The Portland daily press., 1883-11-16

ern railroad will be sixteen minutes slower
than the present Boston time, which now
governs the movements of trains on this road.
AT IL o'clock at noon of Sunday, November
10, 1883, all officers, train-men, section and
station-men of this road, whose duties require
them to have the correct time for traiDs, will
report at the most convenient telegraph station
| and receive the time as given from the general
Office at Boston to the station operators, and all
clocks at stations at engine houses, and all
employees watches must be changed to GORE
spond. All station operators must be at their
I instruments at 10 minutes before II O'Clock.
noon-present Boston time-and remain until
| the new standard time is given.
| At points where there is no telegraph office,
station agents and other employees will, on
| Saturday. November 17th regulate their.
| clocks and watches by the watches of the con-
| ductors of the afternoon passenger trains;
| then, on Sunday, November 18th, at noon,
| they will set their clocks and watches back
/ sixteen minutes, and verify the same on Mon
| day, November 18th, by the watches of the
| conductors OF the forenoon passenger trains.
All locomotive engineers and conductors will
be required to sign receipt for the new stan
| dard time when they receive it; the proper
| UiaHh lor tnab purpose Will De naJueu tueH ny
/, the telegraph operator at the station where
| the" receive the time. AS soon as the en-
| sinesrs and conductors have signed the re-
eeipts al the telegraph 81. atoms, the operator
| will at once wire d. w 5 anoorn, M: Oh l.,
Boston, the names D, each pea soh 81 ~ SIGNING
and forward the receipts by nax4 IRAN 70 MN.
| The above applies to tho Con NJ aasis.on az az
| well as to the main line and otheS "ahches OF
| the road, and telegraph operators On On. . snae
| division must send receipts by wire 81. AZ shey
may take from employees direct to ID. " oan-
| born, NJ of t., Boston.
The clock in the hall OF the general Oh. CO
| building at Bosson will be made to correspond
to the standard tirMe on the above mentioned
date. and all emploSss will be governed by it,
| as provided in rule No SO, of the general rules
| and regulations.
| This order is OF the utmost importance, and
| each officer and employe viii be held strictly
accountable for failure to comply with it.
| Maine Central.
| A few days ago the PRESS published the
| principal figures in the business of this Maine
Central the last year. The balance sheet viii
show the following earnings:
Passengers ,147, 206 II
FrelghS. ...-...s. ........-.... bal, 800 "
| Express. .............. ......,., $4,000 90
| Extra baggage. .,........, 3,O37 ~
| Mails ;....-........ ....-............ 93,066 "a
| Car mileage........ ................ 5,232 rs
Total transportation earnings 81 835, 494 66
Rents, wharfage and miscellaneous. 29,l20 65
i
Total gross earnlpgs....... ..,.. So 1854, 6I5 81
Less operating expenses ..,-......... 1,839706 80
1
Net earnings ). ....,....e,....... 81, 0249O8 81
/
Less interest .............. $644 Jas 10
Rent E. and N. A. Railway. .......... 125 900 90
| Rent b. and M H. L. r. K.....,t..... $4,000 90
| Rent D. and N. Railroad. s............. $4,000 90
| Rent E. NJ. Railroad -........ 80 -. 3,958 80
Total interest and rents ...... -. $S27 104 AZ
Surplus ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 197 ,So4 O3