The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-19
SOME SENS ATlONAL
CHARGES EXPECTED
Traffic Manager Of Southern
Railway to be Allowed the
Floor to Make a Statement
in Regard to Earnings
and Profits Of His
Road.
Especial to The Timcs-Dlspalch.)

(SpeClhl 10 lHe e4lnlcS.DlSlalCn.). st'stHt
7 SAVANNAH, GA, May 1S.-There is a
long and stormy session ahead of the
Travellers Protective Association to-mor-
row. They Will assemble at $3.50 and be
In continuous deliberation until a late
hour. any number of important matters
are booked, not the least of which is
the report of tho Constitution Committee.
Following this, Mr.. S. II. Hardwick,
passenger traffic manager OF the South
ern Railway, will be allowed the privi-
leges Of the floor to reply to statements
regarding the earnings and profits Of his
road, made in the report of the Railroad
Committee noted below.
A little later will come the fight Of the
session-the election Of officers. w. r..
Johnson, of Tennessee, is practically GER
tain to secure the office Of national pres
ident, but whether L. r. Lebeaume, the
incumbent, or T. Schuyler Logan will
win the office Of secretary and treas
urer, cannot now be said. 3ysg
It may be that there will be o bitter
war and SOME sensational charges.
The Virginia delegation is opposed to
Mr. Lebeaume.
A Two-Mile Rate.
To-day's session opened with one Of the
most important matters Of the session,
namely, the presentation of the report OF
the Railroad Committee by its chairman,
F. w. Crandall. AS one Of the main fea-
lures OF the report is a fight on the
Southern Railway In Virginia, to secure
n maximum passenger rate of two cents
a mile, there was q stir5of interest IN
the hall when 1t was announced that s.
<ar1, ntr roa a
OF the Southern; w. u H. ayloe, general
pa ssenger agent, and Brooks Morgan. as.
isistant general passenger agent, were ir
the city. These gen tlemen were inyitet
to the platform. being 5applauded as they
marched up the aisle. Mr.. Hardwich
spoke briefly, saying he felt he was in
the house Of his friends. He then took
seat and listened to Mr.. Crandall's re
port. which at that point went on to tell
of the contract made by the T. a.
with A. Caperton Braxton, Of Staun-
ton. which ,contemplates proceeding
against the Southern, mot only In the
Corporation Commission, where the mat
ter is now pending. but II necessary In
the Supreme Court OF Virginia, and that
Of the United States.
Earnings Of Southern.
The report then gives the following SUM
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in Virginia, the total valuation of the line
being fixed at sl2,462, 1856; total earnings,
s5s8, ,451; expenses, $3,566,936; per cent. OF
operating expenses to earnings. 66.4S. The
net earnings from the above are figured
at s1,79S,515 which is II per cent, Of the
assessed valuation.
SIT cannot be urged" says the report.
that by pursuing our line of action.
we are jeopardizlng any Of the interests
OF the stockholders, as the returns based
upon the figures as given would be am
pie for all contingencies.
THE average earnings per mile OF South-
ern Railway passenger trains IN virginia
are SILL, while the average earnings OF
the other lines In Virginia are only $1.o4,
so that the excess profit of the Southern
Railway in Virginia per mile over the
other lines amounts to $7,525.
When the reading of these figures had
been concluded. Mr.. Hardwick was given
the floor and said that in view OF the
sta atements made, he would be glad or an
opportunity to present the company's side
of the case The convention agreed " y.
hear him tomorrow morning, and untll
he presents his side of the case, Inc
matter Will not be further discussed.
Railroad Committee.
E,olowing Is synopsis Of report OF F. w;
rra nrlall chairman OF the National Railroad
'"Ninch OF the year Just closed has been
devoted to work In the southeast TO secure the
establishment OF an interchangeaoie rni1eaSa
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