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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
BRIDGE ACCIDENT
MAY CHANGE PLANS
Tunnel to Long Island Proposed
Instead of Reducing Width
of Span Roadway.

Engineers Of the Public Service Com
mission and men from the Office Of Po-
lice Commissioner Woods yesterday made
special investigation OF the accident on
the Greensboro Bridge Saturday even
ing. when the automobile Of Policeman
Joseph Sheppard. OF the Clymer st. pre-
cinct. was overturned and he and six
companions were injured.
The result OF this investigation will
have an important bearing upon another
now being made by engineers OF the Pub
lie Service Commission on tranSt condi-
lions in Queens.
Under the contracts for building con-
nections between transit lines In Queens
and Manhattan boroughs the tracks Tor
subway trains from Manhattan to Queens
are to be laid on the roadway OF the
Greensboro Bridge, which is to be mar
rowed from forty-four to twenty-four
feet.
William X. Vanderbilt. jr., and Queens
business men have declared that to re-
duce the width OF the bridge would make
Il dangerous. At the present time 2o.OV'
automobiles cross the bridge every day
The alternative proposition to reducing
the width OF the bridge is the construc-
ton of a tunnel between 59th st.. Man
haitian, and Long Island City. to carry
the subway trains.
Policemen Krauss, Sheppard and OtOn-
nell, who were injured In saturday ac-
cidcnt. are in ST. Johns Hospital. where
II was reported last night that the con-
dition of Krauss is critical. He is suffer
ing from a fractured skull. 1t was also
reported that Policemen Sheppard and
O'Connell will be able to leave the hos
pital In a few days.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
NeqIect of Maintenance.

As can be seen, earnings figures reject
quite as much poor management in the
middle nineteen hundreds as good man
agement in the years thereafter. Nam
tenance figures covering thirteen years
give room for some interesting conclu-
sions What fair average allowan %
would be for maintenance of way and
maintenance of equipment only an expert
thoroughly familiar with Che property
could estimate. The ten-year average Of
four roads in similar territory however
Is as follows: Atchison, s2,952 a mile;
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy, S2,SS4; Mis-
souri,. Kansas & Texas, $2,0Sl, and ST.
Louis e. San Francisco. Sl,S9s Missouri
Pacifc's average for eight years was
$l9l, and this includes 1911, with 1887;
1912. with s2.Sl9, and 1913, with 1855. In
the three years ended with 1907 the aver
age was only 1881.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18

May -. yrs 81 c: $3.50. atty. W b
Brown. - Wall St ., c,tav,otn
10 caroline Stern. PSI W g2d ST. MAY "a
1prior mtg $50. 50ol due June 90 lsssi "a a
p C: $3.50; sttys. strasbourgcr Il * . ~
Bway. ,,ax
WEsTcHEsTER Az. s53 W :. 2i;a ~,
g35: b schoen to Lowenfeld and sno' ico
r Gath st: May IA; due Nov TO- lVio' -
$500; attys. Lind & y. 40 CEDAR ~. xo~
fG5TH ct. n s. 100 OF Stebblns av' y,e
irreg: Angel Construction co TO County e ME-
Co; 40 Wall ST April 90 fprior mtg s19,o"V Az
yr. y C; $1,000. atty, @ Ihonas' W
Wall ct
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
LIS PENDENS.
MAY l6.
M Manhattan,

CHARLES ST. 100 and 1872; NJ siraus agt w
T. Springstein ct al foreclosure OF : m's9'
atty, VI Monfrled. vo,no
FAST BWAY, 81: Ella Hopkins agt loung
Mems Benevolent Assn ct al 0orecios9Ie VI
Mtg: attys, Yer Panck. Prince K Flanders.
i.4TH ST. 507 and 50s w; wilson ag' ~"
ME A blanchard ct al foreclosure or mtKli
atty. III Rowe. - r, =,
ETH ST. 532 W: " Lambert agt II r
Walton ct al foreclosure OF mts)' sV'S'
IIOar. - 80 a, ,
MADISON Az. cor 20 ST. iO?. 2x4O and
7gd 81. 2s l.. Dime Savings Bank OF Bfooklyn
art Louise Butler ct al faction 10 compel
determination OF claim attys, Merrill & Ros-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
LTERATIONS.
M attain.

