The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-05-30

II win be noted that only two Of the
eight roads which accepted the re-
duced rates show an increased reve-
nue. from the transportation Of passen-
gers during the iscel year lsof-os. as
compared with the preceding twelve
months, and that the highest per cent?
age OF such increase on any OF these
roads 10 less than 10 per cent, while
only one OF what we may term the re
caicitrant" roads out OF the five. show
ed decline In such passenger revenue
for iso7-0s a. compared with the pre-
ceding year. while the other four lines
ali showed an increase and the highest
per centage Of such increase on any OF
these lines exceeds Is per cent
Now let Us consider comparison OF
the amount of service that had to be
performed by the roads in the two
groups, the "timid patriotic" tO roads
and the 'recalcitrant" roads. In order
to obtain the passenger revenue shown
for the last two fiscal years. and the
reader may draw his own inferences as
to prontableness or converse Of oper-
ating under the reduced rates.
In order to make this comparison,
we have to eliminate from the hrst
group, the K c.. NJ. and b. Railroad
and from the second group the Central
OF Georgia Railway because OF lack
OF necessary data. as the reports OF the
Railroad Commission contain the words
mot shown" opposite the items calling
for this data,
Illuminating from consideration the
Kansas City. Memphis and Birmingham
Railroad (for which figures are not
shown by the Commissions report), the
passenger service performed In Ala
bama for the fiscal year ended June
80. 1907. by the other seven lines ac-
cepting the statutory rates was the
equivalent OF 12l,475.s2i passengers
carried one mile.
The same roads performed for the As
cal year ended June 80. 1908, d passen-
ger service in Alabama equivalent to
the transportation OF 12s.5s2.l25 pas
sengers one mile. or an Increased SER
vice equivalent to the carriage OF 81
1is,304 passengers one mile.
The passenger service performed by
the Louisville and Nashville Railroad,
the Nashville, Chattanooga and st.
Louis Railroad. South and North Ala
bama Railroad. and Western Railway
of Alabama in Alabama, eliminating
from consideration the Central Of Geor-
| gia Railway on account of lack OF data
In the Commissioners report tor max
| ing the comparison, for the fiscal year
ended June 90. 1907. was equivalent ia
the carriage OF l37.ssi,o52 passengers
| one mile.
The same roads performed for the
| fiscal year ended June 80. 1908. In Ala
bama, a passenger service equivalent
| to the transportation of 143,2s7.s4.
passengers one mile. or an increased
| service equivalent to the transportation
of 5.s36.7s0 passengers one miie.
/ The increased service performed bJ
/ the four lines not accepting the rates
was, therefore, less than 10 per cent
| OF the increased service performed by
| the seven lines which put the rates in.
to effect, while the Increased revenue
on the four lines which refused to put
| the statutory rates into effect was ovei
| 1ss per cent Of the increased revenue
| of the seven lines which accepted the
rate. Therefore, each unit OF increased
service on the four lines not accepting
/ the rates was 2.27 times as effective ir
! producing increased revenue as the
same unit OF Increased service for tho
| lines putting the statutory rates Into
| effect
4 The effect Of this increased service a'
/ reduced rates on the operating results
| Of the railroads, accepting the statu.
tory rates Is therefore apparent.
OF the thirteen roads for which sta.
tistics are given, eight Of which put ir
effect the reduced rates and Ave Of
4 which declined to establish them. sia