The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27

the company, and an almost equally cor
responding decrease In the expenses OF
operating Out of the 1900 shares OF the
compaDys stock. more than S6O,O00 were
voted with the Vanderbiit-Brady- Flower
interests. There WAS no opposition, ana
at the election for officers. to be heid
within few days. there is no doubt that
Mr.. Rossiter Will be reelected President
that T., if something does rot develop at
the adjourned meeting Of the stockholders
To be held on Friday next. No one at the
offices would vouchsafe any information
concerning the objec 5 of his adjourned
meeting. Y. Somers Hayes IS the only
member of the board who was not on 1t at
the last meeting. He took the place of
Frederick =. 0lCott when the latter re-
signed from the board last spring. The re-
port OF the company was as follows:
December 1900. 1888. Increase.
Gross Caruings...... g7SG26 gl6,S22 2l.902
Operating expenses. 672,5G7 65lo2n DOCS
Net earnings. SJ5.iIs 3H.sgi 55i
From July ! 70 December 81
Gross carrinEs,..... 6,i$I go 59o@, $50 %dtia
Net carninss.......... .. 25 905 .l,7sJ25j 4SO54S
Messrs. Spencer. Trask- & Co bankers.
27-29 Pine Street, New. York, have pub
lished their 1901 (pockgf edition. sta
tistical Tables" The current number,
which completes two decades OF publica-
booklet for ready reference. 1t contains
a concise statement Of the principal rail-
roads of the United fStates. covering gross
and net earnings and fixed charges, the
aggregate of stock end bonded indebted
ness IS well as per mile or road. and
other important data compiled from orig
inal sources and presented in attractive
form. Valuable information upon various
Industrial corporation is also included.
The entire publication shows research and
painstaking care in its production. The
issue, which is copyrighted has many dis
tinctiye features and has grown to a wide
circulation The booklet will be sent by
the company to anyone desiring it
Missouri. Kansas and Texas and other
Gould securities have been extremely
buoyaut during the past week, and the
street has been full Of runoTs that there
are to he developments in the way of
Could Rockefeller combination in the
Southwest II will be noted that the earn
ings of the Missouri. Kansas and Texas
have been very large during recent
months and that there IL every reason for
bullishness regarding this stock. no mat
ter what the outlook for a deal may be,
The street yesterday again heard re-
iteration of the story that the s.. Paul deal
is eliminating. Despite all denials care
full market people believe that few weeks
will bring definite and positive develop
Ge3ts in the Northwest of a most i'm
portart character. They are confident that
St. Paul has not yet reached its high price
ley6i by ten or twenty points. There is
much good buying Of Burlington recent
~ on the theory that this stock should be
taken up shortly and carried to level
close to that Of St Paul. This stock has
been worth s or 10 per cent to It's holders
in dividends and rights in recent years.
and il is intrinsicslly worth as much as St.
Pauls>
The coming week is likely to be IN i'm
portant one to holders OF the steel securi-
ties There may be developments that will
show more definitely what these stocks are
worth iutrirsically. Or reactions people
close to the inside have been advising their
purchase during the past week