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New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
schedules hours, and days, faster

schedules hours. and days, faster than ever before.'
 And this is not all. MT Hannauer left things in such good shape that when President Hoover recently asked for immediate construction projects 10 help stabilize business, the Boston and Maine was able 10 bring forward into 1929. $9.O00,000 or new projects of reconstruction and modernization which had been planned for 1880.
 "Wc are apparently 10 have a con- soIidation of New England railroads in some form. Whatever the final details, we of the Boston and Maine, aS a result of the wise planning and hard work under Mr. Hannauer and the support Of our stockholders and shippers, have q transportation property which may take it's place with honor in any combination, and I am sure that IS true of our other New England roads.
 "FrCsident Hannaucr brought many things 10 New England and to the Boston and Maine. He wIs imbuod not only with d broad ida Of improving service and facilities for service, but also with keen rcalization Of the necessity for per forming this service more efficient ly in the interest of our customers as well as of cur stockholders.
 ITO stockholders, of course, moro efficient operation means earnings which, as you know, had beer largely lacking for years To ou customers, our shippcrs,-more er, ficient operation means better Ser. vice, and it means also savings ir the costs of operation, saving, | which arc reflected in larger eX 1 pcnditures for improvements and 1T a release from pressure for increased rates.
 But even efficient operation needs something to work with,-
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

haps to situation comparable with 1928, I can outline the rail- roads plans for 1920. In August op- erating, engineering and mechanical officers were requested to submit their recommendation for improve mentS 10 be made in 1880, which projects were agreed upon prior 10 the break in the stock market. The New Haven expects to proceed With it's improvements precisely the same as if nothing had happened, and, as you have read in the newspapers, the same policy is being followed generally by thc principal railroads Of the country, as expressed by their executives in their meeting in Chi cago on Friday, November 22. That means that the New Haven expects to spend on improvements to equip ment and permanent facilities ia 1880 about $11.5GU. U.000. and for new equipment about $3,5O0,000, q tCtal of 15,0O0.oOO. This cXpendi- turc is not up to the totals of rc- cent years because. as NOu know. the New Havens rehabilitation pro- gram. carried cut through large cH- pcnditurcs during the past twelve years, has put the property in such condition that smaller expenditures for improvements arc adequate.
 The principal expenditures in this S15,000,000 budget are as | follows:
 "$3 3,0O0,0 900 for ten electric pas senger locomotives and thirty-thrce multiple unit cars.
 S2,300,O00 for rebuilding and i'm proving freight and passenger cars. | "$l 100000 for improving steam and electric locomotives.
 "$975,O00 for improved and addi- tionaI snow, power plant and steam heat facilities.
 "$2900,000 for improved roadway including additional 130 pound rail and stone ballast, with the accom- panying track fittings.
 l,G50,000 for improved main line facilities,
 "The remainder covers numer- ous miscellaneous improvement,
 NOW I want to tell you q little about the New Havens operations in 1929. From all | can learn, tho New Haven's freight service h2s been better in 1929 than ever be. fore. Considering only the mor' important operating averages 1T freight service, we broke 22 rec ords in 1929 and 19 of these new records were established in thu month of October when We handle the largest freight traffic ill ou
 history. Among these new record
 were the miles per car per day, tn
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

and, consolidation or no consolida- ton, if the New England railroads are to continue their program of progressive modernization they must have enough business to sustain it, and they must be able to handle this business at compensatory rates.
 Our railroads admittedly are m a better financial condition than in recent years, yet are still short of the return contemplated by the Transportation Act. Wages continue to increase, and taxes amount as regularly on the railroads as they do on business generally,-perhaps Q little more.
 Rates arc continually being chiseled away in various directions. The volume of tonnage and of pas- scngers continues falling off. Unless we can build up new busi- ness, the ultimate result must be that the class rate structure will be weakened 10 a point where we can- not hope to continue present high standards of service and yet ap- proach the rate of return to which railroad stockholders are entitled.
 What are some of the immediate remedies?
 Greater patronage Of the rail- road, especially when of equal ad- vantage as 10 time and cost, in- stead of extensive use of indepen- dent motor trucks.
 'Thougltful consideration of the [ question of so routing rail traffic | tEat with equal rates and service the greatest good will be done for your New England carriers. Greater efforts on the part of 1 New England shippers to influence 1 by their foreign tonnage, the use Of 1 New England ports. And here ] might interiect that the New Haven and Boston and Maine at this very
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New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

