapers as an educational factor
He Is a subscriber 10 more than So
newspapers and magazines and each
Friday morning in his school IS de-
voted 10 the reading Of the 1eWspa
pers. Each pupil Is supplied with q
newspaper or magazine and is as
signed % read some particular article
therein After a specified time has
passed The papers are laid aside and
each pupil arises In his uun and tells
the substance Of what be has read
Prof Lynch's use o. The newspaper as
a textbook has Won him even more
than q national r~eputEtlol- Prof.
Lynch Vas born almost 20 years ago
ia Texas county. Missouri and that IS
suu his home He has been a school
teacher s3 years.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

The Missouri board Of railroad com
mlssiouers have made an order ~
qulriuE Missouri railroads "a hle with
the board not later than February 30
amendments to their tariEs putting
into eject by February - the maxi
mum freight rate on shipments q
fruits. both "a carload lots and less
So as 90 give fruit growers the benefit
% the rate Tor the coming season.
The last legislature passed TIE maxi
mum fruit rate statute reducing rates
80 per cent but failed 10 PEt On the
emergency clause The law, therefore.
would not have Become effective I'm
"a the last years crop Eas marketed.
but the fruit growers took he natter
up with the board and obtained the
benefit % the rate on their present
crop.
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
Happenings in Missouri.


Hs1u Klrfiia d me gniy nerfo ubo
ever gave instraeign ia TO- Unirsr
sifg ~ Missouri and tals ras several
years ago Migso1n. t1s Egafbfra
gtaie mas 6 81 has neFcT a8mhte1
ncFroes 90 iHr class npgnr ass ~
inrtrHrtion given ~ NlFkiia vas t4
the 0pen air Prof Tracy uns tasa
fhe bead % the 6sparment ~ hortt
r1itare fu ihe cofieFe % ~aFrrgtf1rs
lSe 6eiiUerea al 81 ite iectares him
self blt. owing - the aafo1Ht "a w
on hfs hands. D. tsr1et the practical
grating classes pveg ~ Elrklu. nho
had charge 81 lbe Sc
taught the fuuioT and Eaia glasses
on ths h0rt1cultlrai gr1zu1a fcr ikres
yezrs Henry KIrsnn aas
fitted Tor taIs very Work He lives
today Go Coiumbla and makes a. ~
celent living from hls truck En'en.
A. TIRE jamestown eEpnau0a q god
medal was awarded Kirkiin On ne
finest display o. canned VeEsabaE
Among the vegetables be diEpsga1 Co
liquid we're cauiifower oelerT. lEuucs
ard beans
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

sets around when you talk an takes
down Ehat 30 say in o little note
book Montgomery raid they were a
great help az long AZ theT attended
10 business an relieved a Teller with
a i3t 81 wrifin' 20 90 % q very con
sid'rablo amount o. dfudgin' IN
only trouble with EN- was thar gheY
was expensive. an a ieetie inclined %
get on the nerves 81 q feilers wife
bein nirtatious mostly By mater an
costin' anywheres from 50 10 SIS a
week Mrs Montgomery had been
one before Montgomery married her,
bat after they got back from their
weddin tour she said she wouldn't
take no move dictation. a. theF call
Il. from him o nobody else. 90
Montgomery had 10 do all his sriun
By hand, an II come hard one day.
however. while be was writing az
article on how 20 make lamp chin
ney cleaners out o. catterpiilars he
saw a. ny sEiEnmln' around IN the
Ink Bein' a kind-hearted man he res
cued the little creature with his pen.
an / CORR. when he laid Il down on
the desk that fy cfawIed over 20 a
sheet o white paper be had iayin'
there. an 5est walked around and
around. an finally when Il had
walked enough. an sot down on
= piece o. blotun paper 70 dry.
Montgomery saw that IN It's prone
made Il had worked out the words.
Thank you for saving my life. II
there Is anything ! can do 70 recip-
roeate your most thoughtful assist
anoe pray do not hesitate 70 eaIl upon
me.
20 tutti" CALCULATED the postmaster.
We can TUT IN ye drap. Joe. said
the captain. but ] know Il happened.
Montgomery showed me the sheet O.
paper. an what / says il said Il said.
OF course Il wasn't wrote as clear an
neat as the c~opy-book wriun. but By
lingo g was better writin' "A you
could do with yer hind legs with all
your dedication.
He did Il with his hind leEsg'
cried So Wotherspoon.
with his left hind leg. said the
captain. He walked around draggin'
his left hind leg after him formin'
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
So Wsrnea - 80