Items under s. coo omttedl .
10TH ST. 80 to 81 ". to sly factory ~
Dazian AZ w 44th 81. owner; Is w LeNtsn' "
w Sist st. architect: SO, 600.
4rH Az. 9ST to 2s3: 22d st. 101 TO ll9 r, ana
93l ST. ia 10 40 +; to sly office pldS'
Beach-Gasper co. Inc, and United Chaflues'
premises, owners; 3 Baker lJ6 9TH ave
architect: $4,000.
DEFY ST. 80: to sty loft; q II & p Lent
San Francisco. Cal. owners; G thompson
lOl Park ay, architect; 5000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
SATISFIED MORTGAGES.
with name and address Of lender and al
torneyD
MAY ig


UNION Az, sa4, g, I'LL 16lst ST. 5';ox
100; Dec Is, 1905; City Unit ownership
Realty 60 to Caroline Stern. 81 W va 81
sttys. strasbourger, Eschwese ;, - b~sy,
s "a ST. 40xl00; March IL. 1907 J and Brid-
get Tormey to Cath Winter; 1900; auys'
Hildreth & Palmer. Sd av and l4sth St ~, =,
4TH ST, 100 r, g, 175 Az a. ZohSo :
Sept II. 1896; Buehler TO Theresa. extrx. and
c Blum, indy and enr, will OF Augusta +
MST sT. n s. loo a lth av. 2exos.9: Jun. =.
1912: japan Paper Co to Realty Holding 90;
007 Bwsy; $1,000: atty. A II schwarz' l5o
Fulton ST az.
i0sTH ST. i75 f. =. 1899 W 81 av. l6.ex
10Ol1 May I, 1905: Wendeln and Mary Spiel
man ct al TO Mary Halkovitz; $1,000: atty ]
SANE PROPERTY: July 90. 1902; Mary
Halkovitz to East River Saw Instn. 2o1-2oo
Bway; 5000; atty, Gross, Chambers 81.
100 III April 4. 1905; G Marder to l. Silk;
81, JOO atty. L Cohen. 800 Bway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
REAL ESTATE
AUCTION MARKET
Continued from page IL

lean Geographical Society 1855 Bway; Apr''
1SisT ST. s. 3ooe Bway. 1snaeII; II
Gilbert Jr, corp t no W $1,000 sp'' sico, atty
F l. Mayham. u Cedar st ,oo-oo,,
oi3TH ST. n =, 100 9th av. l00x99 II ,
Daisy d Moran to " Weber ana tS oS sno' 81 81
Riverside dr.; April 30 (mtg SoVoV'' 81
atty, d c O'Rellly, 25s Bway.
Tho Bronx.
BArHGATE Az. $. s2.l1 of 17ad st.
17xSi1; sonia Nelson and ano 10 ~ ~
Greenberg. i43 Claremont Parkway C M% "a
fmtg 81 500: 500; atty, Title Suara"'eo
al" BURNETT PL. s. at W tiffany st.
runs 5Sin 10 IN 70 R "a 81 EenOx Az
Nav II. 81; atty. Taber. lss Montague
s. cRRPESTER Az. $3.50. . :; ;, ' Ssr's,S:
phSr. sol w I7sth st; Jan . mtg so'ovo'
siO0: atty. J II chr!stopher, 4. W sitn 81 Ger
DECATUR Az. S?s. i s; NAE Mopm,on sy;
Oct 81, 1912 (mtg sG.500: 500; atty. y
Benlxissr 1909 Marmion az.
FREEMAN ST. 903 10 al3. W s. lozx irres ;
r Robita2k TO Budin Investing CO. Inc: , gdl
freeman st; May Ia (mtg 10000; $lOo'
atty Il Robitzek 2eOs Sd as. o..
GOODRIDGE Av, W :, 24G.9 OF 25oth 81,
rol ox11I sx1Ol .sx1133: Delaneld Estate, a
corpn. to G. A wyeth, pa w s2d st; May lo'
siO0: attys. Anderson & A, 10 Broad 81.
LOTS fo1 and 792, map Gleason as Properly ,
Eliz Dietrich to .S,,Is S S,o i-o' 'S 80
oLp KiNGsBRIDGE RID. VS. at centre
line 22d az. liI.3x iTreg; shioss 20 M NJ
Hirschman and ano 60 New 81. Far Rocka-
way. l. !: MAY l: 500: atty Whitehall
Realty co. 200 Bway. ,..
Union Az. s9i. .. 37.6xloo; Y city
liz W iSith st: May 10 (mtg sS25oo); 81;
atty. l. schafran. 81 Chamber ct.
WEBSTER Az, 22l6 to TO e :, IIy,Js
J Waugh. .210 Neptune av, Coney Island
May IA 800: atty. II Davis. 20 Bway.
WESTCHESTER Az. $50. n W s. 2Ox1O.IS
81 3x835: Jennie Lea.ny to Katie Beaman.
$50 Westchester. May IA; 81; attys' LIND *
= w tP Az. $50. s 2Ox7o TX
81 3x635; Katie Beaman TO p Lowenteld ana
ano. zoe f Gath Ct; May IA (mtg 10000 :
SAME PROPERTY; p Lowenfeld ct al TO
d schoen. ISL stebbins av: May IA (mtg
sc 00O); ST. attys, same.
Sd Az. W :, 1o2 OF 10Th st, loS2xllllq
Reilly, 1898 Sd av; May 1G; 800; atty.
18TH ST. $. 2Os.e W Of willis ay ok
100: l. sturn ct al to e Jelletteri. % Capen
st. Hartford. Conn; April 20 (mtg s2l.50o);
81: attys Baruth. G. & X. 81 Chambers st..
i3STH ST. els and 6iI East, 5. 3I6x
av. Providence, n I: April % (mtg $50 ooo) :;
500; atty. c A Rosen, 29is Willow av, Prov
241sr ST. n $. 1924 W Of Martha av. 25x
ST. st. NAV Il: $4,000: atty. Beitz. Is5 Bway.
24fST ST. n $. 1914 W OF Martha av. 25x
100: Reilly, ref, to same; May IL; $4,000;
24lST 81. n s, STA of Martha av. 25x
100; same to same; May II; $4,000; atty.
same.
100; same to same; May II; $4,000; atty.
same
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
The Advance in Cotton.

