Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-16
BULLS AND BEARS

NEW YORK. June 16-FoloWin9 tina ox-
ample OF the Pennsylvania and the New
York Central railroads In putting on faster
trains between here and Chicago. the Rock
Island railroad announced today that be-
sinning next Sunday it would connect its
morning Colorado special at Engiewood.
tn the southern part OF Chicago. with the
new eighteen-hour trains from New York.
30 that passengers from the Atlantic coast
can reach Los Angeles. Cal. in seventy
eight hours after leaving Englewood. and
when the changes are perfected it will take
four days. ninety-six hours, from coast to
coast
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The American Car Foundry Company, ac-
cording to the Railroad Gazette, has re-
Enid and Gulf Railroad Company. seventy
five box cars the Huntington and Broad
Top Mountain Railroad and Coal Company.
hfty-six standard steel hopper cars: the
Toledo and Western (electric) Railway COM
pany. five hopper-bottom gondola cars The
Pullman Company has received an order
from the Mexican Railway Company for
100 box cars. The Ell Paso and Southwest
ern Railroad Company has ordered $50
wooden hopper-bottom g0ndOla cars. The
officials OF the United Railroads OF San
Francisco are reported to have ordered nifty
cars for electric service. The American
Locomotive Company has received an order
from the Hooking Valley Railway Company
for nine simple eiEht-wheel passenger loco
motives and nine simple six-wheel switch
ing locomotives.
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The following compilations Of railroad
earnings have been made by Wall street
news agency, showing Increases compared
with the same periods last year.
For the fourth week Of May the gross
earnings OF forty-one railroads aggregated
ST. 754. 443. increase of 81 1877 .66S. II "a
per cent: for the month OF May the gross
earnings Of ffty-nine railroads aggregated
$61. .O20. an increase of $5.117320. or Oh
per cent: for the first week of June the
gross earnings OF twenty-five railroads ag-
gregated $685., 1857, an increase of $345. 292
Or GIL per cent: from July / to June the
gross earnings of twenty-five railroads ag-
gregated 1918. 754, 1913. an increase of $19.043.-
1853. or 635 per cent.
+ The gross and net returns Of eighty nine
railroads for the month of April were as
follows: Gross earnings, A11. 439. 405; In
s4 expenses ~.
$32,S07, T01; increase, 81 1872 147. The gross
earnings increased G23 per cent, operating
expenses increased 6.51 per cent. and net
earnings increased 557 per cent. From
July to April 80: Gross earnings, s1.121,-
744.l96 increase. 1897 500 21O: opera ing ex-
penses. $T5S. 905. 9fs2: increase, $13 G3s. 692;
net earnings. $sf2, 1913 234: increase. s24. 467,
55. The gross earnings increased 3 4t per
cent. operating expenses Increased "a ner
cent. and net earnings increased 723 per
cent.
Dividends have been declared as follows:
Mackay companies. regular quarterly diyi-
oeno or per cent on the preferred stock
ana the regular semi-annual dividend of
per cent on the common stock. payable
Juy l. books closing June "a: Hudson Realty
company. the usual semi-annual dividend
OF per cent, payable June 80 to holders Of
record June 20; West Side Bank declared
semi-annual dividend Of per cert. pay
ape july l.. to holders of record June Is:
neGhahics National Bank, a semi-annual
dividend of per cent payable .Iuly to
noioers OF record June 49,; Mercantile Ma
di1fdo