Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
|]UTHERN SPENDS ITS
MONEY IN THE SOUTH
'InptrOller Plant Issues Statement
as to Money Paid Out
Along Line.
hCEipTS SHOW INCREASE
oss Revenue for February Is Much
Larger Than for Same Month Last
Year, but Not So Large as In iD1],
or Decrease of 5.OS Per Cent.

Al
Brhs Southern Railway Company dur
Bs the month OF February disbursed
III labor, material. supplies and for
dler purposes, si,22l,I02. Of which
ca 1896. or 81 per cent. was paid To
D iividuals and Industries located in
H. South, according 10 figures made
bile yesterday by Comp,rollcr y. II.
liant This amount represents more
IAN % per cent Of the moneys paid
A the Southern for transportation by
\ Csc located on the lines of tile road.
tFiSurcs announced yesterday by
6'mptroller Plant for the month Of
N 'bruary show the gross revenue OF
Oe road to have been s5.G2T,lG2. an
lcrease OF 2i.S1 per cent AS compared
tn tho same month Of last year. and
|)7 per cent compared with 1914. The
mpariSon with the Two preceding
airs Is made for the reason that the
| feet Of TIA" business depression
roughout ,h. country was reflected
the coinpany's revenues last year.
The operating expenses for the
onth were s4,0tJ.?Sl, increasing Sl+7,-
.. or 3.ia per cent. compared with
st year. although there is Il dccremsc
S per cent shown in, the compari-
N with 1918 The company spent
improvements TO it's roadway ana
ructures. ST2+,5lJ. as against S1Gi,iiJ
ST year, and sl73.2S2 In l"ii.
The results for the eight months Of
,e current fiscal year w"rc as fol
US.
Gross revenue this year, Si5.5el.977.
increase as compared with 1875 or
i,5bJ.a or SAG per cent. ana :; tie
cas-" as compared with 1914 Of 50,
'9,c3s. or sos pcr cent
Operating expenses, taxes ana uu-
il!cctible ailway revenues this year.
20 ,2i0.6S5. q decrease a. compared
~
,nt. and as compared with l?i4 Of 81,
!3.25i. OF 1895 per cent.
In addition to tho foregoing opcrat-
lg expenses, the company spent during
IL ciyh; months Ills year for improve
ients TO its roadway ANA structures,
5,ise. ,sao3. as against SS,2oS.Gs1.1.
urine The same period in 1915. and ST.
ia.56l.c5 during The same period in
Git.
!; WAS LEARNED yesterday that y. y
iokc, commercial agent OF tho New
ork Central lines. with offices in tho
mer!can National Bank. one OF tn"
iost prominent OF the local freight
zen. had been promoted to commercial
gent of the road with his headquarters
a Baltimore H. G. Burnett. who has
cen freight soliciting agent I'm Phil
dclphia VIII bc transferred "a the
ositlon al commercial agent in Rich
ond
That ten more Mailct engines Of the
lost powerful type Viii be necessary
% handle TIN freight of the Carolina,
'ltnchheld ana Ohio Railroad, is tho
ra,ement that is given out by the
hicials Of the company AT Erwin. Five
uch engines arc now being construct
d 6y the road. II is stated
This line u doing NOR. business than
F., any time IN its history. and every
ranch Of the company IS working to
apaci,y Instead OF changing the pas
engcr engines At the shops. n is or
!uoriiy The practice. often the trains
re me, b" =, force OF machiuists. who
lak" ans adjustment and minor repairs
nat may be needed, aud the train pro-
Gods NJ! crews are working over
inc and every engine on IN. road
"a, 10 not broken is III service
The Richmond. Fredericksburg and
'oioinac Railroad Company showed
Ihstamtinl gains In its earnings for
!" month Of February. in comparison
'ith the same month az last year. ac-
ordinr {" figures made public ycstcr-
az by Auditor j. r. Cox Tn. gross
eNeuucs for tho month were s3o5, 7Oe
Increasing S,5.3GJ over those Of Il YEAR
20. The expenses OF tho road were
l5i,523, an Increase Of over $685. over
asst year.
Tho net operating revenue for the
MONTH was Sl5l,lS5, Increasing 500
40 over last February. willie The rnil-
way operating income was $Il2.3oo.
ain Of SG3.56". The ne, income al
he road make. Il most rc,narkabl.
howinH Tor the month. aggrcgating
: II does SieG,5o?, which is An increase
I $6o.ioi over last February. or more
nan 90 per cent.
For the eight months Of the current
seal year the gross revenues were
:, "oi, lH. Increasing s20G,ilo over the
anne period year ago The total ey-
lenses were Si,l6S.13G, a decrease Of
42,'66 compared with this period Of
he previous year. Tho net income for
ne eight months was $685., 500 IN In
rcASc OF S22a / - nNn.. !. .:u-..