The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-07
NEW RULES FOR CLERGY PERMITS
MAKE RATES ONLY
 TO THE WORKERS.
The Net Profits on 1e5, ,945 Miles $2e, ,s34, 800 More Than Year
 Before-Wages.

The matter of issuing special ratss to the clergy has be,n one of much con cern to tie railroads The prlviiiges gr anted to the clergy by the railroads have been abused. and means to put stop to 1t are being considered.
 The Southeastern Passenger Asso,ia- ton issues a circular announcing rate of 2 cents per mile, short line mileage plus al bitraries for the clergy for the year 1903, but these special rates will be allowed only as follows:
 Regularly ordained or licensed minis" ters of the Gospel engaged exclusively in ministerial work. having no other oc- cupation.
 Headers of Christian Science churches engaged exclusively in ministerial work, having no other occupation.
 Foreign and home missionaries en- gagged exclusively in ministerial work, having no other occupation, upon pre- sentation of proper credentials.
 Sisters of Charity and members of other constituted religious organizations wearing a distinctive Farb and perform- ing duties similar to those of Sisters Of Charity, actually in service, having no other occupation, upon presentation or proper credentials
 "Secretaries of f. M. C. A. and Y. W. c. A, having no other occupation
 Mormon elders engaged exclusively in ministerial work, having no other occu- ration.
 General secretaries of missionary or- ganizat lions having no ether occupation.
 "Oficers of the Salvation Army in uni- form, having no other occupation, pre- senting their commissions.
 Families of ministers changing their pastoral locations will be accorded the same rate as announced for ministers themselves
 The Regulation.
 The rules and regulations are as fol- lows:
 'The rate herein announced will not be accorded to mission teachers.
 Annual or term permits will not be is- sued to such theological students as are not regularly ordained or licensed minis ters of the Gospel engaged exclusively in ministerial work. having no other oc- cupation; but trip permits will be issued to theological students going out under appointments to preach, upon presenta- ton of certificates plainly stating that fact from the heads of the universities or schools of which they are students.
 This announcement should not be con- sidered as a tender of this rate for bas- ing purposes. Inter-line tickets will not De SOlQ WlluOul SpGCldl dhluOtllS OL lHt pr oper officials of other companies. and each company ir whose behalf this tar fir is issued. requests that no other com pany sell tickets over its lines without special authority.
 Each company reserves the right to decline applications for this rate without explanation as to the reasons for Its de- clination.'
 Income Figures.
 In the report of the Interstate Com merce Commission on the income of rail- roads of the United States for the year erding June 20 last, returns of railway companies operating l95,945 miles of line. or probably 9S per cent of the total rail- way mileage of the United States arc given. The passenger earnings of these railways were SAP, ,429 lS5. and the freight earnings S1, 200, ,8S4, ,603 Including these and other earnings from operation. gross earnings amounted to S,7n,7542oo, or $s, 736 Ter mile of line. and operating ex- penses were $7l, ,395, ,421 greater than dur ing the previous year
 of the country including Ss2, ,492. derived from investments and miscellaneous sources was $6SS,3 ,2S7. The deductions from income aggregated $45S. .459, ,96l. The dividends declared on stock samounted to $l50. .6S5. .959. substantially $29SSi,69O greater than for the previous year The surplus from the operations of the roads was $791S5, ,367
 Earnings Increase.
 General railroad earnings continue to increase. The gross earnings of all the roads in the United States reporting for the first half of November are $15,7S 49S. a gain of 5s per cent over last year and 159 per cent over 1900. Compared by groups. the earnings show a remarkable uniformity of gain on all classes of roads, with Western. Southern and Southwest