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THE ALLIANCE -INDEPENDENT.
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SOME STUBBORN FACTS. large part of their surplus earnings,
The following facts concerning rail- which a just freight rate law would en-
road earnings, rates, etc., are gleaned al)l6 them to keep?
from official sources, most of which are Do the people loro the republican
within reach of any man who will visit Party 80 weH that they will continue to
the state house at Lincoln and look pay millions every year in over-charges
them up. Every voter should read and on freight, merely to keep in power a
ionsider them hnr n..t.lnr hi. imllnt lot of boodlers labeled "republican?' UIM 1 1U
Consider them before casting his ballot
In November:
First. According
to the official
I ?gures published in another column, Tn republican party approves this
Wa local rates are fromtwoto Ltat&?dSl MmM at YOflr SUUOD, Write US.
L Jar times as high as Iowa local rates. clared that: "The railroads of Ne- . .
Why should men who approve such a
state of affairs be elected to make and
enforce our laws?
DO NOT ORDER YOUR
COAL
YOU GRT PRICES FROM US,
ALL GRADES.
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: oeconu. ine umtea states census
report for the ten years ending with
1889 shows that the nst income of Ne.
braska roads has been more than 20
percent, of their gross earnings; in
the New England states the net income
braska are not in a condition, nor do
their earnings justify a cut in local
rates at the present timo." And this
conclusion was justified by such a col-
lection of sophistry and falsehood as
never before appeared in a public docu
ment of Nebraska.
The republican party has approved
J. W. HARTLEY, Slate Agent, Lincoln, Neb.
lY THE QLcOBK IS WQ.
of the roads has been only 13 per cent. , . fne oncan party nas approved
. . ' , " " that position by renominating threo of
of gross earnings; in New York state the men who signed that report, Allen,
f"t per cent; m au otnsr sections tiumpnrey and Hastings. Will the
Sfine percentages are smaller, the lowest voters of this state approve it by elect-
w
lng these men, or any other candidate I
on the same ticket.-
vine percentages are smaller, the lowest
yvaing Texas which reports a net de-
ficit.
Third. In Indiana the railroads flONTRAflTTflN.
yielded a net annual income of only The claim is now boldly set up that
$399 per mile for the ten years covered there never has been any "contraction
by the census report, while Nebraska of the currency," that we have more
roads paid over $1,192 per mile. money per capita now than ever before.
lourth. According to Poor's manual, This idea was set forth by Chas. Foster
THB
GLOBE
the best authority on railroads, in 1886
the net earnings oi Nebraska railroads
were equal to $15.52 per capita for the
whole population of the state. In other
words, the corporations taxed the peo
ple of the state $15.52 per head over
and above the running expenses of the
roads In the same year, the net earn
ings of Iowa roads amounted to only
$1 per capita; of New York roads $4.86
per capita, and in the United States as
a whole $5.95 per capita.
the present secretary of the treasury.
Ho boldly undertook to reverse history.
For nearly a quarter of a century, the
"contraction of the currency" has been
as much a fact of history as the battle
of Gettysburg or the emancipation of
the slaves. It had been discussed in
hundreds of speeches in congress. It
had been treated by historians and
economists. It had been reported and
discussed by Eecretaries cf the treasury.
ana discussed by presidents
United States.
F7
USES NO OIL -HAS
ROLLER BEARINGS.
HAS CHILLED IRON BOXES.
REQUIRES NO ATTENTION.
HAS A SOLID WHEEL.
THE GLOBE 18 AN ALL 8TEEL ANDIRON MILL, AND HAS THE
LEAST NUMBER OF WEARING PARTS. '
Tt. urns nlarnvo u trnnKUonma an A i-m-n
Fifth. Poor's manual gives a report disagreeable fact to the monev kintrs
-! J 1 il taan I 1 1 T i a. . ? .
THE GLOBE HAS MORE POWER THAN ANY WHEEL OF ITS SIZE
of the IN THE MARKET, AND CAN BE BUILT ON A SOLID TOWER, AND WILL
ALWAYS BE FOUND WHERE PLACED.
with 1886
from which the following figures are
taken: ' Average annual net earnings
per mile, Nebraska, $4,463; Iowa,
$1,676; New York, $3,656; average for
the United States, $2,550. Since 1886
Poor has ceased to give statistics for
states separately, only in groups.
