The sun., 1916-10-04

ALABAMA GREAT sOrTHERN-Reporta fer
august gross earnings H9t, sss, inc. sss, $50 net
ended Aug 81 rros. e.. ssrniss sS ss,i .g Ia 'T ,oc months
sia; net SITTER taxes i.s5' So. Inc, 81. soi. go"
CHICAGO T.. Reports for Ausust
sros. esrninss' 81 .s2:; S. Inc SIS, Sc net after
~, inc ts.;l6 For two months ended Aug
come. ssoi. 81. Inc. ,ss sinssGS, SOS. 'N Al "a" snnu uH'. mes ,I.
elected.
CHICAGO 4 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. for
charges, t?,s7i. 1903, luc, i.cso. as. For two
months y, q; ssd 81 Aug as, ). .f fsG'; ,. s.sn'I I'll. .l H. g. i iss.
~ ss surplus after charges, t,42O, so4, inc.
CHICAGO RIvYR 4 INDIAyA-Y..r ended
taxes, ;iIs,S37 total Income, 1905 ,ies bslances
after charges. ~. 7ss surplus after dividends,
CINCINNATI. NEW ORLEANS 4 TEXAS
pACILIC-i Reports for August rro-. earnings.
ss75, 327, inc. Sis5, al net after taxes, Saee, 3so'
me. ISL s:n; for w. months ended Aug 81
after taxes ssh, SOS, inc Sos 1se.
HOOKING vALLEi-R.ports for August
gross earnings ISIS s2. Inc. siGj, sls; net aftcr
,sIes ssii, il2. dec ii,sc: surplus after charges
Aug q gross earnings 81, 500, s57. inc, 1903, o47
net after taxes ssOs, COZ, inc s7o. 02t; surplus
aIter charges S5s", 49,, Inc, 4l6l,t7
LEHIGH VALLEY Has established q
division passenger headquarter. at Ithacs. and
placed n. W, Prinsle In charge.
MAIL PAY-I. e. e. has issued notice 10
carriers that II would investigate and later
hold hearings as to question OF railway mail
pay, Recently Post Onlce department dis
cussed plan Of bssing pay for transportation
~ mail on space rather than mileage. 1t Is
thought BY on'cIs!s . rrsa, saving In aprropria
has been set AZ yet for hearing.
MISSOURI, KANSAS 4 TEXAs-Rcports for
August gross earnings, G,ot+, N5. inc, 15si. 203 /.
net after taxes $40. oS7 inc. SIS, $50 net In.
ended Aug 81 gross earnings. 81, 81, s5s. inc.
81 2ol 3i2 net after taxes. 81, 1923. Az. Inc. sl73,.
Nc surplus after charges, Sll7,S l5 Inc, Siss.
MOBILE & ~OHIO-Reports for August gross
earnings sl,ooS, "a, Inc, tili,o net after taxes
Sl9s, ~. Inc. so, tS7; for two months ended
Aug A., = sro:. sa,a 1i 81; s,i So Inc 'lss,+'si
". Y, NEW HAVEN 4 HARTFORD Re-.
ports to Public Service Commission OF Mass,
for year ended June .; 1916: Gros. earnings
.s.s. On Inc. Us Is, ss siSis!i so,a " Sper rsEsnu income am,
s.l.s7l. ?79. inc. -. s6s, 1873; gross income SIS.
sn,iii. inc. N.is3,s7s; total deduaions SEA.
I2S, 'S.: inc, '''|'s,i@; net income ",3i5.7'5.
NORTHERN PACIFlC-At annual meeting
elected direcor 10 serve out uneIpired term
OI WIN. IL. Jus ucffhFrI' htIbTt sum
mitted TO stockholders shows largest gross
and net earnings IN history of company,
Gross earnings were 81. $50. e3i, inc. 3i2, 76T ,I;S:
net after taxes $40, +s3, 1870, inc. s. s4, SOS: gross
income 81, 81, as, inc, H,s40, 1885,. surplus after
charges S25. 7?s, SO. inc, @,sOI.o53, This surplus
Is equiv alent to 10 +7% on CAPT, al stock, com.
pared with 1885 In 1915. surplus after divi.
dends 81, 3ss, 50. Inc. 81. 907 .0J3. Large earnings
were due TO increased prosperity IN company's
| territory. record crops and activity In mining
stimulated by wE demand for copper. lead.
zinc and steel.
PENNSYLvANIA-E n Taylor. first vice.
| president Of Pennsylva iincs. has been
elected president Of Lorain, Ashland 4
Southern r. r., recently bought, BY Pennsyl:
Joseph Ramsay. Jr,
PASSENGER AGENTs-DeleEstea 10 forty,
cisaion N of TrsSsiiin@ pas re- Asents IN
pills. yestsrday elected Charles W. West.
bury. Washington. Of Southern Railway;
SstqRss; sessso, q s;.ts z r.!r0sd: vio:;