ture, we appear to have a choice O. two situations in 1930-first, rather sharp recession in business, lasting only a few months and with marked improvement thereafter and second, a more gradual roces- sion for a longer period but with slower recovery. but in either event some recession is in prospect for 1880 and just as a guess we might say that business conditions in 1930 would be at about the rate of 1923, i. C.. good average business but not up to 1929 levels.
 "One of the reasons that some recession seemed likely in 1930, ir- respective of any happenings on the stock market, is the situation in the motor industry, which is one of the most important because it is large customer of numerous other indus tries.
 'The total output of motor vc- hicles in the period 1923-l9@S> ay- elaged 4,fT2,000 units per year. 1928 was 10 per cent above average. | but 1929 exceeded 1928 by q coHsid- | crable margin. as by the middle of 1 September 1929 production had cX- ceeded the total for 1928, the for 1 eign market failed to come up to l expectations and there arc at pres | ent large stocks of both new anl | used cars in the hands of dealers. Consequently, 1880 production will apparently do well to reach the 1928 total of 4.S00.000 units, which is SOO,Oo0 less than the estimate of 5,6O0.09O for 1929 and because of conditions existing at this time the first quar- ter of 1880, at least, will apparently be slow in the motor industry.
 "Anothcr industry which infIu- ences general business is the con struction industry, which slowed up in 1929 in residential and public works Buildings. 1929 is the first year since the war to show slack ening of construction. The predic- ton for construction activities in 1930 is that the downward tcndency which started late in 1928 will con. tinue after the first of the year with an improvement about the middle of the year, while the wholl year should show fairly close tt normal. However, this industry ma, be stimulated apprcciably by sucI policies as may be adopted by gov ernment authorities for publi, works.
 Curiosity exists because. as busi
 ness men, We will want to knoy what action We should take. an, assuming thats19$0 will show som
 falling off under 1929, sax, per
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
backing, and he made the most ot

backing, and he made the most of it.
 'An article written by Mir. Han- onist, publication of the Old Colony Trust Company of Boston. which has since been published pOsthum- oUsly, modestly reCounts accomplish- ments of the railroad in a manner to constitute his personal epitaph. He rcCited:
 ".'Thc Boston and Maine, today, IS new Boston and Maine. $75,- 0G0,000 has been spent in improve ments and betterments since 1923. Improvements this year alone in- volve an expenditure of $23,250,00J, with liberal budget for improve ments now in the making for 1880.
 "'Wc are striving constantly 10 make the Boston and Maine even better.
 "'Wc have the new North sta ton, central unit of a $10.0Uo. .0p0 development at Boston We have the new $5,o0o,oOo frieght cIassifi- cation yards at Boston, capable cf handling @,oo0,0Q0 freight cars q year We have also new freight classification yards at MechanicyilIc N. Y.
 Rock -ballasting operations or main lines, the new and renewed bridges, improved signalling devices and greater clearances have enable | Us to speed up, with added safety l beth freight and passenger scrvic }
 We are equipping our main line. ! with 130-pound rails. We have the new $1,500.0Oo 'smokeless' rouu5 house at Boston. We have 90 uea locomotives including 10 huge CT zines just placed in service, We haAr | in service or builtng. and soon 10 b, | delivered, 5000 new freight cars.
 Passenger train schedules arr the fastest in the history Of ou lines. In the freight field we hay,
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
PERKINS FORESEES
 JOINT R. R. LINES
Acting President Of B. & M.
 Predicts Consolidation

