Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-04
CERTAIN DUTIES TAKEN
FROM GENERAL COUNSEL
Alfred i. Thorn, OF Southern Rail.
way, to Give Part Time to Execu-
tive Advisory Committee.
HARRISON
ISSUES
ORDER
Gross Earnings OF Roads in United
States for Three Months Show Big
Gain Over Same Period OF Preyi-
Gus Year.

President Fairfax Harrison. OF the
Southern Railway. issued an executive
order yesterday relieving. at his own
request. temporarily Alfred =. Thorn,
general counsel Of the road. Of certain
duties OF his Office for the company.
MIR. Thorn will be relieved in the gem
eral interest OF railroad matters that
he may accept the position of general
counsel for the Railway Executive Adj
visory Committee.
Effective February /, in accordance
with this change, the organization OF
the law department of the Southern
is rcadjusted, and the duties OF the
general counsel are distributed as fol
lows: Francis J.. Stetson. general coun-
sci. OF New York, with general advisory
and active duties assigned by the boar
or directors or the president. Alfred
l.. Thorn, general counsel. Washington.
with general advisory and active duties
assigned by the president: Alexander
=. Humphrey, general counsel. Louis
Vile. in charge OF the law department
Of the western district: l.. l.. Jcffries.
general counsel. Washington, in charge
OF the Iaw department of the northern,
eastern, middle and southern districts.
cross earnings per mile OF the rail-
ways OF the United States for Septem-
Der October and November combined,
states this weeks issue OF the Railway
Age Gazette. were 10 per cent greater.
ana net earnings yer mile were 3S per
cent greater than in IN corresponding
months OF the previous year. Compared
with 1912, however, the year in which
the railways last handled a big bust
ness the increase in net was 12 per
cent, and this increase Is said to be
dne TO great extent to reduction of
expenses than to increases I'm traffic
comparison with 1914, II says, ARE
comparatively uninstructive because
the traffic in the latter part of the
calendar year 1913 was the smallest
handled since soon after the panic of
1907, while the traffic In the same
months OF 1915 is the largest ever
known"
The estimated gross earnings OF the
Nirsinian Railway. according TO figures
Just made public. were s506.o42. as
compared with s+34.S64 for the same
month OF last year. The net earnings
Tor the month were S13o.33S as against
'iio'2i year ago. For the six months
OF the current fiscal year the gross
agEresated s3.4S7.67G. compared with
s''oo3,eiS last year. The net earnings
against Si,l93,07s for the same period
OF year ago.
me Radford- Willis Railroad Com
pany, which was organized at Radford
last summer for the purpose OF build
ing railroad from Rndford to WINS.
through Floyd County. has had it's
charter amended so as to permi, of an
extension or the road to Mt Airy, ~ c.,
distance OF about thirty miles. J. l..
vaughan. of Roanoke Is president of
the road The eXtenslon is said TO be
irable in every way.
The Firsinian Railway is building a,
fhiIadelphia. III the plant of the Bald
WIN Locomotive Works four compound
locomotives OF the Erie type. which are
said to he the most powerful engines
ever turned out by this company The
engines are designed for the mountain
traffic of the Nirginian. and arc eypect
ed TO be ready for delivery during the
summer or early fall