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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

have no tangible addition 10 the facili-
ties of Interstate Commerce In the United
states"
AS l interpret this, he means that the
buying of the securities of roads already
built that become part of the operating
property Of the roads purchasing does
not add to the miles of road which the
public have the use Of, and the fact is
as l will show, It does not add to the
capitalization Of these railroads and re-
quires no additional earnings to meet their
obligations.
President Roosevelt, members of the In
terstate Commerce commission and railroad
experts all hold that the railroads Of oui
country are not overcspkalised, and &c
prove this submit these statistics, taker
from the reports OF the Interstate Com
merce commission:
In 1900 the total mileage of single
track railroads in our country,
not including mileage OF yards,
terminals and sidings was,
The total capitalization was $40 7l6, EOS, Al
panies .... 800" 1lsaO5O 81
standing .....'......... . w. SsOa,l5s os
Giving per mile of road ...... 4606t
On June 30 1908, the total mile
age, single track railroads, not
including yards, terminals and
sldetracks was miles........., 2356TI,U
Increase since 1900, miles....... 4oSS1.9'
Total miles OF yards, terminals
and sidetracks ...,............, so, 96S II
Total capitalization $500. SIS 767. b44s so
After deducting miscellaneous
accounts, such as bills equip
ment, notes which are paid
capitalized .....'...............,. 61s, 1896, IN
Leaves a balance of.............. 1915, 20S, 0SI
Deduct from this amount the
roads ..... " 4ss1. ass I'll
outstanding June 50, iSos' Of. 11.7s2, 1858 os'
Giving per mile Of railroad..,,. $500
This shows an increase Of capt.
of 2ss9. 7O2, SOt
To represent this sum we have built
4O,Ss1.9S miles Of single track road, have
added to our terminals. yards and siding'
ut least $1,000, 900, 900 Of value and virtually
reconstructed our entire mileage putting
down from so TO 100 pound rails per yard
instead Of 50 and 6O-pound rails per yard
doubled the weight and capacity OF oul
power, equipment. and rebuilt our bridges
stations, etc.
tracks including terminals, yards, sidings
which is 33,645.46 miles and divide 1t int
the total capitalization, it only shows q
cost and capital per mile of railroad II
the United tsates on June 80, 1908, o.
s35, 02O.
/ think this statement should induce the
press Of the country and the people whC
so often talk Of the over-capitallzation Of
the roads and great burden upon com
merce and the amount of money they arr
forced to provide to pay dividends and in
terest on watered stock and bonds, t.
cease. The fact is, about 40 per cent o.
the mileage of the roads OF this country
pay no dividends and 1 ask the Register
and Leader to start the movement to Civ,
the railroads of this country and the abb,
men who are administering them q truth
full and square deal. Truly,
GRANVILLE M. lodge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
PERSONAL NOTES.

Business men of Buffalo, N. Y, have
subscribed 100000 to spread abroad the
fame of their city and q fund of $4,000
has been secured for the same purpose at
Poughkeepsie
Representative Champ Clark of Mis-
souri,, minority leader OF the house, Will
make the principal speech at the Tam
many Hail Fourth OF July celebration in
New York City.
The Wright Brothers have discovered
that aviators may lengthen their days by
leaving the earth and mounting skyward
so as to keep the sun in view as IL sinks
in tho west before the gaze OF the earth
clingers.
Progressive Missourians are moving to
recast the state seal, substituting a mule
| for the present ancient figures. The mule
Us esteemed the most impressive song
| bird in the state, thirty-second degree
"Showme" when properly tickled.
This country isn't what 1t used to be.
With the governor of New York signing
bills to prevent even oral betting at race
tracks, and the governor of California
putting down the heavyweights-all In
one day-what other conclusion can one
| reach?
While ex-senator T. M. Patterson has
sold the Denver Times, his evening
paper. he keeps the Denver News, which
he calls his first love in the newspaper
world. The Times has been bought by
Jared Newell Hustled. a man Of means
for his son-in-law, Hugh o'Neill, local
newspaper man.
There died at Norwalk o., last week.
Mrs. Amelia Southland, whose father was
soldier who fought through the war OF
American independence. Mrs. Southland
was SS years old. and at the time of her
birth her father was 81. Their combined
ages OF 1b2 years more than covers this
history Of the United States of America
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
The Magic Of the West

