Show HAD GOOD YEAR Past Twelve Months Is Said to Have Shown Fewer Railroad Failures Fail-ures Than Before Chicago Dec 20The Railway Age tomorrow will say The year 1003 takes the palm for the smallest record of foreclosure sales in every respect number of roads mileage bonded debt and capital stock Since the year of greatest activity In bringing bankrupt I roads to the block 189C when the sales i included fiftyeight roads with 13730 I miles of line and SI150000000 of bonds and stocks the decrease in foreclosures has been constant and remarkable In 1903 the totals were thirteen roads mileage mile-age 035 bonds and stocks 515885000 |