The sun., 1916-08-20
ESTFRS DISTRICT MILE AVERAGES
TOTAL OPERATING RENENIE
SET + \
Decrease.


ALASKA RAILROAD Government line
oroncl 1" rarriae" Of coal from M''nnr'1a
Ing ~ 'h"s" ii"la'. a'"'rlng +" %S'cn'arv ~
Interior Lane. Is IT greatest hercht 10 Alaska
nuf Pacific Northwest. ~ u means r'''l"r
fuel and expansion In mining ana Other indus
tries.
ATLANTA & CHhEIoTTr-svnlicat" of :.
Y. bankers announces placing privately biloxi
Of compHuy's trst mortgage : per cent bonds.
this hiu- balance OF I7."'."'O honJs ls-d"l
las, March.
CIIES APEAKr & OIIO-nopor,s Tor second
week Of August gross c~arriugs ssS' So. Inc,
81. TSS; FROM July !, Si.5ro,itj inc. s"o oD
CHICAGO. PrRLINGTON 4 ~Qt1NCy-Ve.
ports freight traffic In nrst .nlf - hu- IN
cres,"d % per cent. over Aug 1915 period. with
hulk OF increase ,~n'rirg IN grain movement
wkich latter was 100 per cent. heavier than
last year.
CHICAGO 4 NORTHWESTERN -%I;rp"r,s
handling 20 per cent NOR" grain than ~ tlis
time last year. while coal tonnage IL % per
cent. heavier. merchandise ~ per cpnt, lun. or
I per cent. and live stock . per cent
CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND & PACIFIC
Reports freight traffic generally - per cent;
heavkr than this time last year Lumber
shows increase OF - per cent. and live stock
70 per cent.
DETROIT T. MACKTNAC-Reror,s for tho
second week OF Angus; -ros- earnings 81. ~.
inc. n,ssi; from July $3.50, inc. fi'a
DULUTH, MISARE & NoRrHERN-New
ore dock to cos, about f?.ioc 900 20 ho bull' on
site Of pr"sen, M. ? dock n, Duluth and TO
be ready to receive ore by time navigation
opens in 1918.
FORT WORTH 4 RIO GpANDE Reports
for twelve months ended June 2 gross earn:
in.s ,Sn.ss, inc s?s'S.i; INT way and
mrnt sra .a&s. inc. 81, 80: '-nrs t773G7. INC.
HtiS; no, after taxes s7ss,sei. inc. 6i.7-'
June gross was $1,000. dec. ts.i'l: net aztec
taxes S7?.so, ire, $3.50,
-.,.v ~
purchased 100000 5 per cent two y@,r
collateral gold notes dated August / l9lG,
are Offering them AT price OF aS'g and inter
est, 10 yield nhou, s. Ter cent. No'"- ~"
direct Dbl of comp1uv md are sr'.
cifc ally secured by pleGse with trustee Of
approximately 81, ?'j,ooo par value 81 Grand
Trunk I per cent. consolidated d"benture
stock, which collateral ~ 20 per c'''. IN
market value In excess OF par value of notes
and company agrees TO maintain II IN amount
At not less than 10 per cent market value IN
excess Of note issue.
GREAT Observation-Disclosures report for
year 70 June 81 last indicates surplus cdulya-
lent to practically lics on SEQ ia, $50 preferred
S"1e !, ~ S's Ga, "a "se. '' inc.. ';i', css' r sT mala flr wear %sg
md strrct 81, SOC, 500, inc, 81 AS. ass maini ,
e%qnipm"nt s. 2 .'s?. Inc n5>7"@1; transnor.
Was s7I2a 07?. inc, si.a9i. ~. and ne, after
taxes. 81, i03, ass, inc. 1887.
GUANTANAMO & WESTERN Cuban bank
Inc interests have purclHsrl this railroad. ma
jority ~ stock Of which WAS i"ll in Bos-
ton and New York Change ~ con,rul ~ read
is accepted AZ foreshadOwlng another Cuban
sugar combine. properties Of which VIII bn 'nI-
tiguous 10 road. latter operates ahmt %
rifles at eastern end of island.
IDAHO sOrTIERN-rollowing condemra.
tion Of its only locomotive. company notified
Idaho Public Utilities Commission of its pur-
pose 10 quit business Sept, |, next
vnI.IsX'IT 4 NASJkII I u ap,,l snr
plus equivalent 10 about 1856 on outstand-
ing ~. 90 Coz capital stock in fiscal year
ended June 10 last. according TO indications
in rreli minary Income account tn. com;
u ". IN 1919. Gross revenues for year were
$50 N'7.sa}. inc. !S.7il.s7s: maint way and
! str Iot. 1854. ?oi. dec. t6;o,lsi maini cuU p-
neni 80. 80 IA inc 500, $50; transport alton
81. GG2. COS. inc tl3,7s7; net afi'r taxes e.. H'i
aO5. inc s. ?3, NJ, June .gross wns A,oin"'.
inc. ,eoi $40. and net after taxes s~h7GG,a's,
inc s7ss,s5
ST LOUIS. SAN FRANCISCO & TEXAS
| Reports for year ended June 20 gross earn.
STRUCTURE. t?;N,tc!, dec t:n 900; maint. rGn'p-
ment sle.77o. d~c, Ni,73?; TRANSPORTATION
raa. sol. dee. is.es2: net after taxes 50, AS,
the. ml37. June ros. was s3A7n Inc.
" ~; net after taxes 3l5,si5, dec Et27,
SPOKANE. PORTLAND 4 SEATTLE Re
earnings Sts7aos7, inc, .5j6. 3s: maint way
and structures fi9s.3 70. dee. sl7s,5G7: maimt
equipment s,5s so2. inc '5ch7; transrortn
,ion ii.i6i 81. inc slOs. TOE; net after tnrr,
$40. inc. 81, sos; not after taxes N'i,@5'. me
g., b3i.
WESTERN MARYLAND Has asked per
| m,ssion az state Railway Commission TO L.
sue $1,000. 700 Of equipment trusts for pur'