The Nebraska Independent
OCTOBER 4, 1906
tion of Charles E. Hughes as the gov
ernor of the state of New York."
W. It. Hearst, the democratic nom
inee, returned tonight from Pough
keepsie, where he spoke to a large
audience, but only indirectly referred
to the action of the convention at Buf
falo yesterday. ; Up to the present
Mr. Hearst has given out no state
ment of acceptance and at his head
quarters tonight it was stated that
Mr. Hearst had not as yet received
official notification of his nomination
by the convention.
PITTSBURG WILL NOT HOLD OUT
English Writer Sees Chicago and Buf
falo Superseding Pennsylvania
as an Iron Center
London A curious controversy has
been started here regarding the pre
dominance of Pittsburg as the seat
of the iron and steel industry in the
world.
A well known scientific writer has
maintained that Pittsurg will retain
her predominance on account of the
proximity of the fuel supply.
Now another authority declares that
Pittsburg is bound to be superseded
by Chicago and Buffalo. He points
out that the. Pennsylvania city has
to haul its ore 1,500 miles and its
limestone 250 miles.
"In the race for supremacy in the
production of pig iron and steel," he
says, in conclusion, "Pittsburg is
bound to be beaten by Chicago and
Buffalo, for the simple reason that
there Is less ton mileage per ton of
pig iron and especially as these ton
miles for the two places last named
are mostly by water."
He maintains that if the Spaniard
could only wake up to the possibili
ties of his rich supply of iron, he
could reap a prince's ransom by im
porting for two tons of ore one ton
of coke and doing some work. '
OLD CHINATOWN REBUILDING
Picturesque Portion of San Francisco
. . is Being Rebuilt
San Franc isco One of the first per
manent buildings to be erected in the
old Chinatown district is now well un
der way. It is a class C structure,
with pressed brick exterior and will
comprise four stores and about fifty
rooms for a lodging house. The pic
turesque old hillside, with its squalid
tenements, has been purged by fire,
but the placid Celestials will gather
on the old site in more conventional
dwellings, set up again their joss
houses and put out their cabalistic
red paper and their crimson lanterns.
San Francisco shall always have an
Oriental city in the heart of the municipality.
MORE RAILWAYS NEEDED
Is. an indication that the
stomach and other digestive
organs are weak, tired or
debilitated. It causes no
end of aches and pains and
is sost common where
people bolt their meals and
hurry and worry as they
do in this country.
Hoods SarsapariHa
cures dyspepsia it has "a
magictouch " in this disease.
For testimonials of remarkable cures
Send for Book on Dyspepsia, No. 5.
C L Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
Amazing Growth of Traffic Fast Out
running Capacity of Ex-'
f ; isting Lines
No one who has ever been studying
the business expansion of the country
will be surprise at the. situation
which now confronts the -entire rail
road interests of the United States.
We have outgrown our railroads, and
at this, the most favorable season of
the year for expeditious? handling of
freight, practically the whole railroad
system of the country Is so over
whelmed with business that there is
a real shortage of cars and an utter
inability to handle freight " promptly.
On many railroads the running of
trains on schedule time seenas to have
become a thing of the past- Serious
as this is, it does not come as a sur
prise to those who have been watch
ing the relative growth of the coun
try and its railroads.
Comparing the mileage, the number
of cars, locomotives and ton mileage
of the railroads of the country for
1895, 1900 and 1904 we have the fol
lowing: "
Mileage 1895, 180,955; 1900, 194,
321; 190,4, 212,348.
Cars 1905, 1,265,108; 1900, 1,385,
253; 1904, 1,770,884. " '
Engines 1895, 36,610; 1900, 38,065;
1904, 48,658.
Ton Mileage 1895, 88,567,770,801;
1900, 141,162,109,413; 1904, 173,613,
762,130.
