The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-05
'TWEN7YTWOTRA|AS
TO Be DISCONTINUED U
Southern Railway 5 Pas as
senger Service to Be Re-
duced All Over System.

Eleven passenger trains. or rather
I twenty two, counting Tue each-~aS
t.ip VIII be discontinued by the South
rrn railway TO- day, along various INES
Of the system There will be no cur
tailrnent of the service In and ont OF
Richmond. The Palm Limited, as an
4 ilounced Yesterday, will not be operated
& tl,is season. although the Chicago ana
! Florida Limited. from the West, VIII pc
4 innngurated for the tourist travel
Trnir. Tllut Will Come OFF.
i In the official statement received yes
+ terday by Captain C. w. Westbury,
district passenger agent of the South
q ern. it was shown that the following
I trains would be discontinued:
Nos. so and 40, between WASH
inston nnd Atluntn. will be oltcrntcd
between Charlotte and Atlantntonly.
The Washin gton-Atlnntn sleeping
car hcryicc on these trains will be
withdrawn.
Nos. Ing and 1913. between WASH
tington md BlucmOnt.
II Nos. IL and IL. between Knox
II VILE and Chattanooga.
! Nos. II and %, between Salisbury
and AshevilIc. The Norfolk-Aslc-
willie sleeping car line Will be
changed to the Norfolk-Dnnville
line.
Nos. 81, and 20, between Admission,
Ala, and Birmingham.
Nos, 81 and IS, between BfrminE-
ham and Columbus, Miss. The Biz
minghnm- Grecnville, Miss, sleep
ing cars handled on these trains
will be cut off.
Nos. I33 and 1874, hetween Allen
dale, S. c., and Savannah.
Nos. IL md 10, between Green
willie, s. c., and Columbia.
Nos. anl S, between Knoxville
X and Middlcsboro, I<y.
III Nos. aud ., between Atlanta
I'll and Macon.
\ The New York-San Francisco tour.
list sleepers will be handled south OF
X Atlanta on trains 81 and IS, instead Of
4 81 and 40, as heretofore. Passengers
for Richmond. for instance. may leave
here and go to Los Angeles or Sar
francisco without changing trains
which could not be done under the ole
schedules.
Many seabonrd Changes.
Locally, the schedule changes on the
) Seaboard Air Line will be more impor-
II tant than the others. The Florida Spe.
95sctal will leave New York on its frs
as 9S and 80. will add to the Rich.
mond service. No. 80. southbound. pass.
I. ing here at 10:45 P. NJ. No. SO. north.
bound. will arrive here at 9:15 "A. NJ.
Train 43. southbound. heretofore
leaving Richmond at 1880 P. NJ, will
leave at 2:25 P. NJ. No. 81. southbound
will leave the Main Street Station al
1855 A. NJ, instead of 9:25 P. NJ. Tho
local to Norlina will leave at s:lb A
NJ. instead Of s:s5 A. NJ. No. 81, from
the South. will arrive at sos "A. NJ, and
+. No. Sc at sos P. NJ
a Conditions on Southern.
The Southern Railways operating
results for the month of November
9l9o7, show the following changes over
November. 1906:
Gross earnings. decreased..$ 27.7s4 Il
Operating expenses, in
creased $4,000. ......i.,.. 8o,3lO 5:
Net operating revenue, de-
4Si creased ........ ......... 1O8,094 q
Net operating income. after
I providing for taxes. mis-
csllaneous outside opera
tons. rentals. yards and
ss hire of equipment, de-
a creased 49,. ............. 229.5s6 o.
The net income for the month O.
November, after provisions for interest
rentals and other necessary deductions
was s146o31.62. The net income for the
FIVE months ended November 30th last
after provision for interest, rentals ant
I other necessary deductions was $773.
ssf3i2.0s.
Reduced Rates.
The decrease in business was more
marked in December than in November