Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-11-23
Boston & Maine Railroad
Flies Its Report.
Armory Flags HaIt-masted For
Late Gen. Kendall.
Wild Land Transfers For the Past
Five Months.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR.
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Friday, Nov. 81, at 10 A. M.

The annual report of the Boston and
Maine Railroad Co, which has been
filed at the office of the Board of Rail
road Commissioners shows that during
the past year the operating revenues
were $3S, $50, 1884 against Sal. 125 2J6 80
for the preceding year, a decrease of
s.. 124, l01. .G; operating expenses, 500
3l419652 against $50, 96S, 397 .46 for the
preceding year a decrease of S1614-
2o054; net operating revenue, $685.
55202 against $40, 156, So904 for the pre-
ceding year, a decrease of $50, 800 O2
The operating expenses are in part
as follows: superintendent. $50, IS Is ,
removal of snow, sand and ice, $780,
1855; repairs 70 steam locomotives,
81. 81, l05.GG; shop machinery and tools
$5r016.9G; dispatching trains, s1)a, 80
81; station employees, 81, 261, S0S37; roacs
enginenen. $l,93l 24l.02; engine hous,
expenses, $5552. 1852; fuel for road 10
comotivcs. $3,95f. 99312; water for road
locomotives, $lI1,95i.9l; salaries and ex-
pcnscs of general officers. $40. 1871 81
salaries and expenses of clerks and at
PENDANTS, $3ia.zli.>1: injuries OF per
sons %4lS, 9Gs02; damage to properly
$53.l465S.
Other items in the report are AS fol-
lows: Number Of passengers carried
earning revenue, 43, 214,995: number of
passengers carried one mile, 40, S05,-
I36; number of passengers carried OH,
nile per mile Of road. 30, $50; number
If tons carried of freight earning rev
enue. .o.135, S53; number of tons of
freight carried one mile, 215o,G27 .463
H.,
train mile. Ga: average number OF pas
sengcrs per car mile, IA; freight r.v-
tnIl". 81. ,o65.13; passenger revenue
Sl3, ,31 ,3H13a; excess baggage revenue
$yeoo3tH mail revenue, $500 1892; cx-
press revenue, Sill, 922 %; milk rev
cnue on passenger trains, $221 IA %
other passenger train revenue, 49,
1.i.JS; average number of employees il
Maine, 1913.
Announcement was made Saturday
at III" office of the adjutant general %
the Issuance of the following genera
orders relative to the death of Brig
t"n, Lucilis II. Kendall rctircd) o
i;id c,rld, former colonel of the Is
Regiment Of Infantry, \. G. $. NJ:
Augusta, Nov. ~, 1908
i'Eeral ORDERS No. SO.
The death on this date at BilGc
ford, Me, of Erigadi"r General Luciu
II. Kendall, retired, is hereby announc
cd II the National Guard
II. General kCrdall was born il
Ridl"ford in lH,:;. II entered the ser
vice OF the stat on April 2G 1876, b
cni5tin:5 in so. G., LIST Regiment nf in
To.
ant OF that organization Aug 2S 1915
promoted to first lieutenant May q
1856. and to captain Dec 81 of the sam
year. II" resigned fine command of com
pany & on Feb -. 1881, to accept til
appointment OF major ANA commiSsar
on the staff of General Chaml,rIa il
th"n in command of the list Divisio
Maine Militia. He was again commits
stoned captain OF GO. G., LIST infantry
Aug. II. 1888. and was promoted t
colonel. LIST Infantry, Aug. >, 1889. an
remained in that position until his re
tirement with rank of briGaGicr gen
cral in 1897
During the Spanish War lie com
mAnded I'll" LIST Regiment Maine Vol
unteers and for 4 time was in com
nand # the ..rd Brigade, "a Division
hl Corps at Camp George II. Thomas
tnlckamauga Park, Georgia. SERVING
continuously for 81 years i'll the Ma
tI"nal Guard he was one OF the best
Known and most respected mllitar.
men in the state. His sterling qualitc
and uniform kindness and courtesy en-
dcar"d him to officers and men alike
to his untrins energy and devotion t,
ne service is largely 1II1 n biol 81 4
81 efficiency attained by the 1st Regi
m"nt and his influence Is felt through
out the entire Guard
III. In recognition OF The long anC
faithful service rendered by Genera