The reception to former President
Roosevelt has been pronounced the
most imposing demonstration of the
kind ever witnessed in historic New
York. It was a brilliant spectacle,
dramatic in every detail staged
against a background Of striking
scenic effect. From first to last it was
deep-laid with human interest,
Astounding in features that fascinate
and captivate and allure. From the
moment the returning hero-traveler
was espied on the Androscoggin by the
thousands Of waiting home folks on
land until he boarded the train for the
sequestered quietude of Sycamore
Hill the ceremonies thrilled with in
terest.
But in It all one incident stood out
above the rest. When those Rough Rid
ers from the plains of Arizona, Texas,
New Mexico and other western states
dashed by their old commander on
their ponies the glamor reached its
HANGED because the colonel knew moth
ing of the cowboys presence until he
beheld them columns deep in their
khaki uniforms, upturned hats, just as
he knew them at San Juan and then
he rose in his carriage, forgot every
thing and everybody else, seized his
silk tile and waved 1t in the air, call
ing his old comrades by name.
And nobody who knows the west
and these interesting fellows who
made up Colonel Roosevelt's Rough
Rider regiment will fail to be struck
by the power of this incident. These
men, whom the former president
called by names, were cowboys, labor
ers of various kinds, but they came
out Of the west and they brought with
them that mysterious power of fasci-
nation on which the west holds.for the
lover of simple nature. 1t is a magic
that never loses its force and 1t is re-
freshing, invigorating, and the ex-
ample of Theodore Roosevelt, who un-
doubtedly has profited so much by the
spell it has cast over him, ought to be
lesson to other men who do not know
it and will not recognize it. The old
west, we say, has passed on and with
1t it's traditions, but there is one as
pect of the old west that will never
pass on so long as its prairies and
plains last; that will never grow old
but be ever young and that is this in.
domitable, dashing spirit of do-or-die
that brought Theodore Roosevelt from
his seat in that carriage to cheer the
wild, yelling cowboys in staid old New
York upon his return from effete Eu.
rope with the plaudits of royalty still
ringing in his ears
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

it went out of Office. The farmer,
above everybody else, will refuse to
swap horses while crossing the stream
this time.
But, on the other side of the ledger,
while we are paying more for our liv-
ing, to be true, we are getting the best
living we ever got, the wage Garner is
getting the highest pay he ever got and
the country is better OF than it ever
was. And as soon as we all learn how
TO handle the prodigal wealth of the
nation we shall cease to complain of
the exactions of the markets. We have
to learn economy and to quit wasting.
Those are things over which prices and
the cost-of-living have no direct con-
troll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
VACATION DAYS.

Marie Grove in Dellneator.
When johnnie comes to grandma'S house
old Towser runs away,
The kitten climbs the apple tree and stays
up there all day;
The chickens in the barnysrd are as flus-
tered as can be-
They don't approve OF little boys, as any
one can see,
And many a night before he comes poor
Nora lies awake
pevising hiding places for the things that
he might break.
The jam and ,Jelly's sure to be up on the
highest shelf.
But grandma gets them down, sometimes,
and bids him help himself.
When Johnnie comes to grandma's house
there's mud upon the floor,
And thumb-prints on the banisters and
grease on every door, .
The house is always upside down the whole
time he Is there;
Poor Nora signs and wonders why dear
grandma doesn't care.
But when at last that boys in bed and
everything is STILL
Old Towser leaves the barn and TAbby
ventures forth at will
IT'S then the much abused arm chair holds
oonclave in the dark
With the old clock In the corner, standing
there so stiff and stark.
I'm quite worn out" she Imply signs:
Since that young scapegrace, John.
Came out from town I've been at times
most rudely sat upon"
1T beats my time" the clock replied,
'how modern young folks do;
II wasn't so in my day, What's the world
a-coming top
And the cause of all the trouble-ssio you
think the rascal cares?--
Is miles away in Siumber Land In his
small bed upstairs.
But grandma says when she goes In TO
tuck the blankets down,
Dear, dear, we viii be lonesome when
that boy goes back to town."
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
Talks for people who sell things
tation, and then curiosity leads the
reader to read the advertisement.

