For Government Ownership Of Railways

Washington, Feb. 20.- A atrong argument for government ownership of railways is containod in a repors to the state department by United States Consul Moore at Wei mar upon the Prussian railroad system. He shows that last year the gross reoeipts from these rnilways iras f244,467, 174, or moro than half the entiro revouue of the state. The nat earnings, deduciing $f)3,240,6-'0 interest on borrowed capital and sinking fund, ware $51,051,001', whioh will bo turned into ihe treasury for the use of the state. ïhis sum is larger than the income derived from taxes of all kinds.