Predictions of frost in Texas. Okla
homa and Arkansas were the basis or an
advance OF more than 81 a bale early In
the week, and when this scare felI
down" the government came to the rescue
of the bulls with a statement that showed
heavy consumption by American mills.
This, in turn, led to the conclusion that
a large crop will be needed to prevent
period OF high prices and that adverse
weather conditions would preclude tho
possibility OF an adequate supply. Hence
a bull movement, which carried May 10
10 cents and sent other months up In pro-
portion. with the high OF the year so FAR
recorded before the week end.
There were reactions. naturally, for on
several occasions good profits were In
sight and were not to be overlooked. but
conservative dealers hold that IL is too
early i'm the season for worry over the
new crops start
The report OF the Census Bureau shows
that 499,772 bales were consumed by
American mills in April. against 1885
in March and 47s5o6 in April year ago.
Stocks of cotton in manufacturing plants
were smaller than a year ago. l,Ss5.'ss
bales at the end or April. against l'oo9f"V
at the end OF March and l,65S,W7 at the
end of April a year ago. independent
warehouses held l,S29,9i5 bales, against
1.34OS05 a year ago, showing that con-
sumption is larger, while stocks In mills
and warehouses are smaller than at this
time in 1913.
The drygoods trade holds that this re-
nj
affairs in the textile industry, as many
mills have been kept going by old orders
and a willingness to accumulate stocks OK
yarn and cloth rather than close down. IL
is also pointed out that the yarn and
cloth manufacturers in New England and
the South have recently been talking of a
curtailment of production. Export figures
show considerable increase. The total
since September is S,247,2O0 bales, against
1901. 9i6 for the same period year ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
pOSTERITY PAYS
BILLSFOR "M0P"
Farming Power of System
Being Developed for
the First Time.

.,,o years ago. barring few
Tbs Missouri Pacific stock. to the
m nv. 81 many magnificent predictions,
.o,ed up 20 i25iz II was the highest
Sc. of It's history 10 that time. but in
- ~, hevday Of speculation few were Will
:, heueve that within the next few
.,ns or at most within the next year
40 n would not go higher. The stock
having 8 per cent and earning half
,,uch more. on Saturday OF last week
:. o,osed AZ 1875. AS for the dividends.
~ disappeared as long ago as 1908. and
- No wear since has the 3 per cent been
- earned. Within two weeks from to-
-. ZOO. the company will be obliged TO
.sc,,S IS 10000 in notes because il can't
.sor5 20 pay them in the cash they call
Tor.
Missouri Pacific is generally acknowl-
deed 10 be a fine property. The strategic
.os,ion OF the road is much admired. 1t
',vsrs a broad territory With its con-
.-o,,cd and affiliated lines il taps the
s.os, populous section OF the Southwest.
,,,etches from ST. Louis to Omaha on
,ss north. 10 New Orleans. Galveston and
,,a Mexican border on the SOUTH
,,rourh Kansas City. Denver. Salt Lake
CITY and ogden 10 San Francisco on the
vest and its eastern connections are pre-
ssrved 10 it against any coalition of rival
,oe5s bv its heavy investments in Wab-
ash securities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
O'Shaughnessy To Be Guest.