LbLlout ana Lnen curiosity leads the
reader to read the advertisement.
1t goes without saying, that the appear
ance Of an advertisement should be pleas
ing. Symmetry ana balance are usually,
but not always, desirable. 1t should be re-
membered that symmetry and strength are
not the same, An advertisement IL often
striking and forceful, that defes all of the
usual laws laid down by the printer. AS
matter of fact, nine printers out Of ten
will follow the same style, that has been
Franklin. He will invariably bring out your
strong lines In capital letters, capitalize
every word. that is set In lower case. which
has more than one syllable and try to make
the advertisement look as pretty as posi-.
BILE, with a total Disregard OF the value
Of type faces or the fact that the adver.
tisement is printed TO be read.
There is one thing that should always bG
remembered with regard to the way an ad-
vertisement Ia set; IL It Is intended to be
read, make 1t is easy as possible for the
reader to read 1t, There are other consld-
eratlons of Importance, 1t is desirable to
attract attention to your advertisement by
what you say In your head line, or catch
!ine;" by the amount of space that you use;
by illustrations, or any of the thousand
and one original methods, which make ad.
vertising attractive and interesting. When
you have secured this attention, put as few
obstacles as possible In the way OF reading
it with ease.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
CHEEKY CHAFF.

Yes" said Mrs. lapsiing, II believe in
life insurance. I'm trying TO get my hus-
band to take out a policy in the FroN-
Dental company Chicago Tribune.
Knicker-Did your ancestors come over
In the Mayflower7
Bocker-No; they came over with Roose-
velt-New York sun.
Rufus, you old loafer. do you think
| it's right to leave your wife at the wash
tub while you pass your time fishingY
"Yassah, jedge; It's all right, Nah wife
| don need any watching. She'll sholy wuk
les as hard as II | was dah."--Boston
| Transcript.
Have you heard the new medical school
INC, what is n?"
Fifteen men on a dead mans chest
Yale Record
Law" DID You hear what happened at Bag
mo; what was it,"
He took down an old pistol he had had
/ about the house for years and pIavfuily
snapped the trigger at his wife, thinking
! Good Heavensr'
| well, it wasn't"-Baltimore American.
Were you at the Higgsworthy- Brown
low, wedding7"
| Everything pass off nioely?"
Yes, except that the bridegroom got a
little confused, and said, Win ali my
goodly worlds 1 thee endow.' "-Chiesgo
| Journal.
! Say" asked the first messenger boy,
| got any novels ter swop2"
~ got Big Foot Blrb Revenge" re-
| piled the other.
rs It a long story?"
Nav Ye kin finish It easy in two mes
sages. "-Catholic Standard and Times,
when 1 am done with this life,' says
the men with the overshot eyebrows, Il
| want to be cremated,"
| But believers In the resurrection dsap-
prove Of cremation" urges the man with
| the wobbly chin.
| II know 1t. l want my ashes placed in
| a balIing-powder can
| What an odd wish!"
| Maybe, but I'll be pretty sure to rise
| again. Chicago Post
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
"Persuadins' CoIoneI bryan.

bUHIUII 7 IoIIbNIIDls
1t seems unaccountable that Nebraska
democrats should find 1t necessary to
persuade" Mr. Bryan to accept any can
didacy, as the reports assert, and that one
for the United States senate. With the
oregon system of popular elections, which
Nebraska has. he would in this be quite
likely TO succeed. How queer II would
seem IL both Bryan and Kern should be
In the senate after March 4. Both mer
have been so repeatedly defeated that &c
have them come at last into places Of higt
rank and dignity would seem surprising
Foss' experience should give them encour'
Agement The political game carries re-
wards to the patient walters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
Railroad Stock Watering

