Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-09-24
EXPECT No CHANGE.
in BURLINGTON
TINE CARD
RUMoR OF RESTORATION OF NO,
10 OWING TO HEAVY TRAFFIC
NOT LIKELY SAY OF
EIcIALs.

Recently rumor has been current
to the effect that on account of the
heavy traffic on the Burlington, caus.
ed by the two-cent rate. the company
would restore passenger train No. Is
taken OF last winter and change No.
1, now running on former 1873 time, to
Its old schedule. The Galesburg Mai.
prints denial Of the rumor az fol-
lows:
Not Confirmed.
"No official confirmation of the rll-
mors regarding the restoration of Bu.-
lington train No 13 have been re-
ceived at the local offices and some Of
the local officials are loathe to be-
lieve that any such steps will b.,
reasons are assigned for this belief,
but the most important one is, that
such a move would be Numerically
opposed to the policy of the road at
the present time.
Action Not Warranted.
1T Is admitted that there has been
a vast increase in the number of per-
sons travelling under the new two
cent rate and that from view of
public accommodation the replacing
of train No. 13 would fill need, but
it is maintained that in spite of the
large increase in the number of those
travelling the receipts for the month
of August have fallen off very greatly
from those Of last year, and that the
additional expense of running train
like No. 13 Is not to be thought Of
under present conditions. The pro.
gram is to economic wherever pos
sible rather than add to the expense.
The Reason Why.
TT has been extremely difficult for
many to realize why there should
exist deficit in the roads Golfers
when the remarkable increase OF
travel is admitted by even the officials
themselves. while it Is admitted"
said prominent official recently
"that there has been a remarkable in
crease in travel over our lines, yet
when we consider the fact that each
train has to carry one-third more pas.
sengers there may be some explana-
ton why the receipts of August show
decided los over those of the same
month Of last year"
Sentiments OF Willard.
'.The same complaint that was made
by Vice President Willards when he
addressed the railroad men here some
time ago is to be heard on all sides.
when objections are interposed to tho
roads action In cutting down the SER
vice here and there and in stopping
the program Of construction and I'M
provement. 1'he enormous bound In
the value of building materials and
the very appreciable lessening of the
revenue of the roads through the low
ering Of freight and passenger rates
has made policy strict economy
Imperative
Change Hardly Probable.
For these reasons the local men
regard it as hardly probable that
such step as that rumored will be
taken by the higher officials. Such a
change would of course necessitate
the return of No. to the old sche-
dule. At the time. that the change
was made it was stated that there
was no reason why No. should be
run, as the same traffic could be
cared for by other through trains and
the expense of operating trains and
great that it hardly paid for itself II
that was the case under three-cent
rate it is hardly probable under a
lesser rate that the train would be re
established. 1t may be, however, that
other considerations will overcome
these and the change be made"
.