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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1912-01-19

silk le>, a~d little pockets with bows
of tinted ribbon was another of the
frivolities. It was as quaint as II It
had stepped out of a cedar chest IN
opened until now since the civil war.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
STONES THAT ARE soeIABLE
Travelling Pebbles ct Nevada When
Separated Move Rapidly Toward
Common Center.

Travelling stones. from the size o:
pea TO six inches IN diameter. are
found IN Nevada
When distributed on a moor or 9th
er level surface. within two or three
feet Of one another. they Immediately
begin to travel toward a common cen.
ter. and there lie huddIed like q
clutch OF eggs in a nest
A single stone removed to a dis
lance Of three and half feet upon
being released. at once started with
wonderful and somewhat comical eel
Gritty to join its fellows.
These queer stones are found in q
region that 10 comparatively level and
little more than bare rock. Scattered
over this barren region are little ba.
sins. from a few feet to rod or two
IN diameter. and It Is IN the bottom OF
these that the rolling stones are found
The cause for the strange conduct
OF these stones Is doubtless to Be
found in the material OF which they
are composed. which appears TO be
lodestone or magnetic iron ore.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
The Best Cough Syrup Is
Easily Made at Home
Costs LRttIe and Acts Quickly.
Money Refunded II Il Fails.

This recipe makes a pint OF cough
syrup, and saves you about 500 as com"
pared with ordinary cough remedies. y
stops Obstinate eouRhs-even whoopIn&
CoURh-in a hurry. and Is sPlendId Tor
SOpe lungs, asthma, Group, hoarsene=s7
and other throat troubles
Nix one pint Of grauulated sugar with
A. pint of warm water, and stir for
minutes, Put ZIS ounces OF PlneX dirty
cents WORTH in a pint bottle, and add
tile Sugar Syrup. Take a teasPOOnful
every one, two or three hours. Tastes
This takes right hold of cough and
giYeS almost instant relief. It stlmu-
Etes the appetite, and IS slightly la1ar
tiye-both excellent features.
Pinex, as perhaps you know, IS the
most valuable concentrated compound OF
Norway white pine extract, rich IN
Q1aiacol and the other natural healing
pine elements.
EOother preparation viii do the work
Of PIneX in this recipe. although strained
honey can be used instead OF the sugar
syrup, if desired
Thousands of housewives IN the United
States and Canada now use this Pinx
and Sugar Syrup recipe. Tins plan has
often been initiated, but the old success
full formula has never been equaled. ITS
low cost and quick results have made 1t
immensely popular.
A guaranty of absolute satisfaction, or
money promptly refunded, goes with this
recipe. Your druggist has PineN, or VIII
get It for YOU. II not, send to The
Pinex Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind
-Advertisenen
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
CLEANSE
LIVER AND BOWELS
Cascaref Users Never Have
Headache, Constipation,
Biliousness or Sick
Stomach.
StOTnach.

Il is more necessary that you keep
tyou= Bowels. Liver and Stomach
Clean. pure and fresh than 1t Is 20
keep the sewers and drainage OF a
Ia rye city free from obstruction.
Are you keeping clean inside with
ECascarets-or merely forcing pas
saseway every few DAYS with salts.
caShartic pills or castor oil? This IS
casearets Immediately cleanse ard
regulate the stomach. remove the
sour. undigested and ferhenting food
land foul gases; take the excess bile
from the liver and carry out OF the
system the cons;ipated wasted mat
ter and poison in the intescnes and
bowels.
No odds how badly ard upset you
feel. a cascaret tonight win straight
en- you out by morning. They work
while you sleep. a 1O-ceut box from
your druggist will keep your head
clear. stomach sweet and your liver
and bowels regular for months. Don't
forget the children-cheir little in
sides need good. gentle cleansing.
too.-AdvertiSement
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
arer Eabbit. the 20.

