Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-12-03
Interurban Roads of the East
Said to be 0utstripping
Steam Roads.
GARMENT WORKERS STRIKE
Prlvation ana Domestic Tragedy STAR
ing Them In the Facc-Cana-
dim Railways.

chicago, Dec. o.--lIltetuID hH ihiA
ways of central states which have
had some bad wrecks Of late, are said
to be outstripping the steam rail-
roads in efforts to safeguard their pass
scngers and at the same time to pre-
vent the enormous money loss caused
by wrecks. A bulletin OF the league
for. public safety says: Tests report
cd by intcrurban lines near Chicago
of late of safety devices and block
signal apparatus indicate more initia-
tive by traction than steam roads in
respect to the greatest need of mod
crn travel, viz, automatic safety stop
devices. Such device. which was
not dependent upon uncertainties or
electricity or upon human agency was
tested on one of the traction lines
near Chicago. 1t was officially report
ed to do the needful things success
fully and so entirely without human
aid that its operation was almost un--
canny. The simplicity and consequent
low cost of the deYice promises much
for the future reduction of the enor-
nous death and injury roll of the
railways" Details of the tests have
not been divulged. The Illinois Trac-
IlOI SSStcIll HAS DECIl luNGSllohNiiS
signal devices used In the east none of
which however are automatic, nom
electrical stops sought by the expert
board or the 5interstate. commerce COM
mission. This system has been asking
for bids on block systems .tofequip lQo
miles of track. One OF those consider-'
ed provides that tho dlspatchers sig
nal indications be eiven by semaphore
blades in the day time and lamps ut
night The system provides an ans
swerback and record in the dispatch
er's office for tho movement Of each
signal. The huge sums paid out as
transportation expenses, for damage
of property and injury of persons is
shown by the totals reported by the
Interstate commerce commission, the
New York Central leading the per-
sonal injury list with $3.50, SOl.3a for
the year ending June 3d. 1908. and eX-
eenses for clearing wrecks of SSi5,4i9.
damage to property $309S,796. The ex-
penses of the Pennsylvania system
were sS970Oi for personal Injuries.
s1,s54,SSs for damages to freight and
s77G,535 for clearing wrecks. The Frisco
system lost $2,110,945 by damage to
freight and $l,265,5ol by injury to per-
sons.
GOVERNMENT WORKERS STRIKE.
Privation and domestic tragedy
haunt thousands OF garment workers
homes in Chicago as result OF the re-
markable strike, begun notwithstand1
ing that winter was coming on
and doggedIy continued almost with
out tho aid Of n strike benefit fund.
The garment manufacturers of Chi
cago will lose heavily when spring
finds them short of stock ana those
of New York will be gamers. The; con-
ditions which impelled the strike,
however, were such as to enlist the
sympathies OF women and business
men who do not ordinary sympathtzN
with the purpose Of method of strikes.
Astonishing fortitude has been shown
by the girl strikers particularly. whose
incomes. never large, were not SUI
fiicient to provide any resources for
such an emergency. a condition ar-
preaching starvation of these has
weeks. The fact that continuance OF
the struggle Is practically due to q
misunderstanding makes such pitifui
conditions doubly pltiful The city
clubs and Citizens committees finally
have taken up the matter and q meet
ing In which the strikers and en-
ployers are to present the contcn-
tons of both are to be heard.
CANADIAN RAILWAYS. =
Sir Thomas G. Shaughnessy, prcsi-
dent Of tho Canadian Pacific railway.
has alayed the fears of the Ameri-
can railway managers that their con-
tentions for rate increase would re-
ceive setback If the management OF
tho Canadian transcontinental system
was consulted. Sir Thomas In inter-
views here said: Il hope that popular
clamor will not operate to prevent the
railroads in the states from getting
what they reasonably need in the way
of rates" he said. "as vast amount
of capital is required to enable them
to give the service expected. This can
only be supported and secured by ade-
quatc revenues"
The facts that the Canadian Pacific
railway operates on freight and pas
senger revenues which arc practically
the same rs those in the United States.
that its per-ton-mile rate shown by
tho last annual report Is almost
idcntlcally the average per-ton-mila
rate of American railways, and that
| the Canadian system has eXtingllished
its bonded debt, built several hundred
| miles OF extensions each year out OF
! earnings. and increased Its dividend
to stockholders to s per cent. have
been rather troubling tho American
arrangements. President Shaughnessy
| made II plain that no Interpretation
| OF his companys last annual report
| which would be embarrassing to
| American railways need DO expected.
The Canadian Pacific reported on
| mileage of 11,003.7 and also upon
| its ocean, lake and river steamships.
| The balance on June 30, 1910. showed
| the only remaining bonds to be this
| remnants of three Issues. totalinS
| $39.621. 9G6.66 The outstanding capital
| stock was s1S0,D00.000. including the
last issue of SS0000,000 which was
| snapped up by investors within a few
hours of the offer.
The earnings per ton mile from
! freight reported by the Canadian Pa
ciiic IN 1903 was rs cents, those during
| 1910, II cents. The total number OF
tons carried one mile were 7.772,Ol2. 635.
an increase over 1909 of 1900, 900, 900
| tons
Tho land grant of tho Canadian Pa
ciilc has been Kept entirely separate
| from the transportation revenues. The
annual report showed sales for the
| year ending June 30. of s43,762. 1870
which amount practically doubled the
| surplus in the land grant fund. from
which fund MI the costs of tho irrign-
| ton projects and other similar UNDER
| takings are paid and leaving the
| freight and passenger operations en-
| tirely separate and distinct. The sur
| plus in the land grant fund now is
! sufficient to retire all outstanding
| bonds and leave n large remaining sur
| plus.
1T Is perfectly true that there are
many economies remaining to be cf-
any other business Sir Thomas said,
ooud .snmn flnakapo fhnt niipht TO In