The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-26
RAILWAYS show
a LARGE II. EARNINGS
New York, NeWsHaYe and Hart
ford Strike Has Been De- W.
s@ / cllairreed5aOf f.
BIG L -FOUR AND aPLLULs BASIS
SRailroadiSPP Posts Order Con-
corning Age Limit limit ST It's I1ts
Employees. Y

For the first week OF Augustine gross
earnings OF forty-three;s railroads aggre-SS
gated s9,6bs,,26s against sS,,37e.o45 in the
corresponding acknowledgement an In
crease nsofsss1,, y g az i, Il sorS#1 ,66::22ye8 pei. cent en-.
The second week d tSs.Augtist the gross
earnings OF Observation-Disclosures saggre--;3
gated 1871 ,433; against $7,812,12a In the.
Observation-Disclosures last year,SSan in
screas 8 Of 81, 100, $40, or l4.57 @@perIcen Il
From July tito August 14th the gross
earnings of tWenty-nie railroads $aggre-l
gated $54,521,066,. against $477 ,,950,795 In
the correspondingsper iod. lnstsyear,%a an In
crease OF $500 7:1.. or q 3.70speracent.
The gross and 8netareturns OF gsiXty-nine
railroads for the month OF June were as
G roNs eeaarrnnings-19o6. ss5,ls5.27o; 1905,
$7b,321, 451. Operating % expenses-1906,s
$5S,552, 0SS; 1906 4f$5S, s1s,354..S Net earnings
1906, SIG, 5S3, SO ;Es1 905,, ts21,50S,O97. %s In
crease. S5,Oi75,0S Isl
The gross earnings increasedAl3.O2 per,
cent; operating expenses Increased $50.
per2ccntoSsand net earnings Increased 1853.
per cent. ab1 @&Sa@ &Ss8 lsa
Fiscal year: Gross teaarnnlnlgs-19os. $685.
19O6,S 1906, $3.50, 957,81B. Operating ex-
.penses--19o6, s6s0,S14,,7747; 1905, s621,192.,-
$50. Net ea~rningsr---l9o6 3lS,002.l la
1905, gs262,,7e4,sse IS Increase S66, 1871 2s..
The gross earnings increased - per;
cent, operating expenses Increased 80.61
per cent and not earnings increased
21.o5 percent, fs
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
statement OF sthe4coal and coke original
Ing on Its lines cas- OF Pittsburg n
Eric. for the week ended August 18TH,
with comparisons. ~ follows:
Week end, Year to- Yenr{to
t{{ Aug. 49, \. i Is. Aug, 10.
short tons D. 4. $40 J, ssS,lo5 a,esl,5sl5
Ii 1t um nous. III b
coal, short MgS aa@9 sS5.. 5.s,aS.,,.
tons ........, US, al y, 6bS'5s6 ll,Sos,92o
tons 50. ,.. 2s2, SOL 7,os4,so1 6.so2,s275
h s4a----, ------------- ----------
rot Total s2s.s4s so,ssl,s52 27.72s,ss
The superior morale OF the railway
labor organizations mas Just recelyed
additional exempliflcatlon In the prompt
settlement OF the strikesgof the switch
men In the New York yards of3the New
york. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road. This was accomplished by a per-
emptory order Ii Q f$Htha Yice-president OF
the BROTHERHOOD of Railroad TraiDmen,
who directed tho 2bo strikers to return to
work Mt once, under penAlty$of having
their PLACES filled bY union men from
other railroads. Mr.. Val Fltzpatrlck,8 who
issued this order, investigated the strike
as soon as It began, and his summary
action was based upon the conclusion
that it was In ~Yiolatlon of the mems
agreement with the employing corpora
ton, Hasd declared that the men of his
organization would not be permitted to
violate their contracts. This It's as 1T
should be. There8has been far too much
disregard of honorable obligations Of this
sort, and 1t Is we'll that such Intelligent
workmen as those who compose the rail-
way hrotherhoods should take the lead
LIN itss condemnation, SSS8 g4
Al meeting OF the executive trafiic off
Gals OF tho Chicago railroads has been
called TO take further action pon me
aBig Tour'ss reduction Ia grain rates
from Illinois points to the Atlantic seas
board, which has already been declared
iIl-adyised and needless at q conferences
OF the trattiS men<r u VA eApeeteagthat