Passenger Mileage 1895, 12,642,
202,551; I 1900, 16,313,284,471'; 1904,
22,167,124,184.,
These figures show an increase be
tween 18S5 and 1904 of 31,000 miles
of 17 per cent, while of cars there
was an increase of 595,000, or . nearly
40 per cent, and of locomotives 12,000,
or about 33 per cent. The total ton
mileage of freight traffic increased by
85,000,000,000 tons, or just a little less
than ioo per cent, and the passenger
mileage by 9,500,000,000, or 75 per
cent These figures give some indi
cation of the very great improvement
in the traffic per car and per locomo
tive. With a gain of only 33 per cent
in the number of locomotives the
freight traffic has increased nearly
100 per cent while the mileage of
railroads increased during the period
17 per cent. Since 1904 this growth
in traffic has gone on still more rap
idly, and we are now at a point where
the present railroads with their pres
ent equipment have reached the ut
most limit of their facilities, and a
further increase in traffic would be
practically impossible unless there
should be a steady expansion in the
facilities for handling. It is true that
the railroads are ordering new rolling
stock and improving their roadbed and
many of them are double tracking,
and some of them in places putting
down three and four tracks, but it
is well worth while considering if we
had not reached a point where there
must either be a breakdown In the
handling of traffic, a serious curtail
ing of business, or a broad .expansion
of railroad building, and better equip
ment of existing roads than we had
in the past.
The growth which we have seen
during the last ten years, stupendous
as it has been, must of necessity be
far exceeded by that of the next ten
years. There may be ups ind downs
of business, but while we are to e
pect an occasional slackening from
the present high pressure, each new
burst of activity carries the , country
far ahead of the point at which it
started. To a population of about 85
million we will add during the next
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maha and Return!!
We want to get acquainted with more people in the outlying coun
try of the west. We want more people to get acquainted with our
big store. We want more firesides of this western country to profit
by the great values this big store buys and sells every day in the
year. We are going to make a proposition so that you can visit Omaha
without spending one cent for railroad fare.
Listen Attentively!
The AK-SAR-BEN FESTIVAL is the most glorious event that was
ever celebrated. - This year it will be grander and on a much larger
scale than at any time in its history. It gives you and your family an
opportunity to come to Omaha and have the time of your lives. Dur
ing this great event the railroads will make special rates for October
1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, on all trains coming into Omaha.
Now Here is the Proposition j
xl yuu cum iu vjuuaua ana nna it to your advantage to Duy mer
chandise, of any description, in our store to the amount of 50c for each
mile distance from your railroad station to Omaha, WE WILL RE
FUND YOU YOUR ROUND-TRIP FARE on showing us the return
end of your railroad ticket.
For Instance
If your railroad station is 20 miles from Omaha and you buy $10
worth of goods we will refund your round-trip fare as indicated above.
If 100 miles from Omaha, and you buy $50 worth, we will refund your
round-trip fare, and so on.
You understand, of course, that all railroads will be giving special
excursion rates to Omaha on these dates only, October 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5;
be sure and ask for. an excursion ticket from your ticket agent.
Wo trust you will take advantage of this proposition to come
to Omaha, be entertained, buy the biggest bargains of your life, and
get your round-trip railroad fare refunded.
Nebraska Clothing Co.
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Lincoln, Neb.
ten years about 20 million, giving us a
total of 1916 of 105 million people,
and by 1926, or twenty years hence,
130 million, and In 1931, or twenty
five years from now, our population
will be 145 million. The gain in pop
ulation in the next twenty years will
be but a little less than the total
population of. the country as late as
1880. Beyond our grasp as these fig
ures are, it . must be borne in mind
that business expansion makes a far
greater rate of increase than the
growth of population., In the latter
the Increase will probably average a
little less than 25 . per cent: every ten
years while the volume of freight, as
judged by the past, is increasing 100
per cent in the same period, and the
value of agricultural and manufactur
ed -products between 1895 and 1904
gained more than twice as . rapidly as
population. If we would avoid a
breakdown of our railroad system
from inability to handle traffic, we
must look ahead and see . something
of what the next ten years will bring
forth in the creation of business and
prepare for railroad expansion to meet
the necessities of the times. Manu
facturers' Record.
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