To prevent a visit from the stork 70
the female department % the peoiten-
uary some time next March, DIT ". G..
Chastain. physician OF thar institution.
called attention Of Gov FOX q Bessie
Powell. alias Lnlie Williams. q neEress
serving a sentence OF two years for
larceny she Is from St Louis Act
ing az once on the recommendation
by Or Chastain, the governor con-
muted the wcmans sentence She was
received last June The prison rec
ords show that 81 has been nearly %
years since a child was bora inside the
penitentiary walls
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

TO show HIS appreciation Of the little
feliora industry and stcktoiiivaness
carried em both ovcr 10 the ant hin.
an Jet en- have the door-mat ell sum
meF long An the ants enjoyed a.
too They quit buildln' their q
hdi and lived Ia that there mat az
summer long"
How'd You know al about itfT
demanded the postmaster.
n done the chores that year for
the Montgomery family. explained
the captain. And I nearly lost the
Job because ! put the door-mat back
where Il belonged the next mornln'
Mr.. Montgomery said ] was interferin
with soiae interestln' experiments in
insect life be vas maxim. an vas for
THROWN me on the place. but Mrs
Montgomery said ia only done what
! was hired 10 do, an they KEEP me
on. / got 90 ] was afeard 20 touch
anythin' ] found iyin around the
place. / remember one mornin' later
on il was rainin' like an get out. m
I see Montgomery'G velvet smokin'
aANANA AaAHAA W - wv 44AA MN8A
the road. but ! let her stsv an git
soaked Why didn't ye bring In my
coat. ye iackassi Montgomery hol-
Tered when he saw me. 4 thought
maybe ye'd donated II for a town
hall for the Katydids. Mr.. Montgom-
cry. says l. An I didn't want to in
terfere with their proeeedin's or your
caikylstions. says l. He see the
pint all right, an from that time on
we was good friends. an be used TO
invite me 10 come an iine him watch
in stray bugs that turned up. One
day there was q couple o dozen tum-
ole-bugs Quarrelin' over a ball ike a
lot o. college boys. each one tryin'
to push Il a different way. an old
Montgomery was delighted. We sat
an watched them for four hours. an
durin' that time ! got on to what
he was doin' He was tryln' to prove
that insects could be taught things.
an be said this here ~happenin' proved
H. We see. captain. ne says, them
tumble-bugs prove my pint Dye
notice what they're doin'g Yes.
says l. they're playin' football
Precisely. says he. we've bit Il
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

The principal vas caiiad before ~
school bosrd Professor Msntgr.
said the president Mss Sgurmiug
complains thai she vas rTtsFuzslT in
suited 81 Mr. De1nIa Who visited her
class last Fs3zy. What % yu1 EugW
about MT -As yuu are aEaFe Eaa-
ueDen. explained the pdnGp2l ME
Denuis is q pocr uaa and TIE atAer
% q vevy tad buy. This boz receives
deserved pznahnent daily ~ Den-
mis- simply tod Miss s-qlrming hat
De couldn't aEort TO have Der wear
out his seas Pants u Vas q puur
in-tegpretati1a q 8 last protest
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
FINGER Prints a. jefferson csy.

John shea OF the St Louis police De-
partmcut who has been SO Jefferson
CRY the past few weeks Installing the
Bertrnion system in the Missouri peni
tontiagy has turned b oyer 90 the o.
Ulcers OF that Institution a. A. Dui-
lcy viii have charge 90 the work A
record al Gugsr ur.uts vil also bo
preserved art their photographs taken
and nlsl It Is expected that the
operation OF the system in this insuyu.
son vHn be OF Ercst assistance be the
aalicc OF So louis Kansas CHS ana
other cities in ailinT in keeping track
OF criminals
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
- -. b -.

Near Caiuuoi. Galloway county an
InJlsD mound has just heen opened.
Ong raE 81 TIE moana vas explored
hui ig skeletons ard numerous AZ
rou beads and flug weapons Wcre
founJ on aissuE irto iae mount q
was foand that a LAYER % wsk had
bea8 placed on ne Erounl snd ls
boJies laid on n with be iegi turaci
Inward. ths ta3.cs sr o8t ute
the spokcs af a wheel Above tres
ancther lAyer 90 rock was placed aud
tho whole covered uigh carh Al tae
skclttaus vhich we're oun pauiF
preserved. scented 90 b. adults ole
skull contained a aiat arroW bead
stIrklag est throaeh nae hcae
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