That New England railroads will eventually consolidate is the belief of president Thomas N. Perkins of the Boston and Maine railroad, ac- cording to a statement made to the Herald last night by N. w. Hawkes., vice president of the B. &o M., when asked to comment upon the story carried by the Associated Press yes terday stating that MT Perkins had admitted that the Pennroad corpo"- ation, a holding company of the Pennsylvania railroad had assumed control of the B. &1 NJ. road
 Mir. Hawkes. stated:
 Thomas Nelson Perkins, acting president of the Boston and Maine Railroad, today made the following statement:
 We understand that the Penn sylvania Railroad or the Pennroad Corporation have bought a sizeab!e amount of Boston and Maine stock. When I remarked to General At terbury, president of the Pennsyi- vania Railroad. recently that ] guessed the buying of our sto3ll vas by his railroad, he did not deny it We have no knowledge beyond this of Pennsylvania ownership; but l should add that l believe tlat the Pennsylvania Railroad or interests friendly to it today own somewhere between 10 to 20 per cent of the outstanding capital stock of the Boston and Maine.
 "The New Haven Railroad for many years has had large holdings in the Boston and Maine Railroad but there has been no intimation in any official quarter of any attempt to combine the New Haven and the Pennsylvania interests in this rall- road. We have no knowledge what ever of any intention to assert such control now or later.
 Consolidation of New England railroads undoubtedly will eventuate but l believe that it will be. and hat 1t should be, along the line that may be agreed upon by the governors of New Englan1 after be- ing advised by the committee whicr they have appointed to considrl the subject. Any concern as tc various possible phases of consoi. dation in advance of the governors report is premature, l believe"
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

Vice President N. w. Hawkes. of the Boston & Maine. Mir. Hawkes. made a plea for more patronage of the railroads, stating that it was one of the things needed to help improve rail service.
 He advocated greater efforts on the part of New England shippers to influence the use of New England ports. Extension of the privileges of railways to install store door pick up and delivery service, he pointed out was a needed innovation. Governor John H. Trumbull and railway presidents, vice presidents and general managers and their as- ments of railroad and steamship | lines all over the United States and | Canada, as we'll as steamship lines plying between American, Cuban and | Hawaiian ports were present at the banquet.
 There were BIO guests represent 1 ing what is thought to be one Of the largest gatherings of transportation men ever held in the United States. 1 Railway lines such as the Union Pa cific, the Rock Island, Canadian Pa cifc, the Lehigh Valley, and many other famous in song and romance of earlier generations were present At least two special trains arrived during the day, and a number of private cars came in on regular trains
 Pardon c. Hickey, president Of the Chamber of Commerce, was pre- siding officer, and George T. Kim ball, president Of the American Hardware Corp, was toastmaster.
 Entertainment was provided by the orchestra from the Readvillc cal shops of the New Haven road al Readville, Mass, and by the famous quartet from the same place. The quartet was called back timc an again for encores. The soloists F. H. Samuclson and James Steven. son, were warmly received.
 President Pelley's Address
 President Policy said:
 Not since the postwar depres sion terminating in 1921 has ther' been such uncertainty and curiosit, as to the prospects for business ans industry in the immediate future a has existed since the break in thu stock market in October.
 ai, ie,tc h1nn,,c,o Cjnpi the Civil War there have Dcei thirteen bear markets, twelve 0 which resulted in business deprcS sion of more CT less magnitude, tn one exception being in 1916 whel production was increasing rapldl because of war demands.
 But in 1929 there was no specu lation in business, prices did no ascend, there were no swollen inven tories, no car shortages, and whil money rates were high there wa no restriction of credit Nevertheless and without regard to the stoc1 market, developments in the lat summer and through the fall indi cated that it was hardly reasonabl to expect q continuation of bushes at as high levels in 1880 as cXiste in 1929. because we all know fror experience that business does nc go progressively forward; bushes has it's ups and downs: and tn period Of prosperity which starte iu the latter part of 1921, with min or recessions ;n 1924 and 1927, al parenty reached the peak in l92' do not think 1t unduly optimist slowing up that appears lnevitabl business will so forward to ne / high levels.
 Considering the immediate fu
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
E. X N. Official Spcal>s

