The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-09-30
RAILROAD NOTES

The tremendous volume of business
that the railroads are engaged in NOV
ing is reflected in monthly report
made by he Central of Georgia rail-
way. An increase of $215,295.72 in gross
operating revenues was recorded in
comparing the income for August, 1915
with the corresponding month of 1915.
The operating expenses were shown to
be only slightly increased, as a differ
ence of $73,8S1.S 81 was noted
The report is enlightening in many
ways. In August. 1916. the railroad
spent nearly three times as much for
improvements as in August of 1915;
ss2,396.s4 was spent IN upbuildlng the
various interests of the railroad.
In view Of the coming investigation
of the railroad revenues and their re-
lations to salary, the figures show that
i5S per cent of the income was paid out
in salaries to the 10,211 employees. Just
|29 per cent was expended for materials
and supplies.
The days when each Birmingham Of
fetal boosted of a private car for his
OWA PCISOHdl use are ONcl. he NOS ue
has waned to such an extent that there
are only two railroad officials in Bir-
mingham who tour about the country
in their own private cars. T. E. Brooks,
superintendent of the Louisville and
Nashville railroad, and J. H. StanfieI,
general superintendent of the Southern
railroad, are the two possessors of such
luxurious carriers.
The private car is often used in the
smaller towns as a place for the hold
ing of meetings. The officials keep on
board the private cars a stenographer
and a chef. Each is regarded as abso-
lutely necessary.
A weekend rate that is expected to
provide considerable traffic has been
announced by the Southern railroad
Beginning tomorrow. special week
end rate will be made to Admission and
will be continued indefinitely. City
Ticket Agent Thomas states that it has
quests.
Hugh F. Latimer, division passenger
agent for the Queen and Crescent, will
be precursor of the other Birming-
ham officials who are going to attend
the American Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents in Philadelphia on
October 23. He left late Thursday
night for Asheville, N. c., and will jour
ney from there to the scene of the
meeting.
He will be Joined in the Quaker City
by J. H. Settle, district passenger agent
for the Louisville and Nashville; Leon
P. Smith, travelling passenger agent for
the Cotton Belt; C. M. Evans, general
agent for the, Southern Pacific, and
George B. Harris, travelling passenger
agent for the Wabash.
A derailment Of train No. 40, on the
Southern railroad, was reported yes
terday at Letchers. AS the result of
the accident, there was no injury, but
the train was delayed two hours.
Letchers is near Admission.
Three changes have ben made by the
Central of Georgia railroad among the
officials in Georgia. Henry Baldwin,
superintendent at Columbus, who was
in the city yesterday, has been APP
pointed to a similar position at Macon.
e. p. McLain will succeed him at Co.
lumbus, while C. e. Scarborough will
replace E. P. McLain as transportation
inspector at Savannah.
j. F. Page, audior for the Central
of Georgia, is in the city, making his
regular inspection of the office. He
will return to Columbus. Ga, next
week.
E. B. Wood, travelling freight agent
for the Mobile and st. Louis at st.
Louis. was in Birmingham yesterday
r. B. Creagh, district passenger agent
for the Southern at Selma, left yester-
day afternoon for Selma. after short
visit.