The sun., 1916-09-16
WESTERN DISTRICT MILE AVERAGES.


ANN ~ARROR-Reports for nrst week Of Sept.
gross earnings si?.i AZ, inc. f56l from July l
$jJI, ga, Inc. So, III.
BOSTON & MAINE-Order Of notice. return.
on motion Of Francis ". streetcr for leave TO
lille petition 90 intervene in recetvership pro
ceedings. Judge Morton will hear motion.
CANADIAN PACIrIC-Bccause of scarcity Of
checked In and ont, road is advertising for
women freight checkers for It's Toronto freight
house.
CHICAGO GREAT neutrality-suspicious. to
| establish proportional rate from Chicago and
points taking same rate on bituninous coal.
when originating at points in Kentucky and
West virginia. to Redwins' MINI sam, ,ra as
Milwaukee to IedwinG. Commission order
| compelled Great Western TO maintain higher
rates ut intermediate points between. but not
including Alta Vista. Iowa. and Redwing.
/ CHICAGO. MILWAUKEE 4 ST. PAUL
!. c. l.. has refused request to maintain rate
ON coal from Chicago and Milwaukee To Red
wing, Mimi. lower than rates to intermediate
points.
EIGHT HOUR LAw-PresIdents Of railroads
east OF Chicago held regular monthly luncheon
In y. Y. yesterday afternoon, ana, II Is under.
stood, Informally discussed eight h0nr law, II
ts understood on good authority railway e1ccu'
lives VIII take no decisive action regarding
bill until after election.
KANSAS RATE MISUNDERSTANDING Of 3
cent passenger rate case under way again be-
fore Kansas Public rtilities' Commission.
Railroads of state asking permission to charr"
Z els. a milo IN intrastatc passenger business,
Present RATE Is . cts. since application was
filed with Ctil'ties Commission - I. mas
SLOWED rate Of "a cts. In northern hahsas snd
"a cts. In southern Kansas on interstate frame
KEITH yALLEY-Has opened for business
new district called Third District. extending
from Brookmere. Il. g., west to Pe'sin' S"'
miles.
LEHIGH vALLEY-Has placed orders with
Pullman 60. for IS new all steel baggage and
express cars.
n v, NEW HAVEN 4 HARTFoRD-Has
offered through special committee appointed by
New Haven Chamber Of Commerce proposition
,aw .ts,i Ian" Nv boating si.ooo. ooo ~ dehsnture
h"rds maturing in 10 years, and containing
s%sreemSnt 'Gs, II sny % w,l az . .s al, 0 scc %r%
with ali other Indebtedness, Interest rate might
be made o.'c.
NEW RR LINE-snryeys leins made for new
railroad line 10 he known as Belle ronrch" q
Northwestern. to run from belle Fourchc, =. D.,
10 Miles city. Mont. distance .a miles.
OREGON SHORT MNEmn"r"I,s sTos. earn
after taxes, s9ii,.i'. inc $lIo'32o'
,.pENNy SCElP"-Ccorgis Railroad Commits
sion has ordered that Louisville n Nashville.
Nashville. Chattanooga 4 ST Louis and Georgia,
Florida & Alahsina cease selling ',nenny scrip
oct /, and adopt and sell ~ mileage, when
IL on basis u > cents u mile.
PERI NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. gross earn
,ng- for August 3i,S,s,ml. inc. 1853 go, and
operating expenses si.l74.Sse' inc .S'o5o' Lat
ter were 65. l2ft Of gross. dee, 1867.
pITvTspIRGH. CINTI, CHI n ST, IOrIs-
Stockholders hsv" been Notified m'"iinv will
he held Oct, II to approv" agreement for con
solidation of road with ",lsl s"nthw".tern
snhsidiaries Of PENNSYLVANIA RR, Report. from
Roston are 10 eject that important interests
among roads stockholders contend that pro
posed onrr Of no for pr,i'rr'H ,'hrS in Si.Gn
oppose consolidation on sn'Il basis Mnihtal'
,i,a, stock IL worth al least l25 II share