The sun., 1916-12-12
B. 80. DEMURRAGE
ON SLIDING SCALE
Tariff Filed Starts With ST Il
Day and Goes to IS for
All Cars Held.
TO CURB SPECTATORS
Moro Serious Shortage Feared
in Winter Unless Ship
pers Aid Roads.

In order to facilitate measures TO re-
1ieve the shortage Of cars. the Baltimore
4 Ohio has filed with the Interstate Com
merce Commission a progressive demur-
rage taric. effective December - next
on It's eastern lines and December Is on
its southwestern lines and on the Chi
cago. Hamilton & Dayton system. I'm
der this tariff a charge OF 81 for the first
day. 81 for the second. SO for the third
and IS for each succeeding day will be
made for the time a car Is held either for
loading or unloading.
II Is believed that not only will the
ear movement be facilitated. but there
will be broken up the practice OF holding
cars filled with commodities while price
Speculation Is engaged In or while mar
kets are being sought. other railroads
arc expected to file similar tariffs.
a. ". Thompson, vicc-president OF the
Baltimore & Ohio. speaking before the
Pittsburg Commercial club. predicted
that this winter would witness the most
serious car shortage In the history of
railroads unless shippers came to the as
Ristance OF the carriers. Mr.. Thompson
pointed out hat while in former years
the railroads had purchased an average
Of 200. 900 cars annually. their credit had
been impaired to such an extent recently
that the carriers had bought only $4,000
ears q year during the last two years.
He attributed a large part Of the pres
emit high cost OF living to the practice OF
speculating In the necessities OF life
while shipments were being held at term
inals.
Mr.. Thompson said hat the Baltimore
4 Ohio two years ago purchased steel
IpAlChf cary for lS1y aach uhtlA tO.day
the same equipment costs $1.647 a car.
ATLANTA. BIRMINGHAM 3 ATLANTIC
Nenorts earninss fourth week NovernS.r
el00, 0eN. Inc so. ~. month November SEQ.
=. inc. to.3Js: from July l si.iSs.s2. inc.
ATLANTIC COAST L~INE-Repor. earning.
issss:.tss. inc. isSs.ii,' -Four month";. gross siI..
iiS.;ii.
BUFFALO. ROCHESTER, Z PITTsBuRG-
C.Ni: from July l 1886. sec. inc, 37s3,sli.
CAROLINA. CLINCHFIELD 4 oHIo-Re-
Ports gross for OF. ssoe. ~, inc s':,sll: net
eiS.oSs. Four months gross ss?. $50. inc. sl5..
~: net s3i&.1i3, dee. si.sO6.
CHICAGO 1 A~LToN-Reports October
rrosa N..i7.ls5. inc: %s:;j,its: ne, Stiles. inc.
1900. -Four months gross 81 LOIS. inc. 81.
e9o.oS3. mt N,:lo,sIi inc. S!i,t>s.
CHICAGO 4 EASTERN ILLINOIS Reports
Octoher gross 8 .s3a1 5s. inc. sil.i1s; ne, S7ls.
te. dee. s;oe.ssi -Four months gross S.7si..
ocS. inc. s33s, isl: ne, s?si 500. dee. S.. COS.
CHICAGO. INDIANAPOLIS 4 LOUISVILLE
.Repor!s earnings hrst week Dec. So. 81.
Inc. 80. sc. from July l s~s.Tsi.l5j. Inc. si'i.,l7
CHICAGO. 4 NORTH wEsTERN-pcports
lros: October ssses :i5. inc. N.:io;Si: net
!,ssi:s:. inc. NSs,G'; net Ni,;;S,:os. inc.
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & rAcIrrc-A
":,STity OF . S."m, has been sc r", with o re.
standing amount Of del~ntures. Deposits total
<s;:sol shares and .i;,:o'@o Of debenture.
o,s "er n", 8. G ssi' sss' i sr"': ,, 's;ii 8; 49, Four ,"rI months y; 1S;,
To-. ss,s.s, SOS.
CHICAGO. ST. PAUL. MINNEAPOLIS &
es.. ss; net t75. SIS. Inc. ,iS3. s3.. -Four month.
Yros. sI,4sa.Sse. Inc. N.i:7. l3l, net :,37s, az.
C~UBA-Reports gross for October ss4. ss7.
asainst &sel.i net 1888, against slti go,
-Four months gross s.. lj6. 500. against 81, s,e, 1855
net Hsl, 5&. against Sls,+36.
DELAWARE & HrDsoN-Rcport. October
Goss s2.33.sli. inc. $50: net $;3i,;s3. dee
S1et.653. -Four months gross 81. .l.. 3ii. inc.
S.3<9: net Sc,7ss 40. dee. Sssi. ga.
DELAWARE, LACK AwANNA & WESTERN
Reports Octohcr gross H,557. :is. Inc. $50. 735
net l,eos. AZ. dee. .?:s. i5i. Four months gros,
G!sos tS. inc. s., leS,i 40; net $685.. 1857. inc
DETROIT. TOLEDO & Report,
Octoher gross s2is, ose, inc, sec net $40. 400, Inc
yzs,i6S. Four months gross &sel, s.3. inc. SIG,
scs: net Si9a 1857: dec. sal.
DULUTH & IRON RANGE-Rcport. October
gross 1851 ISL. inc. slts. SO net ssol. $50, Inc
yll:,ese. -Four months gross 81, 49,. 9l&, inc
tt3s. 81 net s.. l"s. tSs. inc. $751;. 800.
DULUTH. MIssABE 4 NORTHEnN-Re
ports October gross 81 .as5. Jc. inc. 1913. 73j no,
y ,1oo.7s -, inc. Sto3, 6t, -Four months gros,
9a.i3,7l. inc. &:.lss, $50; net s., IS, ISL, inc
U.t3o. SIS.
-MIDDLETOwN 4 KNOXVILLE n. R.
Directors elected the following Officers TO
the ensuing year: Charles l. Henry, presi
dent Newman Erb. chairman executive com
mtttce: j. A. Smith. wee. president: u. r
Wollman. general counsel; Garrett T Town
tsry.
TOLEDO. ST. L. 4 wEsTERN-A fur,hc
extension OF time for deposits Of prcierrc,
and common stock has been granted unit
and Including January ., 1917. Already NOR,
than 81 per cent, OF the ou'st ndiny pre-
ferred and common stockholders have de
Iosiied their securities with the Empir
Trust Co.
WESTERN FACIFIC-Rc Reports October rros
sSoo.53l. inc. sll2.3J1: net s3lo, sjt. inc. 500. iOa
-Four months gross 81, :i3, $50. Inc. $500, sis ne
u, .6i, 7J6, inc. $lis, j73.