The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-07-29
LOCAL TRAIN SERVICE
AND BOARD OF TRADE
OPERATION FIGURES FOR JUNE
TOURISTS TO SEE MIN
ERAL EXHIBITS.

as number of subjects came up Tor
discussion in which the public is much
concerned One of these was the
local train service maintained By the
Northern Pacific between Wallace and
Burke and Wallace and Mullan. A
few months ago upon the restoration
of the morning service to Burke upon
the urgent request of the board OF
trade, the company was requested to
submit a detailed report of it's gross
receipts and operating costs for a
month, special interest being in
the operation OF the morning train to
Burke which had been restored large
ly through representations by Burke
business men through the board Of
trade. Complying with the request
c. NJ Grubbs agent of the Northern
Pacific presented the board with a
detailed statement of operations for
the month of June. which follows:
Burke Branch.
First trip-Out receipts, $39; per
trip $3.50. Return, receipts, $50; per
trip sS.15 Total receipts. s12t; aver
age round trip, s465.
Second trip-Out receipts 500; per
trip, $3.50 Return, receipts $1Sl; per
trip. $500. Total receipts. $3.50. aver
age round trip. 1854.
Third trip-Out receipts, S166; per
trip, $5.55. Return. receipts, $50; per
trip, So. Total receipts, 1916, average
round trip S1O.55.
Saturday night-Out receipts, $1O2
f,.tr.
per trip, $3.50 Total receipts, 1924;
average round trip, S31
Total gross earnings for month /
Burke branch 1871. Total trains OPP
Grated, 172; average gross earnings
per train during month, $4.6O.
Mullan Branch.
First trip-Out receipts. SS2; per
trip, S1,2S. Return, receipts. S14s; per
trip, $3.50. Total receipts, S175; aver
age round trip s6.7s.
Second trp-Out, receipts. S114; /
per trip $3.50. Return, receipts, S77: |
per trip, S2.57 Total receipts, S191;
average round trip, s6.S7.
Total gross earnings for month,
Mullan branch, 1896. Total trains op-
Grated liz; average gross earnings per
train during month, 1927.
Summary
Total round trips made during the
month 1l2; gross receipts. S1157. To-
tai operating costs, SPIES; deficit for
the month. S96S.
Up to the Company
Upon this showing of loss in opera
tion, the board of trade refrained from
taking any action, leaving the matter
up to the company However those
who spoke on the subject. which in {
cluded Dr. c. r. Mowery, Herman J
Rossi and M. A. Corner it appeared {
that if the company decided to take p
off the morning train to Burke, there {
would be no protest from the board OF
rade. 1t was pointed out that if the {
service remained unchanged for a few ,
weeks longer, weather conditions
would perhaps induce travel on thc d
rains in preference to the iitneys and a
was therefore hoped that the COM b
'any would refrain from curtailing the $
ervice for a month or so at least Fur n
hermore, it was desired to present p
he matter to the business men Of "
'urke, in whose behalf the morning p
rain had been put on, and give them
chance to boost the passenger BUSH
ess before final action was taken, and
o that end the matter was referred to
he traffic committee. b.
Tourists and Ore Exhibit. ii
M. A. Corner upon the suggestion OF cl
Iayor Hugh Toole, called the atten- al
on of the meeting to the desirabiity &c
making the ore exhibit in the coun- co
I chamber of the library building th
scessible to the large number of tour re
is who camp nightly on the adjacent 70
'ound. This exhibit is a very fine
election representing ore and con- R'
ntrates taken from the various ce
ines and mills of the district, being tel
e same collection that was display Pr
at the Seattle exposition. The idea Al
yaneed was that the ore should ce.
labelled and some one placed in eX
arge of the room each evening to OF
yite the tourists in to inspect the as
hibit and who could give them much WI
formation regarding the mining, try
ling and smelling operations of the of
eur d'Alene district The import ]
ce of the suggestion was at once ed
and the matter was referred str
the publicity committee for proper sue
ion. oo
Work of Red Cross. inc
Hiss Dorothy Wysor, state represen- Dol
i've of the American Red Cross. spoke will
efly upon the home service work 5
the organization its Importance to bee
ny community, and why it should We
Give the active and continuous sup the
t of business men. At the conclu- and
D of her address, which was given n
closest attention, Miss Wysor was pert
ured by the president that the board yea
trade would continue to give the ind,
Cross its cordial support and CO. hee,
ration. lin,
The chautauqua. n
IT. c. r. Mowery closed the meet com
with a strong appeal to the mem to 4
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