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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
EARNINGS OF THE SANTA FE
Difference Between Company and
Commission Reports Explained.

Difference Between Company and
Commission Reports Explained.
Net earnings of the Santa Fe appli-
cable to interest charges and dividends
in 1921 and not including outside in
come" amounted to $41,26s,SO7.
The interest charges, it is under
stood were s11,953, 002, and the pre-
ferred dividends. $6,2OS,6s5. leaving
$23,1O6,120 applicable to the s224,-
715,500 common stock, or the equiv
alent of 1912 per cent.
Just how mucII~the "other income"
will finally tally for 1921 will not be
de6nitely known until the annual re-
port has been made up. This "other
income has varied substantially in
recent years.
An estimate of about IS, 500, 900 for
"other income in 1921 is said to be
fair one, unless the Santa Fe takes
more money from its oil subsidiaries
than in 1920, which is possible, and
unless there are extra ordinary credits,
due to lap-over items from govern
ment accounts growing out of the con-
troll of the guaranty period, or some
adjustments of a similar character.
alent to S.S per cent additional on the
outstanding common stock, and would
make total earnings for that issue in
1921 of IA per cent.
Last year some confusion was
caused investors by the wide variation
in net earnings, which the company
reports from month to month to the
interstate commerce commission, and
other reports which the company it.
self made public directly. This was
due entirely, it is said. to difference
of accounting in maintenance expendi-
lures.
During 1920 the company estab-
lished certain reserves for. mainte-
nance because the management felt
that the property was not being ade-
quately maintained, and that reserve
ought to be set up to take care of this
under maintenance at some future
time. This reserve amounted to some
what over $13,O00,000. 1t was found
serve, and under orders of the inter-
state commerce commission this was
done by means of crediting IL to OPP
Grating expenses.
A pro rata proportion of the amount
was therefore credited to operating
expenses each month from April to
December, inclusive. The result was
that the company's own report showed
a net of $41, 26S,3 07 for 1921, while
the report of the commission showed
net operating income of $54,64S, 2S3.
In other words, the company'S own
report showed the actual maintenance
expenditures charged against operat-
ing expenses both in 1921 and 1920,
and as such represented a fairer COM
parison, it is said.
The company's reserve was all alb
sorbed in 1921. and there will be no
such adjustments this year. 1t will
be necessary, however, when making
comparison between monthly reports
to the interstate commerce commits
sion this year with those of last year,
after April I, to bear in mind the ad-
Justment which was being made in
1921, when the maintenance reserve
was being "cut back This. it has
been pointed out, made the reports to
the commission last year appear I'M
duly favorable.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01

more or less frequent and the snow
storms which filled the cuts and
Blocked the railroads for days at a
time back in the COS, and the early
years of the present century have
never been equaled since.
The number of wrecks which Mr.
Burleigh picked mp runs into the hun
dreds, and he has bucked sHowdrifts
all over Kansas as well as parts of
NebraSk At one time he was even
as DaIhart, Tex. There isn't a piece
of Rock Island track or q town on
it's lines in the middle west with
which Mr.. Burleigh is not familiar,
and probably no employee of the road
bears a wider acquaintance. When
he left Fairbury. the division employees
presented him with a handsome dia-
mond ring showing the esteem in
which he was held.
Didn't Need Accident Insurance.
During all of his railroad expert
ence, Mr.. Bur1eigh never met with
serious accident. Altho well supplied
with accident insurance for more than
SIS or 500 in benefits. Getting in
the path of a swinging chain while
picking up a wreck years ago caused
him to be off duty for several days
but such instances were scarce. do
it now has long been a motto with
him. He was noted for his pune
tuality and gained an enviable repu-
tation with the company for getting
job done quickly and putting trains
thru on time. Whether it was due to
his fondness for good clothes and his
care of them or not, Mr..
Burleigh went thru his fifty-six years
of railroading. riding all kinds of
trains under all sorts of conditions,
once losing his headgear, a
record among railroad men.
Mr.. Burleigh's family consists of
himself, his wife and two children.
The latter are: William H. Bur1eigh
of Detroit, Mich, chief enfineer for
the Machinery Sales & Electric Co.;
and Miss Nell Burleig1l, stenographer
for the Topeka Edison Co, Topeka.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
PUT PAINT ON WITH A SPRAY
Quicker and Better Than a Brush
Railroad Authorities Say.

