Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-03

been longer Delayed n n proposed to obtain tie
fnns for this outlay b. an issue of special sscur
tfes maturing NJ short perfods and - there win
h. /. lsr~r esv,nr ,,o&h - cost az water ana In
hc,,er r.,..r, -. ,rsr.,r.I ana interest thereof
an he nat ~,1,hr.,t nn.4n. bnraen ont Of yous
curr..t ,,,rcr,.
IN IN. T,,,t.a r.s,,c.s. ~ Nov 1e,.ey Divfaion
the urincipaI ffems Of outlay. outside Of the
Greenvfl1a Ysnd vS,r IN tbe measurement Of your
paer and yard fncilit,es IT New York and Hard.
nm. n. .-....s.,, - -. yr.~.,sv v.,d 4he -
construction az ths PRINCETON Branch the erection
Of the Trenton shupe. and the elevation Of yeur
trachs IN Camden
The Improvement Of the Greeuyifle Yard was
further confirmed and 4 larre sum expepded IN
nlIing dredging the channel construction Of light
er.~a ana 80, ,,.~. .,a ,.rnabtpv rther a.
cilities.
It was found absolutely necessary also to largely
Increase your motive power In order to meet the
exceptional demands Of your traffic. Substantial
additions were made to your passenger equipment,
and arrangements concluded for the building Of q
large number OF standard freight cars to replace
equipment Of small capacity no longer adapted
to the exigencies Of your service It was deemed
wise to make these requirements at once, instead
Of distributing them period OF years. And
while the equipment absolutely owned by your
Company will show temporary decrease until the
maturity Of the Car Trusts under which the
standard equipment u built, the number Of
available for service is not diminished, while the
tonnage capacity Is largely increased Contracts
have also been let covering the addition Of twenty
enousaho cars 10 the freight equipment of your
system, under the usual car trust arrangements
The aggregate expenditures for construction,
equipment. and real estate during the yen upon
9ouF main hne between New York and Pitts
purgh, Including $3,514 23S 43 paid account Of
the principal Of Car Trusts, $685. 1917 O57 81,
OF which $H,122,9SS17 was charged to Capital
ACCOUNT ana $ll,614, 49, 80 against the income Of
the year.
Inc outlay upon your branch and auxiliary
INES operated as part OF the four Grand Di-
VISIONS East of Pittsburgh and Erie amounted
to 81 42s 1927, and the funds therefor were sup
pned by the respective Companies making the i'm
prosements, out Of surplus income from other
sources.
On the latter lines tho ,or,.s. .x,o,,,.,..
,,r.on ~, C,, 80 90. NPeIfiA'uie was
wy" Tue oamoria ana taearneid, Cherry Tree
and Dixonville, Western New York and Penn
sylvania, and ALLEGHENY Valley RaiIwavu Tbe
main farms ,,,on a. g.. Aae
,~n,.u.s..ns up"a 'ne his' named road were the
track, and the improvements to the line between
Amsbry and Iryona to accommodate. ~. hr.,,o.
OF the New yors Cants., ,n.a r' ine business
" eie -se" Aofh eehtrai lines. The outlay on the
merry Tree ana Dixonville road was in the con-
to provide for the tont hrs,nass 800,
own and the Now VII 60, .N~ y. soui
cordance with existing contracts The construction
Of branch is now under way from wast Rro,ns
s,iie junction up the valley of the Monongahela,
Instance OIL "a miles, where 1t will connect with
The PENNSYLVANIA, Monongahela and Southern Rail-
road, which Is being bujh To fnrttar sevs,o, ~.
Mononcabela va1,e, LIE
On .ha We aa,'es
VI the western New York and Pennsylvania
Railway the principal expenditure was upon vards
and shops at olean on the canal snd 49, t.on.
.;as at so,.h -, %. anu uNA t"ei'
~ q, sou'n Dlhaio' on the Ebenezer Yard and
ON right Of way and real estate. On the Ale
the Second track ,ron, p;r,o.. ,,,,.I -
tho - MINER Ton 70 rhiiiipston on
on sldings. right of way and real estate.
The expenditures for the current wear will, in
.e 0, 'ne iour-traek system on the
Middle ana pittsburgh Divisions and the necessary
Herewith. This work which &c ha,ns ,eoshl,, ss
rapidly as practicable viii comnIafe tha f,u u
exception of two WIN Inc
miles between Spruce Greek and Tyrone Forge and
of Conemaugh This win. however. not obviate
the necessity for the CONSTRUCTION of addtional r
sons 'es ior .ne ftseufsh ana New YORK Diyi-
line between York Haven and Gienioch will no
placed in service in few months, and viii then
mum grades of three tenths ner Cant arainst the
eastbound and six-tenths per cent against the
westhouud ira f,c hetwaen Marvsnii,o &C.. at..t
vile. distance Of I37 miles Ano,a nr dn,ais
ern end of the AIepbany nountain tn nng eas a
Petersburg on the Middle Division a distance oft of
forty -seven miles These two lines viii amply
provide not only for the nramnt moyement os Ky
present traffic hetween The nnipts nap'ad h,t sr
Ia rpn iucraasa. but n viii 4, naoassar ronoS
AT once with the c,nstruntinn 80 n ~, stPtt,on Ii
Freight Iina about fpts raiins ~ a..
villa and Sewart a1d nf ~ Us I. tw c1 Ios
and Phi.del nbta' a bout t,ront, ~ "i i1,
and also 70 retara ~ p,. s i.s ~ iehsiI
I've on tdaaSut sh Di'iSlon ~ ouIio
NE n1 an, t iiue oet"esn fltcafn ana
20. va ~ ~ me- lies, anu petWeen JOHNS
t. au ai'oDna, ,h,It! niue mics Whether tne
sar.a iines snouu DE Tor passenger or freight
tsies ia QUESTION 1nat is now being carefully
nod , " e aof passenger OF Irelght II Is
t rom an operatthg STANDPOINT, that
~ ,h es shuti oe enareiy independent rather
Iha tnat Two aauitiosal tracks shall be laid along
Sly lot the prompt construction of these relief
lines VIII be apparent when 1t is stated that the
average daily movement of freight the
AHegheny mountain summit for October November
ana december 1905, and January, 1906, 1868
cars. with maximum movement in twenty four
hours OF 6,914 cars; that there is daily average
passenger movement of twenty-eight trains in
each direction, that freight trains require two
sisting locomotives on the eastern and one on the
western slope, and that the eastern slopa pas
serger trains also must have an assisting focomo-
tive. The daily average number of independent
train units passing over the eastern slopa during
the months named including assisting locomotives
when descending without trains but not counting
them separate units when attached to trains
ascending the mountain was 1853 In each direction
In this connection it should also he noted as in
dcating the provision that should be made for tho
future, that the increase In the tonnage Of Your
line between New York and pIttshurgh durin, tba
last five years was 40 per cent and In the ron
mileage SO per cent " " ~