The folklore tales Of the south and
Of the West Indies arc often similar.
ne only difference being IN the hero
OF the plot Brer Rabbit IS the hero
of southern folklore tales: 30 Anancy
takes the leading part in the West IN
dian epic, Geographical dtssimfIaxtty
Of origin explains the difference; the
rabbit stories are Of CongoIese or
Bautu origin; Anancy stories original
"a on the gold coast The rabbit was
the totem from which the Bantus
we're supposed to be descended. while
the .Tshi-spezEing tribes. from whom
West Indian negroes trace their ce
scent, had the anancy. or spider. as
their totem In the Anancy stories Wild
animals have the gift Of speech: they
converse freely with men and live on
easy social terms With them--SaEuueI
3. Jones. IN the Southern Workman.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
re eriohaen the e

Bright eyes are among the most
radiant OF beauty's Jewels. since they
give animation and Hight 70 the enGiro
face A dun ere means q Aayy.
dropping expression. a condition.e0 be
avoided by the employment OF e1-
Geme measures on tbe part OF the
girl wBo would attract
A harmless aud generally satisfac-
cory. way. to bring bEIEhmaas to the
eyessIs TO haGtsi tl1am with a solution
Of boracic acid and tepfd water Put
in a basin fun OF tepfd water as much
boracic acid as can be placed on q
dime. When It has entirely dissolved
battle the eyes gently. Do not b
afraid to allow the water to get into
the eye. as It viii remove all infiam-
nation and tend to make this impor-
tant beauty feature clear and bril-
liant. at the same time giving rest
euI and Strengthening erect
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
NI5E ST
Painting Ever Executed in
This Country Viii Be at
the Corn Show

CoLCaIBIA. S. SC. Nov I2.-The
longest painting ever executed in this
county or aszcaG. according to au-
thentic statements. will form a strik-
ing feature OF the decorations for the
educational building at the fifth ma
.t:onai corn exposition here next jan
J.ary. The canvas for this immense
painting wiz sbe nearly a sixth of a
mile in IengrH. by nine feet wide. It
will extend entirely around the big
ssee! building which viii house the
exhibits from the department. of agri-
culture and the thirty or more states
which Will erter the exposition. The
canvas will cover about 1900 square
feet OF space and $50 pounds Of dry
paints Wiz be necessary in the ex-
ecution of the work.
) The artist who will transform this
material into a mammoth work of arr
IS E E Sprague. of Columbus, O., who
executed a somewhat similar, though
smaller, piece of work for the fourth
exposition Mr.. sprague is now a
resident of Columbia and is beginning
upon his hugh task. The canvas viii
be divided into thirty or more spaces.
into which viii be painted landscape
scenes typical of the states whose ex-
hib;ts VIII be arranged below.
Exhibits of the highest class are be-
ing secured for the exposition, and it
is the purpose to place them in an arr
tistic- setting of corresponding high
quality. Floral decorations Will also
contribute to this effect
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
contInueus Tunqaten.

After three years research work. 4
British concern has succeeded. SO It IL
sid. in prodncfng tdnGstS6 a such
a form that 1t could be drawn into a
continuous. wire one-thousandth OF an
inch in thickness. used in any length
Or bent d, any shape At the same
time. Its tensile strength has been
Increased
Hitherto tungsten has only been
producible IN short lengths. The new
discovery makes It possible to use q
continuous wire In the lamp. so that
the risk OF bzeakage is reduced TO a
minimum and the life OF the lamp
considerably extended.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

were 0eQua4leed WITH Ghetr Ilcasl1ll-
lies ana promise visiting san
Diego the average citizen viii have
an Of these things brought 20 him
IN the most graphic form. and he wiz
see more than he could ven take IN,
BY years Of hap=hazaTd travel
While there has not beeR an acci-
dent on@the grp0nds Of the San Diego
exposition since work started on the
improvement Of the sites and the con-,
struction OF the buildings. there is al
ready constructed and in operation q.
deld hospital. with graduate nurses
In constant attendance. a restaurant
for the use Of employees, and various
convenIences requisite for the nee
essities and comfort OF employees and
the public. This hospital IS a model
OF its kind. and it win be an inter-
essing exhibit during the progress Of
the exposition. Visitors viii derive
satisfaction from the knowledge that
in case of sickness or accident there
vii he skintul medical attendance
and good nursing awaiting them
The greatest nation OF South Amer
lea, Brazil whence We get most Of
our coffee. is taking very deep in
terest in the San Diego exposition,
col D. C. Collier, president Of the ex-
position, has just met distinguished
party Of BradiMans in New York and
conveyed them to San Diego. These
gentlemen include Dr.. Eugienia Dab
ne, commissioner to United States
from the department Of agriculture,
industry and commerce, and Mrs,
Dahne; DR. Argolho, delegate from
the state of Bahia; Count Candida
Mendes de Almeida, owner Of the
great JornaI de Brazil and a high
government official. and the Countess
Mendes de Almeida. After these dis
tinguished gentlemen have looked
over the exposition grounds and plans
they VIII probably make suitable rec
concentrations to their government.
Brazil will undoubtedly make a very
impressive exhibit at the exposition
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12


