The sun., 1916-11-22
A. G. l. COMMON PUT
ON PER CENT. BASIS
Directors Restore Dividend
Rate Which Was Cut in
January Last Year.
EARNINGS ARE INCREASED
Stockholders Reflect Officers
Of tho Railroad at An
nual Meeting.

The Atlantic Coast Line earned In the
last fiscal year an equivalent Of 11.3
per cent. for it, S~ss.sSs.oo0 Of common
stock. compared with s.ss per cent. in
1915. Gross earnings. ~S34.4ts.11o. while
not 20 large ~ In either 1914 or 1918.
exceeded those for 1915 BY e..sos.s35.
Net earnings after deduction Of taxes
we're Ss.S3s.so5. against e7.o2s.1l< In
1915. Total income. Sl3.sle.oS0. COM
pared with S1o.sss.ssl for the previous
year. Interest charges and rentals
totaiiins sb.Sls.sss were &1ss,2ss
smaller. leaving . surplus for dividends
Of s7.7ss.5ss. against &+.soo,sas in 1915.
Dividends on the preferred and common
stocks required 1S.lS7.7s5, leaving q
surplus for the year Of e<.3l7.S0l. or
13,l5A,600 more than in 1915.
Directors declared . semi-annual divi-
dsned Of 81 per cent. on the common
stock. thus restoring the Z per cent.
dividend rate which was In effect from
January. 1912. to July. 1914. In Janu-
airy n July Of 1915 the rate Of dis
dend II payable January 10 to stock Of
record December 10.
The proht and loss statement as OF
July I, 1915. showed q credit alanc OF
S2e,S<3,289. which with credits added
during the year made . total OF 337.-
52s.t52. Deductins dividends and other
allowances amounting to $3.S4l.S2e there
was left a credit balance on June 20.
1915. Of S33.6sS.sss.
At the annual meeting of stockhold-
ers yesterday the directors were re-
elected for the ensuing year.
ALABAMA GREAT soUTHERN-Rcpcrts
eross earnings for second week Nov. el10,SI3,
inc. c.i.4: from July 1 Se.i7+.t7s. inc. t:c.io.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO-Has lifted its EN-:
Mount Clare. ofisinstion on its own lime. and
whssiins and Bell.re. In i~srritory east Of
timated ssrninss for week ended November ~
we're N.7N.@2,. > gain of gn. So couApsred
T y . .s%s n Hst Nov. .ers s,.,i:,!ss. a. indss:s
~CrNCiNNArI. NEW ORLEANS = TExAs
rAcIF Nc ;,S &. s 'S:. 6: ssIH,Hs' from oGs ; ;si;''d I
IL. ii. inc. tffs,1s.
GEORGIA SOUTHERN Z FIORIDA-RepcIts
eross earnin!s for .erorS CseT IN, Nosi -
ud KA TO- os SaTr i sSTsddtH ..sH.
49,
LONG ISLAND y. r. CO.-Has made 80.
piicatiQp 10 Public Service Commission Tor
sup6iementai order authorizing the issue
Of V.s3 ots debentures for moneys expended
for construction work.
MOBILE 4 oHio-Rsports yross earnings
for second week Nov. $50. ?7<. inc. tS.oie:
' Il ON July l st.IsS COZ. inc. N7o.ois.
PENNSYLVANIA r.. II. CO.-Has further
modified embargo restrtctions covsring freighti
shipments 20 Philadelphia. Freight OF all
kinds except Grain will 30 acceptsd for ex.
port through that city when II 10 CONSIGNED
to assT,sr line: h.y ns. rsSTiss '1 4S, And I'd
tramp steamers or 10 lines with irregular
| ssilinSs will be accepted only whom preeencs
OF steamers At picrs 10 guaranteed and the
railroad company 10 abS 10 make delivery
on time.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY-Re.
| ports gross earnings for second week Nov.
Il. sI7.s sI. inc, siss, vs.; from July S2s.Gs..
so. inc. C.<i<.7o,. The entire Southern Rail.
WAY system repOrts gross earninge for second
week Nov. l1.esi. 1b2. inc. e2s22s: from July
I ~. 90. 10. Inc. N.7ot.Ois.