The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-08-16
NEWS OF TIE RAILROADS.
,xsr YE.IR'S FRElGHr TRAFFIC
MADE BAD SHOWING.

Soma very interesting and sugg. stivo infor-
.s.on about tho fluctUation Of passenger and
s,.,obt earnings OF tho railr oads In .hts coun-
~, IA IA ned BY On examination Of Poor's
MAMMAL lust issued Ono striking feature In
that tbs ayerngs earnlngs per ton per mile for
chs fiscal year OF 1880 show q decrease from
IN, previous year. The average earnings per
,,ssepse, por mile were q rias better during
so1,han 1885. bong sufficient to make The
.hov;pr OF net traffic earnings Der mile OF rosd
IN operation little HIGHER In 1900 than In 1889.
Rnt i,eisht dill not fall of during 1890: on
a.. contrary, It showed largo increase over
che previous year. and corresponding In
..,ease in revenue was to to expected. Tho
.,n,ana,iou ID that the railroads carried
,hs frsi9ht cheaper: and probably not from
choice but from competition. Last year was
.o,ahlc for rate wars among the railroads,
rhjch have told on some Of tho treasures.
Poors Manual separates the good from the
had. II moves that certain sections OF the
country showed u healthy increase In overy
Tam Of figures. while other localities, whore the
,silrosds disagreed about rates show a falling
an IN earnings and sometimes In tonnage.
Tho average freight earnings per ton per
nys for tho entire country was $50 Of cent
:, lsgU. compared with .965 In 1889. Tue
average Der pa. senGer per mile for the cor-
,,.nondnc years was 2.1S5 cents and 2l69
,,n,s respectively. The tonnage Of 1890,
amounting TO 7Ol. Sii.437 tons. yielded gross
,.vrnue OF 3740.374.Si4. compared with
a., $50 tons tho year before. with . gross
,.r,nue OF 3Ss5. 49,. 33l. The fact that tho
nys-s-e number OF tons per mile OF railroad In
o..ss al irom 4O39 to 400 In 1890 would give
promise Of y much bstter rate per ton ier mile.
1nsiSeaoT y. srhibits the showing of the
only shs Middle States. inciudins New Y, r.
S"r,lsni. and the southwestern States. en-
brsc,nE Missouri. Texas, Kansas. Colorado.
:1sS I'd s E Sses i.sS: ~
tSn per mile aud u number Of tons per mile oi
ss. 10 49, - and The railroads q lie same
sH: iG.n a'S s 1s . 1856 a 1850
Der mile Increased rom l.al csnte e l.sscsn,s.
and tho tonnage per mile from 1.S4Y 10 1850
ana s sr s ss ;sS.s
a. s passenger tame and il is elssr that these
:cs n o.s to Esi Soss r In
1ssa sti
Csstrs frame Association. While tho aver.
sss n1mbsr q tons Der mile in;GrsssSd from
70 rses. per ton s1 Der NIL. On Is
Fl Ssn lgo e9SR%RaFed with 81 In 1882 81
TSs New ES SS "a rs,,ro.ds showed ,.,ip.
cf q recsipts per ton per mile from Lac cents
Rlls Increased from Ss7s 70 $3.50 tons. ~
ons D:r s IL III
II un snd f.R pir :
changed from LOT cents to LOS eorfesnond.
insly, and the TONNAGE per mile from 1916 t.
Of last senr. both in tie receipts per ton p it
mile and in the number OF tons Dor mile OF
ss rn. sS:sfe st Rst ~ S:s mile IL 1881
;iS e Ions :y; IL 1885, 1883 o0mO't'a with
States q Iowa. Minassota. Nsbrssta The Be-.
iSt.s MyoTi,nR: and Montana MADE TIE worst rat
average psr ton per mile dropped from l.26
nxre Increased from 1881 10 ISIS sons. The
II; SSsnss5 ia; si ssns:
SsT q mile Of road increased
the iiscsi year for iss1 viii show more favor:
srai tendency t" reduce Inc died charges aud
and freight ratee. at least. arc nrmer this year
than thoy we're last The crors are 90 great
WI p: no 70: the
than they have cars to handle It with.
The growth and prosperity Of the Maine Gen.
trail kailr"ad system since 1883. in which year
Superintendent Payson Tucker becSias gen
aba Il. 'as ssss q hs E.tns csa
~ 1913 wni: a. Tho present time it Is 77ss.
elk principal stations OF Portland. bangor.
syis.n 4A Avg e. B5qnsw!et and Hstsfsls
Portland and Bangor. frat Ana second In i'm.
t'S%ns T.: !stssss ss.aP aai
St S;s,l AZ ihsTssssd from ssssii IL 1883 70
ysspfe oa. aS.F Ms |. ss oens4:
with ito branches add leased liaes, now resehss
HEs .I, every part OF Maine. also the White
mont aud the PTovincs Of QUEBEC. a'u ''s'
Railroad Notes.
ct CHARGES have been preferred against tho
rate. rates e:tvsen CHICAGO ana Nisxsrs Fails. AZ
S e ol SRss IL roand I'll. afc
fSS has besa xsa Ut g So and tits said the
SSn.eA9o. The local round trip rate
oetHeen Chicago and Crown Point II $3.50,
s Mne9' added to the excursion ratc pnkesa
g soand Tlp rate. Chicago to Niagara Falls, OF
sn,to. Ihe torih round trip rate 10 S23. ON.
.iaS OF she Erie say !hoy are not parties to any
Sucn arrangement. but that they cannot pre-
Vent anybody from buying tickets TO Crown
folnt and then taking advantage Of the ex-
Slreio1 rats: yice-ChNirman Donald OF the
Eentral Irafnc Association IL investigating the
The committee Of general passsng ger ngerts
S Ss .feeommcnded ono iare Tor the round trip
~ ~ me foats terminating 10 Chicago. on oc.
SS"lon OF thelunroiling OF theAGrant monument,
tna nnSafd irnm the general PASSENGER agent bf
~ tno hiton. Ho writes that he will take no Rc-
stI On tns Iues ion at present. but tho Alton
Nn certainly make ma low rates and sell tick
en. On fS favorable coalition IS any other rail-
ca no Reserves lis decision. he suvs. be.
Sa.so ne may md 1t moro satisfactory to his
t Satts1ns ind moro profitable to hi+ company to
IN ~ lnasDendent action at . later date.
Chg ~. tthir tunnel will be- opened hy the
m.ana Trunk Railway on Sept. IS. Arrange
MonIs are being male to have prominent GOV.
Cu nmSnt officials Of both the United States and
~ss'essss Arson RscnuS~ ar Hts Conscience
porLEsToN. Pa. AUG. lh-Mahion Geashart.
90 INDUSTRIOUS farmer OF Hilltown township.
tnis county, Hes q prisoner in tho Bucks jail.
'nconssTuence Of his voluntary confession OF