sloEg
2. SIs-.-,,ill1. q 4 llcl-IIeile Ille
for ne - .Eube1glEtq--l. e -
rGIG1IG.BeI lllsSs al5.lD al1 seG5liE.
SheFe fbe SnEFoGnGia 9 we're not deal
yet EecGEeE1E1 FeG1lteL- Vow We 0R8ue
fhae EeImln'g AloeTaCIYe should be used
= GJlry go of sfubpgeuIosIa n addition
70 gOO0, BoUTtGhfBg hDS1~aUd fresh ar
Wh1eh Ve an need A re@2ElEable "a S3se
&c .see1tlezDen. Through Eekman's AIsera-
tive have been saved from pTem1t1Ee
, 1,iFN sI,JnI56Iil I9leunaOnEa. ny lungs BE-
eC6uHe very much aRecGed: my sg1euEi
IeFe fo15d- On FebraS ny "a. I9o5. Z vas
a4Higed 70 go % EoRE 3Sfs4 9.,,. 49, -:
yFhEle there m abseess y ny E4sat ing .,,1.i
bec1Ene very much emsciated- NY physSt-
Cfon Informed me thai must 90 20
TStS1. June q and arrived in Canon
6yify June = very feeble. After oe&ns:
- fllSt ny case was hopeless. Three
VIeaEGS lateF returned home. Weighing
n -4SSI1FSnee Of reaching there alive.
F,eISGaD'S v-0nderfui remedy Tor Con-
N Sfout and vel and can do any kind
Of work ahOut my grain elevator. have
not an ache nor pain IN my lungs eat
well sleep well. and never felt better.
fSvoFn aGSdavIt1 ARTHUR WEEP
Eckman'a Alternative IS effective in Bson.
ChfrEs Asthma. Hay Fever: Throat and
Lung Troubles. and In upbukdn< the
@VGfen Does not contain potSOns. OPia1et
or habit 10 ru1ine< drugs Ask FOR booklet
telling Of reroveriess. and write Z" Ecku1An
Laboratory. Philadelphia. Pa. for more eEl-
denee For sale by al leading druEgtafa
BLAND'S DRUG STORE
-Advertisen1e en-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

A GOOD BUSINESS MAN
finds efficient helpers. If he is de-
ceived. now and then. and hires an
Incapable worker. he makes prompt
use OF me FehsBram. nelp wanted coll
u;ans-and coETectss this bIunder.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

aT - =
.-crla1lz'1-15 CdE1-ll sii5I tllg -
tIle- b;lEFell sIlGist1 oe reduced t-7cIls
stznces ~ the death q her husband
Who left her almost penxlIle18- TINS
suited her not It M. - being clever
she thoueht and planned until she A4t
upon q nnoney-malZing scheme Very
rear afaueuce- ThiG.is how Ghe AZ
rived"
A year ego she leased ch4lzr1r12lll g
place on Long Island. hired N en-
Gent corps OF servants. . me cheE
stocked the Iarder With the Best N
the market. and then sent out cards
TO her friends and acguaintzDces ti1a!
she vas prepared to entertain then
for a day or two or three. at 80 ult33Es
per entertainments
TIE idea caught on a. 7once5 WIN
IN 2 few weeks hec modest me14e
vas so oyerrun thaS those Who wished
10 spend the time from SATURDAY g
Monday had 10 make their arrange
-uents weeks IN advance.
No one without the best OF reieE
eace was admitted MIS- W1eoN
damaged Affairs admirably EyeFy
.hing was up TO date. and yet INFORM
/ ally formal. so TO speak
Her season lasted from OCTOBER =
! June. since when she has been tal-L1nl
! things easy. with plenty OF money anS
the owner OF an automobile. h1reo =
! che beginning on a "shoestTtng
She's now making arrangements 20
the coming season. and IS alFeAol
booked up to the holidays
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
GOOD TENANT