A man named Redd aud n OF the
two men confined In the Platte City
Jail on the charge Of looting the bank
al Camden Point December q. made
an attempt to escape. Mrs Miller. the
sherlh-s wife. was awakened By some
pounding an iron Miller called a
deputy. and the men ran back iuto the
iail. With a piece Of iron from their
bed they had pushed open a large
door and broke two locks on the cutter
cage. which is made % oneinch iron
bars They bad dug a large hole to
the masonry under the door and were
almost out when detected
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

essss Finally saa to Co

TIE way Ure peaoas cling to ct
RE rren after they snou ga "a aaiaE
thgn harm Is q p%sszier faf d an
easy matteF 90 give rs So Tor Eood
shea Rosiam F,os coEe Is Froperg
Hato aad gs1 Hestett
A eiri writes Mother haa heea
Suffering VITA nersQas headaches feF
seven wUagy yeara bug kepl dnakiag
coEea
~Oae dsy I naked her Why she ala
na give as ooEte as . coesin of miue
Had aone wao aad akVn 60 Postam
Bat Mother vas snch a slavo e. eoneo
are thausat b Woa1 b. terdeie 90
give O. up
-Eually. enc cav she mate the
ghange to Rastam ana guiekN Der
headaches disappeared one uorntnE
white she wHs dnnNng Rostum so
freely and With sech relsh Z asked FOR
q taste
~Taa started me "a Rstam and :
ueu drnt Be- more freely than I did
coffee whtch usycs comes into our
hccse noW
a gfri fricnd 90 mlne day saw
rae drinttnE Restrm and asked q ~
uas caHea lto,d her "a was PostsW
and Save her aame 10 taks home bst
tarEot o. tsA teF haW o. make a.
Ths nex tay she safe SIC dtd rct
see aQu , cpsd dFiuk Rcstam iiouat
she ba1 uaae n use ofaaary coasa
So 8 tola heF toN % makt n Hght
ana gave her a epp4sl I msta aneF
be1ing b hfeen ulantes s1s sai3
she neger tgank ans oa8le teat tasted
a. goo1 aad neW cones B banishst
esam both onr hones Name Eisea
~ posium Ca battle Crees NichlEan
Read ne nllia eook TIE RQad CO
Hsnvale a. pksa rhsree RsasoA
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

when the Home Telephone company
took the bells OF the phone az 7. J.
Nays Office. they had 20 ring Central
10 connect with the residence, says
the Holden Enterprise. This was too
much trouble for MI. Nay. and as be
has a turn Ter mechanism be vent 20
work and installed a wireless tele-
phoue apparatus in his Office and in
his home in order 10 ring a call bell
az the residence; oue fan being on top
Of the Office and the other fan on top
Of the residence The distance is On
" a few yards. but the principal or
current used IS the same as that used
on a long distance and viii penetrate
all distractions
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23

DO you Ike ensemble mssic- 49,
city giri asked yoaag Nathan Hehts
OF WIEouby. who aas tvtng 20 eater
tain her az the church social S&
than looked huudered
4 mean a. yoR eaiay hezriaE ser-
srai inEtrumgnts PLAYED tusgih
askes his leu acquaintance takiaE
condcscendipg pity GA his tEuogasca
I Eucss I o. said Nathan huEht.
ealing az uace asd s1eaking sith en-
thuszsm sy yVs i1ss uait uH sea
bear Elia Willis 81 the crEaa vlth "a
Holmes playing the haruoeisa and
sadie tames lhe uiangia KS EreaL
-Y1atss Coinranian
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
r.,sl n,rtsr b clssrsa

A mystery hat has Cor oar felEs
hanled the authorities OF Howe. cous
81 las hFeu clCsre3 uR On cArst'
mas exc. ls1A e straager esiere3 az
q haiel u West Fl1l1s Proprietor
Hsagl.a ,ae ucKt morng uas haFrt.
ae3 e. ana h'oo3 2l ofer tae walls
ana a1cr &C Jhe rl1-a aat me maa
Gas missing The uan rroEes
to D. Charies Arnct1 ln tal AZ
WllunE.5s kan On ne clarse 20
hasiue kfisa BIS nclrhhee Umchy
Riers octohgr 81 ne h1a attempted
suicIaa AZ West Plates hlIe1 ana nei
90 his karsas hcma
The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-01-23
only % Miles On New Traek

The report Of the Missouri board
" railroad and warehouse commission
ers for the year ending June -. 1897.
has gone 10 the printer. Il VIII show
that IS railroads report 7s1Ts7 miles
OF main line and spur track In this
state. which shows an increase Of 20f5
miles during the year. Among other
features the report viii contain a map
Of all the railroads In the state. with
the mileage between stations. maxi.
mum freight rate schedule. with rules
and regulations governing shipments.
classification Of commodities. and The
express rate schedule. i VIII also
contain reviews Of complaints passed
upon by the commissioners. and mat.
ter Of Ike character.