Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-06-19
Return of Public Service Cor
porations Shows an Enor-
nous Decrease.
TOTAL DROP is S10,OOO,OOO
Greatest Loss Is In Valuation of Pipe
Line Property-This Years
Figures, s36, ZOO, 600.


slumped nearly s10.O00.0OO under the
valuation returns of 1914 The com
mission reported a grand total Salua-
ton OF street railway, telegraph and
pipe line companies amounting TO $780,
o43, 721 as against a valuation in 1914
of S45,79 PAP.
The big slump was in the valua-
tons returned by the pipe line COM
panies- These show a total crop of
$40, 0OG 900, with a slight recovery by
the street railways. that bring the total
drop to S9.754,421-
Last year the pipe line companies
reported valuations amounting to s2e.
9SO,S31. This year the valuation drors
to SIS, 1888, 5S3. The big loss was in
the valuation OF the Prairie Oil and
Gas Company. In 1914, it listed its
property for a total valuation of $780,
622,S21- This year the valuation is
5000, 300. The Kansas Natural hold
ings in Kansas were in 1914 valued at
Sc, 49, 61, while this year the total IS
but S5,4S4,974. The Kansas City Pipe
Line Company gave a valuation last
year of S3,094,244, while this years
report shows but s2.51S.225-
Street railway companies increased
their property valuations from 3d.
or, 1O9 in 1914 to s13,313,S36 this year
The greatest Improvement was made
by the Topeka Street Railway Com
pany, which increased its property val
uation from S1,549,42S in 1914 to ST.
610,401 this year. Aside from the Met
ropolitan in Kansas City, the Topeka
line represents the greatest valuation
OF any street railway company liz tie
state
Telegraph companies made no
change in their yaIuations-s2,3 4O, BOP,
the same as in 1914 OF this total 81
370,O19 was returned by the Western
Union
Frontenac Mine Rescue Team Won
I'm the mine rescue and first aid field
meet at Pittsburg, Frontenac team No.
z won the first prize and obtained the
trophy. The teams score was 100 per
cent Frontenac's team No won
second with a score OF 80 1-3. Scam
mon team No 2 took third prize with
score of SO. George Amos OF Pitts
burg won the one-man contest and
James Delaney OF Frontenac was sec
end, winning a tie with A. Sans of
Scammon for the place In the two
man contest Frontenac teams won
first and third and a Pittsburg team
second. The meet was held under the
direction OF the United States Bureau
of Mines and about one hundred min
ers participated.
Mail Carriers EIect-F w. Whorton
Of Lawrence was elected president of
the Kansas Association of Letter Car
riers at the annual state convention
in Pittsburg. Albert Bailie of Pitts
burg was elected vice president. C. E.
Priddy OF Topeka secretary, and Geo.
Edison of ConeyviIle treasurer.
Veteran Victim. of Pneumonia
Samuel Dickey, aged 80, a resident at
Salina for fifty years and a Civil war
veteran, died recently at his home
from pneumonia
New High SchooI.-Minneapolis vot-
ed s42, coo for a new high school build
ing in a special bond election held re
Gently.
Once Rich, Dies Pauper.-John An
derson. an old resident Of Osawatomie,
is dead He had been forsaken by
relatives, and although at one time a
wealthy land owner in Wyandotte
l Q2eQ OS2WaLOLulc
people contributed funds for respect
/ able burial
Kept Name Unknown.-Although he
| had told associates few days ago that
he had relatives of wealth in the East
an unemployed man about 40 years
old, who had been in Pittsburg several
days, died, refusing to give his name
| He was buried in an unmarked grave
Parsons Veteran Dies-Lord Gull
ford Bolander. "a years old, a Civil
| war veteran and one of the old resi-
| dents of Labette county. is dead at his
home in Parsons He is survived by
2 widow, four sons and one daughter
= r
Civil War Veteran Dead.-AIbert
Baleman. aged -. veteran of the
Civil war, is dead at Atchison He
served in the Thirty-frst and Fifty
first Illinois regiments and had resid
ed in Atchison fifteen years
| y
Saline Pioneer Dead Timothy
Hoyne.s 81 years old and one Of the
first settlers in Central Kansas. is
dead at Salina,. following a kick by g
horse three weeks ago He was born
In Kilkenney County, ireland. and
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