Nelson O'Shaughnessy. until recently
United States Charge d'Affaires at Mex
leo City. will be the guest of honor at the
dinner of the sons of members OF the
Merchants Association at the Waldorf
Astoria on Tuesday evening, May 2e The
age limit for the sons Of members for the
dinner is ten years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
RECORDED MORTGAGES.
with name and address Of purchaser and
Attorney
MAY 16.
Manhattan
Manhattan.

RIVERSIDE DRIVE. n cor 1tlth ST. 80 II
xs0 Bayarlan Realty co to Mordscai ct al,
trus si9 loSth st. May 10; 500, ~ G aus "a a.
SAME PROPERTY: same 70 b Mofdeoai'
3i9 W 1O5th st prior mtg ST5oO); due as per
bond May Is; $1,000; atty. Title Guarantee
SIDEWAYS. conduits. duets. etc, for tele-
graph and telephone rights. franchises as SUP
crease OF $4,000 Empire city subway co,
Ltd, to Bankers Trust Co. trus 10 Wall St,
Jan l. due; etc. as per bond: 81; atty, c T
''V VEsEY ST, ~. 5. s2srso.s; vesey st. -,
$ s, 25xs2: Thompson st. $. lj0l Broome
ST. 2t5xs1; "a av. $ " COZ, 6!h st. ASx;o9;, Ia. IL
Rosenthal exr to Brand. IS Beck 81, MAY
II: due July i, 1917 p c; $500; address, "
90 Az. v co; sth st. 2.sslo5; u Ros,nth hal
July /. 1917; p c. $500; address. ~ Cedar ~.
18TH ST. $. 49, e eth av. IS Sxst 10; ~
len A Callahan ton oDonovan, ~ h Md,
49, ,25.OoO; atty. Lawyers Title Insurance. ana
9Th ar. SIS, 90 ". 4th av, 5oIsss; J n
sattery Building and Construction Co 70 sea
mems Bank for savings. rs Wall At, May -,
8 yrs. c. $4,000; sttys' strong G :"
ssTH ST IS. rs I'd Az. 2cslos2; W Benn
70 q Ehret 1871 Park av: yr. p g; May 10
SIS 800: atty. Z n Burghsrt' III D.. B~ay; % TX
1s6'il: A Lipshitz and ano to ! Wineer lI2 p
iO7th 81 prior mtg $1,000: May 10; due as
per bond; 5000; attys' oHrduy bros' 80
Bway -. -, - ,o,no. Mary
7, Ienahan to New York Title Insurance co.
May e; yrs +'iP C. ,%SGs av. 81:
y = stone ct al TO Title Guarantee ana trust
90. May 4: due as per bond; $1,000
The Bronx.
BURNETT PT, at ~ linsny 81,
-,4xTo IIx1Oil W + Randall 10 Louise
7 q Hanford l Belden az. Norwalk. conn
Nav IL: yrs, 6 D c; $4,000. city, c S Taber'
$50 Montague ST. Brooklyn.
SAME PROPERTY. same 10 W I rare
we'll Netherwood Co. y J, May 10 tprlor
mtg 81. OOo) 3 yrs, p c. $1,000 atty
Nan Donberg 100 Bway.
GREEN LANE. W cor st Ra. mond ayy'
c5xiOI. /; Mariatana c Cullo TO w Dreisei;
laurel av. Sea Gate. T. I: May 10; install o
n r.. Sjfn. atty, w Dreisel. 100 Bw@N.
HOE ~. r. 100 y Of l59th -. 1o"Xl0o'
Roman Catholic Church Of - John Chrysos,
tom OF city y. 70 Emigrant lndustriol
savings Bank. ~ Chambers st. March "a
yrs. ; c; $4,000; atty. seanlon' 81
TOTS 79i and 1902. map Gleason Property.
I, Alexy 20 Marie Kohl, 22i Il s5th 81; Nay
il: 8 yrE 9 D c: $500. atty. Lawyers co.
OIINyILIE Av. 3e4: " .. 40rS4ll;
Tormey 10 Josephine Msher. Bay Shore. I:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
BUILDING LOAN CONTRACTS
MAY l6.
The Bronx.

