The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-11
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4 President Stevens and General al
Manager Doyle Are 70 Sc
Gone Two Weeks. 55
souTHER::N''s. BIG q EARNINGS $.
R2:umored that Gotham Will Will. !. Pc s.
Terminal 81 Virginia Air. Air
4 Lin New Station.
souTHERN's BIG 81 E: N: s.
Is -, !, r,ored that Gotham Will Be
n I'M IA
: s,dent Georg 3 ~. stevens and Cen

President George ". Stevens and s. g en- M
5eral Manager C. g. Doyle Of the C ,Is
neake and Ohio, are both away on !, tl t'li5
holidays. t III Is, Z. !, !. Z, ~, q
t.c;reenlee," near the Natural ss Bridge,
and Mr.. Doyle Is travelling in the y o. =. n
VII is thought that neither 81 l. these esq ON
Gals will return to Richmond ~ fore Two
weeks have elapsed. N s2
NJ sunerintendent Knapp and Civil En- y:
seineer aIsancs Of the Chesapeake and
ohioS spent yesterday at Gotham 40
[ blaming for the new station that Is 5000
to- be erected there. ,3 ", 4! y, XII
f5s@It IS rumorcd that the new YirginIiiaa
u Air Line which will connect tho main
line and the James River Division Of the
1 chesapeake and Ohio, will a. run 5S3 I nm I'M
Gotham to a point on James River$nteaa' ga !.
\ Bremc. s; 3ls35 En- st3 fs
n Mr.. Joseph A. A De Corr, chief train
8dispatcher ofEthe seaboard Air Line at
Richmond, has been ronoted to assist
ant trainnlaster OF the Richmond SDiyi-ii
]. sion. with temporary headquart tiers at
Weldon, N g. IL III n s5 a sj
3s Mr.. Arthur Wilson. first assistant train
dispat cher. has been promoted to be
chief train dispatcher q .13g
4Si Mr.. "A. "a II. Plant, comptroller Of the
the following estimated earnings Of the
road for the fourth week in July:Et
8 Southern Railway Company, excluding
st. $Louis-Louisyille& lines: This year,
Ss1;S s5. 5O7 last year s1,1o6.179; Increase,
s1S9,s2S X, a V t3S 81
Southern Railway Company. St. Louis
louisville lines: This year, SIP 1877; last
year. s1lo,6s9: increase, s2,o4s.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Companys
statement OF the GOAL and coke originating
e OF, Its lines ca st OF Pittsburg and Erie
for the week ended August 4th, with COM.
SSl1 i1' 1906. 1906. 1905.
{53s5i5 Week end. Year to Year to
Aug 3:5 Aug. .553s Aug. s..
Aa ssoTt tons sosl ssl 2,5ss4s7 s74ssl7
TB itum n GUS 3. # n
tons ..I.S.... ss2, COG 1s,44o,aas 1s,7ss,e2e
eGse $40 .sso 500 AS. $50 e,47s4e5
Total -. $50, 200 2s, Az ,os6 20 O1s 81
For the fourth week OF July the gross
earnings OF twenty-seven railroads az
Eregated $12,52o,pS7, against $11, 031.014 In
the corresponding period last year, an in-
crease of s1.s4s,073. or l3,49 per cent,
For the month OF July the gross earn
#ings OF thtr1y-nlne railroads aggregated
II SCI JOSS, 4o4. against $5a,7o1, oa4 In the cor
h responding period last year, an increase
4 OF s7,26s,310. or 1851 per cent.
s The gross and net returns OF fifty5one
railroads for the month OF July were as
follows:
Gross earnings -19oo sss.4T744o; 1905,
N $s1, 1880; Increase $7027,sbo. si8
Operating expenses-1906, $46,a65, 97s;
1905, $43,674,Ss1; increase, Ss.3S9. 6l2. Es6.
85 Net earnings-l90s, s21, 613, 4B7: 1905,
y sl7, s76,229; increase, s3,6ss. 23s. t
The gross earnings increased 11.43 per
Il cent; operating expenses Increased 80
per cent, and not earnings increased
n 90 5 per cent.
F1HcaI year: Gross earnings--1908, $780,
ii 974,a4S; 1905. $7o6SS?, ISL; Increase s97,-
0s2, s67.
Operating expenses--19oe s545,S2s7s4;
! 1905, $boS 1910, OBJ; Increase. s4l.s5s $685.
Il Net earnings--1908. s26S, lAe. l64; 1905,
& $500, 922, 400; Increase, sb5,229 874..
The gross earnings Increased 1913 per
4 cent; operating expenses increased $50
per cent. and not earnings Increased
\ 27.21 per cent,