n
Railroad Authorities Say.
The application of paint to railroad
equipment by the spraying process is
considered to have passed the expert
mental stage. railroad authorities say
In fact. some roads like the Santa Fe.
have developed paint spraying to such
an extent that large proportion of
all equipment including both cars and
locomotives. is painted in this way
The essential advantage of spraying
is the greater speed with which sur
faces can be covered. and it is often
possible TO do the work at a saving.
Paint can also be sprayed in corners
and crevices which would be difficult,
II not impossible. to reach with a
brush. While more paint is required
to cover a given surface, the applfca-
ton is said to be better. 1t has also
been found possible to spray varnish
cured.
spraying box cars with paint after
they have been thru the repair shop
Is familiar sight in the Santa Fe
yards at this place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
a WARNING TO AUTO DRIVERS.
Rock Island cites Careless Ones to
Example of Barney OIdfieId.

Reckless handling OF automobiles
and disregard for the law on the part
of many drivers is rapidly bringing
to the minds of the general public
the real need of something being done
to curb such drivers. says a Rock Is
land circular. and impose upon them
the duty Of using ordinary care in the
handling of their machines that acct
dents and resulting injuries and deaths
might be reduced to a minimum
The railroads are doing all in their
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
Three Hundred Boys Sign Pledge.

Winfield. Kan, April Three
hundred boys of the Winfield high
school who had signed the permanent
anti-tobacco pledge, were guests of
the local chapter of the W. c. T. U.
at the annual banquet here last night.
Fourteen business men of the city
who were also present made public
declaration that they would refuse in
the future to employ boys and young
men who were known to smoke
cigarets
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
PRIBBIE NOT GOING TO ROME.
santa F'e Claim Agent Decides He Is
Too Busy for Trim.

H. C Pribble, general claim agent
Tor the santa Fe system. who several
months ago was Appointed as q dele
gate to the Internal ienaI Railway con-
grsss to be held at Rome, Italy, com
mencing April Is, has decided it will
be impossible for him to make the
trip, and w J. Fripp. general mana
ger OF the New York Central. has been
appointed instead Mr. PribbIe is one
OF the businest officials on the santa
Fe system and this. together with his
work as chairman OF the freight claim
division of the American Railway as
ISOLATION. caused him to forego the
pleasure OF a trip to Europe at this
time.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
Fort Scott High Team to chicago.

Fort Scott, April 1.-The Fort Scott
high school basketball team holding
the Kansas state championship will
leave Monday for Chicago, to partici-
pate in the national tournament next
week to determine the national cham
pionship.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01

Myers has a record of forty-six years
in the railroad game having been with
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern
and the Chicago & Alton before COM
ing with the Rock Island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
.City Beautiful,' at Dodge civ.

Dodge City. April As an attrac-
tion for the southwest division of the
State Sunday School convention to be
held here May 3. 4. and 5. local talent
will stage a pageant, The City Beauti-
fu1." depicting Biblical history.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01

extra gangs on the Colorado division.
In 1910 he was sent as a crossing
Waterman to Albright, Nebraska,
where he remained until retired.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
H. MYERS NEW STATION MASTER
Harrington Man Succeeds Demoine
BurIeigh With Rock Island Here.

The new station master at the Rock
Island building, who today succeeded
Demoine Burleigh, retiring after fifty
six years of service, is H. Myers, who
for the past twenty-six years has been
with the company. at Harrington. Mr..
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01

James Campbell, a Rock Island flag
man, who is well known in kansas.
was recently retired on a pension
Campbelrs first experience with the
Rock Island was in 1857 when ne
worked with grading gang at Nc
Farland where he was then living
The next year he went to Horton
where he took up shop work. narrow
" escaping with his life shortly after
wards when the shops burned. In
1906 he left the shops at Horton and
went on the road as timekeeper for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-04-01
Railroad NeUS of Week
CHAS. w. LANE
|||E|s|||E;'Al!''piI.::!LTGiH!E3IE1E!s|A|
CHAS. W. LANE

A safety meeting of all Topeka en-
ployes of the Union Pacific will be
held at the rest room Tuesday night,
April 4, at o'clock. ]. L. Chandley,
trainmaster, will preside.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
CONNECTING
UP WITH FORD
Got Him Now Almost Where
We Can Shake Hands
With Him

