The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-17
yAEY ADDRESSES
 PATRONS OF SOUTHERN
nk of Railway Shews EidaeiafH Relation slip Betwer His Company and'Peopls
 of the South.


 <3xHERN RAILWAY COMPANY.
 ltes of the Presidents
 WAohtpgton P .G.
 JaffuAry- is.S 1907.
 1h4 Public served by. the Southern
 MAilWay Company<
 44ll4ipg. from our own point of
 &3l l< from pNblica exprsesiont the
 11&ee< of the@ work of- this CoRas. N especially in the south. and the
 &Iary rslationshipe which 1t bears to
 Iaffons and to. the public. desire
 96ke | brief statement of some of
 ecndltions which confront 1t. and
 &pD8ppsss aud SpelicyYo its man. |55 mana xement would not ignore
 31pk that at pssseat- railroad ser
 Uonexaliy. including that of the
 o&nk ipE far from satisfaetory. II
 6 W6&t no adequafee and justffyinrt Co Tor th{en theSe csa9ktiens1 would unp6xdo0ADfes but the fact is, they t(44 1arEe1y from causes. which can <t fot the moment be controlled.
 q " 2SS dinsfys ilsdustrisi develop-. s1[t pfx tkaE sesA&k. In- hlss last pAss4is 1re&& tho late President of this &r1p4nyk Mx. Snmuel SpencsEs rsferr- <o fhis deveIopment as follows:
 m 8outh hesf en*$tRed~ uspn a pe- 4 ok Increased production in agri- |<1Iro and in manNfaefures, and ,of le<<{ industrial; and. commercial. ac-- <@I such ass her best friends and 15< }<1kf h1ffaetic- prophets. s.hads scares- d<4a<1a4e off flfteRn years; ago. l<f<9 tbate pexieAS the cash- value Of F- coftoH crop. has. doubled. the- o5a6{ ox pig iron produced' at her a<nncsa~ ha1- ipexenseas enermuaisiyr x& <hss pee3pcts of her cssa, mines hsst -- A gAl- F.1A xnf os f&c$eE1esx have snEunes iipN. w5tbAne r- h@rderss fas the extent tfrnts rsarsa f her cation eSop4 isA nows nsafsata actnf- , on haer5 oxn2 soils trax,. ihc all thes f{18zof Mew Enxzandl The tetaIsvaas-- II 0k& h4rx annual nanufactnre& nozs *n1r&xnk&s nearly- eightesns hundred5 6 f5onss in va1as. Taie. tatals value of ef z<rnie11turaAA pEaducts~ ise naH- oNer& txen<een hundred millions per ans .r11<s sinereaee is I ike wise Rdieateaint 6k< x<,1us.ae- af@ traf34e- handled by thiss l|sua;,5x,sx. Tn 1885 the riusabeF- of3 toDs- f fftfe1ftkc one miie, was lS0sSf- S1se84% while im leeSs tlser nunaber- of |8nes csrr5ed- one mile was. 44sefeaer- <1R5 showing an increase of over three. tr,sa efia per Scent, orr allowing for the- &nxS&sea miieaee, an incrsaSes or &z-e% \ @k< nor ceuts {: wh4fe in iSS5s the z ;1sisissf of- ,assef effsyers. hauled one mile. ||3szS i4s.845.92S: as against 54es5aSs- 5ss i'll 1906. showing. an increase. ofs <x@x two haisldfed- per centh; or allow a, ,xS fer the ifcreasSd- mileages an in rs1zs per mile of road. of oyer, eigiitys \ No~;3fsf fe. in, the Unitedv statsss exeept ]z, tise two States Of, the- extreme North re#7 Wasllington and Oregon. EaSa Isers besp speE inaasssiai deyslepmsnt Sss fn thee sppths s ff is perhaps not. too. much. to, claim haz opksidsz of tte- energieyt and eft z olss Sanv has been 6ne; of. the chief fas> orS ins tll5s' deyslopments MRRlfestly. he vast increase of traffc to this ..coma z&fesal awakening reQuires- enoynous, |n n&fenAeR in trRnsportattenp facilities B e< nia aylagepaent, of. the Southern Ra1lt xa# copspanys has, not been unnaindful |t ti1iss fact. and dids not, walt for cena-. E ffsmnflnGss to- increa to- thel utmost. o&<lblA. extent it's. traRsp6rtal9n1 car. eakskE II must. be, remenbexede thatl E }: IS cnmpany hes nos been ip, existence. 