The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-29

perform the toarney from Liverpool %
Tsorion and 30 a. paris % The British isles
= the most comfortable manner. with The
greatest speed airs absolute safety.
The Inc has the most perfect
permanent way. operat ess sh-o as-saocs
on tAs absolute blork system.
the Ioocuoefve include the well-xno7yn
wshh's compounds and the spleug2sd equip
ule2t Of yeStfaGled. saIcon. drawing sleep
ing. breakfast. luncheon ana dining ears
AMI the first, second and thirl-claSs cars
tTc5uc3a every modern convenience for the
comfort Of travellers. these. wfsh al oEhs-
improvements in operating TIE system,
plaza the London & NORTHWESTERN railway
9oTeEnoS. in the ranks ~ the standard rail-
NAYS OF the world
Americans who visited the Worlds ex-
position at Chicago Will rraeruher with
pleasure the splendid exhibit made there
by The London 4 Northwestern which
occupied several thousand feet % space
and included the compound locomotive
queen Empress" sleeping and day cars.
permanent ToaGbed. safety and block sis-
nais n use on the conapany's lines. and
received the highest award. The loco
motive arR ears were run as a special
known as the British special" over the
tracks Of the Lake Shore 4 Michswan
Southern and the New York Central.
from Chicago 10 New York, in November
and December. 1923.
The London * Northwestern this wear
celebrates the nftieth year OF it's incoc-
poration. Its shares were originally is
Ued al 500 sterling. The latest quota
tton showed them al A2l5 The last re-
port shows an annual dividend OF g. per
cent, which for solid. conservative En-
sllsh investment IS regarded as a marvel
OF financial Skill and wise management.
some Idea or the extensive operations OF
the company may be had from the fellow
ing facts, which were obtained in con-
versation with Mr. Barattoni yesterday:
The original capital stock was SS1.tss9 os'.
The present capital stock j. SSoo, coo 0Qi,
Tic annual revenue is estimated al sea-
o1o,H1 The annual expenditure IS esti-
mated at SS5.e.o.0oa The company employs
IS go persons. OF whom i9,eeo are employed
III tho locomotive department. 1t pays
In salaries and wages each year s2o,o19 500.
1t operates 2.soo miles OF road. II owns
Alb engines. 40 passenger cars G0q+0
freight cars, 500 wagons and trucks. 500
horses and twenty steamships IL carries
100000 passengers every year. fne tick
cts issued annual weigh il gross sixty
tons II placed end 10 end these tickets
would in eleven years make a belt around
the world. IL carries annually S1.5eaeso
tons Of merchandise. IL has $40 statSus.
800 signal cabins. and S2oto signal levers.
lamps.
The position of Mr.. Harrison. she lead
ing member Of the party now IN Seattle.
is relatively much more important than
that CT a. American railway manager. II
corresponds more nearly 10 the American
railroad presidency. In other words. he
has no superior officer, but reports imne-
diately 10 the board OF directors.
M Harrison scouts the idea sAat he IS
In America looking after inves sments, and
me reporter VAS rather glad nat ne had
not ventuged % question the n2asua'e on
that point. as Mr.. Barattoni immc La ely
declared that nobody with common sense
would ask such a question. For" added
he. 1t Is absurd 10 suppose that the gen
eraI officers of a company would be trav-
cling on any such mission"
From here the party goes East over the
Seattle & International and Caaa1iln Ia
clnc railroads.