The Washington times., 1913-01-26

% per cent on gross earnings, and lls
per cent on real estate, was $3.50 q:
, our net earnings. a most inequitabls
and unjust tax"
Rate clerks of the Western Passen-
ger Association In Chicago are check
Ing up rates from the Southwest to
Washington on account OF the inaugu-
ration ceremonies March 4. for which
the lines operating eastward from Chi
cago will put In round trip rate OF
s3o.75 for individuals or $27.s5 for parties
OF nifty or NOR travelling together In
both directions on q single ticket.
President Finley, of the Southern
Railway Company, announces that the
company VIII soon let contracts for the
construction of double track north from
Monroe. Va the southern terminus Of
the Washington division Of the South
ern Railway, to Amherst, Va. This i'm
provement, when completed. will be
materially helpful in the movement Of
and out of the Monroe terminal.
Contracts will also be let for the con-
struction of double track from Twenty
seventh street, Birmingham, Ala to the
east end of the North Birmingham
yard, which will facilitate the handling
portant traffic center.
Believing In the continued growth OF
traffic along its lines and to provide for
its prompt and efficient handling, the
Pennsylvania railroad system, compris-
ing all the line from New York at one
end and Chicago and st. Louis at the
other, has requested from freight car
builders bids with a view to the pur-
chase of Il, 800 new freight cars inviting
"a a probable PR expenditure of some sis.-
OF the foregoing cars, 10000 will be ad-
ditions to the systems equipment, while
900 will represent repiacements As
these replacements however. will In all
cases be cars of l00, ,0000 pounds capacity,
whereas the worn out cars had only an
average pounds of 5000 pounds, there
will be a net addition to the carrying
capacity of the company Of about 4A.-
ooo pounds per car.
represent a net increase in the carry
ing capacity of the company Of $4,000
tons.
Although these cars will be purchased
by the Pennsylvania system as q whole,
the lines East will utilize 5.ooo Of the
steel gondola cars, 1900 wooden side
gondola cars. and 1000 refrigerator cays.
The lines west of Pittsburgh will use
1000 gondola, 1000 wooden side gondola,
zoo refrigerator. and 800 box cars.
oroers placed In 1912. for a total of
about $50, 10000 worth of freight cars,
comprising s,s75 additions to equipment
and 5000 requirements. During four
added to its freight equipment net In
crease In carrying capacity of 1885,
35t tons.
The purpose OF the new equipment
now to he ordered is that shippers may
have equipment available without delay
expected on the Pennsylvania
The high tide of business in the
United States is geographically shown
In the railway statistical bulletin COM
nomics. from the reports of the rail-
ways. to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
The returns for last November show
an increase over November sants,n oI sne Pre- IRE
ratio of increase displayed by the
month of October; while operating
revenues increased $1Z per mile of line
for the month, operating expenses In
Taxes were greater than for the pre-
vious November. amounting to $f6 per
mile of line. Operating income aver
aged S12.ls per. mile of line for each
day In November, an amount greater
by Sl-ss than for November. 1911. This
is the entire amount available to the
railways for rentals, interest on bonds. |
appropriations, and dividends.
For the five months of the fiscal year.
the net operating revenue per mile OF
line of the eastern railway. compared
with the corresponding months OF the !
previous year. increased e.3 per cent: |
that of the western railways increased
15S per cent while that of the railways
of the South increased less than lilo Of
! per cent |
For the eleven months of the calen- |
dar year the net operating revenue per
mile of line Of the eastern railways. |
compared with the corresponding
months of the previous year, increased |
4S per cent. that Of the western raj |
ways increased IA per cent. white that
of the railways of the South shows
decrease of IS per cent.
President Fitzgerald Of the Western |
Maryland Railway announces that in !
creased tracking facilities between !
Hagerstown and Cumberland. costing
in the neighborhood Of 100000, have ,
been authorised by the board Of direct |
ors. Work will begin at once. Part OF /
the improvements will be in use within ,
sixty days.
The track improvements will consist |
of the extension Of passing rails on the !
line between Hagerstown and Cumber-
land, a distance OF eighty, miles. to 1000 |
feet clear length and the construction |
of five additional passing tracks.
This work will allow the passing of
trains Of 100 cars at each of these
points The present passing tracks
vary In length from l.5oo to 1000 feet.
The construction Of these facilities IN
wolves about seven and one-half miles
of track.