The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-29
RAILROADS
DOINCWELL
Earnings OF Virginia Railways
Are Constantly In
creasing.
EXPENSES b ARE Ar NO GREATER ; A E.
This Increase Of Business With
out Additional Costs Speaks
Wcll-Generous Deed.
EXPENSES ARE NO GREATER
This Increase Of Business With

Inc railway 3lIne6 OF tne E6Outn, eepoSEs
cially the great system passing through
this State. are continuing their excellont
records or earnings, despito the fact that
this Is a year IN which business 10 usually
depressed ara transportation corresponds
lingly light. The ChcsnpraKc ana Ohio.
the Southern and tho Norfolk and West
ern lines ara all showing handsome Ia
crease in earnings compared to tho Same
periods OF 1903. It is worthy OF noto.
too that With large increases In gross
earnings these lines show O very sHnll
increase In operating expenses and taxos.
or tho roads named mono hos made
a better showing than the Chesapeake k
and Ohio, eminently a Virginia railroad
system. s,tS
E Up to the past few months tho operat-
ing expenses OF tho system Eave almost
kept pace with tho Increased earnings.
but this WAS due to unusually large adj
ditions to tho rolling stock and motive
power and improvements Off permanent
character In tho maintenance Of way do
partment. Noteworthy extensions OF the
system by construction. pui chase a'ld
lease have been made also. Now. how
ever, tho system is better equipped than
ever before In its history, and Its oper-S
5atlng expenses are being reduced nearly
to the normal, while the GROSS earnings
and tho net Is we'll are increasing tar Z
more than proportionately.
IS. No better evidence OF these statements
need be sought than that foctlcd by the
statements for september una for the
first Quarter OF the new fiscal year, just
issued by Comptroller L. f. Sullivan
This statement shows chat the sross
earnings OF the road for September were
sl.7ls,Ss0.7S, an increase OF sll6lea.o1
over September, 1903, wh!le Mo increase
In operating expenses f,ra3 but us. lsV.! o.
leaving nm Increase In net earnings LOT tnls
one month OF <l32, sA,79. an increase OF
3a1,o,t 20 per cent, Gross earnings OF the
Chesapeake and Ohio from the threo
ended September 3d. 1904. wore s5.2l0.-t
17512. an increase Of s420,s0l.42. or more <
than eight per cent. Expenses sauI!ns q
the quarter were s3,191.632.75, an lncrcass
OF but sl32,141.97. This leaves me hes 4
earnings for the quarter Of a2ss g.,
pared with the same period 81 a4so'. 80
3thia ratio Tor q wear on increase Of more
than million in net earnings sWo ''l ~
suit. q
Tho Virginia railroads have been e1 =;
coed ngly generous IN their treat ~ IN etis ~
rcctly Of the State Abrar yr aha mi They
have agreed upon the suggestion OF {, st avg
librarian Kennedy, to carry NJ 3, ane
travel, ng libraries free OF all cost - nus
Is absolutely unknown to, any other, Stais
in the Union, for elsewhere individuals
nay. rho roads making this concession !
arc the Norfolk and Western Ba!lhaolo
and OHIO. scoboard Ar sL!,lc. Southern.
N. Y. p. NJ. Norfolk and Southern, =. y.
and p. and G. and o.. 3., s.
The Offices OF the district passenger
agents of tho Norfolk and Western ana
Atlantic Coast Line Railways at {Nlhih
and Main Streets arc to be handsomely
improved within. When the improve
ments are completed tho attractlyenesa
OF tho offices will be greatly enhanced.
tG. f3aa }tss 20 80 5sGi
The Norfolk and Western Railway VIII
operate a special train to Norfolk from
this city tomorrow. on account OF the
University OF Nirginia-Carlsle foot-ball
game there. The train will leave the
BYRD street Depot at 9:l5. and returning
will reach this city soon after 10 A. NJ a
very low rate Is offered, and many have
slgniAed their intention OF going
Mr.. Robert G. Garden, agent OF the
Southern Railway, at West Point was IN
the city yesterday Mi. Garden was for-
mcrly located at Richmond as chief clerk
to Mr.. Z. A. Lee. local agent OF the,