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Show THE PRESS-BULIETI- K ' AMERICANS BIGGEST USERS OF RAILROADS; SERVICE HERE FAR OUTSTRIPS EUROPE The railways of. the United States In point of actual railway service lead the world. Americans buy more rail-way service, and a greater amount of transportation is supplied and used in the United States than in any other country. According to statistics prepared by the Bureau of Railway' Economics, the ton miles per capita carried by United States railroads in 1913, were almost five times the ton miles per capita car-ried by Germany, which was second to the United States In this respect The ton miles per capita carried by the United States railroads In 1913 were 3,101. In Germany the ton miles per cuplta carried by the railroads were 631 and In Fran'ce 447. ' - - Since 1913 the increase In ton miles per capita carried by the railroads of the United States was more than the total carried by either of the two other countries in that year. In comparison with the total of 631 carried by the railroads in Germany and the total of 447 carried by the railroads in France the increase carried by the railroads In. the United States since 1913 was 759 ton miles per capita. ... , The chart below shows the trans-portation supplied In the United States, Germany and France In 1913 and the Increase in railroad service in the Unit' ed States since 1913. Ten-Mil- Per Capita. Increase H13. ' V Since 1913. 1 V k Vn.te te. 3i - ' -- ; . . L--J FrAv.ee VV7 - The Increase alone since 1913 In ton miles per capita (freight tons carried one mile for every one of the population) on American railways was more than the total of any of the next leading countries for 1913, the last year for which comparative data is available. NOTHING NEW IN H. C. 0. L People of the Long Ago Raised the . Same Wall,. Apparently to Ae Little Purpose. ,. It Is always soothing to learn that our ancestors were kicking about the same things that rile us today. Next time you are inclined to believe that high prices have been sent by the pow-ers above to vex this day and genera-tion alone, just ponder upon these words written by John F. 'VVatson of New York' city In .1843, under the head-ing "Changes of Prices," in a book of his published In 1847: f, "It is curious to observe the changes which have occurred In the course of years, both In the supply of common articles sold In the markets and In some cases In the great augmentation of prices for instance, Mr. Brower, who has been quite a chronicle to me, has told me such facts as the follow ing, vis. : ' "He remembered well when abund-ance of the largest Blue Point oysters could be bought, opened to your hand, for 2s a 100 such as would now bring from three to four dollars. Best sea bass were but 2d a pound, now at 8d. Sheephead sold at 9d to Is 3d apiece, and will now bring $2. Hock fish were plenty at- - one shilling apiece for good ones. Shad 3d apiece. They did not then practice the planting of oysters. Lobsters were not then f brought to ' " market. ; "Mr. Jacob Tabelee, who Is as old as 87, and of course saw earlier times than the. other, has told me a sheep-hea- d used to be sold at 6d, and the best oysters at Is a 100. In fact they did not stop to count them, but gave them in that proportion and rate by the bushel. Rock flsh at 3d a pound. Butter 8d to 9d. Beef by the quarter in winter 3d a pound, by the piece 4d. Fowls about 9d apiece. Wild fowls In great abundance. He has bought twenty pigeons in their season for one shilling; s goose was 2s. Oak wood was abundant at 2s' the load.' Thus Mr. Watson of the early nine-teenth century thinks longingly of how easy It must have been to live when Brother Tabelee was young. He con-tinues: "In 1763 the market price of provi-sions was established by law and pub: II shed In the Gazette. Wondrous cheap they were, vis: A cock turkey 4s, a hen turkey 2s 6d, a duck Is, a quail ld, a heath hen Is 3d, a teal 6d, wild goose 2s, a brant Is 3d, snipe Id, oysters 2s a bushel, sheephead and sea bass three .coppers per' pound, milk per quart 4 coppers, clams 9d a 100, cheese 4d. "Those celebrated 'Blue Points' were destroyed by an Intended kind-ness. A law was passed to exempt them from continual use, and by not being continually fished up they got embedded In the mud and wholly died ontr . COULD NOT WALK UP TJL SIAIRS Los Angeles Woman Suffered Six Yaers From Rheumatism Soon Relieved by Tanlac. "I had rheumatism bo bad that life was simply miserable for me, but Tanlac, has . entirely . overcome my trouble," said Mrs.' Martha 'Asbach, of 2226 2 Duane St., Los Angeles, Cal. "For the past six years 1 was in such a wretched .condition I can hardly understand how I held out as long as I did," she continued. "I had rheu-matic pains in my knees so bad that it was impossible for me to step up or down the stairs, and my hands were so swollen and stiff it 'was all I could do to hold the broom or dishes. At night I simply ached all over so bad I could Built In Bosch Magneto Insures Hot Spark 1 "Z" Engine ignition positive powerful perfect from I ' Bosch high tension oscillating magneto, built into every "Z" II I Engine, insures hot spark that gives utmost power from fuel. II I Oscillating type means quick start with little cranking. I I I Highest grade magneto on the market every part inter-- I 1 1 changeable as accurately made as a fine watch. Its action I i is positive, its spark is fiery intense hot II II AH contact parts extra strong case hardened wear resist-- I ing. This guarantees lifetime ignition-servic- e for the "Z". I l . Perfect ignition gives the "Z" added power quick starting I smooth, steady operation under all loads. 