Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-27
GENERAL REMARKS.

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Tbro,,.t ~. So,
was able to prosecute y,.orr,s, s., a. ,aar
the ronstrnct;o, :. - -. e ~ '.
extans,oo 80 a.. -. lines "hu nia"ehes. tue
ment of a,Idttio1 - - ", "e es'a",sh
rav,.,on a., , .ekt saius anu .he iurther
existing limos .na a. - .ne s'aues VI your
of additional mosra ,o,,.r 1a 80 a'nouh'
pressinc pacoss,t g. - e,iu .4u'pnei''- Tue
was clearly aan,ons.rs.e . leiesrea 70
the MAST .yaar 70, ,, =, .e o'eia.iois "a
W pas' war for, whlie there was an improve
~ n.s .. eA' :, .laine over that OF .l9uZ,
tbrouphout rho .,,n,. sa..n-'.l ine iaeiii'ies
taxad 81 ~. , y s.eh were cohstantiy over
expense IN tno h,1i - ~, ~. oAy u.oe
tba di,..,. s y. 'ie ife'sh.' out aiso
other r,,as NJ, ~ alse amount OF tonnage to
o'"ef nnes- Inc conditions most favorable to
economical movement OF traffic eyistad In 1s,o
when altbonyh tho ,oI, =, ,, - 80
1tno I.ot,,-.n,. ". - 'ii'es0 up'n tne
,,he oe'"een new York and Pittsburgh was larger
'ilah IN any preceding year. and 10 per cent In
excess OF that Of 1898. the facilities though not
overtaxed were yet fully emnloped As -.s,,,t
the reco,ds sbn,,. 49, -; - "s resui'
the ,ou,est - Una. 'ie cost per ton nile WAS
'Ne io"est III the experience of the Company,
having been less than 81 mills. Rut WITH tis
continued increase in TONNAGE .,nco 1000 =. ~
become evident that Az IT,. ' as io''' II mas
"' eiae tiie nmit OF your capacity
~. les"Ar ana economical movement was then
reached and that largely increased facilities must
he provided In 1919 tbere 10 On ,..o =. .,
per cent over tho to,,n,.,. :. ,ooa .'ease VI oi
., ,'. -, .ne 'o''"ase OF 1872 ana while cars
anu locomotives can generally be procured with
reasonable promptness, considerable time is re-
quired to build tracks voras sh, -, -,
terminal f.c,,t,. n 1''' snops anu o,her
tha.. as,.,, ehoihs the completion OF
.nese additional facilities. the congested condition
oi your system has brought about large increase
in the ton-rnile cost which e.. 100. -. ,r -
cent. greater than th.t e rooo ~, was 20 per
nortc, a, th;. . A,oo. WINE tne greater
- oA oi .n's Increase Is due to the advance In
que rate OK wages and the prices of fuel and
materials, the remainder can only be Attributed
to the overtaxing of yopr nrasent ,.s,,;.,a.
to the detentIcn .na - ..n' iae,,tes. anu
1t is only by bringing your facilities to tho
traffic can no ass,'~'., an s"s, ana STEADY now OF
moyamsn, Ss"ieu Ana the minimum cost of
The 'a se ias5 sar 81 , been
year and brief statement Of ts sne present
tion is herewith submitted ''S pissehe 'e"hai-
neetion between the Main Linz a. as, con-
Pittsburgh ami the A1leehenv VaIe vas. Lp M,
ern Pennsylvania DiyisIms vii, la 80, ah O. vest
ice In the early part OF the wear tbna I ,9r serx
tracks Of those two reads west Of the ane
the Pogt Perry Branch eonn.nt;o y, rfetgns Mile
burgh virginia and Cbareson NAN RaiIv tss Its
ern conncctiop rebuilt and west
and the Main Inc af 'tg between that branch
lures have hoe, ,na, oii .9 Large eXpendi-
and Cgairiop nee Via riaee upon tne thomson ornshy
and Charieston Ra;, on the f,ttsburgh virginia
roction o S9atn pittsburgh IN the
raet and sd 81 storage and running
1 f ras neds.one bfaneh. These improvements will
and tI 1ne local industries OF Pittsburgh
t france around that city and It's interchange be-
nMeeh your eastern and western systems by avoid
plttsburgh;
Ton on the pltshnrgh Division the four-traek sys-
art, Latrobe and Beatty. and SummerhiIl and
south Fork as also the elevation through Latrobe.
while between Latrobe and Derry. Blairsville In
tersectton and Bolivar South Fork and viaduet,
and Lilly and Portage. the work has SO far pro-
early part of the year.
On the Western Pennsylvania Division large
amount Of work was done in the construction OF
urneR ana ana OK nd H"
a,o,,e ond The ra,,si ., IIn nh , anu -
tiitt;a I y t, sr ,o,t S u iue anu Oh
Tha ronstr,,ct inn ~ fi,e ;nsr- 3c,tle J,ro
aIout fftvs MILES In Ierotb via tho Now fsortare
R,iIyosd and The patarShrrr Isrsncb Isetu-ean tio
summit OF fhe AIIeeheny Mountains and the Main
Line at Petersburg in the Juniata Valley, and
which forms an alternate route between those
points for the movement of coal and other heavy
traffic, Is Completed with the execution of the
double tracking of about six miles of the Peters
burg Branch: at point where revision of the
g na Srro an .h on inns mne
ana otef necessary az tmat place me
Iha 1-ass ta's $500 ia ~ ait a., -
hon IN frI1 oner, ton sinca M IL Isl t nds
materially expediting the movement of traffic and
Justiyfng the expenditures thereon Large ex-
pehdltures nave aiso peeI mace IN the extension
ol tne Johiata on,'ts a. Aitoona anu on the new
repair SHOPS at blalr furnace. whlch are urgent
y needed fot the proper maintenance Oh your mo-
i've power ana equipment.
On the Niddie DIVISION the work on the four
track systehs was nfaeticaify Completed between
sat .he ~ IT ous aoa. '1sn es OF ths
eoonnant,or r;th TIC patarsh,,rc PraI,oh I x
rofarraJ r. rho ;nnrovanaDt a. ~, n a;IIaus
stat;on u,as connrataG and tha fra,eht ad t
oe fiat c;ty fYrtbar eX+endad -eAN Janus "es'