The hot stove league is doing its best
to locate a Ford plant of some kind
in or near Ladysmith.
But we are told on what we believe
to be a reliable and conservative
source, that the Commonwealth-Edison
company is part of the Middle West
Utilities, Chicago, which recently took
over the Lake Superior District Power
Co. which was until recently the own
er of the Big Falls water power and
dam. Now it is stated positively that
Henry Ford is an important part OF
the Commonwealth-E Edison company
And there you are!
Rumors were flying around this
week that Ford agents had secured an
option on the Sale 42-acre tract, in
the eastern part of the city. This pa.
per is unable to confirm the rumor
Another rumor has it that Ford agents
have been negotiating with the owners
of the Chippewa river power site at
Radisson.
Perhaps the wish is the father of
the thought-and the rumors.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
HONORS FOR THE
RITLAND FAMILY
Farewell Banquet Given BY
Members of Scand. Church
Congregation

Monday evening, Oct. %, will long
be remembered by members n d
friends of the Scandinavian Lutheran
church and their pastor, Rev. j. NJ.
Ritland, and his family. The event
was a farewell banquet in honor OF
the Ritland family who left the follow
ing morning to take up the work In
their new field in Dodgeville, Wis.
The church basement was prettily
decorated with autumn leaves and
evergreens. The committee in charge
of decorations, Mrs. Opperud, Mrs.
Lover, Anna Rockstad and Christine
Jensen, showed good in making the
room look cheerful and inviting.
Short talks were given by Tom Gum
derson, Iver BergstrOm, of Glen Flora,
Rev. A. O. Running, of Dallas, T. Dit
manson and Rev. Ritland. Music was
furnished by the male chorus Of the
local congregation.
A beautiful set of silverware was
presented to Rev. and Mrs. Ritland as
a token of the friendship and good
will between the pastor and his fam
lily and the congregation. After the
program was over the members of the
Ladies' Aid Society served a fine
lunch
When Rev. Ritiand resigned, about
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
CHARGED WITH
MAKING MOON
Four Farmers Arrested Near
Weyerhaeuser and Team
COnfiscated

For some months past it was known
by the peace officers, and Others that
illicit liquor was being manufactured
in the vicinity of Weyerhaeuser.
There was plenty of evidence of the
distribution of liquor in that commun-
ity
Saturday, Sheriff Maloney and I'M
dersheriff Miller, armed with search
warrant issued by Judge d. w. Ma
lOney, made an investigation and
search. A very slight sign led to the
arrest of four men, Noticing a fresh
mark of a stonebOat crossing the high
way, the officers followed it and came
upon two men with team hitched to
a stoneboat upon which were two bar
rels and milk can of mash The men
were making an opening in fence
with the evident purpose of disposing
of the mash on other property. The
search for a still did not result so sue
ceSSfully.
Four men, John Smart, Howard
Smart, Anton Stusek and Clarence
Coon were arrested. The last two were
in charge Of the team and the mash,
of which there were approximately 100
gallons. The four men and the team
and harness were brought to Lady
smith and Monday the men appeared
III Justice Kirvan's court. Their hear
ing was postponed to Nov. s, and in
the meantime the men, who are
charged with unlawfully manufacture
ing Intoxicating liquor, are at liberty
under bonds of $500 each, and the team
was regained by putting up bond of
$500. The accused men have retained
the services of McGill & Williams to
defend them.
The defendants in this action are
old residents of the Weyerhaeuser COM
munity and are farmers. The Smart
farm is only a short distance from the
village
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27