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Tanlac is sold in Bingham by W. H' Woodring, and by the leading druggist in every city. (Adv.) STPAIOfT lisHl SA 10 10 UMl(UP)w STRAIGHT Better and more pleasing than, any mild Havana cigar. TPyour dealer can't suppty you vnfe us I. LEWIS CIGAR MF&. CO. NewarkRJ 7 Largest Independent Cigar fcctory is IntHMd j Ju r . dsk year deafer oryoiohiest! MfflfilS , Tanlac is sold in Bingham Canyon by W. H. Woodring and by the leading druggist in every town. FOR SALE Three rooms of furni-ture for sale, $200, or will sell by the piece. Two fine 9x12 Axminster rugs, brass bed, springs and mat-tress, library "table, dresser, three rockers, six dining chairs, dining table, steel couch, stand, buffet, refrigerator, dishes, etc. Enquire No. 2 Bourgard Apts., Mr. Claud Price. , FOR SALE Rooming house, located ' in Bingham; 18 rooms, storeroom and living apartments. Steam heat. lease. Inquire Garriadice, 43 Carr Pork - - FOR SALE--A nearly new Hallet 4 Davis piano. J. A. Thomas, care V. i. Mine, Bingham Canyon, Utah. LOST An "H" pin at the high school gym during a dance. Finder wll please return to thlB office. " LOST Monday night after the Maces bee dance between Society hall and) ' ' Markham, a long, white lace curtabt. Finder please return to Press-Bu- ll atia and receive reward. ' LOST A large cameo pin. The gentleman who picked this pin up at the dance will please re- - turn it to 336 Mala street and re-- ceive reward. dI Wn; BUY, raise, and self rabbits, and other fur-beari- ani-mals. List what you have with u, stating your lowest prices on lot largo shipments. The Fur ft Specialty Farming Co.. 615-61- 7 N. P, Ave.. Fargo, N. Dak. WANTED Salesman for Bingham and vicinity. Commission contract only for spare time or full time. Wo ... will teach you to sell Income protec- tion through our free school of In. struction and help you build a' busi-ness of your own. Massachusetts Bonding and Insurance company, AccK dent and Health Dept. Saginaw Michigan. Capital, $1,600,000. f Daily Fashion Hint THE LAST WOES IK STYLE, Round neckline, with its natural accompaniment, short sleeves, a tu-nic trimmed, an accordion ruffle put en in cuff effect and a eash of gor-geous ribbon, stamp this model aa being unusually smart It Is car-ried out in dark blue cotton wile, but lend itself to development in a nriety of seasonable material. Med-ium Bin requires 6 yards wide and 2 yards ribbon for the eash. Platortal Review Drees No. 872. tizes, 84 to 44 inches bust. Priot, K oente. Daily Fashion Hint 86IS ff ar flr AND DIFFERENT. This youthful frock of darkblu tricotine strikes a note that in both new and different The tunic blouse has an open neck, finished with a collar of black satin. Embroidery In red, blue and black silk trims either side of the front. The removable shield, which shows so faintly through the slashed front may 'cor-respond with the collar or one shade of the embroidery. Sleeves and skirt are plain. Medium size requires ZyA yards h tricotine and V yard satin. Pictorial Review Dress No. 8615. Sizes, 16 to 20 years. Price, 25 cent, MILLIONS IN 0. S. ! OWN RAILROADS Wage Earners Directly and In-directly Affected by Roads' Solvency. DIVISION OF SECURITIES. Mutual Savings Banks Owned Entire. - ly by Depositors Hold Large ' Amount of Hallway f Bonds. ., . . Millions of thrifty Americana who have laid aside something lot a ''rainy day-"a-e directly or Indirectly,"owners of railroad securities: This ownership represents not only individual lnvest- - ment In the railroads, but holdings of railroad securities by life insurance companies, savings banks, fire and ma-rine insurance "companies, benevolent associations, educational Institutions, trust companies and State and Nation-al banks. A large part of the assets of these Institutions depend on the sol-vency of the railroads. The ownership of railroad securities among these people Is divided approx-imately as follows: Individuals, numbering over If 1,000,000, own outright about In railroad securities. Over 600,000 are stockholders with - an average holding of 913,006. Life insurance companies, with 53,000,000 policies in force, own nearly $2,000,000,000 of railway securities. Savings banks, with 10,000,000 depositors, own $847,000,000. Fire and marine Insurance com-panies, casualty and surety com-panies own a total of $648,000,000. Benevolent association, s, schools, charitable Institu-tions, etc., own $350,000,000. Trust companies, State and Na-tional banks own $805,000,000. According to statistics compiled for the Association of Life Insurance Pres-idents in 1918, 27.63 per cent of Ufe Insurance companies' assets