is always 20 be found for a good prop
erty-store. ONCE loft. factory space.
apartment or house. Every day the
fact is proven anew that It's merely
a question OF Telesra m classiied adj
vertising!
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
YOUNGiAM
III OTFEE alsSm'

No young woman, IN the-joy Of
coming motherhood, should neglect
to prepare her system for the physf
cal ordeal she is to undergo The
health Of both herself and the coming
child depends largely upon the care
she bestows upon herself during the
waiting months. Mothers Friend
prepares the exDectant mothers sys
TEN for the coming event, and its USE
makes her comfortable during all the
term It works with and for nature,
and, by gradually expanding all It's
sues, muscles and tendons, involved,
and keeping the breasts in good con
dition, brings the woman to the crisis
in splendid physical condition. The
baby, too, is more apt to be perfect AMI
strong where the mother has thus
prepared herself for natures supreme
function. NO better advice could be
given a young expectant mother than
that she use Mothers Friend; It is a
medicine that has proven its value
In thousands Of
s sssssi !. n soIa IS MOTHERS
drug stores.
Write for free G4A LkllSND
book for expect
ant mothers which contains much
valuable information, and many sug-
gestions Of a helpful nature.
BRADEIElD REGULATOR CO.. Aflaufn. Ca
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

APPLE BLDG mARKssUIeE
DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.
Any and all persons owing debts
10 the estate of NJ. S starkey, are
hereby notified to settle same with
the undersigned administrator, and
all persons having any c1afms, de-
nands or debts against the estate OF
said decedent will present the same
with proper proof to me.
]. F. sTROTHER.
Administrators of the estate OF N. s
Sfarkey, deceased
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12
n. A. HEINzE,
CIVIL & MINING ENGINEER
HeInze Building.

Examination and Development OF
Coal Properey. Surveys made. Notes
Computed, Maps and Tracings Made
Blue Printing.
Bell Phone ss5-R- Cons. Phone AGo-Y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

n thousands Of
cases. Mothers
Friend is sold at
drug sto re s.
Write for free
hnnlc Rnr aKnArf.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

rtisemeni
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-11-12

Icyour favoTiRe store & sacF5ls
enough Of the usual price Of tie ll
you want to buy today TO Eve g5c.l
weeks spending money at owe
ok the matter by failing 20
about II in the stores al lathe
egrar1.
-AdVeEa tGeEl IL
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-22

OUTSIDE CHICAGO
would let American-owned ships
in coast trade go through Panama
Canal free of toll. Rep. Adamson5
Georgia, in charge of bill, expects
House to reverse this action in
final vote today.
Casper, Wyo.-Big syndicate
organized here which will bet
$4,000 on Jim Flynn, at ringside
odds, when he meets Jack John
son at Las Vegas, July 4. Same
crowd that bet 100000 on JEFF
fries when he met the coon at
Reno.
St. Being restrained
from voting pooled stock to Dust
H. Clay Pierce and his friends
from Waters-Pierce Oil Co.,
Standard Oil Co. now has applied
to u. S. district court for order
ousting Pierce on ground of mis-
management.
Pierce might as well give up
now. He can't fight the Standard
Oil gang-not while we haven't
got the recall for federal judges.
Washington President Viii
lard of B. & o. and D. D. Norris
sey of Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers still unable to
agree on arbitrator to settle diff
ferences between eastern roads
and unions.
Flint, Mich.-Lightning struck
main building Michigan School
for Deaf. Started fire which de-
c+roved h,1i1din0 occ SA00 000
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-05-22

