The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-10-30
EARNINGS FOR YEAR
ARE 28,222,82912
Figures Are Being Compiled by
Railroad Commission
RANDOLPH IS ACQUITTED
Attorney General Has Papers and viii
Proceed to Collection of Short
age In Cases Ac-
counts.
BY HERvEY w. LAIRD.

The gross earnings of the railroads of
Alabama for the year ending June % last
were SIS, 222. S29. -, compared to $2I6l5 65199
for the previous twelve months, the in
crease being $6O7 a. The operating ex-
penses were $21, S79, 412 96 in the year last
ended, an Increase from s2O,SI5, 5000, or
1888, SS6 SO in excess of the figures for 1923.
The total mileage at this time is 5762 IA,
an increase of 1882 from the previous
year.
These figures are taken from some state
ments now being made up in the office of
the state railroad commission "a Clerk
Virgil Griffin, who is at work on the tab
ular matter for the annual report of the
commission.
While there are Increases in the above
showings that indicate the finest kind Of
conditions in Alabama, it is little
strange that there was a slight falling off
in net returns per mile of track. This is
accounted for, no doubt in the fact that
in 1904 some track was built that has not
yet been made productive
The gross earnings per mile this year
were s4975. compared to $5079 the year be-
fore, the decrease being $l04. The operat-
ing expenses per mile were less, being
1910, compared to $SS34 the previous year,
or difference of $6I. The net earnings for
each mile is SIPS, compared TO $l2l5 the
year before.
In the report for the year ending June
80, 1904, it was shown that there had been
1873 81 miles new track indicating miles
more new track during the year just past
than in the year before. The total mileage
on June 30, 1902, was 5,29S 81; June 80, 1903,
8, 4S6.SS; June 30 1904, 5,6i2.l4-
After Case Money.
The papers in the case of former
Tax Collector John Case of Mobile coun-
ty, who has been checked up several
thousand doFars short, are now in the
hands of the attorney general, having
been finally turned over to him this
morning. lie has been instructed by the
Hon. Thomas l.. Sowell, state auditor TO
proceed at Cnce to collect from the bond
of Mr. Case the amount now said to be
due the state, $S90S9l, with interest from
July l. 1900 This is the amount alleged
to be due in a report filed September 20
last by Assistant State Examiner q. f.
Sedberry, who spent some time going
over the books and trying to get the ac-
counts straight.
1t is indicated in the report made by
Captain Sedberry that Mr.. Case was
credited twice with errors in assessments
and other returns when he was entitled
to only one time. He says the total
amount now due by him is SS90S.9l, with
interest from July 1900, divided as fol-
lows: General state tax, $6533.09; soldier
tax, $11S79l school tax, $1lS7.91, total,
$S9OS. 81. The examiner said in his report
to the governor, that he had not been
able to get Mr.. Case to make any explain
alton or to try in any way to account for
the apparent shortage.
Since the examination by Captain Sed-
berry the county has had the books
looked into and the bondsmen have
brought about an investigation. 1t is said
these examinations do not aSrse with
each other CT the report of the state ex-
amnef sHk
The bond was made by the Fidelity and
Deposit company of Maryland, for $780,
O0O 1t has been all along ON file in the
office of the state auditor.
Attorney General Wilson will get the
papers in shape in a few days and viii
proceed to secure the money due the
state from the suretes. Demand having
been made ON Mr.. Case without result
the same viii be made on his sureties. If
they fail suit will be entered for the re-
CONeGy Ol tHt WHOle dliohiiL Sdiu " be
due and interest and costs of prosecu-
ton.
Randolph Acquitted.
1--WE the jury, find the defendant not
guilty" Thus ended the trial of the first
of the thirteen embezzlement cases
against former Probate Judge Frank c.
Randolph, who left the state and county
in 1895, behind in his official accounts
but who has returned and paid every cent
he owed on such alleged shortages The
jury took the case yesterday and came
into court with verdict well up in the
day today.
The first case against Judge Randolph
was on an indictment alleging shortage
with the state in his office as probate
Judge of $4,000. After all day hard at
work a jury was at last secured and
another couple of days used in taking the