Railway Earnings Decline For Year 1918 Earnings drop to 718 million
Railroads under government control in 1918 earned about 718 million dollars, down 250 million from 1917 and 370 million from 1916, with 4.873 billion in freight and passenger revenue and expenses reaching 3.971 billion. Wage increases and rate hikes boosted costs, while December freight fell as war shipments slowed, signaling lower earnings ahead. The administration notes no general rate increases planned this year.
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Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission of Carninga
Railroad Administration
Europe
Hines
Board of Supervisors Approve Transfer of Debt Extension
Emmet County Iowa board meets January 23 1919 with all members present. They note the extension of District DD No 26 has been completed and warrants paid leaving 37269 dollars in extension funds. The board votes to transfer nine hundred seventy two 69 dollars to extend DD No 26 to DD No 26 with all members voting aye.
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Emmet County Treasurers Report and Drainage District Action
Emmet County Iowa treasurer E H Hanson submits a semi annual report noting Joint Drainage District No 61 nearly completed with weather delaying final completion until spring. He recommends paying seven thousand dollars of the balance due to contractor upon bond, engineer Floyd Campbell files, and county boards approve overcut 25 percent, extra concrete ten dollars, and eight dollars per yard deduction for cancelled bulkheads. Board adjourns to meet on call of county auditors.
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E. H. Hanson
Emmet County
Iowa
Clay, Dickinson
Emmet
W. A. DeLong and Company
W. A. DeLong
Co3r
Funda
Capitol Grounds
Teachers’ Institute
Ieee
Ee Rescue Eee Neee Es Pees
Eee
Tee Ae Sheen Wdos Beeen
Jane
Fes
Emmet County Board Affirms D. D. No. 7 Assessments
The Emmet County Iowa board adjourned hearing objections to D. D. No. 7 benefits after inspecting lands and the commissioners' report. It changed several assessments including Bratnober, Stemple, Gilbertson, Walters, Atwood, and Pitcher, and affirmed the report with the board authorizing certificates at 6 percent interest. Proceedings continued January 24, 1919 with J. M. Wolden named pro tem chairman.
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C. P. Bratnober
Co. P. Bratnober
C. P. Bratnaber
C. G. Gilbertson
Board of Supervisos
Emmet County
Towa
Board of Supervisors
Wolion
J. M. Wolden
W. J. Pullen
W. J. West
J. 13. Robinson
W. H. Gibbs
Joint Meeting of Three Iowa County Boards Opens
February 3 1919 J J Klopp County Auditor notes joint meeting of Clay Dickinson and Emmet Counties boards on D C No 61 held January 24 1919. Present members listed from each county. A W Bascomb named chairman and J J Klopp secretary. minutes read and approved. engineer presents recommendation to the three boards.
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Estherville
Iowa
Boards of Supervisors
Clay
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Met County
Goodman Lee
W. A. Ladd
W. H. McCracken
Wm. H. McCracken
Wm. McCracken
E. ‘H. Payne
State of
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W. A.ladd
Hot Springs
Soonberg & Kilgore Building
Rem
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Heydenburk
Walter Barber
Floyd Campbell
EB. H. Hanson
A. W. Hascomb
J. J. Klopp
W. FE
Stemple
W. E. Stemple
George W. Walters
A. W. Atwood
Arthur Pitcher
aArthi Pitcher
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Owie
McClure Newspaper Syndicats
Dr. G. A. West
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