10TH ST. :. 5i5.5 n OF l75th st. lOoNloO,
Greenwich Mtg Co loans the " X Realty
Co. Inc. TO erect two sty tennis 90 pay
mentsl. SO. 900.
TIFFANY ST, g Of Whtlook ave, 30. *
100. City Mtg co loans Turek Realty Corpora
ton 70 erect one sly aptmt u3 payments
s3J 900
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
COURSE OF WEEK
IN COMMODITIES
Crop Scares Arrive on Time
and Send Grain and Cot
ton Prices Up.

The great staple crop markets have run
true to form I'm the week just ended. The
annual crop scares arrived about on time
and produced the usual result-sharp ad-
vances. followed by smaller recessions,
and bulls taking profits whenever shorts
were sufficiently scared to rush for cover.
An early show OF bearish sentiment was
speedily overcome. and wheat every DAY
but one showed net gains. Stories OK
damage by green bugs and Hessian Mes
were sent in contradicted. reafiirmed, de-
clared to be exaggerated. and finally were
accepted to such an extent that the mar
ket made new high records for the move
ment, although part OF the gain was lost
under profit taking.
There were rumors of extensive export
business, offerings were small. foreign
markets were firm and higher. and there
is belief in some quarters that Ameri-
can export figures will reach the largest
recorded when the new crop begins NOV
ing. AS to the depredations OF the Hes
sian fly, 1t was pointed out that even II
the worst OF the reports from Missouri
and some other places was true, there
would still be left. according to the gov
eminent and private estimates, a crop
from 2O,oo0,C0) to 100000 bushels larger
than that of last year.
Corn shorts were also the victims or
weather conditions. Continuous heavy
rains in Argentina, followed by hot
weather. so affected the corn crop that
many shipments intended for this coun-
try had to be cancelled, with the loss TO
the country estimated at 20 per cent.
This has practically removed . burden
from this market and prices have risen
sharply in some cases Cash corn also
has made advances, with the technical
position strong. and very small offerings
of either native or Argentine. AS with
wheat. only one day in the week showed
a net decline at the close of trading, and
last deals were at close to the top.
Oats have been subjected to complaints
on the appearance OF the new crop. and
this. with the natural sympathy OF the
market with wheat and corn. has resulted
in a net gain for the week. There has
been a large decrease in the visible sup
ply. and this has aided the bulls in their
efforts to put prices at higher level.
Outside OF these points, however, tho
market has shown no distinguishing
features.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
Large Proportion Of Bonds.

One of the most notable changes in the
company's showing is in the amount of
funded debt and the proportion of out
standing bonds to outstanding stock. Ten
years ago there was sl3.5Os in stock out
standing and s26.742 in bonds mile,
stock making up 80 per cent Of the whole
and bonds 81. Now there is Sl,472 stock
and 81, e61 bonds and the proportion is p
20 ls. The decrease in the amount OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
The Bronx.

HOFFMAN ST, Q :. % 8 OF lelst st, 10 ~
100: A G Bell agt J Tesoro ct al foreclosure Oh
mtg1; attys, Williamson * Rell.
INST ST s. ISL Of Willis sv, SIoxlVo
II Field agt J Hirsch ct a foreclosure OF mtg
atty, NJ Monfried.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
NEW BUILDING PLANS.
VI n I TO,
Manhatta

MANN attain.
18Th ST, so5 to 317 W. for sly tenmt.
1l5xsT5; V Aston. Rhinebeck. J, owner
Tracy & Swartwout. PA 5th av. architect; cost
sl6j 900.
Tho Bronx.
DAVIDSON Az. 9, lio n OF feathe at =,
49, So frame shed lOOx.5: G. Colon, 81
18th ST, owner; y Berries, IS Nassau ST. archi-
tect: cost, $50 III,
18TH ST. cor webster ave. Suy %, = :
stores 10Ox1OO: Elizabeth A Diller III Grahd
Concourse owner; Wright, NJ vernon
architect; cost. $1,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGES.
MAY f8.
Manhattan.

] selig and ano to f cohn ct al exrs;
$4,000. =,
n Y Historical Society to r Cohn ct a.
LAWYERS Mtg Co 10 NJ Bachert: $4,000
Emandu Holding Corpn 20 Rose hoseh-
berg; 81.
The Bronx.
North side Mtg Corp to Martha Travers;
s.. 200. ,ooo
Mabel l. Graham to J Egan; A@'
w r. Diller TO II ID Junge; 800
Ann Moore extrx. to + Gass; u, 2oo ooo
Maria A Trageser 10 Eliz A lie Cato; sll'"Vv'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18

Repined fro
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
Posterity Pays the Bills.


