The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-12-27
RAILROAD NOTES.
New Timetable to 90 into Effect
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en- Sunday.
That the leading railroads of the
country are uniting as to operative
plans is plainly apparent. The New
Jersey Central and the Pennsylvania
railroads have just announced an i'm
portant change as to the sale Of com.
mutation tickets to become operative
January 1st.
The changes ON the Central will do
away with the graduated successive
monthly payment system, and it will
be succeeded by uniform fiat month
| " Communication rate. Any person who
has been travelling under the serial
system can, if he prefers, continue the
sequence until the twelfth month
ticket is used, but upon it's exhaustion
the graduated basis will not be re-
newed. The Communication ticket will
be replaced by book containing cou-
pons.
The 50-trip bearer ticket will be
discontinued, and in it's place 3d.
trip family ticket will be substi-
tuted. This ticket will be good for
the purchaser, member of his fami-
ly, or visitor or servant. The tick
ct will be limited to one year from
date.
On the Pennsy lvania the reversible
excursion tickets will be Withdrawn,
and in their stead will be placed the
regular excursion ticket good for pas
sage only in the direction in which
the coupons read. The 5O-trip ticket
will also be Withdrawn. and in its
place the 50-trip family ticket will be
placed. This ticket will be good for
any member of family or visiting
friends.
Probably Watts, Day, brother
of Wilbur F., Benjamin and S. S.
Day of this city, is about as we'll
known along the Lackawanna line as
any employee. The Railroader" in a
recent article says:
'sWatts" Day was born in the viii
lage of Newl Providence, N. j., in
1S42. In 1858 he was converted and
united with the Methodist Episcopal
Church. In February, 1860, he wap
employed as wood passer with Engi-
neer Thos. Keenan,, and was soon pro-
NOTED to the position of fireman on
the hbfforristown express with Engineer
Ezekiel Crane. To give an idea of the
amount of the traffic at that time, it
is only necessary to say that five en-
gines did the work of the road He
was engineer on the Morristown ex-
press, the best train on the road, and
was promoted to the position of en-
gine dispatcher at Port Morris, where
he remained until November, 1899,
when he resigned, with the request
that he be restored to his former posi-
tion of enigneer, which was cheerful
ly granted. Mr.. Day is the Oldest
employee in continuous service in the
engine department ON the Morris and
Essex division of the Lackawanna.
He has never been suspended. and
he has never met with an accident
either to himself or train.
The standard rules which are in
force on all the great railroads will
go into effect on the Lackawanna
January 26. 1902 These rules have
been compiled by the American Rail
way Association and are such as to
make travel much safer. One of the
important rules requires that all train
orders shall be read by every member
of the crew.
The Delaware, Lackawanna and
Western. has $26. 200, 600 in capital
stock outstanding, SO, ,067, 900 bonded
Indebtedness, $5, 1878, 584 current liabi-
lities making a total capitalization
of $50, 140, 543. The assets amounted
to SOL, 18l, 005. The amount of freight
carried last year was 1895, 1877 tons,
The freight revenue for the
year was $40, 268, TAT. The earnings
per mile of the road were $50, 410. 47.
Passenger earnings and revenue for
the year were So. 406, ,ols, the freight
revenue and earnings SIC, 200, 400. other
earnings from operation, $2l, 1866, S47,
income from other sources, 50, 677, 577
making total earnings and income
$94, $50. 424. The total Of operating ex-
penses were sls, 500. s9s- SO. 50 per
cent. of the receipts from operation.
The dividends paid were 81, S84, 900,
leaving surplus Of 81. S24, sos.
Accompanying the new rules sent
ont by the Lackawanna is the follow
in explanation: The train rules are
standard throughout the country, hay
ing been proposed and adopted by the
American Railway Association. They
are as brief and plain as long years
of careful patient study can make
rules of such Importance. The hum