The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-03-13
N. Y. CENTRAL WILL
SPEND $S5,OOO,OOO
Eastern System for Better
ment of Lines.
Grade Crossings Eliminated ut Buff
falo-S4, OOO,OOO for Improving
New York Station.
ss,OOo.OOo IN STEEL RAILS

New York, March 13.-SubseQuent
to the announcement last week that
liz will spend 100000 for new
equipment this year, the New York
Central railroad has made public It's
entire yearly budget. This calls fol
the expenditure of $4,000, 900.
One of the most comprehensive
schemes of Improvement ever under.
taken by this company in any one
year is planned for 1909. In addition
to the 100000 equipment order
the New York Central will expend
100000 for steel rails.
viii Eliminate Grade Crossings.
Elimination OF grade crossings at
Buffalo, an improvement decided
upon some time ago, will entail a
cost of s1.50O.00O. Terminal bet.
terments now in progress at the
Grand Central station in New York
will necessitate an expenditure of
$4.0OO.OOO.
The remainder of the vast sum to
be expended on construction work
during 1909 will be applied 20 the
building of additional tracks, needed
because of traffic increases, terminal
facilities and the equipment of the
main line of the system with auto
matte switches.
It is reported that 81 miles OF
double tracks will be constructed be-
tween Rome, WATERFOWL and Ogdens-
burg. This Is taken by railroad men
to mean the initial step in the double
tracking of the entire system.
During the last ten years the New
York Central lines have expended
1885. 100000 for physical improve
ments and betterments.
Railroads Show Increases.
Railroads of the United States re-
porting for the three weeks OF Feb
ruary show total gross earnings OF
2O,05S,332, a gain of 10 per cent
over last year. The south and south
west roads continue to make the
larger gains. The following table
presents the earnings OF the United
States roads reporting for the three
weeks in February and for like
period in January:
Gross earnings February. 1903,
three weeks. s20.O5S.332: gain, So
'309,164; per cent. 1870; gross earn
ings, January. 1909, s16.565,941;
gain. s1.SS9,134; per cent. 90.
Gains are reported on. all groups OF
roads over last year, with the excep-
ton OF the coal roads and the, Pacific
systems. and the increase is large on
the other eastern roads, southern ana
southwestern systems.
Two Cent Law Plans.
A meeting of the executive COM
mittee Of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION to discuss the recent de-
cision Of Judge Mcpherson and map
out their plans, was held in Chicago
yesterday. The decision in the Mis-
souri, rate case opens a way for posi-
BILE action in this state against the
2 cent law.
When the cent law became effec-
tive in Illinois q committee was ap-
pointed by the Western Passenger
association to decide upon the steps
to be taken by them. This commit
tee. however. never made a report,
waiting for a termination to the liti-
CATION in. Missouri. Now that the lat
ter has been reached 1t is expected
that this committee will file its re-
port, which will record the probable
action of the Western Passenger as
ISOLATION as regards the cent law
in Illinois.
Today a meeting will be held IN
st. Louis by the executive committee
OF the Missouri roads.
In many instances these roads, az p.
the decision Of Judge Nc
Pherson. have new tariffs already
Little time will be lost
therefore in making effective the 3
cent mileage. At the conclusion OF
these passenger conferences 1t is be-
lieved that announcements OF ad-
yanced rates will Immediately be
made.
A meeting has been called fog
March II in Chicago by the freight
clearing exchange. Important matters
as regards the handling Of cars will
be discussed and definite action taken
This more especially relates to ears
handled at Chicago by the Western
Freight association.