years. William was the eldest of five
children in the family. He worked
on the farm and attended the public
schools of Richland county. After
completing his own schooling, he
taught school for several years. Dur
ing his spare time he studied law and
later entered the office of Clark q
Jackson. at Plymoutii, to continue his
study of this profession. He was adj
mitted to the bar in 1880 and opened
law Office at Muscoda, near his
home.
In 1899, Mr.. Manning became asso-
ciated with Atley Peterson, James q.
Davidson ad other state officers in the
organization Of the Kickapoo Valley
& Northern railroad and he had active
charge in overseeing the building OF
81 miles of the road north from Wau-
zeka. A few years later he complet-
ed a contract for the building of Sec
ton of railroad in Kentucky. Return
ing from the south, he became the
cashier of bank at Soldiers Grove.
Mr.. Manning came to Ladysmith In
the spring of 1900 as the representa-
tive of the J L. Gates Land Company
of Milwaukee, The place was then an
unorganiZed hamlet of less than one
hundred people, and was known as
Warner. He became active in deyel-
oping the community through getting
in new settlers. He took prominent
part in the contest which resulted In
the creation by legislative enactment
Of the new county OF Gates tn0W
Rusk) and in which Ladysmith was
named the county seat, and after the
act had been declared legal by the su-
preme court of the state, Mr.. Man.
ming was appointed by Gov. La Fol
lette the new county's first probate
Judge and he held the office OF pro-
bate Judge until 1906.
Judge Manning was Democrat IN
politics and was regarded as the head
OF the party in this county Under
the Wilson administration he was ap-
pointed postmaster of LadySmlth,
which position he held for three years,
until his resignation. Fraternally, ne
was a Mason and an Odd Fellow. He
was one of the organizers OF Mystic
Tie Lodge, No. $50, F.. & A. NJ, ana
its first master, and a knight Temp
lar. He was the oldest regular real
estate dealer in Rusk county ana the
first citizen of Ladysmith to erect
modern home in the city. Last year
he erected the Manning building at
Miner-av and w. Second-st, a building
that is a credit to the city.At the time
of his decease he had as partner L. M.
Soule in the real estate business.
In 1880 Mr.. Manning was united In
marriage with Ida M. Elston, OF Mus
coda. Two children died in infancy
and they adopted Frances Cushman,
who died in Ladysmith in 1919, the
wife of Earl s. Cardinal
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
POWER FROM
Big FALLS NOV. 10
Will Start Raising Head of Wa
ter at Dam NOvem-
q ber 4

The News-Budget is informed that
a head of water will start raising at
Big Falls dam Nov. and that suf.
ficient head may be raised by Nov
10 to operate a wheel and start the
flow of electric power out from the
dam at that time.
A water wheel and generator are
now at the dam and will soon be In
place. The water will, of course, have
to be raised gradually so as not to af-
feet too suddenly the water supply
which furnishes power for the wheels
at the pulp mills in this city and at
Port Arthur and Thornapple The 10
cal power company is now getting
some Juice from the Port Arthur
line Of the Great Western Paper Co.
Both the power company and the
paper company would like to see
copiOus fall rains.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
CIRCUIT COURT
OPENS MONDAY
No Cases of Great General Inter
est Listed on Calendar
Three Liquor Cases
CONWELL SUEING
COUNTY FOR DAMAGES
Plaintiff Ran Into Alleged Defective
Spot In County Highway.-Asks
For Personal and Property
Damages

The November term of circuit cOur
for Rusk county will open at the court
house in Ladysmith, Monday, Oct. 80
Thirty-four cases are listed on the
calendar for trial, eight of which are
criminal cases. There are no cases this
term of wide general interest and but
three cases in which violations of the
liquor laws are involved.
The list of cases as they appear or
the calendar follows:
Jury Criminal
State of Wisconsin VS.. Lynn Jones
Charge, obtaining money under false
pTetenSeS.
State of Wiscosin VS.. w. o. Peirce
Charge, assault and battery.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Ignatz KS
lar, Jr. Charge, rape.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Robert Thum
mel. Charge, assault and battery
State of Wisconsin VS.. Adolph Eur
phluh. Charge, violation of intoxicat
ing liquor law.
State of Wisconsin VS.. Francis Os
borne. Charge, reckless driving.
State Of Wisconsin VS.. Fred Peters
Charge, violation of Intoxicating liq
uor laws.
State of Wisconsin VS.. John Sepka
Charge, violation of intoxicating liQ
uOr laws.
Fact For Jury
Andrew Tague ct al VS.. J. H. Nc
Arthur
Lampert Lumber Co VS.. City of La
dysmith.
Emma Stoker VS. Edward Stoker
Edward Stoker VS.. Geo. Rathsack
VIM. Austin VS.. E. v. Parks
J. A. Payne ct al. VS.. Charles Volk-
man, ct al.
Thomas & Fisher VS.. Phillip J
'Chock.
Alvin H. Plant VS. NJ, st. P. & Ste
S. NJ. Ry Co.
School District No 6, Strickland, VS.
Phil Koehler and Joint School Dis
trict No. 3.
Elva Jane Baker VS.. S. J. Johnson
V. e. Conwell VS.. County of Rusk
Charles w Dodge ct al. VS. Earl Nc
Gee.
State Bank of Holcombe VS. Ear
McGee.
Fact For Court
G. Leatherman ct al. VS.. James Sor.
enson ct al.
Hawkins State Bank VS. J. F. Nit.
chell ct al.
Rusk Farm Company VS.. Josef Go
Sieniak and wife.
Fred Crandell VS.. V. e. Conwell.
Pioneer National Bank VS.. V. e
COnwell ct al
Matte c. Ingraham VS.. L. ]. Ingra
ham
A. s. Tinker VS.. E. c. Collins ct al
Minnie L. Patterson VS. Charles w
Patterson.
Eleanor Jilek VS.. Charles Jilek.
George c. burlington VS.. w. l.
Campbell, ct al.
Alvin Lensch VS. G.. j. Feemster.
Cora A. L. Sargent VS.. w. B. Sar
gent.
Elga Burgess VS.. George Burgess
Anna Vanlieshout VS.. John Vanlie
shout.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27
DEATH CALLS
CITY PIONEER
Judge Manning Victim of Pneu-
mOnia Following Brief
Illness

