The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1925-03-19
RELATION OF RAILROAD TO
PROSPERITY OF COMMUNITY
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ever TO I1dhG uP lin -.
railroads had been guaranteed oA
ner CENT upon the reasonable value
of their property used for transpor-
tation purposes and were to receive
the difference between what tney
sbonld have earned under the terms
of the guaranty and what they ac-
+nallv did earn since the law went
into effect. there would now be que
them approximately $1,35O,OOO,o oO'
"On December 81, 1924, 53 rail-
,oads with an operated mileage OF
1O487 miles were in the and OF
receivers. and since the T~ranspor-
+atio, Act went into effect the inter-
s+a+o Commerce Commission has Is
s,ed authority for the abandonment
Of SLIGHTLY more than 1900 miles Oh
road. During the year 1924, eleVeh
companies with an aggregate OF i
OoO miles of road went into the ana
of receivers.
..Tbo Great Northern" Mr.. Flynn
said "pursues a consistent pollcy OIL
furnishing the highest class service,
notwithstanding the cost, n clCeo
as outstanding examples OF notaote
achievements during the year 1871
a. The operation of two trains
of silk from Seattle to st. Pau one
makino the run in SO hours ana
5o minutes. the other in 80 hours ana
90 ~uinutes. a very remarkable per-
Torrance.
40 Two hundred and t~wenty-nlne
solid trains of fruit from Wenatcnee
n ST. Paul in an average time OF
195 hours and Al minutes, the regu,
lar fruit train schedule being lao
hours. oo1
~8. The arrival at Seattle of 22l
consecutive time freights either on
time or ahead of time and through
ont the year very few of these trains
were late, and then only on account
of severe weather or storm.
al The establishment of through
freight service between Sioux Clty
and the head of the lakes, IN potn
directions, making a very ~favoraole
impression with shippers, resulting
in a considerable amount of trelght
which would otherwise not nave been
obtained. c. &c
m5 The installation on the first OF
June of the new Oriental Llmlteu
from Chicago to the coast. which Is
conceded without exception to be n
Lo.+ +coin in the United States.
&c. The loading during Septem-
her of 28.561 cars of grain, n dur
inc October of 23,5O7 carloads, each
If these months exceeding the record
of other years.
az. Throughout the year Shippers
,,,ora supplied without a shortage.
Annie refrigerator cars were sup
nlied for fruit and potatoes. Box
cars for the grain were furnlshed
nromntlv. being available when and
where needed. Cars for lumber
were supplied promptly, as were also
cars for coal. In fact Throughout
every shipping activity there was no
car shortage. :" -
Mr.. Flynn said every employe 0"
tho Great Northern, especially those
connected with it's most efficient OPP
Grating department, headed by Vice
President C. o. jerks, whom the
sneaker said was second to none as
an operating head, are entitled to a
share Of the credit for these records
of achievement.
The average wage per elght hour
dow which the Great Northern rail-
wav paid during the nine-mcnth per
iod which ended September 30, 1924
was 54.95. During the year whlch
ended June 80, 1914, the average
dailv wage was 52.41. Assuming
tbat 80 hours constituted a day in
1924. the increase in wages between
the two periods was 125 per cent'
IF nine hours is assumed as repre-
sontine a days work in 1914 n
Increase would be 1872 per cent out
= must be remembered that m
~n1ovees are rendering much hlgher
c1ass service than before the war
The Great Northern is not in favor
Of reducing the pay of these EN-
plovees who are rendering this hlgh
class service.
The taxes which the Great North.
oro navs increased between 1914 and
1904 from 1914 per mile of slnele
track operated to $1.236 per mile
q. 1o1 per cent. The figure for the
wear 1924 is based on actual accruai
to November 80. 1924, plus an esti-
mated amount for December, 1879
Using only fuel, rail and ties the
cost of which constitutes approx
mately so per cent of the cost O.
all material and supplies charged u
operating expenses, as a basis th'
;ncraase from the average cost dur