Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-03
news OF THE RAILROADS.
Passenger Agent Daniels Tells Why
American Lines Excel These In
European Countries.
FlRsT-cLAsS PASSENGER FARE LOWER
In the United States the Average L. s-I4
Cents Per Nile While in England and
France Is Is Nearer -Four Cents-Big
Orders for Equipment-St- Louis-Kan-
sss City Rate Trouble.

Philadelphia, Oct. 29.-In the course
of an address by General Passenger
Agent George n. Daniels, of the New
York Central, president of the Ameri
can Association of General Passenger
and Ticket Agents, before the Interna-
tiOna1 Commercial congress at Phila-
delphia, Mr.. Daniels spoke as follows
on the service OF American railroads:
sit 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 =. 05 cents per mile, and in France
8. SO cents per mile.
"Our passenger cars excel those of
foreign countries in all that goes to
MAKE tIlC cOm1OTG anu convenience
of journey. Our sleeping and parlor
car system is vastly superior to those;
our baggage system is infinitely better
than theirs and arranged upon a 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
fOrRipn lines Is most Iyrafohe6 ,;
Large Orders for Equipment.
ST. Louis, Oct. 29.-The Missouri Pa
cific has placed an additional order for
1000 box cars and 800 coal cars with
the American Car & Foundry company.
A short time since this company award
ed a 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 & Foundry Company has
taken the following orders for freight
cars: New York Central railroad, g.
$50; Lehigh Valley railroad, 5000; New
York, New Haven & Hartford railroad,
500; Philadelphia & Reading railroad.
2,700; Delaware & Hudson railroad,
500; total, 16, $50, or total of about
$14, 600, 600 worth of orders. The above
orders are only for the eastern dis
trict. In the west within the last few
days it has received scattering or
ders for between So, 600. 900 and S., OOO,-
5000 of business, in addition. The COM
pany has now over $22, 900, 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 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 special meeting
called here a 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, 600.