were in railroad bonds, and durlag the first half of 1810 the percentage ef railroad bonds held by the Ufe Insur-ance companies was 2KL25 of the total assets of these companies. Interest of Wage Earners. In addition to this wldeaprea4 own-ership of equities of Ameriaaa rail-roads by the people of the United States every wage earner who puts money into the savings bask has, a dl-- . rect Interest In the soundness of rail-road Investment on account of the large part of the savings of man and women wage earners secured by the railroad bonds which are bought by the savings banks. A great many of these institutions are mutual savings banks which have no capital stock, pay no dividends, earn no profits for stockholders, sad their entire property belongs to the de-positors. Every dollar that the bank earns beyond the actual cost of iolut business also belongs to them. The report of the United States Comptroller ef the Currency for 191$ shows that 629 of these savings banks operated on the mutual plan had at the end of 1018 total deposits ef ,$4,422,-096,303.- credited to 0.411,464 depos-itors, an average deposit of $400.72. These figures covered mutual savings banks in 18 states ef the Union. The Comptroller's report gives, the amount ef railroad bonds held by mu-tual savings banks Is the six New Bog-lan- d states Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut s $406,272,160. The report of the State Superintendent of Banks of New Tork shows that the railroad bonds held by the mutual sav-InR- s banks at the end of 1918 In New York amounted to $301,711,834, R. R. RATES MUST READJUSTED Dean of the Wharton School of . Finance on the Need of Good ' Railroad Credit. . TO MAKE INVESTMENT SAFE. National Authority on Railroad Trans-- , portation 8ays Roads Must Be or Become . ''' Bankrupt' - '."''' In an address on t'The Railroad Pus-Kle-," delivered In Philadelphia, Jann-ar- y 3, Dr. Emory R. Johnson, dean of the Wharton School of Finance,: and one of the nation's leading authorities on railroad transportation, dared that "after the first of March tho com-panies asnst be or bo-co-bankrupt" Continuing he said: "Can the railroads be successfully financed and operated when they are returned to their owners? For two years the government has drawn upon the public treasury to sustain the credit of carriers. "If the carriers avoid failure their Income must cover operating expenses-maintena- nce and capital charges; IT the companies succeed to .the extent that Is demanded In public Interest, they must not only be able to meet un-avoidable expenses, they must have some surplus revenue. "If there Is no Income to be used In part for betterments and In part for building up a surplus or reserve fund, the public will not invest in the rail-roads. th,lr credit cannot be and maintained and corporate ownership and operation of the rail-ways' wfiT fall. " -- - "The Income of the carriers is deter-mined by public regulation, and prop-erly so ; but from this It follows that the country must decide between a policy of adequate revenues to the railroad corporations of the future and a policy of government ownership. "The government Is entitled to credit for haying given greater anlty to rail-road operation, both line and terminal It has done much that the carriers were prohibited from doing. The pub-lic now realise that of the carriers in the Joint nae of equip-ment and terminals should be encour-aged, Instead of prevented. "The railroad legislation now pend-ing In Congress must solve many diffi-cult questions, but the most critical one is that of providing for the future reg-ulation of railroads In accordance with a policy that will cause the carriers to secure revenue sufficient to enable them to perform their services ade-quately and with progressive efficiency. The railroad business must be made at-tractive to private investments or the country will have to adopt government ownership and operation of the rail-roads. There Is no other alternative." Mother's Qratltudo. Somewhere in America there is a nurse from overseas who wears a short strand of small, round pink beads.' She calls It her "Croix de Guerre." Just before Chateau-Thierr-when the refugees were pouring out of eastern France, a young girl with big, dark eyes came with a sick baby to one of the hospitals behind the lines. During the first few weeks at the hospital the baby whimpered and walled constantly, but with the nurse's unremitting care It gradually grew well and strong. , The day the Uttle mother was leav-ing she sought oat the nurse whose untiring patience and kindness had meant the return of her baby' health. "This, ma'm'selle," she said, holdtng a string of pink beads in ber out-stretched hand, "I want you to have It ; It Is the only thing I have left be-sides my baby, and yon have saved him for me." "Just a tiny happening In the big story of the world war," says the Modern Hospital In relating the Inci-dent, "but one which will long live In the memory of the nurse whom It so doscJy touched," CARD OF THAN K8. Through the Press-Bulleti- n we de-sire to thank our many friends, the , employes of the Utah-Ap- e Mining company, the Bingham Volunteer Fire