Sixth. A comparison of the official
reports of the two states shows that in
Nebraska the roads were far more
cheaply constructed than were Iowa
; roads on account of the difference in the
surface of the country, and the number
and direction of the streams. There
wBTc,many more and steeper grades in
Iowa which make it necessary to use
about twice as many engines and hands
V to move the same number of cars. In
other words Nebraska roads were built
i&r more cheaply than Iowa roads.
Seventh. The rates in Iowa are fixed
h by a commission. The United States
I supreme court has ruled that no com
mission can put' in rates that will be
"ujju8t to the roads. If Iowa rates were
enlist tho corpora ions could go into
the United States courts and prevent
the commission from putting such rates
in force. The fact is that every court
that has ever passed on the Iowa rates
- - has held them to be "just and reason
able." The above are a few hard stubborn
facts picked up at random. Columns
might be filled with just
such facts, figures, and com
paHsons taken from official and
vrel'able sources. Yet every fact,
figure, or comparison that can be
fought shows that Nebraska is the
Jrst corporation ridden state in the
?iion.
Why coutinue to pay such extortion
k freight rates?
ImV the peop'e love the corporations
and bond-holders in whose interest it
was done. They attempted to make
the best of it by justifying contraction
as right and necessary. But finally
they found in Foster, a man after their
own heart, a man of small caliber but
of vast conceit. He found a very sim
ple solution for the whole difficulty in
flatly denying that there ever was any
contraction of the currency. And now
he is using all the power and influence
of the national government to spread
and substantiate that falsehood.
Thousands of quotations might be
make from the congressional record
and the official reports of the depart
ments at Washingtonto disprove Fos
ter's claim. For the present, however,
one quotation will suffice. It is from a
speech delivered in the last congress by
Hon Geo. W. E. Dorsey of Nebraska.
Mr. Dorsey is a banker, and is thorogh
ly conversant with finances. On account
of his special fitntss for the place he
was made chairman of the committee
on banking and currency in the last
nouse.
can
Mr. Dorsey says:
Every one admits that there is an in
sufficiency of the circulating medium.
If we compare the amout of currency
in circulation at different periods of our
history, as per the following table, we
find that during the years that wo had
the largest amount of circulatiug medi
um per capita the greatest prosperity
was experienced by our people:
THE GLOBE IS THE LIGHEST, SAFEST AND EASIEST RUNNING
MILL WHEEL IN THE MARKET, AND DOES NOT MAKE THREE REVO
LUTIONS TO GET ONE STROKE OF THE PUMP.
THE GOLBE THE IDEAL MILL FOR THE FARMER, THE
STOCKMAN AND THE IRRIGATOR.
BUY ONLY THB GLOBB.
GEO. W. HOFFSrADT State Agent,
Y07 O Street, Lincoln, Neb,
Please Mention This Paper.
J. C. 3oKH33L.L,
Successor to BADGER LUMBER CO
Wholesale Retail Lumber
TELEPHONE 7O1.
Si0 ST. BETWEEN 7TH AND 8TH LINCOLN, NEB.
FAIRBANKS AND VICTOR SCALES,
Circulation per
capita January 1.
1879 $17 20
1881 .21.00
1883 22.37
1886 20.84
1888 21.18
1890 21. GO
that they cheerfully donate a
Circulation per
capita January 1.
1854 $17.04
1856.... 15.68
1858 13.27
I860.. 15.33
1862 22.69
1804 58.72
1866 52.01 j
This estimate is based upon the best
avai'able data as to our population,
claiming in 1889, 65,000,000 of people
If we can restore to the country the
prosperity that we experienced from
1866 to 1873 by an increase of the
circulating medium to $50 per capita,
03 urged and petitioned forbv all labor
ing classes througnout the country,
would it not be wise on the part of this
Congress to take prompt and speedy
action?
Eclipse Wooden and Steel Wind-Mills.
Box 302.
J. P. CAROOrj, AKcnt.'Unootn. tnK