4H*eS thani about. twelyee years. It md kfpss raj iFp padssofs t hes ssAths new flpE part o9s Its system of |' N fsfs SAd fagaltt- cons strHstisD1 poorly, {npeak and utterlFr uppreParedc to s4Ss<i&s aRys consi9eras1lee ttafae. They Ha9 been Fseentlyy bsptSyApt and. weEs- zf hovks credit
 Az saens ass thes newe company came H<n exiskence, the management adoptr l as pplicys off betseyFpeptt and improve nHntf and splmethirgs os. what; 1t has. fnzas tez pEeRaysA foEs the tEatiac. of! the 7pz1kh. Wtlls appear. from the following. Ess RaNs spepfs
 T fzssP aHprexeee anAs heavier.
 ' dsebsss trssiipsr rsaacinE. KFaQes4 apd1 changingsaltgR-
 n6eS,ks .5,.f ....:.:.:.... 6S57Sy6sl heRFiex. pawsry ... z. ... 2s5Ssi54S' deslFiess, .,:...,...- 2Ssssess, cisS tFaskss: :. :r.::.. s,1tsssss' sfy M ..., ..;....::..:.:.. 2sO4l,14sr < mle}tss to- yards, real es.ate, rcHaEFays ahd,stFnctuIss and
 s4Ni tsopsss.. .: .... .; =. St2sPgs0s Al total of.. .. .. ....sssl lSi ,0is:
 xe H@ss spens or, Consraeted
 tersPenas
 For neW~ equipment, S4gs3225Sac For jetnt terHainalse cersples- teas lus< pgpn0ytien1, .... 3,4es,1sS
 
 Tor danble. tgaektngy ...... 6,744s7se,
 57->z=- ., Maf<ing, a, total of work, done, < aEaAs coptraetedr feFs toa prey. E paEe to- h9ndIe the tFalIie. se6.4sRr945s H8gx IPeEeesea4 its. RelIIRGe
 steeIxs aAs EpIloWs,
 # I!qaemptiYesg fEonl. 6gS1 to, (Tseeiyed1 ndA ceptraeteds foF), 1,54a+
 4 Fneights stgaiR,c cars1 from 1ss924s to (rer etvaax aads centFaRtedr fer 5ssAell
 Faesengegs train carss from 4STy to. < reeekveAs and contracted feFl 1,0eS. TSsAss dpess not indteates fHlly the iu- re3Ree made tos it's. equipment sby. the oEnpazlyr because thes inereased4 power 'f the locomotives, and tfieL increased oagREa capacity, of the, cars, have ade led nkleh. more to. the. equipment. cax }acity of the. Company. than. the. mum Der of added units would represent For example. the4 average. capacity of ishe freight, cars has. increased 2s.SS per- cant.
 4 fair consideration. of, these. figures. Will depaonstrateA theA fact that, the, napaEfmept, of this Company has, not, beass- llTaindfnl of f,its, obl igation, to inr reasee it's facilities in anticipation. of. es inereaee, in traffic
 Ik, has. been, and1 still, iss hammered. bonesEefs by. two conditions; One Is, Ehe large. amount of, fresh capital res nireds and, the. othery the. difficulty. af seeurings adeapate, and. efaeieRt laE sors of pfornptly, getting. its copstruc- # ton work dbnet ana, of Obtaining the pllinR stock rail and other material 4 ksz ss1rii ffkl tn- fmproYed. facilities N