The morning call., 1891-10-03
ALONG THE RAIL.
Heavy Increase Reported in Earn.
ings for the Half Year.
Field Work on the Portland and Switzerland
Changes in the schedule-Per-
sonal Notes.

Secretary Lansing's statement of the oper-
tons of the Southern Pacific for the month
of August is out. 1t shows that the gross
earnings for the Pacific System during this
period were SO, $40. SO, against SO, 359,695 for
the same month in 1890 The operating ex-
penSes were 81 ,S26 1856. while for August,
1890, they were Sits, 500. The excess OF
earnings over operating expenses was
$1,7l4, 1874, and for the same period in 1890.
$1.5S6, 743
On the Atlantic System the earnings for
August amounted to S975 5S7, while for the
same month in 1890 the figures given are
81, 1877, 984 The operating expenses amounted
to $707, $40, as against 1871, 1873 10 On the
system there was an excess of earnings
over operating expenses to the amount of
S267, 937, while in August, 1890, the excess
was 1886. 1856
The net earnings of both systems for the
first eight months of this year and up to
September 1st amounted to 81, 375, 4G3 In
1890, for the same period there was de-
felt of S133,063. In fact, there is usually
deficit for the first six months of every year,
and the heaviest receipts from operation
come during the time between August and
December.
A SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
On the whole the year of 1891 will be, in
a financial wav the most successful of any
in the history Of the Southern Pacific Com
pany. For the first eight months of the
year both systems have earned about
million and half in excess of the earnings
for the same period of any previous year.
The Donahue line and the San Francisco
and North Pacific hava also broken their
financial records. On both of thesa sys-
tens the earnings for the first eight months
will show decided increase. The largest
showing is on the DOnahue for the month Of
August.
So3S, 65S, against SSS2 40l for August, 1889,
showing an increase of $15,492 "A over the
month of August for 1890.
DOING PRELIMINARY WORK.
Two parties are now IN the field doing pre-
limInary work for the Portland and South
erland road, which was recently incOrpor-
ated at Portland. 1t is not known what
route will be selected. II Is reported that
1t will be built across the mountains TO
connection with the Union Pacific at or near
Huntington. 1t is also hintrd that the COM
pany will ultimately connect with tie Ne
vada, California and Oregon, which wants
northern connection. 1t is stated that the
company Will build first to Marquam. in
Clackamas County. a distance of about IS
miles. From there il will 90 through pass
in the Cascade Mountains near Eagle Creek.
The road will be standard gauge, and its
estimated cost will be between $50 and
$4,000 mile. 1t will be nearly 800 miles
long.
Work on the Southern Pacific Bay-shore
line from San Bruno Is in progress between
San Bruno and the hills. A large force of
men with grading and eXcavating a pill
anceS Is busy, and some tunneling has been
done. The completion Of this road will re-
suit in materially shortening the time be-
tween this city aud coast division points.
CHANGES IN THE SCHEDULE.
Commencing on Thursday the morning
train for Martinez, San Ramon, Vallejo,
Santa Rosa and Lake County points, for.
merly leaving this city att 80, left at clock.
The afternoon train left at instead of
30, as before. The time OF departure OF
the Sacramento train, which left at o'clock
10 the afternoon. has been changed to A. 30.
These are t1c GG!y changes in the Southern
Pacific schedule.
There is no truth in the report that the
run Of the Alameda trains will be extended
to FItchburg. \ station Is being erected at
this point, which IS near San LeandrO and
gu the Southern Pacific main line. Natural
" it Will oe reached by the main line, and
not by local trains.
Some WORK is being done at the Oakland
mole, preparatory to plans and estimates for
the proposed loop, which viii save the
switching of trains at this point This is
only one of thousand plans proposed dur
lug the year tor improving the mole, and
there Is no certainty OF its adoption.
PERSONAL NOTES.
d. McNicke. General Passenger Agent of
the Canadian Pacific at Montreal, is in the
city.
Assistant General Manager Curtis of the
Southern Pacific is absent in Portland.
Howard +. Kennedy of the Chicago and
Northwestern left last evening for Ogden.