Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1909-03-30

The passenger business of the Peoria
and Eastern on its eastern division is
showing improvement
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed at Pierre, S. D., for the Dakota
Western Railway Company, with a capt.
tai of S2000,000. The incorporators are
South Dakota men.
According TO statements made in East
err financial circles the Northern Pa
condition with close to $50000,000 cash
capital on hand in addition to large cred
its and assets on its books
Figures compiled and made Iublic by
the Pennsylvania show that duriGg the
year 1908 the eighteen-hour train running
between New York and Chicago arrived
at Chicago on time 80 out of 366 dSys :;
at New York 314 days in the year.
1t is understood that when Edmund
Pennington. vice president and general
manager of the 500 line, succeeds formal
~ to the position of president made va
cant by the death of Thomas Lowry, he
will retain the title of general manager.
Though not following the policy of re-
trenchment, adopted generally by the
railroads of the country, but rather spend
ing more for equipment and maintenance
of property during the last six months of
1908 than during the corresponding period
of 1907, the St Paul road has earned
enough in the half year ending Dec. 81,
1905, to pay dividends at its regul>r
per cent rate on its preferred and COM
mon stock, and still leave surplus of
$50Ts,005 to be used for betterment.
Rail officials will watch with interest
the outcome of the new form OF organi-
cation of the Hartman system, which
changes the title of master mechanic, resi-
dent engineers. trainmaSter and travelling
engineer to that of assistant superintend-
ent."
The interstate commerce commission
has ordered big reduction in freight
rates to Spokane. Wash. Spokane ship
pers complained because they were COM
PEELED to pay the through rate to Puget
Sound. distance Of over 40 miles, plus
the local rate back, although shipments
never went 10 the coast.
Owing partly TO an increase in tonnage
OF nearly "a per cent in the past eight
years. the management of the Santa Fe
has been compelled to divide ITS system
into two operating sections with head
G'arters at Topeka. Kan, and Amarillo.
Tex. respectively.
The plan Of the Western roads to
make cents a mile the minimum pas
senger fare IN territory where 2-eent fare
laws prevail. and 10 abandon all lower
excursion fares was nulliied b. the ac-
ton Of two roads Roads ID the Western
Passenger Association viii eonginue to
make special rates for conventions and
fairs until Nov. ! at least.
In reply to an inquiry from the Civic
Federation about the possibility Of abat-
ing the smoke nuisance in large cities.
the Pennsylvania Railroads superintend
ent Of motive power has prepared Stats
ties showing that even by using hitumin-
Gus coal the fuel cost OF railroad is
from s to 10 per cent Of the operating
expenses, and that any other form OF
Dracfical fuel would increase the item 70
an impossible figure. The education of
trained crews in scientific firing Is said
TO b. The most effective remedy in sight
Official announcement has been made
Of the completion in the immediate fu-
tire cf the Chicago. Milwaukee and CARY
Railroad II 4 cost Of 100000.