Strike bulletin. (Clinton, Ill.) 1913-1915, 1914-07-15
ROADS SHOW Loss HG(fI
TO RECONCILE Public
T0RATE INCREASE
MAKE EXPENSE OF OPERATOR
JUMP $lOO.OOO IN 10 Aeoaar,n
No Increase in Wages. Where NM

iH'.s j. "a -amils II some Of the stuff ,ws,., .
40, ." o., inc country have been has1sss
''','' ia an 'ifort to regain pv1ss
me- nv 'h' reconcile the consumers to H. -
.'#. ''i'h.' - ttelght rates granted by tAs ~
- 49, Ss,ni' -. .'omrnis4lua y - 'sssss
80 Important tlEur, Z, III. strlk.,. A.. 4, =
t.N rs u ~" item that shows that IN. ass....S
'htt'='N nav" 1ntht"d NOR" than 500 sSe ~
...a e. Increased business The striLs,.
l'aH'lmaH Inns know hat II was caused ~.
30 matt'd wreck and smash ups 49, ~
MI ~ thre' s'abs To take the piac, a. -.
.....f ID sh"p man.
IT, A. fh' hSnr'~ - compiled by tn. ,,.,,..
itH VII" Is paid by the railroad. to msss ~
f.s#f'- l"ok me Wav they want th.. ;.
+ l"' forget that fs't when YOU read m. ~
Or f. AIKEN fr" ma TeSas paper W.
p" railroads 81 f"Ns~ suffered a loss Of Slu,.
- Tor tn tn months ending Aoril ~ 80.
. impaired With IN" same period endt.s ~ sss
To- ~ according =" figures announced ycssss<..
b, ''ner"l II O. Aske" s'stis,ician for thissy.tvs
. " gu" principal RAILWAYS Of III. state co~se,s.s
49, 40 pr cent OF III" entire mileage -
flssfr- are Practically IN" same those ansssssss
- t'a 49, ~" hN u" railroad commission
TIT. :. TS~,s ss.s,
NJ. tsk.w H. prepared a summary Of $780,
+ - = "t the companies for tn. ten moothe ~
tx Nprl -. compared with the sam, pss,eS =
! o., it-c-ding year.
For ihr tn months ending Aprl n ~,
n. Total operating revenue of these co1.ses.
'nslti"d :" s'..ls'A:3 II compared with SiCi ~
- Tor III" corresponding ten month"; - ~
Ns#tf decrease II Ss.s's.io3o.
go httrr ,NI'i>..-. Tor ten months eodis~ 49,
"a. I'll Var amounted to s77.25s ~. 81 ~ -.
+ raft MI ts4lt2.5't a. last year an tnere.ee =
tftssis b
! '"'sr tne"ns Tor the ten month";, ending ~
70 .h- 49,. ln'r.hs.d siii.,sse2 over tAs -.
fssf"'ntluE ten months OF last year maki.s r.
! sts-- s"tt"rtie ln.o'n. for the ten months 60
NfrI -. 1Fli teesea.s33.is. against S.A ia ~
| faf a." .att' sI"nitng ten months Of last -.
sha" tng .i',t"as" II t5.3i2 ss3 - in sross -
| I..fst. income
Hisss~ u Tesss
ThN"s for the ten months this year iuesssso
$500 o. "''r tn. corresponding ten mostAe z
last Near Rents for lease OF road and SaA>a -
| lltt's. interest On funded debt and other sAaea
| lahr"as AMI necessary deductions increaseA -.
! 80 - o'er N. ten months OF last year NJ z
| 'aHirm' Mt and interest on other indebtsAsen -
| f.ass.i &3ss. sst52. q
| fof The ten months ending April - 1S1e .
| thirtv-two roads had income Of q, Ooa s0o(
For the ten months ending April 10, this yeae =
the corresponding ten months Of last yeas
| Pissssi rssA.ses Tsss
| The same roads. for the year endin4 - r.
| 1913. said General Ask.w. had q net lo00e e 4
| ltil" over si.sooooo. Therefore. u thsao -
make the same showing for the months e -
and June this year that they made fer ~ -
months last year. the net deficit on Jsas - ~
Will he over g.. 500. 900.
| The total necessary deductions from RFom -
| p"rate income for the ten months endiAg ~ Il
| 1914. amounted to e25,et7.5l7ss, compAssl -
Ssase2,5o3 ~ for the CORES ponding ten m1ooo q
last Year. an Increase OF ei0t5.0O1.s1. fneoo -
necessary expenditure. that must be provt1n =
| borrowing and going deeper into debt vh0 ~
sross corporate income Is insufficient, ~ ~
III" case during the last three years"