The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1913-10-06
C.ANDN.W. SHOWS
LARGE INCREASE
IN PASSENGERS
Carries Over 100000 More In
M 1912 Than Highest Record
Of Former Years 4
PASSENGER MILEAGE
GROWS $4,000, 900
Company Attributes Increase To
Added Care for Comfort of
Its Patrons

Nearly thirty-seven millions Of pas
sengers, the equivalent of over one
third of the entir population of the
United States, travelled over the Chi
cago & North Wee<ern line during the
fiscal year ended June 80, 1913. This
Is more than all the people living west
of the Mississippi river with the New
England states added; almost as
much as the total population Of such
densely settled European country
as France and two millions more
than the total inhabitants of South
America.
Such broad comparisons as these
are required to indicate the extent
OF the record-breaking trafiic handled
by this great system over Its 10000
miles Of lines during the period Or
which figures have just been made
public In the annual reports OF the
Chicago & North Western line. To
be exact, the total number of pas
sengers carried by the system was
36,942,397. This was an increase Of
1,151.954 passengers carried by the
system over the year 1912. when the
total was 35,790,443.
A clearer conception of the multi.
tude of people represented by these
stupendous figures may be obtained
by observing that II 1t was found
necessary to transport the entire 81.
100000 at one time It would require
over $4,000 coaches seating 60 paa
sengers each, to carry them. and with
seven cars In a train 1t would take
87,95S locomotives to haul the cars.
And these trains would occupy 7,14O
miles OF track. or enough to reach
one-fourth OF the distance around the
earth. Stated In another way. II all
of these 100000 passengers were
travelling to or from the North West
ern's big new passenger terminal,
which can accommodate 100000 pas
sengers q day, would take on the ap-
pearance of Fourth of July or
Christmas rush every day for i've
months. And this is Ave times Its
average daily requirement.
The total number Of passengers
carried one mile for the year reached
the studpendous total Of 1,348, 1916, 976,
an increase Of 46,816,839 passenger
miles over 1912. This is equivalent
ulation Of the United States on H.
mile journey or to carrying one pas
senger $500 times around the earth.
The Increase In travel during the
year, of 1.151.954 passengers, which
alone Is about equal to the population
of such states as Connecticut, Mary
land. Montana or Washington, and Is
greater than the population of any
city In the United States outside OF
New York, Philadelphia or Chicago, Is
attributed by the North Western Off,
Gals to several causes. Among those
which they mention as having devel-
oped the passenger trafic Of the road
to the greatest proportions In Its his
tory are the growing popularity with
the tourist Of the country west and
northwest Of Chicago, the increasing
number of residents along the Chi
cago and North Western line and the
general growing tendency In the de-
cational and business advantages to
be derived from travel.
The North Western ofiicials declare
that the foregoing figures are proof
positive Of the success Of the policy
on which the company has been
working, that It pays to provide the
best of everything and that the trav-
cling public naturally prefers q rail-
way whose management IL constantly
devoting its best efforts and incur
ring great expense In such matters
as running trains on schedule time.
improving and providing greater
comforts at stations, laying double
track, maintaining its track to the
highest standards. installing the latest
and most improved type Of signals
to make travel safe and the most
modern and luxurious equipment to
provide comforts enroute. while exer-
cising eternal vigilance to insure that
employees render skillful and cour.
teous service.