The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1902-12-02
RAILROAD WORLD.

President ]. NJ. Egan of the Central OF
Georgia was In Birmingham yesterday
He came TO look after fuel supply. Mr.
Egan is distressed over the disappearance
of his brother, an officer of one of the
northwestern railways. who was lost
in snow storm in the one of the noun
talns of the northwest early in Novem-
Der. Large parties Of railroad men have
been searching for the unfortunate Of
fetal but there are no tidlngs and it is
feared he is dead.
General Superintendent C. s. McManus
of the Southern railway is in the city
He will remain here for several days.
Division Passenger Agent Lusk is get
ting out his advertising for the holiday
rates. All the roads in the Southeast
ern Passenger association will sell round
trip tickets for one and one-third fare
on the following dates: December 49, "a
%, 30 and 81. with January as the final
limit Special tickets at the same rate
will be sold to students. teachers and
principals of schools and colleges from
December 16 to the ed inclusive, the re-
turn limit being January 8. Application
for these tickets must be accompanied by
a certificate signed by the principal, su
perintendent or president of the insti-
tuition with which the applicant is con-
nected.
Superintendent B. M. Starks of the
Louisville and Nashville is on a tour of
inspection and will probably be away
The Southern Railway company moved
1900 more freight cars in the Birmingham
district between the 10th and 27th of
November than it did during the cor
responding period of 1901. Its coal haul
age in the month of November just ended
was considerably more than it was year
ago. The Southern received two new loco
motives in November. 1t has nearly 140
locomotives ordered. large proportion
of which were to have been delivered last
September but it will probably be Janu-
airy or February before many of them
come
At the annual meeting of the South and
North railroad, a division of the Louis
Vile and Nashville, held in Montgomery.
the following board of directors were
reelected: B. j. Baldwin, T. M. Billing,
John w. DUR, L. NJ Falk, j. NJ Falk-
ner, I. L. Hail. e. B. Joseph, w. A.
Gayle, w. T. Worthington, w. B. Tan
ner and Milton H. Smith. The directors
reelected Milton II. Smith president; ].
M. Falkner, vice president; G. NJ. Craik,
secretary, and B. M. Starks, superintend-
ent.
The interstate commerce commission
submitted its report for the year ending
June 80. 1t shows the returns of rail-
way companies operating 195,945 miles of
road, or about 9S per cent of the whole
The passenger earnings of these rail-
ways were SAP, 429, 165, and the freight
earnings $l,2OO,ss COZ. Including these and
other earnings from operation, gross
earnings amounted to Sill, 1854, 200, or
1876 per mile of line, and operating ex-
penses were 81, 1856. i21 greater than dur
ing the previous year.
The total income of the operating roads
of the country, including $50, IA 492 derived
from investments and miscellaneous
sources, was $6SS, Sl1.2S7. The deductions
from income aggregates $45S, AS, 961 Tho
dividends declared on stocks amounted
to $15O,6S5,959, substantially S29, 1874, 500
greater than for the previous year. The
surplus from the operations of the roads
was $40 1S5,36S.
The Southern is one of the 10 companies
that reported its increase of wages Of
ficially, the amount being equal to 81, 49O,-
Goa per annum.
]. M. Barr, vice president and general
manager of the Seaboard Air Line, was
in Cedartown Sunday and returned east
yesterday.
Don't forget to use a little Prickly Ash
Bitters whenever the stomach or bowels
are disordered. 1t quickly corrects such
troubles and makes you feel bright and
cheeful.
All kinds of cuts. Age-Herald En-
craving Department.