Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1903 — CORRESPONDENCE [ARTICLE]

CORRESPONDENCE

Contributed by The Republican's County Correspondents.

Monday’s international Yacht race was another failure for lack of wind, but when it was called off the Reliance was about two miles ahead. Sir Thomas Lipton now admits that be has no chance of winning the oup, It is figured that he has spent about 12,000,000 in hie repeated attempts to ’‘lift the cup” and he now talks like i e was ready to lay down for good. The Logansport Pharos Has this to say on a matter that interests and oonoerns a majority of people: The heads of the great railway corporations are considering the question of reduoiDg passenger fares to two cents per mile on western roads. Two cents pei mile is the rate charged on eastern roads and experience proves low fares stimulate paesenger traffic. The time is notlar distant when passenger fares will not ex ceed two cents per mile on any of the great railroads.

Indiana stands third among ten western states in its liberality in paying wages t> teachers, Wisconsin being first and Illino s seoond. Michigan is below In diana, lowa i& away down at ninth place and Ohio stands tenth, paying male teachers buUs3s aid W*omen $29 p r month. Ohio pays the lowest wngts to men teacheis in all the northern states, and only Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont pay less to women. lowa, t>{ the Mississippi valley states and territorits, pay the lowest wages next to Louisiana.

Many of the larga Chicago firms are moving and many more o n template gtt iog out of the city on aooonnt of the labor union trouble The Rand-MoNaily Company will go to Wisconsin, and the Barnhart Brothers type foundry have bids to locate at Aurora and Hammond, bat to go to the latter plaoe would be like jumping oat of the frying pan into the fire, for Hammoud is in the grasp of the unions and bss been for some time. There is no doubt the Chicago Typographical Union will tackle the Ooukey plant again soon, and if so, he too, like the G. H. H amtnond C impany, will go where he can have a little say in the running of his own business.—Crown Point Star.

r Newlanri. Miss Anderson, cf Hersher, 11l , is visiting her frietid, Arietta Stevens here this week. James Hazelett, of Medaryville, is digging a well in the wss* part of town for Mr. Gifford. Dredge No. 2, sank in 6 fe-t of water Saturday at 11 o’colocL a. ui. Not very many from here attended the carnival at Rensselaer last week. - v Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Guy Beebe at Gifford, Saturday night. Aug. ?Q. a girl. All doing well. Missßicks is on the sick list-, Dr? Kressler is attending her. Harry Gifford purchased of Winfred Pullins Friday 15 head of bucking bronchos and if you were to see the antics some oLthem go through when the boys them to ride, you would think they were rightly named A. B. Dunfee is building cars at Kersey for the C. & W. V, R. R. The new road from Newland to G fford is about completed. This will save a drive of 2 miles to get from on* place to the other.