The death of w. S. Manning Satur-
day morning was a shock to the pe0-
pie of Rusk county. His illness was
,of short duration and the announce
ment of his demise was the first
knowledge that many of his friends
had that Mr.. Manning was not in his
usual good health.
Mr.. Manning was taken i'll sudden
ly at the county realtors meeting
and banquet at the Gerard hotel
Wednesday evening, Oct. L. This at
tack was ascribed to acute indigestion,
though the subject had felt cold for
some time previously. Though he at
tempted to keep about his business
and wear out the attack, he was
obliged to take to his bed Sunday
Pneumonia set in, affecting both lungs,
and it was realized that Mr.. Manning
was very sick man. He was an
conscious much of the time during the
following week, and delirious with
the fever part of that time, but on
Friday he seemed to be better, SO that
the announcement of his passing away
at Z 20 Saturday morning, Oct. 21,
startled even his neighbOrs.
Generally Mourned
Many friends called at the home to
pay their respects to the deceased and
to console the widow, Saturday and
Sunday, for the deceased was widely
known and was generally esteemed. A
funeral service was held at the home
Sunday afternoon, commencing at 2
o'clock, in which the Knights Templar
lodge of the Masonic order was in
charge.
Sunday night the remains were ta-
nen to the former home at Muscoda,
Wis, where a funeral service and
where the burial took place on Tues
day afternoon. Besides the widow, a
niece, Miss Verna McIlhatten, and a
nephew, Henry L. Elston, of Muscoda,
accompanied the deceased to that
place.
Probably no man in Rusk county
had wider acquaintance or was more
beloved by the people than Mr.. Man.
ming, usually spoken of as Judge
Manning. Possessed of generous
proclivities and a kindly disposition,
combined with rare tact, made all who
came into social or business relations
with him his friend Therefore, his
untimely demise is generally mourned.
Life Sketch
The subject of this sketch was born
Aug. 26, 1855, in Sheboygan county,
Wis, son of e. d. and Elizabeth
(Shaugen) Manning. His parents
moved to Richland county in 1857 and
settled on a farm in the town of Orion
where the son spent his boyhood. The
father died in 1898, at the age of 20
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1922-10-27

two months ago, it was with deep re-
gret that the congregation had 70
adopt it. Rev. Ritland came here
about ten years ago, at which time
there was not even church to meet
In. Due to his untiring energy, cheer
fulness and optimism through years OF
toll and hardships he has built up the
congregation to where it is today.
Rev. Ritland's ability to handle all
the branches of the church work has
been evidenced many times. Posses
sing good voice he had charge OF the
male chorus as well as the choir. His
work among the young people has
been greatly appreciated in the entire
Rice Lake district Mrs. Ritland
possesses all the good qualities that is
so essential in making an ideal help
mate for the pastor. During her stay
here she made friends with all whom
she came In contact.
The congregation regret their de-
parture but rejoice with them in their
good fortune Of obtaining a much
larger field where they are going.