department for their kindness and sympathy during our recent great sor-row; also for the many floral offer-ings . MRS. 8. F. GANNON AND FAMILT. Will Give Radium Treatment A radium institute is in the course of erection at Los Angeles, Cal., which will make use of about $160,000 worth of radium, King C. Gillette Is the pres-ident of toe organisation, as well as the aaanalal backer. It Is the only In-stitution of this character in the West The main building will cover an area of 66 by 88 and 50 by S6 feet In ad-dition to Its office and elaborately equipped laboratories, it will have a large number of beds for patients who find It necessary to remain at the In-stitute for a time. The purpose of the Instltetioa Is to provide facilities for radlam therapy, and the study and treatment ef neoplastic disease. The benefits to be derived will be available to all requiring suob treatment and a fee consistent with the financial con-dition of the patient will be charged. NOTICE TO CREDITORS. Estate of Monnle Oseletto, also knows as Minnie Oseletto, Deceased. Creditors will present claims wll vouchers to the undersigned at thi office of A. C. Cole, Bingham Canyon, Utah, on or before the 14th day of June, A. D. 1920. JOSEPH OSELETTO, Administrator of the estate of Monnle Oseletto, also known as Minnie Oseletto, Deceased. A. C. COLE, Attorney for Administrator. (First publication April 8, 1820: last publication April 28, 1820.) ReroarkaMe Bight Little Marjorle, aged 4, was looking out of the window on a frosty morning and saw a hotse and buggy passing, and called : "Oh, mamma, come quick and see the east cents' oat. of the horse's mouth." Compensation In Age. It is true that a poet wrote a fa-mous hymn, "I Would Not Live Al-ways," yet people ire Interested tn Hy-ing as long as they can, as that is one of the great laws of nature. Bven ad-vanced age, bringing dim sight loss of hearing and general decline, is not without Its compensations, and Long-fellow proved that "age is opportunity no less than youth." Case vers Bfteres' M Oil. Per steving bodies ter anatomical use, Dr. Arthur WUlUai Myers of Stanford ueiveraley sees boxes filled with mineral seal ell, which is almost odorless and preserves the oadaver from Aea? Bees Had teft Rent Last Jmly Fred N. Burton of Gerry, Pa found bees were bussing around a eornies of his home end drove them away by aslng an oil torch. Recently he decided to. put a new roof on his hoase and while the work was la progress be found honey that had been hoarded by the bees hs had driven away. It weighed 84 pounds. Date With a Party. My partner la business was callfw out of town and was not expected to return for a few days, so when I met his wife en the street she remarked that she was lonesome and I asked ber to meet me later and have dinner with me. It was all arranged and I went to the office to fix up for the oc-casion when In came hubby and want ed to know why the dolling up, so I said that I had a date with a party. When I met my friend's wife I told ber hubby had returned and she said : "Why, I know It; I told him you and 1 were going out to dine." Exchange. Steel Needles Chinese Invention. The Chinese were the first people In the world to ase steel needles. The Chinese needles slowly made their way westward until they were brought Into Europe by the Meera. v 1 First Oen ef the CIvM War. On the 9th ef January, 1861, the steamship, Star of the West was sent by the federal government from New Terk with supplies and for Fort Sumter, tn Charles ton barber. When the Star of the West reached Charleston she was fired Upon by Confederate batteries from the town and was obliged to turn back. Thlm was the firet actual gunfire - ef the GItU war. INCREA8ED WAGES TOOK 17 OF INCREASED RATE8. Increases la freight and passenger rates made during federal control amounted to $1,935,000,000 when ap-plied to ttie traffic moved up to July 81, 1019, while the Increases in wages applied to the number of employees and the hours or days worked In July, 1919, amounted to $1,774,800,000, or 97 per cent of the revenue from the in-creased rates, according to a state-ment compiled by the Interstate Com-merce Commission at the request of Senator E. D. Smith of South Caro-lina and presented by him in the sen-ate on December 29. MtBdsBasfc.' is i in 'i 'i t "'. i Reached Its Destination. A little boy was given a penny te give to the Lord at church. He re-turned home te report that not seeing Qod around hs gave bis peony to the man with a plate. A Pertinent Inquiry. "What, did the editor think of that story you submitted for bis approval T" "I'm afraid be didn't think much of It." "Did be say that In so many words?" "No. He merely wrote back, 'My dear sir: Do you realise that there Is a white paper shortage f " Birming-ham Age-Heral- Many Suicides In Chins. China has more suicides than any other country In the world. In a single year as many as half a million cases of have been , Or a Hive of Bees. Suggestion for propaganda by mo teg pictures. Show film ef a colony ef ants, for the encouragement of Industry by example. Boston Traa aerlpt j Bally Thought Nose hag endures but eereeaal quali-ties. Walt Whitman. |
