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Show I STATISTICS OF OUR RAILROADS. Some idea of the vast network of railroads in the United States Involved Involv-ed in a possible strike is conveyed by these figures from government sources: There are 257,569 miles of track in this country, or 50,000 miles more in the entire region than is involved in the European war. Two-thirds of all the mileage of the world is in the United States. Tho length of tracks, Including switches and sidings, reaches reach-es the enormous total of 391,000 miles enough to reach from the earth to the moon and with a surplus sufficient suffic-ient to girdlo the globe six times. f r . Over these tracks 65,000 locomotives are operated, drawing 2,327,000 cars. If all these cars were converted Into grain carriers and were placed at the disposal of the farmers of the country, coun-try, the entire 1915 wheat crop of more than a billion bushels could have been moved at once and not employed employ-ed more than one-third the total tonnage ton-nage capacity. The average number of employes of all the railroads in the United States was 1,409,342. The total compensation com-pensation paid theso employes was $1,165,000,000, an amount exceeding the total revenues of the United States government for 1913-14 by more than a hundred and twenty million mil-lion dollars. Tho average annual wage of railway employes is, therefore, $826. Among the railway employes In 1914 the largest average dally compensation com-pensation went to general officers, with other officers ranking second, $6.48. Third, in line of average daily compensation were the englnemcn, $5.24, followed by conductors, $4.47. The lowest wage was to the trackmen, track-men, a daily average of $1.59. In every ev-ery class save one (employes account ac-count floating equipment) the compensation com-pensation for 1Q14 was more than in 1913, the largest daily increase going to the general officers (39 cents), with the uremen ranKing next vj cents), and conductors third (8 cents). For the twelve months ending June 30th, 1915, our railroads carried 976,-000,000 976,-000,000 passengers, 76,000,000 fewer than during tho previous twelve months. These travelers paid the roads $646,000,000, about 66 cents each and the average recipts per passenger mile were a fraction under two cents. The number of tons of revenue-producing freight handled was 1,802,000,-000, 1,802,000,-000, for which shippers paid the roads $1,997,000,000. The average freight rate per ton per mile for these shipments ship-ments was a little less than three-quarters three-quarters of a cent. The total railway operating revenues reve-nues for the year amounted to $2,-956,000,000, $2,-956,000,000, with operating expenses of $2,0SS,000,000. The railway capital of the United States actually outstanding on Juno 30th, 1915, was $19,719,000,000, or equal to 44 per cent of the total Indebtedness In-debtedness of all the nations of. the earth, computed prior to the outbreak of the European war. It Is a sum representing rep-resenting more than 10 per cent of the total wealth of the country. CANDIDATE 1 C0M1S5B To the People of Ogden and Weber County: Recently I have seen my name mentioned in the papers for several different offices and am grateful to the writers, but I have a notion if I might be elected County Commissioner for the short term of two years I would be a help, in theso closing years of a somewhat active life, to the people of Ogden and Weber County, who have kindly tolerated tol-erated me during two score years, and whose confidence and love I greatly esteem. I offer myself for the short term of two years only, so if I do not meet with your approbation at the end of that time, provide yourselves with a better man. I am In favor of state-wide prohibition. prohibi-tion. I am in favor of better schools, splendid though they now are. I am in favor of better opportunities for the children that they may grow into a high and higher class of men and women who will make this old world a brighter and happier place to live In. I am in favor of good roads, for only by easy communication can farmers and communities be developed. devel-oped. I am, and all my life have been, In favor of the underdog the upper dog seems to be doing fairly well. The severe automobile accident that befell me a few years ago made it necessary that I retire from active ac-tive professional life, though now my health is restored. My occupation for many years brought me in close touch with the farmers of the county, also the dwellers in the city, and therefore I became acquainted with most every acre of land in Weber County, and the homes, and I know something of their values and prospects. pros-pects. Twice have you honored me with a seat in our Legislature and my record is before you. There one learns how best to achieve administrative adminis-trative benefits for the people and my activity in their behalf is written into many of the useful laws of the state. You may elect a man of more ability abil-ity but never one with a greater desire de-sire to serve the people faithfully and well. A. S. CONDON. nr |