WHAT HAPPENED
Baton Rouge, La.-Board of
Trade trying to raise money for
100000 food sufferers. Govern
ment soon going to quit distrib-
uting rations, when all the desti-
tuteS will face starvation.
Denver, COL Complete re-
turns from yesterdays election
show Citizens Reform ticket,
headed by Henry ]. Arnold for
mayor, swept city. Arnold's plu-
rality about 10000.
That surely Us good listening.
Member Arnold? He's the gink
that became county assessor of
Denver and then began soaking
the big corporations same as the
plain people.
Arnold managed to get away
with that Tor a little while, but
after a few months the Denver
Democratic4R Republican bi-par-
tisan machine, aided and abetted
by the state supreme court, sep
arated Arnold from his job as as
SCISSOR. Then he was kicked out
into the street and was called
naughty names by virtuous gen
tlemen attached to the machine.
But you can see the way the
people of Denver felt about it!
The person who was running
against Arnold for mayor was the
one who mostly was responsible
for having the supreme court kick
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
Members of the Next Senate
and House Of Representatives
by Underwood a. Underwood. y. y.


A. Wilson, s. Augustine
81 Iacie Otis K Parker, For:
Pierce
Sumter Glenn Terrell. Webster.
Suwanncr ] =. Lamb, l.. H. New
In. Live Oak.
Taylor t.noeh j. Ilavil. Shady
Grove.
Nolusia John \, Nalzah !. d.
J., onar,ly. Dcl.and
Wakulla e. w Tullcy Medart.
Walton W. II Mapoles. Laurc!
Hill.
Washington l.. Il Howell, Pan
ANA City
The 1918 Senate
First District K A. MeGcachcy,
Milton
Second Distric, John =. Stokes.
Pensacola.
Third District Il. H. Lindsay.
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,.oa1.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

Members Of the next Florida SEN
ate and house, chosen in recent Dem
0, ratio primaries
Members of the House of Represen.
tatives.
Alachua j. G. Adkins. Gaines
willie; f. X. y. Kite. Waldo.
Baker lamp Rhoden, Marclcny.
Bradford g. u. Andrews, Raiford;
W. Y. Middleton, Starkc.
Brcvard J. NJ. Sander. Cocoa.
Calhoun Luke Griffin, Blounts-
town.
Citrus !. T.. Stevens. inverness.
Clay T.. u. Prevatt. Green Cove
Springs.
Columbia W. j. Feaglc. RED.
Lake city; S. ID. DuPree. Lake city
Dadc Geo. 4. Morley, Miami.
DcSoto W. {. .angiord. Arcadia.
Duval l. L.. Farris, 81, Elmo AGO.
ia, Jacksonville.
Escambia II. {. tlopton. 'rr'e
James Mcllush. Pensacola
Franklin C. IT, t. Floyd. Arala
chicola
| Gadsden :. II Strom. ,,feeusbo
no; W. l.. Taylor. RED. :. Quinrs
Hamilton John High. \ W Mi
Ter. Jasper.
fernando l.. {. oNcil, Broohs
vile.
uillsboro X. r. Tomlir PAN;
city; ". T. Martin. Tampa
Holmes r. A. Williams Bonita!
| Jackson W. II. Bcarham. Alli-
ance; W. l.. Mckinley. Campbcllton
.lcfferson-T I. Turnbull. ] u
Lacy. Monticello.
Lake J. A. Hanson l.resburg. !
& Hatcher. Umatilla.
Lce-l. \. liendry. FL Myers
Leon l.. G.. Iacger. Tallahassee.
". \. Register. Wocdvillc
l.evy-W. J. Epperson, Bronson
Lafayette J. H. Gorntc, Mayc
Liberty L. + llostor,l. lo>'ord
Madison NJ. L.. Leslie, W NJ ray-
lor. Madison.
Manatec NJ Wilson Niakka
Ii Marion Edwin Spenser. lr. q Il
la; L. :. Light. Reddick
Monroe Charles knowles. VI Il
Darncll. Key West.
Nassau Harry Goldstci#. Frnau-
dina; :. A. Ogilvie. Callahan
Orange Forrest Lake. sanford.
A. Robinson. Orlando.
oseeola {. stanford ki~sim-
NEE.
Pasro 7. C. Mickler. Tr.lby.
Polk Robert Hancock. Fort Meade
:. C. Brown. Lakeland
Putnam W s Middleton. romo-
ma; W \. Russell. ralatka
Palm Beach, l.. Busscv. Wes-
Palm Beach
Pinellas John ; Taylor. Largo.
Santa Rosa i \ Bryant ! T.
Fem. Milton
Thirty-first Dis-rut !. W Zim.
81. Augustine.
Thirty-seeond Distrig. H. II. Nc
treary. Gainesville
st. Johns W. y. Ma Williams. f.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
MONEY AND EXCHANGE.