Mr, Hawkes. said:
 some weeks ago Nr. Atwator personally requested our late pres iCcnt to bc d guest at this dinner. Mr. Hannmcr already had other engagements which ordinarily would have made it impossible to accept, but he worked out schedule, which included an automobile ride from Springfield 10 New Britain against time, so that he might be here with you for this program.
 "Thc Almighty in His greater wisdom, had planned otherwise for George Haunpner, and I know that New Britain in common with all New England joins us of the Bos- ten and Maine in mourning his loss.
 "Thc three years of Alr. Han naucr's prcsid 'ncy were wonderful years Of rehabilitation, busy years for him and for all of us whom he headed: years of accomplishment, the results of which are his monu- ments and our heritage.
 q do not want to discount at all the earlier conception and direction 1 by Homer Loring (Who really brought Mr. Hannauer to New Eng l land, nor should l fail to cmpha- size the courage and confidence oi | the board of directors tamCng then | Tho omas Nelson Perkins, now oui acting presideuD and the body ot stockholders who embqrked upor ] the broad program of moderniZa tion and reconstruction of the Bos ton and Maine upon which we arc still engaged, involving the cXpendi 1 ture of millions of dollars.
 George Ilannaucr had a fira
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06

train load and the gross ton miles per train, all indicating that service was better and that the movement Of freight was faster than in any other period of heavy business,
 "The fact that these records, in dicating increased efficiency of Op- eration were established in the month with the highest volume in our history, assures our patrons that as a system we have adequate ca pacity for q very considerable in crease in traffic. Each year we are increasing the capacity. We expect to improve our service still further. We are going ahead with our iu- provemcnt program for 1880 even though We expect some recession ia business, at least during the first part of the year, because we feel that business, while tomporaril | slowed up some, is basically soun,, and nowhere more so than in the territory it is our good fortune lo
New Britain herald., 1929-12-06
PELLEY OPT|M|ST
 ON TRADE FUTURE
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roading difficult NIr. Todd stated. Mr. Todd is chairman of the rail- I oad presidents committee of the New England council.
 Hawkes. Pleads for Cooperation
 The possibilities of better trans portation facilities in New England by closer cooperation among New England carriers, was hinted at by
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The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
0'Malley Goes to Seal
 R0okeries

Henry O'Malley, Commissioner of Fisheries left Seward recent ly for the Pribilof Islands and the Bristol Bay area.
 Reports at hand quote him as saying that ,522 seal skins had been taken up to the 9th of July as compared to 18,O23 on the same date last year.
 He is further quoted as saying that the Alaska salmon pros poets for this time of the year look fairly good.
 The resident Alaskan says the salmon situation looks only as bad and is only as bad as it has been made by the misrule of the Bureau of Fisheries.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
AT THE VARIETY

On Sunday and Monday "The Blue Danube" featuring Leatrice Joy in a wonderful picture, and Al Cooke in Too Many Misses, a side~splitting comedy.
 Tuesday and Wednesday Bob Custer in a Western thriller, Western bulldog pluck. Bobby Vernon in Jail Brides will fur nish the laugh fest.
 Thursday and Friday Part Three of the serial Melting Mil lions. that interests a large crowd Monte Blue, packing a punch in One Round Hogan, a Warner Bros. production, for lovers of the manly art.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
DIRECTORS WIN PASSPORT
 CASE RULING

Conscientious objectOrS and others who oppose the use of armed force are being permitted to affirm" to support" the Constitution of the United States despite the recent ruling of the Supreme Court that it is the fundamental duty of every ci- tizen to defend the Constitu- tiOn."
 This is a ruling of the State Department in the case of Miss Dorothy Detzer, executive se- cretary of the Women's Interna- tiOnal League for Peace and Freedom. She refused to sub scribe to the usual oath of al- legiance. However, she did agree 60 subscribe to an alternate oath where applicants preferred to affirm to support the Constitu- tion. A case of taking the oath Jo support the Constitution but with fingers crossed.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
Uniform Not So
 Popular as in 1918