T., Mr.. Bush had been called in TO take
hold OF a Missouri Pacific that mad oeeh
ksn- in proper repair and was suffering
univ from a lack Of enterprise in its man
agement in getting new business the re-
sul+s of his work might conceivably nave
baen much more brilliant than they ap-
near Whether or not the company would
have again been paying per cent oiVi-
dends by this time and earning paiahces
that justified them no one can say, Dat
II is fair TO assume that it would not
have been far from that enviaoie posi-
lion. As il was he had a far harder TASK
Not only did he have TO get business
that had never been possessed, put ne
had 10 pay for posterity the debts Of his
forefathers in management. II there is
ANYTHING in figures, they had left undone
much that they ought to have done aud
had done much that they ought not to
have done. There was health left In the
property. but It was seriously impaired.
A few years longer Of the old methods OF
management might have resulted IN an
ultimate diagnosis Of pernicious 'n9mia,
II not in a post-mortem.
Back I'm 1900 Missouri Pacific gross earn
ings a mile operated were about S5.52i
and its net earnings about 1851 by 1913
they we're 1856 and s2,4o6. respectively
the first showing a gain of sou and the
second a gain of $500. Yet Of the gain in
gross as much as sl.S4S had been secured
by 1903. and all but $50 of the gain in net
had been recorded by that same year.
That is. in ten years. from 1903 to 1913 the
gain in gross a mile had been only N'ls5'
against 81 .s4S in the three years from 1901
10 1903. and in the same ten-year period
net had gained only s66 mile, against SAB
in the three-year period ended with 1898.
Between 1908 and 1911, when Bush took
hold Of the system, there was an actual
net loss in gross earnings OF 81 mile
and a net loss in net earnings OF 1894
rnff
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
The Bron,
SATISFIED MECHANICS LIENS.
AlA A ~
Manhattan.

18Th ST. 1853 W; !. C'ostabile ast f r Bruecs
Q, al: July 81, 1914 siO4.
7TH AVE, 42l; r Ryan Bldg Co ast r
Cassidy ct al; Dec II, 1918: 3ls5
SAME PROPERTY; same agt same MAY
II 1914; S3iJ.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-18
Biu Earning Power.

So situated ana so ConntCttu' an" "'N''
q good variety of traffic. il would seem
70 have an extraordinary latent II not
active. earning power. Yet in only seven
~ the last twenty years has it paid any
dividends: in five OF the last ten II mas
~, disbursed a cent TO its stockholders,
and IS lately as 1911 and 1912 1t was so
,sr from earning any dividends that the
AVID ~ each year saw It recording in their
place defcits.
on the face Of things Missouri Pacihc
Is In a bad way. Actually, however II
Is much better off than It seems. Bankers
and railroad men who are familiar win
It's finances and physical condition are
agreed that, II given a Seasonaole uhhe'
IL will reap the harvest Of earnings Tor
which the seeds are already sown' IN
the three short years of Il. +. BUSH
nrssidency great strides forward have
heen taken. More progress has been
made in building up the property ana III
creasinE its business than IN the zen
years preceding. The deficits OF TWO OF
the three years. so far from being an IN
dication OF weakness, are, viewed prop
e-lv an evidence OF new strength. They
reflect the sacrifice OF a temporary al
vantage for the sake Of permanent
gain. because they were directly caused
bv ploughing back into the properly
through increased maintenance payments
millions of dollars that the old regime
Judged by its record, would have saved
ont for a surplus showing.
The company's gross earnings IN ISll'
for instance, were only about $-0ooV less
than in 1910. when a surplus after charges
NJ $4,000 was shown, yet net earnings
were ss.OCOOO0 less and the years denci'
was S.2SOOOO. Thanks to the heavy ais
bursements for operating charges IN ISll'
the next years showing of net was con-
siderably better. though the ploughlhs
hack process was still going on. Inc
deficit. however. was reduced TO less thaii
q 10000. Last year. with the physical
property largely made over, the proper
lion of operating expenses to gross earn
tnrs could be reduced TO reasonable
-tqi per cent. as against 1914 and Wv
IN the preceding years. and the dencl'
,res converted into surplus or N,ooovOV'