Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-01
NEWS Of THE RAILROADS.
Passenger Agent Daniels Tells Why
American Lines Excel Those in
European Countries.
FIRSI-CLASS PASSENGER FARE LOWER
In the United States the Average Is 2-14
Cents Per Mile While In England and
France It Il Nearer -Four Cents-Big
Orders for Equipment-St. Louis-Kan-
sas City Rate Trouble.

Philadelphia, Oct. 29.-In the course
of an address by General Passenger
Agent George II. Daniels, of the New
York Central, president of the Ameri
can Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents, before the Interna-
tional Commercial congress at Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Daniels spoke as follows
on the service of American railroads:
''It is beyond question that Ameri-
can railroads to-day furnish the best
service in the world, at the lowest rate
of fare, at the same time paying their
employees very much higher wages
than are paid for similar service in any
other country on the globe.
I'm the United States the first class
passenger fares last year averaged 2. II
cents per mile, although on some large
railways the average was several mills
less than cents per mile; in England
the first class fare is cents per mile;
third class fare for vastly inferior serv-
ice is cents per mile, but only on GER
tain parliamentary trains In Prussia
the fare is 2-99 cents per mile; in Aus
tria S.O5 cents per mile, and in France
3. 36 cents per mile.
Our passenger cars excel those of
foreign countries in all that goes to
make up the comfort and convenience
of q journey. Our sleeping and parlor
car system is vastly superior to those;
our baggage system is infinitely better
than theirs and arranged upon Il more
liberal basis. The American railroads
carry $50 pounds of baggage free, while
German railroads carry 55 pounds free.
The lighting of our trains is superb,
while the lighting of trains on most
foreign lines is most wretched."
Large Orders for Equipment.
st. Louis, Oct. 29.-The Missouri Pa
cific has placed an additional order for
1000 box cars and 300 coal cars with
the American Car & Foundry company.
A short time since this company award
ed contract for 1000 freight cars and
it was found inadequate for the de-
mands of the traffic on the system. The
additional order will, it is thought,
meet the requirements for the present
year. In the last four days the Ameri-
can Car s. Foundry Company has
taken the following orders for freight
cars: New York Central railroad, o.
$50; Lehigh Valley railroad, 5000; New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
800; Philadelphia & Reading railroad,
2,700; Delaware & Hudson railroad,
500; total, 16, ,450, or a total of about
$4,000, 600 worth of orders. The above
orders are only for the eastern dis
trict. In the west within the last few
davs it has received scattering or
ders for between $4,000, 900 and SO, 000,
OOOO of business, in addition. The COM
pany has now over $22, 200, 600 of or
ders under execution.
st. Louis-Kansas city Rate Trouble.
st. Louis, Oct. 29.-General Passen-
ger Agent Barker, of the Missouri,
Kansas & Texas, notified the st. Louis
Kansas City lines that, effective on
Monday, October so, the katy" would
place in effect a rate of So from st.
Louis to Kansas City, with reductions
in proportion to other points. 1t is
understood that the Katy" takes this
action because the st. Louis-Kansas
City lines declined at a special meeting
called here few days since to restore
the st. Louis Kansas City rates.
Large Earnings OF the Santa Fe.
Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 29.-The state
ment of earnings and expenses of the
Santa Fe system for the past month
shows there was an increase of more
than $500, 900, while operating expenses
increased only S21, 600. Net earnings
for the month increased nearly $500, 000