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Ia, June 1e, 1910
To the Editor Of The Bee: called
you today over the phone but you
were out. 1 spoke to one of the men I'm
your office, calling his attention to my
letter In the Register and Leader OF June
Is on the capitalization of railroads
My letter is, as you see, in answer to a
speech made in congress by Senator Dolli-
yer, which was taken up by the Register
and which l answered in a former com.
munication. ] notice statements In your
paper sometimes in relation to the over
capitalization of railroads, which no doubt
comes from the general talk, but 1 think
when you read my letter based abso.
lutely on the statistics of the Interstate
Commerce commission, Il will change your
views At any rate It is matter now OF
so much interest to railroads and others
that would be glad to have you print the
letter as news. Thanking you, / remain
truly, G. NJ. DODGE.
OMAHA, June Colon. G. NJ. Dodge
Council Bluffs, Ia.-My dear general;
have your note of the 18th inst but only
now have secured copy of the letter in the
Register and Leader. We will give space
to this statement at an early Issue, al
though 1 think the Railroad Press bureau
which Slason Thompson is running in Chi
cago, has been doing pretty we'll along this
line.
Let me suggest just one thing that you
seem to have overlooked, and that Is the
tremendous subsidy that was given these
railroads in lands and bonds, which in
many cases actually paid for construction
and made the securities nothing but water
l. on
in value with the growth of the country
is now worth more nearly the face value
of the securities resting on It. But even
If so, that does not, in my judgment pre-
clude the necessity of safeguards against
repetition of the ancient stock watering
jobs. VICTOR ROSBWATBR,
Editor of The Bee.
To the Editor: In your recent issue In
commenting upon my answer to the state
ment that $500, 900, 900 of the capitalization
of the railroads of this country was water
which you inferred from the statement OF
Senator Dolliver, you invite me to further
discuss this question of the capitalization
of our railroads.
After reading carefully what Senator Dol
liver states, 1 am satisfied that you are
mistaken in the Interpretation of his Ian
guage He does not state that this issue Of
50, 800 900, 900 of bonds and stocks is watered
or overcapitalized, but he says:
II repeat the statement 1 made on &
former occasion that, without congress-
even knowing, without congress even TAX
ing interest enough in the subject to give
credenoe to a statement in respect to 1t
since 1900 this process of Issuing securi
ties by corporations to buy the stocks o.
other corporations with other influences
that have been at work, has increased th'
| gross liabilities of the railways of thu
United States until we and our children
are bound to pay an everlasting interes
upon a sum more than the national deb
at the end of the civil war in dividends
and in returns upon bonds for which We
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Our amiable democratic contem-
porary prints long letter designed to
convince Mr.. Bryan that the petitions
asking him to consent to stand as a
candidate for United States senator
contain no duty-call to which he is I'M
der any obligation to respond. Is it
possible that the WorldHerald man is
getting shaky as to how much reliance
may be put on that alleged promise Of
Mr.. Bryan not TO run?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

The official anti-Saloon league
spokesman is sure of Convict Erdman's
innocence on the dynamite charge be-
cause 1.-The witnesses are nearly all sa-
loon men, or closely related to them"
And these same anti-Saloon league re-
formers have been trying to send peo-
pie to the penitentiary on the evidence
of witnesses like Erdman, Shercliffe
Burrier and other notorious peniten'
tiary birds who for money would swear
to anything.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

governor of Pennsylvania would be a
continuation of the advance in the
states standing begun when Edwin s.
Stuart was elected chief executive.
Mr.. Knoxs appreciation of the high
honor of goyernorship and of the SUI
preme Importance of Identifying state
government with the best powers and
consciences ought to quicken in all
men a realization that no state can af-
for to call mediocre material to
serve it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
Conclusive.

Our democratic congressman from
this district made a speech on postal
savings in the house, during the CON
sideration of the measure, in which he
explained his position in the following
language:
I wish to state that I shall vote first for
the postal savings bank bill as proposed by
the democratic minority of the committee,
and II that is beaten 1 shall then vote for
the postal savings bank bill as proposed
by the republican caucus, not because /
think it is the best bill that can be
drawn. but because II will then be evident
that it is the only postal savings bank bill
which we. can secure at the present time.
A very logical statement indeed, and
equally applicable, by change of only
a few words, to another situation that
presented during the special session of
congress. Would this statement not
have been just as forceful if 1t read as
follows:
L wish to state that L should like to vote
first for a tariff bill proposed by the demo-
cratic minority of the committee, and re-
greet only that the democrats have been
unable to agree upon any plan of tariff
revision which can command the full dem
ocratie vote in the absence of a demo-
cratic tariff bill shall vote for the tariff
bill as proposed by the republican caucus,
not because 1 think it is the best bill that
can be drawn, but because it is evident that
1t is not only better than that which we
row have, but also is the only tariff bill
which we can secure at the present time
A statement like this would have
justified any democrat in congress in
voting for the tariff bill that was en-
acted during the special session.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