The Brooklyn Navy Yard off, cials recently started a rigid in vestigation of the charge made by BoatsWsin's mate William De Vert that he had been barred from a Coney Island Skating Rink because he was in uni form. Rink officials said they had barred De Vert "because he wore no necktie." Navy uni forms don't have neckties.
 Which reminds one that be- fore the World War it was "do it for the boys" but after the war it was DO the boys for it."
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
Church for Schoolhouse

Arrangements are being made by the Wrangell School Board, the City Council and the Pres byterian Church to use that church to house the high school grade next school year.
 The present high school has been condemned by the City Council as being unfit, unsafe and unsanitary.
 Effort will be made to have an election to permit the bonding of the town for the purpose of securing adequate school facili- ties. .. .,.,.
 Effort to manipulate Indian vote last spring cost the town a new school this year Having opposed the bond issue last year when the town was heavily Tn debt, it was presumed that they would again oppose the proposi- tion. A sufficient number of the voters, favoring the bond issue were disqualified, so that the issue was lost by II votes. Since that time the political leaders ot the town have seen salvation and have conferred with the h. dian leaders and secured their support to secure another bill authorize another bond issue election.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
Women in SaWmill

Women were employed for the first time in the saWmill history in Alaska when a small crew was put to work last week in the Wrangell Mill and Box Com pany.
 The local mill is getting out an Iorder of butter, cheese and poul- try boxes for shipment to the middle west points. The boxes |are made mostly from salmon box waste, and besides utilizing the waste they provide an ad- ditional payroll Women are particularly adapted for this form of work which requires ac- curacy and deftness in handling the small pieces with a mini mum of muscular effort.
 N. Midsummer, manager of the company, states that he has inauguruated this work with the hope that it will develop into a year round payroll.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
An Interesting Wedding

Lucio and Simplico Godino, twenty year--old Filipino "Si- amese twins" recently announc- ed their intention of marrying Natividad and Victorina Matos, sisters, despite official opposi- ' tion. After marrying they in tend coming to the United States to enter vaudeville.
 A license clerks ruling that the twins were not single because they were joined together was overruled by the Philippine de- partment of justice, and they will be granted license to marry.
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
Tale of a Wander
 ing Shoe <

Abraham, Abraham, whither art thou, Abraham, sighed Abe Brackney a short time ago. The aforementioned Abraham being the right foot slipper lined with golden fleece, that he had re- ceived Christmastime from a good friend who wanted to make life's walk seem less hard for Abe.
 After wandering about town for a couple of weeks it as mysteriously reappeared and was parked under the edge of Abe's bed. Soon it got the wandering itch and started fast and alone, up and down the Coast; to old Minneapolis and back; and again to Prince Ru- pert where the wish to be with it's hearts desire and mate over came it's lust to wander, so it stole silently and stealthily back to Shrimpville and once again with a long drawn out sigh, parked under Abe's bed once again.
 When Abe saw the cute toes sticking out from under his aforesaid place of repose he got so excited that he swallowed his "snoose." He rushed out to the store, tore open four boxes of the flour that made Copenhag- en famous and told the boys to all come up, rap on the covers and take a big pinch.
 And says Abe, while you are all here, I am telling you that the next snoose hound that lays his hooks on those slippers will have the best battle of his life, so help me faun."
The Alaskan., 1929-07-19
Engineer Heads In
 By Airplane

Majors Elliott and Gillette of the U S. Engineers Department with headquarters at Juneau, ar rived on the Alaska Aerial Expe- dition plane Wednesday about |dition plane about noon, Tues day of this week and left for Juneau the same afternoon on the plane about four o'clock.
 ThH' came down to inspect the work of the big dreusc in tho NarrOWs which has Lc';r go- ing oyer the surveyed channel on tic Petersburg Bar ain,: talk i::<;; 0t the fill which has set tied s'lCe the ,hanneI w. dre J. gtc a couple of years ago.
 The plane on which the two officers came was accom , ,nicI by a second plane.
 Earl Dinner had the visitors to a lunch at the Grand Cafe where the inner man was cared for.