THE MONEY MARKET--Call mpney
was firm. Rates. opened 6tt per cent
highest per cent. closing pa per cent
Time money dull Rates, 5&g6 per cent
for sixty and ninety days. b5t per cent Tor
four months, 6lzd5A per cent Tor hVo
Nero ntile paper was In slight demand.
Rates per cent for sixty TO ninety days
indorsed and choice four to six months
single names.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE.-Forei ex-
change was moderately active. Yester-
davis quotations: Demand sterling. 4.S6i0;
90 HES So; sixty day bills. 4sl44.6lhi
sborf francs, bl9as less 1892; short relchs-
marks, 81 GIG less l-S2.
DoMEsTIC EXCHANGE.-san Fran
o,sno eight 1c, telegraph &C; Chicago. DC
d,scornt: New orleans, commercial soc
discount' banks 81 premium; Charleston,
bmving par. selling LILO per cent premium;
Boston. par.
SILVER MARKET. Bar silver in Lon
don was steady at Is l5-lSd, a decline OF
MEXICAN EXCHANGB-Mexican ex-
change on new hork WIS quoled NJ
81 0l1s, unchanged
sIIR- TREAsURY.-The United States
snh- Treasury was a creditor at the Clear
ing House yesterday TO the eNtent OF
RANK CLEARINGs.--New York, ex-
e pns1an exchanges s27,5O6,2l9, balances
90 IA ga: Philadelphia, exchanges Sl. 2l2, :
IA balances 2,925, s36; Pittsburgh. $40. :
i3s. ss2; Chicago, exchanges 56,S93,SW, pal
anres s25SS,l 10; st. 1ouis, exchanges VA
S6i 356. balances sl,B SIS; baltimore, ex-
changes Ss,To,2n, balances SI0iSoS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-09
CHICAGO & ALT0NS YEAR
Large Decreases in Net Earn
ings and Surplus.

The Chicago Alton Railroad Company
reports for the fiscal year ended June 80
last total operating revenue S1i,535,122'
against tl4.5e2,519 for the preceding year,
a decrease Of s56,797; operating expenses
slO,Ss5.200, against S10,446,636, increase
s43S,584; net operating revenue 49,
65O,522. decrease S495,36I Total income
was $2,5l9,142, a decrease OF 34sO,74O.
Deducting interest and other charges, w.
s22,S64, and the dividend Of s35,152 on the
prior lien and participating stock. the
deficit for the year was S33S,59i, compar-
ing with n surplus of s4I.591 for tho year
ended June 80, 1911, when dividends OF
s890,ss0 were paid on the preferred stock.
Receipts from freight traffic were 49,
BLISS, an increase Of e6646; and from
passenger traffic s4,1O4,7n, decrease OF
s16l.247. Expenditures for maintenance
Of way and structures aggregated $685.
536. an increase OF Sl6I,619; for mainte-
nance OF equipment s2,696.l32, an in
crease Of s299.03l; and for conducting
transportation s5,42S.69o, an increase OF
sl9235.
The balance sheet as OF June 90 shows
cash on hand s1,33s,O77, an increase OF
s252,553; accounts receivable s5t2,6l5,
decrease OF s1O1,s72; deferred debit items
sS62132, an increase Of Sl746i0; loans
and bills payable $3.50, 900, an increase
Of sl.52s,So0; final profit and loss deficit
Of s32Ab2l, an Increase Of S369,113; and
total assets and liabilities 3l25,919.ils.