An American woman who married a
Russian Official writes back that
Russia is truly wonderful country"
Many former residents of Russia, now
living in the United States. could have
told her that long ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

1t seems that after all the careful
staging. the Alternately. boys were left
out of the play. Certainly an over
sight on the part of some thoughtless
manager,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Those st. Joseph automobilists
ought to have known better than to
schedule Omaha fora visit Just at the
time when the lid is down for a thirty
six-hour stretch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Now, some public-spirited person
ought to take up collection for Rich
ard Parr, who was given the beggarly
sum of only 100000 for locating the
Sugar trust frauds. Yet some OF us
would regard even that as rather
sweet morsel.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Washington Herald.
The self-confident and impressive young
graduate is going to find. of course, that
the world IT, after ali. a pretty tough
old oyster TO open. He may, nevertheless,
console himself with one reflection: Every
body wishes him we'll
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

A Texas speaker declares that pro-
hibition threatens to destroy the dem
ocratic party, in which event Mr.,
Bryan is, after all, the Peerless Leader.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Sioux City Journal.

Sioux City Journal.
The colonel's first conspicuous achieve
ment within sight OF land was saving the
press boat from impending collision with
a warship. Chorus from the press boys:
"oh. you Roosevelt You always were a
life sayeri''
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Reading those vitriolic cablegrams
from Mr.. Hearst in his own papers,
enc is forced to recall Mr.. Roots
speech during the Hearst-Hughes cam
paign
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Edgar Howard is still pleading with
Governor shallenberger to call that
extra session Of the legislature. but the
governor appears to be a trife deaf,
Get a megaphone. Edgar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Champ Clark brings the discourag-
ing assurance that he proposes to stay
In public life until he is rs. But has
he shown his people?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Philadelphia Ledger.

II Is not surprising that an enterprising
man should have offered Mr.. Roosevelt
$4,000 year. Such an offer costs nothing,
and the enterprisIng man in question be-
lieves 80 strongly In advertising that he
often spends real money for It.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

The problem of the hour for the
bare-footed boy with cheek OF tan is
the knot in his clothes, but what does
he care so long as the water is fine?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Subscribers leaving the city tenn
porarily should have The Bee
mailed to them. Addresses will be
changed as often ms requested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

When you see cloud of dust it is
only the street railway sprinkling car
whizzing by to make sure that it
wastes no water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
unnnnctured Conceit.

Wall Street Journal
Man who thinks he knows 1t all is never
the father OF a boy old enough to ask
questions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21
,T,youId spoil the Fun.

Buffalo EXPRESS,
Perhaps it would save lot Of trouble
il Arizona and New Mexico were required
beforehand to settle definitely on their
capitals and then stick TO them.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Wonder If Governor Haskell will
not lower his temperature until the
hot wave passes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

China is clamoring for parliament
Perhaps England will be willing tC
give it one house to start with.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

What is the Water board waiting
for, now that the supreme court has
affirmed that Judgment of $685.
295.49?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

The reference to d. E. Thompson's
Lincoln newspaper as an "insurgent
organ" is the funniest OF all.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

The two important points on the
map are Beverly, Mass, and Oyster
Bay, N. Y. Not such big places, but
oh, my!
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

It's the irony Of fate for a conven-
ton OF coal men to come down upon
US with the thermometer in the COS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

A North Pole expedition has Just
left Boston, gum drops and all except
DR.. Cook These fellows are in earnest.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-06-21

Kermit says he can beat his dad
shooting Yes, but we have yet to
hear from dad on that subject.